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Hey all. Over the past 2 years I've made ~80 -100 pens.
Several of which I keep at work and use daily.
The pens are all sorts of different makes, from PSI and Woodcraft and others.
My issue is that they don't seem to hold up when used often. Metal finishes chip and flake. Friction fit joints eventually slip (seems to be a huge issue with the Navigator rollerballs from Woodcraft). CA finishes start to delaminate, or get scarred up.
I have not had any complaints from the pens that I have sold, and maybe I'm harder on them then others. But Ive stopped turning pens as I am unimpressed with how they hold up over time, and don't want to sell a product that falls apart a year later if actually used.
Am I an outlier here, or have others noticed the same thing.
Zach
Several of which I keep at work and use daily.
The pens are all sorts of different makes, from PSI and Woodcraft and others.
My issue is that they don't seem to hold up when used often. Metal finishes chip and flake. Friction fit joints eventually slip (seems to be a huge issue with the Navigator rollerballs from Woodcraft). CA finishes start to delaminate, or get scarred up.
I have not had any complaints from the pens that I have sold, and maybe I'm harder on them then others. But Ive stopped turning pens as I am unimpressed with how they hold up over time, and don't want to sell a product that falls apart a year later if actually used.
Am I an outlier here, or have others noticed the same thing.
Zach