Jr. Imperial Rotacrylic

qquake · Jan 29, 2022

This is a Jr. Imperial rollerball pen, in chrome and gold, from Exotic Blanks. It's my first, and is one of the prettiest pens I've ever made. I love all the details, especially the gold stripes on the clip. The blank is a Rotacrylic, called Lime Hummer, also from EB. I made this in honor of my granddaughter, who was born on the 24th. Her name is Kolibri, which means hummingbird in both German and Russian. When I saw the blank, I had to order one! Made a gorgeous pen, if I do say so myself.

mark james · Jan 29, 2022

That's a beauty Jim. Very well done.

qquake · Jan 29, 2022

It says "The key to success is to drill down the center of the blanks!!" So I decided to drill them on the lathe. And I didn't know if it was completely necessary, but I went ahead and painted the blanks and tubes, and colored the epoxy.

Jim15 · Jan 29, 2022

Beautiful work.

sorcerertd · Jan 29, 2022

That is a beautiful pen! Love the vibrant colors. As always, thanks for so many pictures and including some of the process. Do you plug the ends of the tube before you epoxy them into place?

qquake · Jan 29, 2022

sorcerertd said:
That is a beautiful pen! Love the vibrant colors. As always, thanks for so many pictures and including some of the process. Do you plug the ends of the tube before you epoxy them into place?

Yes, I always plug the tubes. I've used modeling clay, Play-Doh, and even potato. I used to use dental base wax, but it's thin and gets hard. I tried beeswax, but it was too hard. Haven't tried paraffin. I drill it out with an appropriately size dill bit after the epoxy sets.

TDahl · Jan 30, 2022

Very nice

sorcerertd · Jan 30, 2022

qquake said:
Yes, I always plug the tubes. I've used modeling clay, Play-Doh, and even potato. I used to use dental base wax, but it's thin and gets hard. I tried beeswax, but it was too hard. Haven't tried paraffin. I drill it out with an appropriately size dill bit after the epoxy sets.

Orange scented even!

Kcimdrib · Jan 30, 2022

Exquisite it looks beautiful well done nothing more to say.

qquake · Jan 30, 2022

I got to meet Kolibri today. She is beyond precious!

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