Dale Allen
Member
I hate trying to paint the tube and/or the inside of a plastic blank that shows through. I usually end up scraping off the paint getting the tube glued in.
So, I tried something different.
I have some leftover plastic brickmold from a project a few years ago.
I cut and rounded a short piece for this brass tube and drilled it the size of the tube. epoxied it in and I then turned it down so it is .021" thick on the outside of the brass.
The tube was .483" and is now .525" OD. The pen parts are .583" so I'll have about a .03" plus a bit more if I make the blank just a bit larger than the hardware. That's not much and I'm not sure if I'll loose all of the pattern in the blank.
Do you folks think it would be a good idea to also try to paint the inside of the blank? I'm thinking I should because there may be voids in the glue that will show. I'll post the results, good or bad.
So, I tried something different.
I have some leftover plastic brickmold from a project a few years ago.
I cut and rounded a short piece for this brass tube and drilled it the size of the tube. epoxied it in and I then turned it down so it is .021" thick on the outside of the brass.
The tube was .483" and is now .525" OD. The pen parts are .583" so I'll have about a .03" plus a bit more if I make the blank just a bit larger than the hardware. That's not much and I'm not sure if I'll loose all of the pattern in the blank.
Do you folks think it would be a good idea to also try to paint the inside of the blank? I'm thinking I should because there may be voids in the glue that will show. I'll post the results, good or bad.