brnhornt
Member
Greetings fellow penturners,
Quick question for the masses. I picked up the El Grande kit from Berea. Man...I LOVE the look of that pen. And I love the way the rollerball writes.
My problem is that I've wasted 3 blanks now already on the wood blowing out on me. I know that this kit ends up with the thinest amount of wood on the tube...but do you have any recomendations that I can do to help prevent it? I tried this tonight...I turned away the majority of the material...then when I got into the "danger zone" I soaked the blanks with CA. Granted, I only have the medium CA so perhaps the thinner stuff would penetrate deeper....but even still...blew up on me. What do you all think?
Thanks for the help!
Kevin
Quick question for the masses. I picked up the El Grande kit from Berea. Man...I LOVE the look of that pen. And I love the way the rollerball writes.
My problem is that I've wasted 3 blanks now already on the wood blowing out on me. I know that this kit ends up with the thinest amount of wood on the tube...but do you have any recomendations that I can do to help prevent it? I tried this tonight...I turned away the majority of the material...then when I got into the "danger zone" I soaked the blanks with CA. Granted, I only have the medium CA so perhaps the thinner stuff would penetrate deeper....but even still...blew up on me. What do you all think?
Thanks for the help!
Kevin