Jimbes
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CSUSA Jr. Statesman II. I bought some replacement tubes to have on hand if I needed to make some while waiting for kits to arrive. I just messed up one by going a bit too strong on my bandsaw while trying to get close to truing up the tube to the blank. Then I started measuring.
I have a difference of 2mm in kits from CSUSA. Two tube sizes: 48mm/53mm measured on digital Mitutoyo calipers. Others are 48/55 (all the replacement tubes), and 50/53 (brand new kit just received yesterday).
I expect tolerances for different kits might be more or less critical, but I'm wondering if a couple millimeters on the length of the tubes is "normal".
My screw up ended up at 46/55 and I'm wondering how that might effect my final product. I think it won't matter much (other than making the pen 2mm shorter) for this kit (i.e. the end cap doesn't touch the writing part). I am to deliver 4 "identical" pens to a customer, so I'm not sure this will be "tolerable" to me.
Jim
I have a difference of 2mm in kits from CSUSA. Two tube sizes: 48mm/53mm measured on digital Mitutoyo calipers. Others are 48/55 (all the replacement tubes), and 50/53 (brand new kit just received yesterday).
I expect tolerances for different kits might be more or less critical, but I'm wondering if a couple millimeters on the length of the tubes is "normal".
My screw up ended up at 46/55 and I'm wondering how that might effect my final product. I think it won't matter much (other than making the pen 2mm shorter) for this kit (i.e. the end cap doesn't touch the writing part). I am to deliver 4 "identical" pens to a customer, so I'm not sure this will be "tolerable" to me.
Jim