FGarbrecht
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I'm thinking of the elegant very slim bands similar to what Manu Propria has on many of his fountain pens.
I assume that the most cost effective source would be to purchase pre-made rings of the appropriate size (where?), machine them if necessary (to square the cap side and round the out-side, although you couldn't really do this with a plated ring, would need to be solid metal), cut a tiny tenon on the end of the cap, and put them on with CA or epoxy. Another way that occurs to me would be to turn a solid metal rod insert for the cap end and machine it with a 1-2 mm end that will sit flush with the outside of the cap, then actually drill out the insert and tap the cap threads in the insert; install the insert in the cap with epoxy. This could be done with brass, copper or bronze, but would get pretty expensive with silver/gold. Does this make sense?
I assume that the most cost effective source would be to purchase pre-made rings of the appropriate size (where?), machine them if necessary (to square the cap side and round the out-side, although you couldn't really do this with a plated ring, would need to be solid metal), cut a tiny tenon on the end of the cap, and put them on with CA or epoxy. Another way that occurs to me would be to turn a solid metal rod insert for the cap end and machine it with a 1-2 mm end that will sit flush with the outside of the cap, then actually drill out the insert and tap the cap threads in the insert; install the insert in the cap with epoxy. This could be done with brass, copper or bronze, but would get pretty expensive with silver/gold. Does this make sense?