Creating Custom Acrylic Pens - Presented by Woodcraft (condensed version)

Note: This is the condensed version of the acrylic pen video. Please tell us which you prefer and perhaps why. Do you prefer a straight to the point video and less time, or more detail as the longer video provides? Thank you.
Woodcraft Product Development Mgr. Ben Bice demonstrates the A-Z knowledge on how to turn an acrylic pen, including preparation, required items, proper use of tools, machines, finishes, techniques, and safety elements to create these type of pens in this video. Full story on The Woodcraft Woodworking Adventures Blog at blog.woodcraft.com. The Wall Street II Gold Standard Kit is $8.89, and you will need the bushings which are $3.99. The inferno acrylic blank is $4.99. Check out all the pen kits and blanks on the woodcraft website or your local Woodcraft store.

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[whosowned4]

In my woodshop class the instructor tells us to wet the 320-600 sand paper in water while sanding the Acrylic blank..why didn't you do that? Doesn't it melt the blank if you don't dip it in water?

[woodcraftmarketing]

@whosowned4 It is not a necessary step to wet the blank while sanding with 320 -600 grit. Where it is critical to wet sand is during the final stages of finishing and polishing the blank using the Micro-Mesh Sanding Kit starting at 1500 grit up to 12,000. While there is no right or wrong way to sand the acrylic blanks do what you find works the best for you and provides you with the best finish.

[wilbur464748]

Everyone talks about safety, but in this video he says nothing about what to wear when using the lathe  allways wear short sleeves. He should of mentioned that in the video

[metalmorphist]

Safety First boys. PPE always

Sarge

[TOMRIDER12]

oops he forgot his safety glasses when using the bandsaw and disc sander.

[kenny474]

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I have made more pens than I care to think about, and I have yet to have any come back with unglued tubes, and some of my pens have been in circulation for a few years now with no issues. I still use the first 3 pens I ever made, and they are fine.

Even with the barrel trimmer, it's still a pain to get all the glue out of the tube, especially on longer pens. Glue on the tube is just easier.

Other than that, lots of good info here!

[kenny474]

WHOA! Never put glue IN the blank! That's how you fill the brass tube with glue and make a major pain in the arse for yourself!!!

Always put the glue on the BRASS tube, that way excess wipes off on the end of the blank and doesn't fill the tube.

And if your using epoxy, it's easy enough to poke the tube out the far side of the blank just a touch and add more glue to that end and pull it back in. Though it's not really necessary, but some worry about the amount of glue in the blank

[ilathe2]

Sales, sales, sales!!!!!