How does one fix a loose transmission?

[mikeschn]

Okay, so it wasn't a good day here. I've never successfully done a Wobali Pen. I thought I'd try again today. I did a Graduate kit. I turned it okay. But when I pressed the transmission in, it went in way too far. So I knocked out the tip, and knocked out the transmission. Then I reassembled it using Locktite Blue. That was a mistake. The transmission no longer turned. So I knocked out the tip again, and when I knocked out the transmission, my pen shattered. Yea, so I'm not happy.

How does one fix a loose transmission?

Mike...

 

[magpens]

I suggest you turn it into a feature by making a Wobbly Pen.

 

[mikeschn]

Pic of the Wobali Pen..

LOL, so here's a pic of the Wobali Pen...

I got this blank here: https://www.pennstateind.com/store/WXMP13.html

Mike...

 

[magpens]

Well, just between the two of us, I suggest you find a new source for blanks !

 

[randyrls]

Mike; it is possible to adjust a transmission without taking out the nib or completely removing the transmission.

See the "Transmission Adjustment" Section on this Wiki article
http://www.penturners.org/wiki/Disassemble_a_Pen

 

[Chasper]

Buy a new kit, use the transmission, throw away the rest, consider it a lesion learned.

 

[KenV]

Mike

Have you heard of the "oops ring"?

Trim the broken section to the tube with a parting tool. Just skim off the glue.
Leave a straight edge. Drill a scrap piece longer than the now bare tube. Glue it on place with a tight joint. Re-turn the barrel and add a new transmission.

Good skill builder

 

[mikeschn]

Well it's taken a while to get back to this pen, but today was the day.

I turned a new lower blank, and used a new transmission. This time it went together without any wobbles!

I like it. I actually like the Wobali blank, it's a very unusual combination of colors and depth!

Mike...