Splinter
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What are your thoughts/experiences with the Artisan Rollerball & Fountain Pen kits from CSUSA?
I made my first one of the rollerballs today. I really don't like the plastic nib cap that goes into the upper barrel that hold the upper barrel onto the lower barrel. The instructions state to use a #1 phillips screwdriver to insert/turn the nib cap onto the threaded screw of the barrel. A #1 phillips screwdriver was too small to get a grip on it so I used a #2 and that worked to a degree but wouldn't turn it far enough to make barrels fit together properly. Finally I used a 3/16" flat blade screwdriver to turn it. The barrels still seem to turn to easily compared to other pens I have made.
I realize these are not top of the line pen/fountain pen kits but is seems like a poor design to me. Or am I missing something?
I made my first one of the rollerballs today. I really don't like the plastic nib cap that goes into the upper barrel that hold the upper barrel onto the lower barrel. The instructions state to use a #1 phillips screwdriver to insert/turn the nib cap onto the threaded screw of the barrel. A #1 phillips screwdriver was too small to get a grip on it so I used a #2 and that worked to a degree but wouldn't turn it far enough to make barrels fit together properly. Finally I used a 3/16" flat blade screwdriver to turn it. The barrels still seem to turn to easily compared to other pens I have made.
I realize these are not top of the line pen/fountain pen kits but is seems like a poor design to me. Or am I missing something?