I love the hand hammered caps.
I love the hand hammered caps.
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Current pen rotation: way too many!
I just had a thought: I should go out in the garage and try hammering up a Hero 616 cap...
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Why, yes, yes you should! Then report back.
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Current pen rotation: way too many!
I will. First, dinner. Do note that the cap will be produced under the influence of cheap red wine.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
And to think, I stopped just one blow short of Rick. This has lost the magic of the challenge, I need to find another project...
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
You forgot the mandrel.
Jon Szanto (October 23rd, 2014)
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
fountainpenkid (October 23rd, 2014)
Technical adviser. Should too much wine at dinner--or the brand(ies)y afterwards--have impaired your technical judgement.
Jon Szanto (October 23rd, 2014)
I think you hit it a bit too hard.....
there is a lot of prep work that goes into these before you sorta start banging on a cap.
believe it or not, you actually have to smooth all the dents out. I smooth the dents and dings, then sand the line pattern off, saving the engraving on the bottom, then I polish it to mirror smooth.
then the banging starts. You need to do it in a manner that you don't stretch the cap, and make it that the clutch doesn't fit, or worse mess up the top where the inner cap fits in and the clip fits over.
you also want to work it in what I developed as a upward spiral, in terms of hitting it.
Jon Szanto (October 23rd, 2014)
Actually, Rick, all I wanted to do was beat the shit out of a cheap cap for laughs! I'll leave the true artistry to those who know what they are doing...
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
I hammered a lustraloy cap once...........
Jon Szanto (October 23rd, 2014)
You would think, since my profession is beating on drums and whatnot, that I'd have this all out of my system by now.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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