Majestic taper

[Steve Busey]

I notice that on the Majestic bushings I got recently, the main body portion of the pen has different diameters. How do you folks orient the taper - tapering down to the writing tip, or tapering down to the end cap?

Thanks

 

[penmanship]

I taper it down to the "end cap" end.

Tim

 

[jskeen]

that's how the instruction sheet "shows" it, although they don't specify the sizes of the bushings or say "the end bushing is smaller than the center bushing"

I can tell you from experience, if you taper a closed end jr gent down to the smaller of the two trim rings instead of the larger at the nib end, it leaves a noticeable gap between the inner edge of the cap centerband and the nib end of the pen body when the pen is closed :-(

 

[Steve Busey]

Actually, a quick check with the calipers confirmed your answers. That'll teach me to try and attempt pen work before ingesting coffee from my 67oz IAP Bash mug.... thanks, guys!