Haste Sucks

[egnald]

Hello all and Greetings from Nebraska.
Well, what a waste - I got in a hurry and didn't measure my bushings to make sure I had them laid out correctly, and what do you know, I had my finial and nib bushings swapped so my pretty Cocobolo blank turned into junk.

The bushings are pretty close in size so I didn't notice it until I pressed in the nib. Oh well, at least I was able to hammer the transmission and nib out to salvage the kit. Going to have to try to find another nice Cocobolo blank tomorrow - I'll bet I don't make the same mistake again (at least tomorrow anyhow).

Dave

 

[magpens]

Too bad about that . .... Nice looking finish on that Cocobolo .

What kit ? ... looks like it might be a Cigar kit.

 

[TonyL]

Beautiful pen. I never learn.

 

[egnald]

Too bad about that . .... Nice looking finish on that Cocobolo .

What kit ? ... looks like it might be a Cigar kit.

It was going to be a Euro style- PSI Designer NT (7mm tubes)
I suppose I might be able to turn it down into a slimline.

 

[ed4copies]

Or a comfort pen, without the little rubber front end.

Prettty blank!!

 

[egnald]

Ed, Thanks so much for the great suggestion. I re-turned the blank using Comfort bushings. Although the tube lengths are different between the Euro/Designer and the Comfort kits, by pressing the transmission in to an appropriate depth it made a functional pen.

In any case, I think it was a good save. Thanks again -- Dave

 

[ed4copies]

Beautiful pen!!

GREAT "plan"!!!

 

[darrin1200]

Looks good. Great save.

 

[CjG78]

Great save! That timber is magnificent! Casey

 

[WriteON]

I got in a hurry and didn't measure my bushings to make sure I had them laid out correctly,

Have been there. Still live there. Hard to get out of there. My last piece was a Pizza cutter. I'm so talented I finished it without trial fitting the hardware. It is sitting by the lathe as a kick in the rear.

 

[Alan Morrison]

Even after your lesson, you've ended with an excellent pen.