At last but didn't read the instructions

[Pierre]

A Lignum Vitae and aluminium Mistral but only realised that there were instructions after I had made it!! So the accent rings are wrong Grr!!





PG

 

[Penpal]

Very fine grain in the Lignum Pierre, I like the graduation from cap to body in the design. I have no knowledge of the accent rings so they look OK to me.

Peter.

 

[Winemaker]

Everything looks fine a very nice pen

 

[flexi]

I didnt know they came with instructions....a tin of mints with the fountain pens....but i didnt find any instructions
A very nice pen all the same thou...i might have chose the rhodium ring to complement the ali thou( which is very nice against the Lignum )

 

[Pierre]

I didnt know they came with instructions....a tin of mints with the fountain pens....but i didnt find any instructions
A very nice pen all the same thou...i might have chose the rhodium ring to complement the ali thou( which is very nice against the Lignum )

You are right but since both were an experiment I hadn't got as far as looking at aesthetics, I just chose a Mistral and I then made a blank with aluminium in it to try. The instructions are downloadable on Phil's Beaufort ink website. The next one gets Thuya burl . As for the mints well you were lucky all I got was a Bock nib!!:wink:

PG

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.

Les

 

[fortress]

That is a fine looking pen Pierre, well turned and photographed.

 

[bassethound]

Lovely pen Pierre, all looks good to me mate..

 

[angelo49]

Beautiful pen Pierre!
Looks good from here.

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen Pierre.

 

[Phil Dart]

Oops - Nicely done though Pierre. You can always knock out the centre band and re-assemble it the right way round. I have spare thread inserts, so I can easily pop one on with your next parcel if you damage the original in the process.

 

[chas_41_uk]

Looks great Pierre

 

[Pierre]

Oops - Nicely done though Pierre. You can always knock out the centre band and re-assemble it the right way round. I have spare thread inserts, so I can easily pop one on with your next parcel if you damage the original in the process.

Thaks Phil but don't worry it already has a potential customer who is trying to wheedle it out of her husband!!

PG

 

[EStreet]

This is one of the reason I posted this problem in my review. This is one of those areas that makes you pay attention to details, and all pen kits have some gotcha area.

However fear not, you can disassemble the upper cap and fix the problem. It's not that difficult either if you have the right items.

• 
  Use a TUBE like a slimline that is LONGER than the upper tube, put the tube inside the upper barrel then tap it out either by a hammer (least effective) or by tapping it on something (most effective).

• 
  Once the cap is off you can press out the threaded insert, dont' do a FUBAR like I did and have to replace the insert!

• Several methods you can use to get that insert out. One of them is use the lower coupler which is a perfect fit (assuming the trim ring is detachable) and press it out with a pen press. Other methods involve making a mold out of thermo plastic that you can melt in boiling water and form to shape. The goal is to fully support the thread then it will press out easy. Using the lower threaded couple that is epoxied onto a tube with OUT the trim ring you can easily screw it in place and just press it out, easy pleasy.

• Once the insert is out you can use a screw or a turned block of wood to act as a buffer, something to fit inside the tube and on the edge of the center band so you can press it out. I have taken screws with nuts and turned them round on the lathe to use as an insert before. Also other pen kit tubes works just as well.

 

[EStreet]

Oh and P.S. one saying we have over here in the states is "I threw out the instructions, they were all written in Chinese anyways" but I am pretty sure that was not the case here :)

 

[Pierre]

Oh and P.S. one saying we have over here in the states is "I threw out the instructions, they were all written in Chinese anyways" but I am pretty sure that was not the case here :)

No they were written in Scottish!!

PG

 

[Penpal]

Only in America we have a saying in our house. We have a daughter living in America now 16 yrs and another lived in Washington during 9/11 with a total of nearly 4yrs in the rarified atmosphere of the Australian Embassy.

I refer to deep fried Oreos, Pumpkin throwing competitions. All things highly unusual to our experiences.

In the pen world only Ed Street magnifying his masterpieces shows us by example what can happen when assembling a pen. I went back to normal sized viewing on Pierre,s pen where he said he missed the assembly in fact commenting
grr!! and I know he said recently on a forum post that he welcomes criticism that you have in good faith provided an answer to.

Welcome back Ed now show more of your carefully constructed pens you share with the most outstanding maker of blanks Toni .

Kind regards to you both. As well Pierre.

Peter.

 

[EStreet]

Hey now, don't be dissin on my deep fried oreo's! :) No seriously, I do read often but not as often as I want. We did post a few things today as well.