woodman95
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Hi all,
I'm making some fountain pens, you know the ones with the stepped tubes from PSI. On most types of pens I make, I usually use Gorilla Glue because of the gap filling properties it has. I love it and would recommend it highly.
However on my first fountain pen (the one from PSI with the stepped tubes), the glue's expansion pushed the stepped tubes out of the one of the ends of the blank as it dried. I caught it after a short period and pushed it back in, and taped it tightly with masking tape. Still a small bit of the tube ended up pushed out about maybe 1/32". But with a little sanding and lots of praying, the pen worked out fine.
Is there another type of glue I can use which has gap filling ability but which won't push out the tubes?
What glue would you suggest to use with these stepped tubes in fountain pens?
Thanks for your advice.
I'm making some fountain pens, you know the ones with the stepped tubes from PSI. On most types of pens I make, I usually use Gorilla Glue because of the gap filling properties it has. I love it and would recommend it highly.
However on my first fountain pen (the one from PSI with the stepped tubes), the glue's expansion pushed the stepped tubes out of the one of the ends of the blank as it dried. I caught it after a short period and pushed it back in, and taped it tightly with masking tape. Still a small bit of the tube ended up pushed out about maybe 1/32". But with a little sanding and lots of praying, the pen worked out fine.
Is there another type of glue I can use which has gap filling ability but which won't push out the tubes?
What glue would you suggest to use with these stepped tubes in fountain pens?
Thanks for your advice.