Photo Dome Pen Kits?

[eajhnsn1]

I'm trying to track down if anyone makes a pen kit which has what I think is called a "photo dome" on the back end. See https://www.mypromotionalpens.com/personalized-pens-golf-tournament.

A coworker has a pair of pens with the corporate logo in the "dome" and it would be great to be able to replicate it in a custom pen.

Thanks for any help!
Eric

 

[hooked]

Search for custom finials. That should help you. The Jr. series of pens are good ones to look at for using custom finials.

Here is a good thread to get you started:

Ideas on how to turn a custom finial insert for the cap

Hi all, as a sidebar to my thread on blowing out a nice piece of ebony, I have a plan on what I am going to do to turn a custom finial, plug, cap insert for my Jr. series pen. This will be my first time, so any and all methods and techniques that you all use to turn these would I'm sure be very...

www.penturners.org

 

[JohnU]

Mark Dreyer has a video collection and I made a guest appearance showing how I make them. Here's a link to give you some ideas and help get you started.

 

[egnald]

Most of the custom cabochon's I have turned out of work for the Legacy Jr. and Caballero kits measure right around 0.4 inches (10.16mm), so I have been thinking about buying a few 10mm cabochons from a jewelry parts supplier made colored glass, or stone like Rose Quartz. A while back I used 1-inch clear glass cabochons from our local Hobby Lobby store and an inkjet printed image to make the finials for the turning tools I made. Perhaps something like that but using smaller cabochons might work for pens too.

Dave

 

[Twojugs]

@JohnU Brilliant tutorial, what more can I say, thanks.

 

[KateHarrow]

If you look up Braxton Frankenbery at Divine Turning Supply he can laser engrave a lot of different kit finials with his fiber laser or create a custom cabochon for a kitless pen.

 

[eajhnsn1]

Thank you all for your input and feedback! I'm about 3 months new to a lathe and pen turning, so it may be a while before I attempt it. That said, boy am I intrigued

 

[its_virgil]

here is another option which may work for some: http://www.hutproducts.com/departments.asp?dept=138

 

[boatemp]

Check out dye sublimation and doming kits. It takes some investment and time but you can do as many as you like for pennies. Check out you- tube for dye sub printing and doming. Conde has all the equipment you need