PMisiaszek
Member
I turned my first Flat Top American, today, and things didn't go well. I was very careful to size the cap-end of the pen according to the instructions, using both Berea's gauge and a digital micrometer. But, when I pressed in the twist mechanism flush to the center, there was probably 1/8" more than flush at the finial end so that there was no way to tighten the finial. My cap blank may have been a thousandth or two out of spec, but no where close to the amount of excess at the finial end. Did I miss something or should I adjust the cap blank length in the next FTA I turn?