Grandfathers "pocket watch" pen

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When I went to visit my Father in Fla he handed me a box of pocket watch parts that was a couple generations old. It was no guess as to what he wanted me to do with the parts. This was made from PSI Squire components using Charlie's Squire resin saver mold and has a Private Reserve upgrade refill (Thanks to Exoticblanks Dawn/Ed-awesome product!).

Fortunately, my pressure pot lid did not go airborne, alert NORAD, and fly to the far corner of Texas :rolleyes:.

I don't take the best pictures but thought I would share this with you. I plan on making a dozen or so of these and sending to my Fathers Grandchildren as a Christmas gift and sentimental keeper.

All comments are appreciated.
 

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JIM THAT IS AWSOME!!!!!

I belong to a watch forum as well as I collect watches. Wrist type either way I LOVE THIS type of blank. Well done...
 
Druid said:
Smart arse!! LOL
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Jim this is a serious WOW!!! I love the way that you arranged the parts, and the casting job looks first rate.

But what a beautiful and sentimental gift! I am sure that these will treasured for years to come, and passed down in their turn. A new heirloom. What a wonderful thing, and it just does not get any better than that. :cool:
 
Very nicely done Jim. I too have some watch parts from my Dad that I want to do the same thing with. If you don't mind I sent you a PM. Thanks for showing.
 
Hey Dru!!

Nice pen. BTW, I tried to make one a dem.

NO LUCK!!!

Whatdajause to bend the parts????

Nice job, new guy!!!
 
The parts don't LOOK discolored. I was afraid the torch would blacken them---you real careful, or is my theory for schnookle??

Yes, I do want to make them, so these are REAL questions.
 
Ed, only a few gears were put under the torch. It does not take much heat to allow a slight bend, making Crème brûlée takes more heat :wink:
 
fiferb said:
Beautiful work! If you don't mind my asking, how did you attach/glue them to the tube? If glue, what kind?
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Thanks for the compliment, used thin CA with an accelerator. The key here is the tube prep, mica used to powder, and how to seal the mica so the stuff stays on the tube, the parts stay on the mica... and niether mica or parts are swirling in your PR. Barry Gross (who I believe came up with the original idea) does a really good job on this, I made some modifications that I think improve the product.
 
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you clean out your shop a little:tongue::wink: Great looking pen, Barry will be jealous, no doubt!:biggrin:
 
yea... but you havent been over here since the new equipment arrived and some of the old equipment was dusted off and brought down from the attic. We transformed from a shop to a shop/studio including a lapidary work station & a kiln.
 
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ok, so it wasn't a GOOD idea.

Who knew those little numbers wouldn't come out of an LCD watch?
This stuff is messy..
 
Very nice composition on the parts. I would thought it difficult to make that work without one of the gears ending up in a position to catch.

-Barry
 
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