Signguy
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A few hours ago I completed a Big Ben (PSI) Cigar pen. It was the first time I have made this specific kit.
Everything came off the lathe perfectly, but then I got a little mixed up assembling the pen and after putting it all together realized that the top tube was reversed and so it is not the right diameter where it has to match up to the cap final and the center piece.
What I am having trouble with is how to disassemble it without damaging anything. It looks like I need to first take off the clip/final part using the correct size rodt, and then I will be able to use a different size rod to get the center ring off.
I have the disassembly rods and can get the right size one up through the tube, but I totally don't get how I get a can have enough of a grip on the tube so as to allow me to apply sufficient force to the rod as is required to drive the final back out. Seems like anything that holds the tube tight enough is going to risk marking or breaking the finished acrylic on it.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Everything came off the lathe perfectly, but then I got a little mixed up assembling the pen and after putting it all together realized that the top tube was reversed and so it is not the right diameter where it has to match up to the cap final and the center piece.
What I am having trouble with is how to disassemble it without damaging anything. It looks like I need to first take off the clip/final part using the correct size rodt, and then I will be able to use a different size rod to get the center ring off.
I have the disassembly rods and can get the right size one up through the tube, but I totally don't get how I get a can have enough of a grip on the tube so as to allow me to apply sufficient force to the rod as is required to drive the final back out. Seems like anything that holds the tube tight enough is going to risk marking or breaking the finished acrylic on it.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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