Texatdurango
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I just read in another thread where the concern was over aligning the lower barrel pattern with the upper barrel or cap so they match up but there is something else to consider as well.
I just spent two days at a pen show and learned so many things, one of which was the way the clip lines up with the nib of a fountain pen when the cap is posted.
One thing many saavy customers did when looking at a pen was to unscrew the cap then post it on the lower body (if it was a postable pen of course). They checked to see that the Clip was in line with the nib of the fountain pen. This IS a big deal to some folks and I sincerely believe I lost at least one sale because the clip on the pen didn't align with the nib and I had no way of turning the bottom threaded piece at the show to make the adjustment.
Now, I realize that most kits use multi-start threads and the cap won't always line up since there are three possible positions it can finish in. All I'm saying is that you might want to make sure when pressing the kit together that at "at least" one of those spots is aligned with the nib when the cap is posted!
I just spent two days at a pen show and learned so many things, one of which was the way the clip lines up with the nib of a fountain pen when the cap is posted.
One thing many saavy customers did when looking at a pen was to unscrew the cap then post it on the lower body (if it was a postable pen of course). They checked to see that the Clip was in line with the nib of the fountain pen. This IS a big deal to some folks and I sincerely believe I lost at least one sale because the clip on the pen didn't align with the nib and I had no way of turning the bottom threaded piece at the show to make the adjustment.
Now, I realize that most kits use multi-start threads and the cap won't always line up since there are three possible positions it can finish in. All I'm saying is that you might want to make sure when pressing the kit together that at "at least" one of those spots is aligned with the nib when the cap is posted!