Refill loose in the nib

[LizardSpit]

I just made a pen for my wife. It was an piece of koa on a sierra kit. She likes the pen but mentioned that the pen clicks when she writes with it. The refill, a Parker brand blue gel, is loose in the nib. Is there a way to fix this? She is my best customer and I want to keep her happy!!!:wink:

 

[Russianwolf]

make sure everything is screwed together tight and that the spring is long enough. There's no blank length involved on the Sierra in this regard so there's nothing to really mess up. :tongue:

 

[LizardSpit]

The hole in the nib appears to be slightly too large. Know any way to drill it smaller

 

[Manny]

question

Is that a Sierra twist or click?

 

[mywoodshopca]

Know any way to drill it smaller

Duct tape will fix anything :biggrin:

 

[LizardSpit]

it is a Sierra twist

 

[skiprat]

I didn't know that Parker had a Gel refill. I guess that the very tip of the refill is slightly narrower than the regular ballpoint? I've just check all of mine ( only 6 though) and the regular refill fits perfectly.

 

[arioux]

Take the spring out and stretch it a bit, this should fix the problem. Happen often with single barrel pens like siera, atlas etc....

 

[mick]

I didn't know that Parker had a Gel refill. I guess that the very tip of the refill is slightly narrower than the regular ballpoint? I've just check all of mine ( only 6 though) and the regular refill fits perfectly.

Actually Skippy the Parker brand refill, Gel and Ballpoint are slightly bigger than the parker style refills that come with our kits. I've had to ream out so many nibs that I now check alll parker style pens I make with a name brand refill before I sell them. This ia especially true with the Gold Ti cigars fromBerea.....But hey i'd rather have thick plating than thin spots!
I've not encountered this problem with the Sierra tho.

 

[mywoodshopca]

Actually Skippy the Parker brand refill, Gel and Ballpoint are slightly bigger than the parker style refills that come with our kits. I've had to ream out so many nibs that I now check alll parker style pens I make with a name brand refill before I sell them. This ia especially true with the Gold Ti cigars fromBerea.....But hey i'd rather have thick plating than thin spots!
I've not encountered this problem with the Sierra tho.

Thanks for the info.... good thing to test.