Baron II dressed in ??????

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I made this as my carry pen for a little while. The kit is a Barron II gold rollerball from Timberbits. I'm not sure what the blank is, I will be bringing this pen with me to the MAPG in hopes someone one there can tell me what it is. I'm not sure about this kit the nib end and tip end did not need to be pressed in I was able to just push them in with very little pressure and I had to use CA to keep them in place :frown:. The clip end and center band needed a little more pressure. I'll see what happens with the other kits I have, if I have the same kind of problems...I guess I order my rollerball kits from another source. All C&C are welcome.
 

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I looks a little like African blackwood to me. As far as using CA to glue prices in, be careful. CA fumes have been known to damage the metal finish until it's fully cured. I've had this happen, and since then I only use blue loctite. It's not a problem in the barrel, only the cap.
 

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If you use by a kit from, say, vendor A and use bushings from vendor B or C, they may not fit as well.

Additionally, I have found the tubes from some vendors are a hair off in size from other vendors, not sure why, but it has happened on more than one kit. When making closed-end pens, it becomes expensive to have separate mandrels made for the ostensible the same kits.
 

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John; The Kit and bushing came from Timberbits. I did not have problem with the Baron II Fountain pen kit. As I said I'll have to wait until I do another Baron II rollerball to see if I have the same problem.
 

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Here are some more pictures that I hope are a bit better in showing the blank color.
 

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