Thread: My first solo effort

That s a pretty fair first up effort Rhys, just watch the sun when taking photos outside.
BTW dont give that pen away that is the one that you must keep for your self as something to look at in years to come and say to yourself "boy I've come a long way since I turned this".

Nope, def going to be a keeper. This one's staying.

Great first effort burls are always a bit of a challenge ,and CA is one of the "dark arts " as well what has most likely happened is you have simply pressed the activater in a little too far ,what I do is a mock up pre assembly ,insert the refill into the mechanism and wind it fully extended ,lay it beside your blank and lay the nib at the front of the blank up to the nib shoulder ,this will let you see how far you need to press the mechanism in to get the right length. You can mark it with a fine textra or similar to indicate how far to press it in . It is possible to disassemble the pen with a set of transfer punches and knock the activater back slightly, But at this point its a learning process so not really worth taking a chance on it Hope that makes sense to you , Cheers ~ John

Nice burl and nice first effort!!

Nice first pen looks like a normal slim type if you look at the turning mec thats the part the refill goes in there is a indented ring push it into the pen barrel to just before this then check the workings it is normal for this mark to be level with the barrel .

Cheers Ian

Thanks for the responses guys. I figured I put it in too far. Hopefully I'll have time to have another bash at it tomorrow.

Cheers

Rhys.

Good luck have fun

Nice one first up.

My very scientific method for not "over doing it" when assembling is to do it bit by bit.
I use my wood work vice for assembly and test fit the refill and see how far it protrudes and adjust from there.

That is a great 1st effort. You're buggered now, you have the disease...................well done mate

Thanks for the support guys. Made my second pen this morning. Hahuh! Success. Mechanism works fine.

Will post a pic later.


Rhys

If you are keeping the pen a fix is to take the plastic cap off the refill, shorten the refill as necessary (a junior hacksaw works) put the plastic cap back on and bingo.

Originally Posted by Grommett

If you are keeping the pen a fix is to take the plastic cap off the refill, shorten the refill as necessary (a junior hacksaw works) put the plastic cap back on and bingo.

Thats a brilliant idea mate. Might just do that.

Rhys