First Blade pen

[RDHals]

Made my first Blade pen kit the other day. It turned out looking pretty good but upon assembly the click mechanism did not want to work smoothly. Now this is not my first pen so I know sometimes they get better if you work with them a bit so I did just that. No improvement, disassembled/cleaned/reassembled, no improvement. Switched the spring around, tapered spring, saw some minor improvement but not much. Eventually, called a locksmith looking for a dry lubricant if they use it. They had none but he did have a silicone based lubricant that we applied one drop to the click mechanism. Finally improvement with the mechanism. I sure do hope I don't have this problem with the rest of the Blade pen kits I've got.

 

[its_virgil]

I only make click pens that use the Schmidt SKM-88 all metal click mechanism and have not had a problem. I guess there can be a bad apple in every bunch. Sorry you had problems but good to know you managed to rectify it.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[RDHals]

The Blade pen kit does use the Schmidt skm-88 click mechanism. But glad to hear it's not a common problem with the mechanism.

 

[ed4copies]

With nearly all click pens, the length of the tube is critical.
Be very careful when facing.
FWIW,
Ed

 

[MedWoodWorx]

Made my first Blade pen kit the other day. It turned out looking pretty good but upon assembly the click mechanism did not want to work smoothly. Now this is not my first pen so I know sometimes they get better if you work with them a bit so I did just that. No improvement, disassembled/cleaned/reassembled, no improvement. Switched the spring around, tapered spring, saw some minor improvement but not much. Eventually, called a locksmith looking for a dry lubricant if they use it. They had none but he did have a silicone based lubricant that we applied one drop to the click mechanism. Finally improvement with the mechanism. I sure do hope I don't have this problem with the rest of the Blade pen kits I've got.

Very nice pen, i use wd-40 to lubricate slimline mechanisms. I think that the main problem is the old grease that becomes sticky and useless. Wd can rinse it adequately and also penetrate/lubricate the mechanism. Silicone grease is a nice idea also.

 

[qquake]

Very nice. What kind of wood is that? I've made two Woodcraft Tenacious pens, which are rebranded Blade kits. Didn't have any problems with either clicker.

 

[RDHals]

Very nice. What kind of wood is that? I've made two Woodcraft Tenacious pens, which are rebranded Blade kits. Didn't have any problems with either clicker.

Thank you. It's actually 100% resin, blue, red, and Aztec gold.