i can't begin to tell everyone how much trouble that pen was from the start. i bought the blank locally and drilled and glued the tubes in...turned it down and immediately noticed the brass showing though....damnit....
went and got another one of those blanks......and dagnabit........diid the very same thing KNOWING i had to paint those tubess
so, to the store again....that time i got the last two blanks of that style just in case.....
but i got it right the third time.....third times a charm.....right?
whew!