Ever have one of those days where you are afraid to touch anything because you are sure it will be the next thing to break?
Tonight I was looking forward to finishing an order of 13 Antique Pewter Dragon pens. I've been approaching this "production style" by completing all of one step at a time. Having turned and polished all the blanks over the last few weeks, tonight I started assembling them. I had the bright idea to open all the kits and take all the pieces out of the bags so I could assemble all the nibs, all the clips, etc. While installing the nibs I cracked a couple blanks and after checking the previous pieces realized I had cracked 6 separate pieces. I wondered if it was something wrong with me, my press, the temperature, etc. However, then I realized that 4 of my kits were different than the others with different sized pieces. (The two toned twist mechanism tipped me off that they were different.) I now believe that I was probably pressing over-sized nibs into tubes that were too small.
I would discuss this with the vendor that I purchased the kits from, but I purchased these kits from 3 different vendors. (long story) So I have no idea who sent me these kits. All the bags have the same PSI sticker on them. Very frustrating to have to go back and redo nearly 25% of the order....
In the future should I always assemble one pen completely while ensuring that I track which tubes came from which specific bag of components? Or do you think this is just a random fluke?
Tonight I was looking forward to finishing an order of 13 Antique Pewter Dragon pens. I've been approaching this "production style" by completing all of one step at a time. Having turned and polished all the blanks over the last few weeks, tonight I started assembling them. I had the bright idea to open all the kits and take all the pieces out of the bags so I could assemble all the nibs, all the clips, etc. While installing the nibs I cracked a couple blanks and after checking the previous pieces realized I had cracked 6 separate pieces. I wondered if it was something wrong with me, my press, the temperature, etc. However, then I realized that 4 of my kits were different than the others with different sized pieces. (The two toned twist mechanism tipped me off that they were different.) I now believe that I was probably pressing over-sized nibs into tubes that were too small.
I would discuss this with the vendor that I purchased the kits from, but I purchased these kits from 3 different vendors. (long story) So I have no idea who sent me these kits. All the bags have the same PSI sticker on them. Very frustrating to have to go back and redo nearly 25% of the order....
In the future should I always assemble one pen completely while ensuring that I track which tubes came from which specific bag of components? Or do you think this is just a random fluke?