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Steam Punk Style Mechanical Pencil

This is my first Steam Punk model. I originally didn't want to make a model, because I like things that do stuff, not just move or have flashy lights.

So I came up with this. This idea came to me in school. I have painted metal things in my pencil holder with a sharpie. When it rubs off, it gets a nice black-silver combo. This pencil does not use that though. I just spray painted it with some cheap silver paint that made wierd splatters. That helped for the design, but then I smudged a bunch of Sharpie ink on it to make it to make it darker and discolored. It still functions, as you can see in the last picture.

If you want instructions, just ask and I'll do it to my other pencil ;)

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Sep 20, 2009. 3:37 PMOnyxxStone says:

lol, this pencil is cool, and I think the dude is alittle full of himself, but the pencil is still awesome

May 15, 2012. 4:07 PMpeyton14 says:

NUH UH

Sep 21, 2009. 5:55 AMcowscankill (author) says:

Who is full of himself?

Dec 23, 2009. 1:38 PMyeolddingdong says:

instructions please

Aug 8, 2010. 1:07 PMraitachi says:

please post instructions!!!! >.<

Jun 15, 2010. 8:30 PMeulaliaaaa! says:

So cool. All I can say.

Jan 5, 2010. 12:50 PMcryogenicmuffins says:

dude make the instructions!!!!

Feb 9, 2010. 5:33 PMknuckel says:

hear is mine

May 19, 2009. 4:36 PM

TimTheScarecrow says:

this is way awesome. i bought a pac of bic pens and took out the ink in one of them then burnt the cap to the back of it and while it was still hot i pushed in a coiled gold paperclip and other stuff.. but i never thought about doing it so extremely like that.

May 20, 2009. 3:28 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Thanks! It was simple really. If you plan on doing this, use SUPER GLUE NOT HOT GLUE. It will hold together much better.

May 20, 2009. 3:32 PM

TimTheScarecrow says:

yea. i never use hot glue anyway. im too impatient for it. i need more super glue though. the kind i have now sets off fumes that burn my eyes.

Jul 19, 2009. 2:30 PMmissyvanwinkle says:

Hey, Hell, just thought I'd give you a head's up from personal experience (NOT medical training): the reaction your having is an allergy to isocyanates and it is cumulative over your lifetime and can be deadly. *READ Material Data Safety sheets from here on out. After being warned that fair-skinned redheads are particularly vulnerable, a friend and I were playing with 2-part resins for historic hardware reproductions and he puffed up like a toad for DAYS. Got additional warnings that the next exposure might not be as polite. I can still use them (for now), but let's say it's better ventilated now, even for me.

May 27, 2009. 2:53 PMSciriusDoomus says:

Sweetest steampunk pen I've seen so far. I'm going to do it to all mine. What type of paint did you use to get that matte black/grey finish?

May 27, 2009. 3:40 PMcowscankill (author) says:

silver spray paint, then smudged black sharpie on it. Try to go heavy, but not too heavy.

Apr 9, 2009. 5:46 PMJilyByrd says:

I would love to do this please post an instructions page

Aug 28, 2008. 11:57 PM

gmjhowe says:

Nice work!

Aug 29, 2008. 1:55 PMcowscankill (author) says:

thanks! if you want instructions, just ask. i need to get more stuff though.

Apr 5, 2009. 3:49 PMa.nony.mouse says:

I am asking; instructions please!! That is so cool, I'm kinda going through a steampunk phase, I'm steampunk-ing everything I possibly can!

Apr 6, 2009. 6:39 AMcowscankill (author) says:

Oi... I already need to post like 5 instructables. Sure this one is fast and easy, but I also don't have the supplies.

Mar 25, 2009. 3:20 PMabsolute zero says:

im fairly sure how you made it, but would you mind telling me what you made the main body with? the silvery-gray part is the only part i cant figure out. The rest is just wrapped with wires an junk

Mar 28, 2009. 8:39 AMcowscankill (author) says:

It was a mechanical pencil I spray painted silver. I then used a sharpie and scribbled on the barrel. Right after scribbling, smudge it everywhere so that there isn't a bold line. I don't have this anymore because it broke. It stabbed my hand.

Mar 29, 2009. 8:30 AMabsolute zero says:

Check the one i made yesterday;
http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunked_Mechanicle_Pencil/

Mar 28, 2009. 1:03 PMabsolute zero says:

i am making one today out of copper tubing, ive gutted a mech pencil and im waiting for some paint to dry, ill post it when its done (tomorrow more then likely)

Jan 20, 2009. 8:10 AMTheMoonMaster says:

Please post instructions. It looks neat.

Jan 21, 2009. 1:40 PMcowscankill (author) says:

:O I don't know if I will... I'm gettin' lazy...

Dec 5, 2008. 2:03 PMDrWeird117 says:

WHAT IS STEAMPUNK????

Dec 6, 2008. 6:08 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Try Wikipedia.

Dec 6, 2008. 10:55 PMDrWeird117 says:

TY.

Oct 29, 2008. 1:14 PMDuctTapeRules! says:

That's awesome! Coll pencil, too ;)

Oct 21, 2008. 4:19 PMCanadarocker says:

Looks awesome I want one

Oct 21, 2008. 5:12 PMcowscankill (author) says:

Thanks! I still am getting around to posting it...

Aug 29, 2008. 10:45 AMPaul the Mole says:

We want more! We want more! Nice! Let's see if I find some pencils...

Aug 29, 2008. 1:54 PMcowscankill (author) says:

so.. wany me to post? :P oh, I was planning to do this with my scissors too. I might do this with ALL of my school supplies, but I'll post if i do that ;)