bitshird
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This is rapidly becoming my most hated kit, the first couple I did were pretty decent so I ordered 10 more, I turned 2 last night, one was on some beautiful Brazilian Ebony the other on Paduk, the cap thread section/center band slipped over the tube on the Paduk, (can you say super glue)sure ya can.
On the Ebony the tennon looked great, no glue on it, and it was a <s>snug</s> Nay shall we say extremely tight fit. So tight that when it finally went on it went it split the bottom of the tube (can you say the idiot had it cocked to one side) I can, the Paduk was a fountain pen and apparently the end of the tube was burred, which left a nice scratch in the nib section the first time I put it together.
The Ebony which was very pretty has drove me nuts trying to get the Centerband off with out ruining it, I can't turn it off, I don't have extra tubes, some how I ordered extra tubes for the plain flat top American, I still haven't figured that out, it was my fault though, I checked the order. and I don't want to rob other kits.
OK rant over.
On the Ebony the tennon looked great, no glue on it, and it was a <s>snug</s> Nay shall we say extremely tight fit. So tight that when it finally went on it went it split the bottom of the tube (can you say the idiot had it cocked to one side) I can, the Paduk was a fountain pen and apparently the end of the tube was burred, which left a nice scratch in the nib section the first time I put it together.
The Ebony which was very pretty has drove me nuts trying to get the Centerband off with out ruining it, I can't turn it off, I don't have extra tubes, some how I ordered extra tubes for the plain flat top American, I still haven't figured that out, it was my fault though, I checked the order. and I don't want to rob other kits.
OK rant over.