Not quite Marilynne, I still buy a Cigar pen kit and rob the parts I need to make the bullet pen, (transmission, threaded adaptor, brass tube, refill, etc ), and each of those A-Max's cost the same money as a Cigar Kit
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Not quite Marilynne, I still buy a Cigar pen kit and rob the parts I need to make the bullet pen, (transmission, threaded adaptor, brass tube, refill, etc ), and each of those A-Max's cost the same money as a Cigar Kit
I got five of the 50 cal pens finished this afternoon.
All of these have been spoken for, so I will have to get another batch underway.
The proceeds from a couple of these will have to go towards buying more parts for my pens, but the rest will be going into my lens fund.
Here is a very hastily setup photo of them, time got away from me this afternoon and I only had about 2 minutes to get a shot before I had to be somewhere else.
All of these have been spoken for, so I will have to get another batch underway.
The proceeds from a couple of these will have to go towards buying more parts for my pens, but the rest will be going into my lens fund.
Here is a very hastily setup photo of them, time got away from me this afternoon and I only had about 2 minutes to get a shot before I had to be somewhere else.
RockyNH_RIP
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I got five of the 50 cal pens finished this afternoon.
All of these have been spoken for, so I will have to get another batch underway.
The proceeds from a couple of these will have to go towards buying more parts for my pens, but the rest will be going into my lens fund.
Here is a very hastily setup photo of them, time got away from me this afternoon and I only had about 2 minutes to get a shot before I had to be somewhere else.
Very Nice Brad!
Show us one with the pen tip extended.... Thanks
Pat in NH
Scott Murray
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Hey Brad I will buy one off you if you make me one ;-)
I will take some more ( and hopefully better ) photos before they are collected Pat. For that shot, I just took the pens outside and used the afternoon sun for lighting, I didnt have time to set up my lightbox yesterday
I would be happy to make one for you Scott. I will send you a PM.
Sorry Pat, but everyone that had a name on one of those pens turned up at my shop today, they are all gone.
I have another 5 in progress, I hope to have them finished on the weekend. I will take a series of photos with this next lot.
Thanks Mike, pens are another one of my passions.
I have got another five 50 cal pens finished. 2 of them are claimed already for Christmas presents, the other 3 will go before Christmas also. I have another 8 cartridges left, will get to them after the New Year.
Here are a few pics of one of them.
These shells have been fired, as you can see, they have some battle scars, I sand the lighter marks out, but the deeper ones have to stay, gives it some character I guess.
Here are a few pics of one of them.
These shells have been fired, as you can see, they have some battle scars, I sand the lighter marks out, but the deeper ones have to stay, gives it some character I guess.
Scott Murray
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Excellent work
RockyNH_RIP
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Brad, thanks for teh detailed layout! Nice Job!
Pat in NH
Pat in NH
Michael J.
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Just one word - "Wonderful"
Excellent work
Thanks Guys.
Hey Pat, I should have taken the time to do it properly the other day, but I was being rushed, so I cut the corners.
Thanks Marilynne. Have you tried your hand at the bullet pens ?
No, actually, I haven't turned anything since I got the D5100. Chris has to retrain me.
I know what you mean, since I have gotten back into photography I don't get as much done as I used to. It soaks up a lot of my time.
Scott Murray
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Surely you know the size of a 50 Cal?
Scott Murray
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The term was originally used to refer to the generation of machine guns which came into widespread use in World War I. These fired standard rifle cartridges such as the 7.92 Mauser, .303 British or 7.62×54mmR, but featured heavy construction, elaborate mountings, and water-cooling mechanisms that enabled long-range sustained automatic fire with excellent accuracy. However, these advantages came at the cost of being too cumbersome to move quickly, as well as requiring a crew of several soldiers to operate them. Thus, in this sense, the "heavy" aspect of the weapon referred to the weapon's bulk and ability to sustain fire, not the cartridge caliber. This class of weapons was best exemplified by the Maxim gun, invented by the British inventor Hiram Maxim. The Maxim was the most ubiquitous machine gun of World War I, variants of which were fielded simultaneously by three separate warring nations (Germany with the MG 08, Britain with the Vickers, and Russia with the PM M1910).
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Currently, firearms with calibers smaller than 12.7 mm are generally considered medium or light machine guns, while those larger than 15.24 mm are generally classified as autocannons instead of heavy machine guns.