Americana Center Band Question

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AHill

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Feb 20, 2013
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I'm making my first Americana rollerball from CSUSA. The instructions call for parting off 5/16" of the long blank down to the tube. The center band is supposed to be then glued onto the exposed tube. The center band is longer than 5/16", however. Is the center band supposed to extend beyond the blank after it's installed, or should I part off more of the blank to accept the entire length of the center band?
 

MikeL

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Dito on above reply. Make sure the brass tube in the cap is smooth inside. If not, pushing and pulling the nib end in and out of the cap will scratch the nib and the finish. Unfortunately, I learned this from experience.
 
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