I ran across a slim I made many years ago and had set it aside because I pushed the transmission in to far. I happened to also run across an article on the pen makers guild page http://www.penmakersguild.com/articles.htm
Under the article Mistakes by Rich Kleinhenz.
THis is a simple Jig made to remove or back out the Slim Line transmission if you push it in a little to far. I made one of a short pen blank piece of walnut. It measures apx 1x1x3in long. I drilled a 1/4in hole close to center and ran it through the bandsaw 2 1/4 deep.
slide the 1/4 washer on the pen, insert it into the jig leaving enough room to get 2 screwdrivers between the washer and jig.
Clamp it in your vise and gently pry the washer up.
As it says in the article leave your refill in place and you can do pry it out to just the length you want.
Hope this will help someone out. There are some great articles there you can browse through.
Mike
Under the article Mistakes by Rich Kleinhenz.
THis is a simple Jig made to remove or back out the Slim Line transmission if you push it in a little to far. I made one of a short pen blank piece of walnut. It measures apx 1x1x3in long. I drilled a 1/4in hole close to center and ran it through the bandsaw 2 1/4 deep.
slide the 1/4 washer on the pen, insert it into the jig leaving enough room to get 2 screwdrivers between the washer and jig.
Clamp it in your vise and gently pry the washer up.
As it says in the article leave your refill in place and you can do pry it out to just the length you want.
Hope this will help someone out. There are some great articles there you can browse through.
Mike