Thank you George! It's a relief to know that "Fiddly" is NOT exclusive to ME.:biggrin: I think I filled one chip out 6 times. :frown: I nearly trashed this project, but persisted until I got it to size. :biggrin: Close enough!! :wink:
Oh no Sir, your "tribulations" are a good example of what they "CAN" turn out to be, there are so many things that can contribute to a failure, and I have never said that they are easy but, one of the things that one will need to consider when deciding to use one of these blanks is, what type of kit to use, the kit with the most "meat" over the tubes/brass, is the most recommended but not always...!
People all over the world have purchased and tried these blanks, I have seen some great pens and I have seen pretty bad failures, with everything in between and from what I can see, you've done very well...!:wink:
Cheers
George