pmpartain
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I have made an order of 50 or so Churchills. Pens were completely finished except the threaded end of the cap that screws onto the nib coupler is a little loose on nearly every pen. You can push it in and pull it out with your hand. So I took a toothpick, applied a dab of thick CA and re-inserted the part into the tube. 30 min or so later, I put the caps back on the pens and went to work. Came home that night and opened a pen. There is a cake of white crud from the CA on every stinking pen! On several pens, I took some Brasso and buffed the crud off. On some, there is actually dabs of CA on the nibs. I managed to repair maybe half. On some, I was able to take 600 grit and sand the plastic edge, then re-buff with Brasso for a decent fix. Anybody have any suggestions please?
Lessons learned.
The Churchill parts don't fit really tigtly in the tubes.
Don't use thick CA to glue the parts in, use thin.
Allow a day for the CA to dry in the cap, I think because there is no air movement and it takes that long.
Right now, I suppose I'll have to buy a couple dozen kits just to get the nibs and fix the pens.
Thanks very much.
Lessons learned.
The Churchill parts don't fit really tigtly in the tubes.
Don't use thick CA to glue the parts in, use thin.
Allow a day for the CA to dry in the cap, I think because there is no air movement and it takes that long.
Right now, I suppose I'll have to buy a couple dozen kits just to get the nibs and fix the pens.
Thanks very much.