Rifleman1776
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I have a lady customer who wants a slender pink fountain pen. Most FPs are heavy 'macho' things and she has rejected several already.
So, I decided to make an Artisan from Craft Supply. The material used was the last blank of several made by and given to me by our own Rootin Tootin Johnny Wooten. Very pretty stuff.
Turning was routine. Problems started with assembly. As you can see, there is no hardware at the bottom end of the cap. This leaves a very ugly, kinda 'naked' look. The top requires a recess cut for the clip. The instructions only say to cut a notch without explaining why, where, how. This is time consuming and a potential for disaster. I would reject this kit again if this feature were the only undesirable part of the process.
A flimsy plastic part must be inserted into the cap and sorta 'screwed' in for the pen to hold closed. This is awkward to do and was not successful for me. The plastic part can get torn up in the process very easily.
You will note in the close up photo that the bottom of the cap looks like I did not turn down properly. Not so. I turned down to the provided bushing. The sizing is what is wrong. Also, if you saw the pen in person, the cap looks like I did not square the blank and tube. Again, not so. They are squared but they do not fit on the parts squarely.
All in all, the end result is a total disaster.
I complained to CS about the problems and they offered to "repair" the pen. I really couldn't tell what they had done when it came back.
This kit, along with the Havana will be put on my 'never again' list. I don't like losing time and money. But that is what happened with this kit.
I recommend avoiding. The search continues for an elegant, slender fountain pen fit for a lady. I will also have to purchase some more pink material.
So, I decided to make an Artisan from Craft Supply. The material used was the last blank of several made by and given to me by our own Rootin Tootin Johnny Wooten. Very pretty stuff.
Turning was routine. Problems started with assembly. As you can see, there is no hardware at the bottom end of the cap. This leaves a very ugly, kinda 'naked' look. The top requires a recess cut for the clip. The instructions only say to cut a notch without explaining why, where, how. This is time consuming and a potential for disaster. I would reject this kit again if this feature were the only undesirable part of the process.
A flimsy plastic part must be inserted into the cap and sorta 'screwed' in for the pen to hold closed. This is awkward to do and was not successful for me. The plastic part can get torn up in the process very easily.
You will note in the close up photo that the bottom of the cap looks like I did not turn down properly. Not so. I turned down to the provided bushing. The sizing is what is wrong. Also, if you saw the pen in person, the cap looks like I did not square the blank and tube. Again, not so. They are squared but they do not fit on the parts squarely.
All in all, the end result is a total disaster.
I complained to CS about the problems and they offered to "repair" the pen. I really couldn't tell what they had done when it came back.
This kit, along with the Havana will be put on my 'never again' list. I don't like losing time and money. But that is what happened with this kit.
I recommend avoiding. The search continues for an elegant, slender fountain pen fit for a lady. I will also have to purchase some more pink material.
