"Trustone" - what is it?

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KDM

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I've been making PR blanks for a few months now. Never had any crack, ship or explode, except due to my own impatience! So, I figure it's time to move on.

I've seen a few pens made with "trustone" blanks. I've asked around:


  • What is it?
  • Is it actual stone?
  • Does it have bits of actual stone in?
  • Is it entirely plastic?
I'd like to make a blank which looks like this crazed stone pattern. I've made "crush" blanks, which do look similar, but I'd like something where the crushed chunks fit better together, where there are only thin lines joining the chunks, and I figured trustone is the way forward.

I can't find a turorial, which surprises me. Can anyone help me achieve this effect?

Thanks.
 
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Trustone, as I understand it, is (real) crushed stone combined with resin and dyes. The stone used may have no relation to the name of the pattern (e.g. "turquoise" may not have any turquoise stone). Previous discussions have suggested that the techniques used to get the web/vein effect are not widely advertised.

-Barry
 
I turn a lot of Tru-Stone and love it. It varies in hardness some colors are extremely hard others not so. The key is patience and sharp tools, I rough turn it with a carbide tool and then finish with a skew.
There is a real good short tutorial at www.randbcrafts.com
It is my understanding that it is 85% pulverized semi precious stone.
 
Speaking as a marketing guy, I hate Other people's trade secrets, too. Allow me to compete in their market.

MY trade secrets are, of course, fine. They keep me from having competition "butt in".
 
NewLondon88 said:
Whaler said:
85% pulverized semi precious stone.
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I've always wondered about that.. what constitutes 'semi-precious' ?
Is it only pulverized to 85%? OR is it only 85% semi precious?
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I would guess that semi-precious stone(s) is pulverized to some fine grit, then mixed with 15% of a combination of resin and dye. This makes the entire composition of the blank 85% stone.
 
I had a n email from a truestone produced,

They stated that the stone used didn't have to have a correlation to the stone in the end product. So I took that as any old stone can be used, then stabilised and dyed with resins.

Quote:
The approx. 85% stone ore is a combination of ground up natural stone, but not the natural ore of the stone.
 
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