I know mate with difficulty but easily overcame needs must I always stick to what I do in trying to help others by saying what I do with what product purely to say it works for me I do not have a closed mind nor do you so people can make up their own mind and gain their experiences how they choose. I started by making my own wood lathe refurbishing modifying equipment (still doing that ) half the fun.I am sure so many things I do no one else does like go no go test check or reject brasses, rough up brasses, use potato slices then mop up the brass and so on for every thing I do someone skips or never has or will, the drills I choose the way I drill, press ream and finish all different.
Pity the basics were not tidied up early to a concise all inclusive section in the library to save getting into semantics so many times. However the authors of many now books on making pens so perhaps buying a book is a great idea.Not all authors agree but all have valuable insights. The earliest book I have the author used to work as an engineer and used measuring equipment to the very smallest fraction on all fits with a micrometer very few beginners have seen one of these let alone learnt to use one. I met him here in Australia and having read his book spent a day with him and some others, wonderful to be able to ask anything about pens. The libraries and videos abound now great sources of knowledge. Love these oportunities to watch You tube stuff.
Woody you contibute so much.
Peter.
