MDWine
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I started a new batch of pens tonight, and two of the types are the Euro and Americana. I think I got them from BB, and are CSUSA kits.
I learned that it pays to ask before putting a new kit on the lathe, and certainly serves me to ask before assembling!
I think the instructions that came with these are lacking!
So, any tips or tricks you might know that will ease the pain of a new kit would be most appreciated.
STEP 3 says: Cut a 1/8" wide tenon on the end of the short barrel.
Size the tenon so that the center band sizing ring will slide snugly
onto the tenon. When a proper fit is obtained, increase the
width of the tenon to 1/4" (3/16" if using a plain center band).
What if my center band is not the plain centerband? I guess I'll need calipers to figure out which way things go. The center bushing(s) are a puzzle, becaue the slip ring on my set won't fit on the large end, and is pretty sloppy on the small end! I'm guessing the large side of the center bushing is the "top" end, but the slip ring doesn't fit it! Maybe it needs a little 'tweeking' ???
Well, thanks in advance!
[EDIT: Thanks for the responses. I'm working on one of the Americanas, and am wondering if CA is adequate for gluing the CB to the top cap, or is epoxy a better choice? I did a good thing, I checked that the lower tube would fit comfortably in the CB! Maybe you CAN teach an old dog a trick or two! ]
I learned that it pays to ask before putting a new kit on the lathe, and certainly serves me to ask before assembling!
I think the instructions that came with these are lacking!
So, any tips or tricks you might know that will ease the pain of a new kit would be most appreciated.
STEP 3 says: Cut a 1/8" wide tenon on the end of the short barrel.
Size the tenon so that the center band sizing ring will slide snugly
onto the tenon. When a proper fit is obtained, increase the
width of the tenon to 1/4" (3/16" if using a plain center band).
What if my center band is not the plain centerband? I guess I'll need calipers to figure out which way things go. The center bushing(s) are a puzzle, becaue the slip ring on my set won't fit on the large end, and is pretty sloppy on the small end! I'm guessing the large side of the center bushing is the "top" end, but the slip ring doesn't fit it! Maybe it needs a little 'tweeking' ???
Well, thanks in advance!
[EDIT: Thanks for the responses. I'm working on one of the Americanas, and am wondering if CA is adequate for gluing the CB to the top cap, or is epoxy a better choice? I did a good thing, I checked that the lower tube would fit comfortably in the CB! Maybe you CAN teach an old dog a trick or two! ]