First pen sales!

[LEAP]

Woo Hoo, I just got a request for 30 of my climbing rope pens from the rope manufacturer. They are launching a new line of ropes this spring and want a few for their best customers and sales people. It will be nice to start getting a little cash flow to help support my addiction.

 

[LandfillLumber]

That is great news sir keep up the great work and the customers will eventually follow. Post a pic when you get them all finished sprawled out lookin good. Congrats, victor

 

[Ligget]

That is fantastic news, well deserved buddy![]

 

[NavyDiver]

Congrats!

 

[wudnhed]

Great looking pen and great news. How excited you must be!

 

[TowMater]

Congratulations!!!!

 

[Rags]

Way to go. Must feel nice to see that folks appreciate your skills enough to purchase what you make.

 

[GaryMGg]

Cool. Congratulations.

 

[Stevej72]

That's Great! Congratulations!

 

[winpooh498]

Way Cool!![8D] [8D] Congrats!

 

[R2]

And I say Whoo Hoo too![][]

 

[Ozzy]

Congratulations!

 

[hughbie]

yea buddy! way to go! feels good don't it?
good luck and have tons of fun!

 

[Draken]

Congrats and great looking pen. Is there, by chance, one of those rope blanks headed my way (for being the worst guesser)? []

 

[jhs494]

Way to go! Keep up the good work Phil.

 

[LEAP]

Thanks everybody, It is nice to have someone think enough of your work to actually give you money for it. Sorry James no rope blank for you I had a batch in the pressure pot but they weren't ready when I packed up the box. A special thanks to Nolan for posting his carbon fiber pen that gave me the inspiration.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Sweet sale there Phil! Not too many that the end can't be seen, enough to make a nice little profit from it. Good timing too, I just got this big old box of casing's delivered that are ready for powderocoat!

I sent you an e-mail about them.

 

[papaturner]

congrats Phil!

 

[bitshird]

way to go Phil, 30 pens sounds like a nice order.

 

[Draken]

Originally posted by LEAP

Thanks everybody, It is nice to have someone think enough of your work to actually give you money for it. Sorry James no rope blank for you I had a batch in the pressure pot but they weren't ready when I packed up the box. A special thanks to Nolan for posting his carbon fiber pen that gave me the inspiration.

No worries! They are great looking blanks though. May have to put giving them a try on my ever growing "to do" list. What size rope do you usually start with? I take it you remove the center of the rope and fit the jacket onto the tubes?

 

[LEAP]

James,
They are on 7mm tubes and a comfort kit. The thickness of the sheath or jacket as you called it was too much for most of our kits. The centerband of the comfort pen leaves just a bit of resin over the fibers and they have to be cast twice, once to encase the sheath and then again to add the contrasting color on the ends so it can be tapered down for the nib and finial. I may be able to get this method to work on a Sierra Vista because of its larger size but have to get a bigger diameter rope to try it with.