That's not a Sierra, it the same as the Elegant Beauty except that CSUSA calls it the Aero.
Steve, how do you lengthen the barrel without effecting the refill, or are you putting a larger refill in it too?
Mike, I didn't lengthen the barrel ( or want to ) My blank was much longer to start with, in fact the white was the same length as the blue. Instead of trimming it a bit first:redface: , I set up a pin punch with a bit of tape that would 'theoretically' position the tube in the middle of the blank. Of course the glue set before I got it all the way in.
Butch, I've used the heat trick a couple of times by dropping the blank in very hot water to release the glue, but although I didn't think to do it at the time it probably would have ruined my glue joints too.
No biggie, but I'm mad that I wasted the blue lapis.
Thanks for the comments:biggrin: