My first pen!

[jamesbil]

First step was to come up with a squaring jig...

Pen is a Sierra in Chrome and Trivalent Chrome from Timberbits. Blank is Zebrano.

I know, terrible pics. Something I need to work on..
Turned with a roughing gouge and a scraper tool, sanded to 3500, finished with a hard French wax.

The refil wont go all the way back in when twisted, last 1/4 twist does nothing but it will push in. Ideas?

 

[triw51]

Nice work good fit on the wood. My first pen a slim line I broke when trying to press the pieces together.

 

[magpens]

Great work !!! Looks good !!!

The refill could be catching on retraction. I would try opening the nib hole just a tad with a small drill bit ... or even poke into the hole with an unbent paper clip or similar piece of wire.

 

[jaeger]

The refil wont go all the way back in when twisted, last 1/4 twist does nothing but it will push in. Ideas?

Do you have another identical kit you can check to see if everything is fitting properly?
I had a popular kit that the tranny's were to tight. The vendor knew about this, once I contacted them I received replacements.

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[Brian G]

The refil wont go all the way back in when twisted, last 1/4 twist does nothing but it will push in. Ideas?

First, nice pen. I look forward to seeing more.

Try flipping the spring around.

 

[lwalper]

I like that squaring jig. Ceap, but effective. That's my kind of tool. Good looking pen.

 

[Mike Powell]

Great looking pen, I wish my first looked that good.. Hell I wish my tenth one looked that good.

 

[Band Saw Box]

Great looking first pen, well done.

 

[tomtedesco]

Very well done.

 

[csr67]

Wow, very nice first pen! My first pen was a Slim Line (bad idea). It turned out okay, but I hate the small size of the slims....

 

[jamesbil]

The refil wont go all the way back in when twisted, last 1/4 twist does nothing but it will push in. Ideas?

First, nice pen. I look forward to seeing more.

Try flipping the spring around.

Such a simple fix!

 

[mecompco]

That is a great looking pen! I'm still making slims (now up to six done, so learning a lot of things NOT to do). Keep up the great work.

Regards,
Michael

 

[elkhorn]

Good job! Great looking first pen. Now you're hooked.:biggrin:

 

[jamesbil]

True! Just finished a Jr Gent in gold..