So Jaime contacted me to have a gift customized for a certain Marine she knows, a chrome bullet pen with a letter opener and a nice desk kit to store them in. It started with printing the USMC flag, adhering them to the tubes and trimming the edges. We mixed up some acrylic and into the pressure pot it went.
First attempt was half-successful. The pen blank had no issues. The larger tube for the letter opener (left) couldn't take the pressure in the pot, so what you see is a partially-submerged tube in solidified acrylic. The rubber seal leaked, letting acrylic fill inside the tube. Thankfully, it was pretty easy to clear out and scrape off to try again.
Second time was the charm for the LO.
Here are the two pieces mounted on the lathe, ready for turning. I made a short video of their progress, below. Next step is producing the desk box, hopefully in the next blog post.
