bloodhound
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Hey guys and gals. So, this is the second time ive tried to make this Gothica pen from PSI. Heres the story.
First try.... I made a scalloped blank for the first time. Glued it up and turned it. While pressing the cap nut in. The segments came apart. So, i turned it off and started over. Remade the blank. tried to put it together. and when pressing the mechanism into the cap nut. The mechanism separated. I assume because i used the tube twice and maybe it was too short.
I called psi the sent out a new tube and mechanism.
Second try...Remade same blank with scallops. Sanded and polished. Pressed the cap nut in. And pressed the mechanism in. It left about a 32nd gap. Hmmm i press it again. Trying to get rid of the gap at the nib end. ANNNNND...The mechanism breaks again.
So, at a loss. I start reading instructions again. It shows on the instructions. That the barrel is supposed to be 3.310 inches long. I measure my blank. Its 3.275 inches. Now I cant use the end mill to square off the blank. So, i sanded the ends to square. THERE IS NO WAY i sanded off .030 off of the barrel. That is a lot of sanding.
And ideas? Has anyone else had issues with this pen? Ill try to post pics.
First try.... I made a scalloped blank for the first time. Glued it up and turned it. While pressing the cap nut in. The segments came apart. So, i turned it off and started over. Remade the blank. tried to put it together. and when pressing the mechanism into the cap nut. The mechanism separated. I assume because i used the tube twice and maybe it was too short.
I called psi the sent out a new tube and mechanism.
Second try...Remade same blank with scallops. Sanded and polished. Pressed the cap nut in. And pressed the mechanism in. It left about a 32nd gap. Hmmm i press it again. Trying to get rid of the gap at the nib end. ANNNNND...The mechanism breaks again.
So, at a loss. I start reading instructions again. It shows on the instructions. That the barrel is supposed to be 3.310 inches long. I measure my blank. Its 3.275 inches. Now I cant use the end mill to square off the blank. So, i sanded the ends to square. THERE IS NO WAY i sanded off .030 off of the barrel. That is a lot of sanding.
And ideas? Has anyone else had issues with this pen? Ill try to post pics.