jmbaker79
Member
Hey guys, quick question for you...looking into making a ED fountain pen out of some transparent lucite. Since I haven't delved into kit less pens yet, we will be using a coupler on one end and traditional components, closed end on the other. Big issue here is obviously no tube. I do plan to glue an alt ivory section, maybe .5" long, on the front in order to use a small piece of tubing in order for the coupler to fit into. Since this tube will not extend into the lucite, the lucite and ivory will be held together strictly with the glue joint. Sound like a horrible catastrophic failure waiting to happen? My concern is the strength of ca to hold up over time as if the joint ever broke, someone would most likely have to replace an article of clothing if not their carpet, etc...just throwing it out there for advice as I'm going to do it anyway, just giving someone the opportunity to say I told you so...think a ca finish over the lucite will help hold that bond? Thanks in advance, lucite is drilled and polished inside just sitting in a 4 jaw chuck waiting to be handled, doubt I get to it today with all these cakes for the weekend! Maybe tomorrow!?