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Well!
Now this was a problem I didn't have before. I'm not exactly sure WHEN or HOW it happened, but I have some hunches. :wink:
At first, I thought "oh great, someone reefed on one of the threads and pulled the barrel out slightly!" What made me consider that was because I saw a very slight separation from the blank and the center band. There was about a half mm of brass visible.
So, take it to the shop and it does NOT slide in... at all! Next thing I do is disassemble the whole thing and I notice that the clip has PRESSED into the acrylic (see photo for raised barrel and indentation)! Got it! :biggrin:
So, what (obviously???) happened was this pen got super heated and literally melted and SHRUNK! I had no idea that could or would happen!
Does anyone know what kind of temperature this happens at? Anyone seen something like it?
I was considering doing a test in an oven. But the lesson learned is... well... don't let your pens get SCALDING hot! :biggrin:
Now this was a problem I didn't have before. I'm not exactly sure WHEN or HOW it happened, but I have some hunches. :wink:
At first, I thought "oh great, someone reefed on one of the threads and pulled the barrel out slightly!" What made me consider that was because I saw a very slight separation from the blank and the center band. There was about a half mm of brass visible.
So, take it to the shop and it does NOT slide in... at all! Next thing I do is disassemble the whole thing and I notice that the clip has PRESSED into the acrylic (see photo for raised barrel and indentation)! Got it! :biggrin:
So, what (obviously???) happened was this pen got super heated and literally melted and SHRUNK! I had no idea that could or would happen!
Does anyone know what kind of temperature this happens at? Anyone seen something like it?
I was considering doing a test in an oven. But the lesson learned is... well... don't let your pens get SCALDING hot! :biggrin: