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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: willstewart on June 28, 2018, 09:24:52 AM

Title: Pens from pencils
Post by: willstewart on June 28, 2018, 09:24:52 AM

A short note on making pens (& pencils!) from bundles of coloured pencils embedded in polyester resin - just fun if slightly tricky!

Title: Re: Pens from pencils
Post by: John Plater on June 29, 2018, 11:16:39 AM

Try using epoxy resin instead of polyester resin. It acts much better as an adhesive, bonding very well with wood and to itself and does not shrink as much during curing. Get the one which cures more slowly. I haven't used it for coloured pencils but have filled voids machined into surfaces before and I am sure that the same rules apply.
ATB John

Title: Re: Pens from pencils
Post by: willstewart on June 29, 2018, 12:06:17 PM

Yes - there is a discussion of this on a US website - the advantage of polyester is that it is fairly liquid and runs easily into the spaces.  It works OK provided that you leave it long enough to fully set!