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    Well after having this one setup for over 12 months I finally have gotten round to turning it.
    Funny this one didnt seem as hard on the tools as the 1st TruStone blank (Black & Gold) that I turned.
    1 small issue with the assembly ...see if you can see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mach70 View Post
    1 small issue with the assembly ...see if you can see it.

    Cheers


    Shawn

    It may just be me seeing the pictures not that clearly but is the nib end bigger then the kit? Which if that kit is like the JR gents one end is larger on the other?

    If they are flush then disregard my bad eyesight

    Cheers Ben

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beedeejay View Post
    It may just be me seeing the pictures not that clearly but is the nib end bigger then the kit? Which if that kit is like the JR gents one end is larger on the other?

    If they are flush then disregard my bad eyesight

    Cheers Ben
    Hi Ben,

    What you are seeing is a trick of lighting. The nib end does fit correctly.

    Cheers

    Shawn

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    Quote Originally Posted by mach70 View Post
    Hi Ben,

    What you are seeing is a trick of lighting. The nib end does fit correctly.

    Cheers

    Shawn


    Then it looks great to me,

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    That is one zinger of a pen. Well done looks lovely.

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    Sweet as pen Shawn well done D looks good from here D

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    Looks good Shawn. That blank really matches the kit well.

    All that I can pick up that could possibly be wrong, is the cap tube may be back the front, so the gold lines wont match up.
    ​Brad.

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    Shawn, I really like the blank and pen fittings, they match up nicely and you have an excellent pen, the "little" fault that I see is the "crack" at the finial end of the pen, although it may be just a design in the blank, without a real good close up it is difficult to tell from the photos. Amos
    PS, I just blew it up in Photoshop and it does look like a crack, maybe just a bit extra reaming with a small rat tail file and also lubricating the fitting may be a better way to fit Trustone, I find TruStone is beautiful but does not take kindly to being dropped, or any extra pressure. So a loose fit and use a tiny bit of CA to make it stay in place is best. Amos
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    Quote Originally Posted by PenTurner View Post
    Shawn, I really like the blank and pen fittings, they match up nicely and you have an excellent pen, the "little" fault that I see is the "crack" at the finial end of the pen, although it may be just a design in the blank, without a real good close up it is difficult to tell from the photos. Amos
    PS, I just blew it up in Photoshop and it does look like a crack, maybe just a bit extra reaming with a small rat tail file and also lubricating the fitting may be a better way to fit Trustone, I find TruStone is beautiful but does not take kindly to being dropped, or any extra pressure. So a loose fit and use a tiny bit of CA to make it stay in place is best. Amos
    You have picked it Amos. the bloody thing cracked during assembly.
    I am very careful during assembly but every now and then...
    Thanks for the tip. Hadn't really thought of using CA to hold it together whilst allowing a bit more clearance.

    Cheers

    Shawn


    PS Luckily Dad loves it crack and all so it might just be his Chrissy Pressie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironwood View Post
    Looks good Shawn. That blank really matches the kit well.

    All that I can pick up that could possibly be wrong, is the cap tube may be back the front, so the gold lines wont match up.
    Hi Brad,
    The blank does line up, but the pics do not show that very well.

    One thing I have recently learnt with the pens is that the bloody cap can go on in 3 or 4 different positions.
    Worked this out the hard way after dismantling a pen to get everything to match nicely and not have it line up again. A few choice words were said that day.

    Cheers

    Shawn

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