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  1. 9th June 2007, 12:51 AM #1
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    Default Gluing in the components

    Hi I have some pens around here some I have made and some I received in pen swaps and the nibs have come loose. So this brings me to wonder do you glue yours in to prevent this?
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    I have only ever had to glue one in so far. When I pressed it in, it didn't feel as tight as normal so I popped it back off and and scuff it up a bit then put a dab of CA on it
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    Quote Originally Posted by djstimber View Post
    I have only ever had to glue one in so far. When I pressed it in, it didn't feel as tight as normal so I popped it back off and and scuff it up a bit then put a dab of CA on it
    Same. If you use CA though, make sure you leave the caps off for a day or so, to let it breath, the fumes react with the gold.
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    Thirded.

    I've tried epoxy, but discovered that it's hard work cleaning up the "squeeze-out," especially inside the nib, and if not cleaned out properly the pen just plain won't work.

    In this case, CA is a lot simpler to use.
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    you being heavy handed with the glue again skew ? try using a tooth pick next time . ive always glued mine with just a smear of glue on the tooth pick no more or you do get squeeze out .
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