[crw-talk] Freedom Honor Flight announced

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If we are looking at some sort of sponsorship, maybe consider the 
American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.  It may be that we put 
together a proposal for what we would like to do and cost estimates, 
then approach different groups like Kwik Trip, Legion, VFW and whomever 
we come up with and see if they will sponsor a part of the pen project.  
Craft Supplies has donated to us for a pen project.in the past.

Back when Clyde Cassell was president, the club was gifted a huge 
number, maybe several hundred pairs, of drilled pen blanks (they were 
cut and drilled for Slimline kits) and we came up with a project to 
donate pens to Habitat for Humanity.  That was when PSI and Craft 
Supplies were selling Slimline kits for under $2.00 each.  Clyde first 
spoke with PSI, they would not give or discount Slimline kits even for 
projects like ours.  So Clyde went to Craft Supplies, and they were 
agreeable to work with us.  I do not recall exactly but I recall they 
donated a large number of kits. Then the club handed out blanks and kits 
to interested members. When complete, Habitat for Humanity honored their 
staff by giving them the pens we made.

What I think will be important if we use donated materials and member 
labor to make them, we print out some business card sized cards that 
list the organizations that donated on one side, and some other info; 
and the maker and type of kit and wood species on the other.  We can 
have a line for the maker to write their name and another line for the 
wood species.  And make sure CRW is prominently mentioned of course.

Most of us have a lot of wood laying around collecting dust that can be 
cut and processed into blanks.  Or we can also use acrylic blanks if 
someone has some they wish to donate as well.  Maybe a Saturday club 
project for us or maybe members take materials home and do them.  
Whatever works.

John

On 3/1/24 12:23 PM, Kristine Clough wrote:
> Yes, owns can be laser engraved.  However, there are things to consider.
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> The size, length and diameter of the barrel determines what you can 
> put on it.
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> Color of the material.  The engraving stands out better on some colors 
> vs others.
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> Type of material it is made out of.  Vinyl is toxic to laser engrave 
> with a CO2 laser.
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> There will be some debris in the engraving.
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> Are you going to fill in the engraving with a contrasting color?  Will 
> the pen need to be remounted?
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> The engraving will be different depths due to the curves of the pen.
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> Each line has to have the pen manually rotated on most lasers.
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> Several years ago, Phil Miller and I went to distribute the pens.  We 
> went to the actual return of the veterans, but they were tor3d after a 
> long day.  We decided not to give the pens out then.  There was a 
> reception a few weeks later that we went to and had a table with them 
> set out.  Each veteran then was able to pick out a pen.  We enjoyed 
> talking to them and heard some cool stories.
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> Kris
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