Evacuee
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I've made dozens of pens, though not many in the last few years, withourt a problem. In the last week I have had three failures out of three attempts, all due to the twist mechanism not fitting tightly in the tubes. The kits are CSUSA and the pens are Artisan European. Two of the pens have a loose mechanism in the bottom tube and the other the top. If I interchange the good parts or good parts on older pens, they work well. I suspect that the problem may be with the tubes and maybe that the barrel trimmer cut into the brass tubes because there were some shavings left in the vise. Any ideas on what could be the problem or how to get a tighter fit for the mechanisms and save what has been done? Thanks.