Loose Upper Barrel

[thostorey]

I turned and assembled a slimline and all went without a hitch until I slid the upper barrel over the transmission. When I twisted the barrel to extend the ballpoint, I found the barrel to be loose and would not properly grip the transmission. I ended up having to apply a pinhead drop of solder to a couple of spots around the diameter of the tx tube, then filing the solder down a bit until the barrel would slide on with a tight fit. [8D]

This particular kit is one of the $1.49 efforts sold by AS. Anyone else experience this? or was this a 'one of' problem.

 

[DCBluesman]

I've made a bunch of those kits and I think you got one of a kind, Tom.

 

[Guest]

Any chance you reamed the inside of the barrel with the pen mill?

 

[Kyle]

I just went through this with THREE pens, including an antler pen, using PSI kits. I am fairly certain that the problem is entirely mine, induced by sloppy use of the reamer or perhaps having a somewhat misaligned reamer in my drill press. Sometime the flat side of the bit get chucked a little off in the drill press--I should of caught this when I used it--but maybe not. At any rate, the inside of my tubes are chewed up, and I think I deserve all of the credit.

I'm being more careful now!

Kyle

 

[Kyle]

P.S. Nice tip on the use of solder to remedy the problem. I was thinking of trying the same thing with thick CA, and was dreading the potential results.

Kyle

 

[Guest]

Two thoughts
one DONT try ca glue!
two is the fit sloppy enough for another tube to fit inside the over sized one?

 

[Kyle]

I agree about the CA thing, but I don't think I'd ever get another tube inside of mine. Solder still seems like the best bet (other than the wood stove).

 

[Fred in NC]

Reamer in a drill press? Not in my life!

I make wood handles about 1" dia. for anything that goes inside the tube. Drills chew up my tubes! Keeping the inside of the tube clean while gluing is a good start.

 

[Guest]

Originally posted by Kyle
<br />I just went through this with THREE pens, including an antler pen, using PSI kits. I am fairly certain that the problem is entirely mine, induced by sloppy use of the reamer or perhaps having a somewhat misaligned reamer in my drill press. Sometime the flat side of the bit get chucked a little off in the drill press--I should of caught this when I used it--but maybe not. At any rate, the inside of my tubes are chewed up, and I think I deserve all of the credit.

I'm being more careful now!

You did mean Pen Mill right?

Kyle

You did mean Pen Mill right?

 

[thostorey]

It may well have been my penmill technique. This was a first. I'm pleased how well the solder idea turned out. Gotta keep that one in mind if there is a next time[]