jedgerton
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All,
I've been away for awhile and I'm starting back up with pen making. A friend asked me to make some pens for him with what Woodcraft calls the classic american pen kit but I've run into a problem. The top section is so loose on the transmission that it just slips and doesn't operate the transmission.
The pen kits with which I'm having this issue are new to me in that the center band does not require a wooden tendon. The center band fits directly onto the brass tube so per the instructions, I measured up 1/8" and turned the material down to the brass tube. This all works just fine. I only mention it to let you know the kind of kit I'm using.
I also used a kit in satin nickel that is of the old school design with respect to the center band in that you leave a wooden tendon onto which to glue the center band. That kit works just fine.
Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong or how to rectify this situation? As of now, the top section is so loose, it virtually falls off.
John
I've been away for awhile and I'm starting back up with pen making. A friend asked me to make some pens for him with what Woodcraft calls the classic american pen kit but I've run into a problem. The top section is so loose on the transmission that it just slips and doesn't operate the transmission.
The pen kits with which I'm having this issue are new to me in that the center band does not require a wooden tendon. The center band fits directly onto the brass tube so per the instructions, I measured up 1/8" and turned the material down to the brass tube. This all works just fine. I only mention it to let you know the kind of kit I'm using.
I also used a kit in satin nickel that is of the old school design with respect to the center band in that you leave a wooden tendon onto which to glue the center band. That kit works just fine.
Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong or how to rectify this situation? As of now, the top section is so loose, it virtually falls off.
John
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