Show off your copper

[willydigger]

Here's my contribution. Hand carved by yours truly. I do wood too. I have a detailed thread on the EDCforums if you're interested.

The models below are with 145 Copper (99.5%). I use a dremel and a lot, A LOT, of TLC. The face is mirror polished and the head is rough sanded. The first few images were requested extra rough, with gouges and severe scoring to help detail the eventual patina. The lower pics show the standard rough sanding. The top pics also include a lanyard hole for knives or lights or whatever.

Here are some others. Brass, Bronze, Copper.

Brass, Copper.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Hi willydigger, very cool. Thanks for sharing.

~ Chance

 

[easilyled]

I suppose this belongs here:-

"Dark Sucks" All copper light (18650 XM-L based with 3 iced blue tritiums in the tailcap)

 

[fyrstormer]

Thanks to you people, I now have orders placed for a CopperPen and a Copper Tri-EDC. And I've been such a good boy lately...:sigh:

 

[willydigger]

Hi willydigger, very cool. Thanks for sharing.

~ Chance

Thanks for the compliment. For those interested there is a sales thread over on CPFMarketplace.

 

[Rees]

Thanks to you people, I now have orders placed for a CopperPen and a Copper Tri-EDC. And I've been such a good boy lately...:sigh:

its all good ..... as long as you post pics :thumbsup:

 

[kaichu dento]

Thanks to you people, I now have orders placed for a CopperPen and a Copper Tri-EDC. And I've been such a good boy lately...:sigh:

Looking forward to the pics!

"Dark Sucks" All copper light (18650 XM-L based with 3 iced blue tritiums in the tailcap)

I like it!

 

[fyrstormer]

Heh. No doubt.

EDIT: Pen showed up yesterday. Very nice craftsmanship. Looks like the manufacturer is Caran d'Ache. I like the way the ballpoint plunger works -- no ratcheting sound like you get with other brands of pens, perfectly smooth. I had to lube the mechanism inside the plunger, though; a couple tiny drops of Finish Line Fluoro Oil did the trick quite nicely, and shouldn't damage any plastic parts inside.

I'll post some pics when my copper Tri-EDC shows up.

 

[fyrstormer]

Okay, I lied, I'll post some pics of the pen *now*, and then maybe *again* after the Tri-EDC shows up.

Have I mentioned I have absolutely no patience for the normal weathering process of copper? :devil:

 

[tobrien]

Okay, I lied, I'll post some pics of the pen *now*, and then maybe *again* after the Tri-EDC shows up.

Have I mentioned I have absolutely no patience for the normal weathering process of copper? :devil:

those look really good

 

[fyrstormer]

Thanks. I need to get some pictures of it in sunlight, I can't seem to capture it's real appearance in photos. Maybe if I had MORE Hi-CRI Mules, with different tints, standing on tripods arranged around the target object...hmm...:thinking:

Anyway, the treatment was the same as on my Copper E2C Adaptor: thorough scrubbing, then soaking in brass blackener, then lightly scuffing with a green Scotch-Brite pad. For the pen I opted for crosshatched scuffing instead of circumferential scuffing, since the pen isn't round.

 

[kaichu dento]

All the stuff you've been refinishing looks so much better with the aging process you've put them through. Pen was too shiny before, looks great now.

 

[dbleznak]

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[jake royston]

 

[dlmorgan999]

Beautiful lights Jake! :thumbsup:

 

[calipsoii]

Been waiting 9 months for the copper investigator pen to show in-stock on the Hinderer website.

Guess what showed up today in the mail? :devil:

 

[fyrstormer]

I also got a new toy today.

 

[fyrstormer]

That TC-R2 looks pristine. Is that your spare or haven't you used it at all?

 

[jake royston]

That TC-R2 looks pristine. Is that your spare or haven't you used it at all?

I used and carried it every day for about a month after I got it. I still carry it every now and then, but now I like to keep it I my pelican case where I know its safe. .
I just polished it today!!!


Where did you get that bezel for your TC-R2???

 

[calipsoii]

I used and carried it every day for about a month after I got it. I still carry it every now and then, but now I like to keep it I my pelican case where I know its safe. .
I just polished it today!!!


Where did you get that bezel for your TC-R2???

BugOutGear sells it as an RRT-0 blunt bezel in stainless steel.

What did you use to polish your TCR2? My car keys haven't been kind to the finish on mine and I wouldn't mind spiffying it up a bit.