Roman Harvest problem.

[Buckeye]

One of the two Roman Harvests I made last week, specifically the rhodium with Black Ti accents had a breakdown today. I picked up the pen to give it a polish before putting it in it's presentation box and the clip finial came off leaving the part that fits into the tube, in the tube and the clip was separated. I will tell David, but I don't have time for a replacement so I have reassembled it using CA to get it into position and then using a drinking straw to keep things neat and tidy I drizzled epoxy into the the end. It should be okay as there is an opening that will allow the epoxy to reach all relevant parts to form a bond. I was a bit stunned and I will certainly be looking closely at them in future, although I have never had it happen before.

Peter

 

[Jim]

Now that is surprising Peter, especially with the thickness that these clips are .. There must have been some sort of fracture there surely ..

 

[Buckeye]

I could see that it was originally glued in, obviously the joint wasn't good. It is a 3 party finial already assembled when we get it.

Peter

 

[brody2123]

Friday afternoon kit mate. There's always one that slips through the net. Glad you got it back together though, it's a gorgeous pen

 

[donwatson]

I am sorry to hear of this trouble Peter.
This is one of the things I don't like about making pens and also one of the things that make me glad to be a member here.
I hate it when anything goes wrong as I always think it is my fault and not a manufacturing error, at the same time time, a mention on here and the problem/s disappear.
Sorry to drift off at a tangent but I still am worried about not making a proper job, but I realise it may not be my fault (entirely).

 

[Buckeye]

I am sorry to hear of this trouble Peter.
This is one of the things I don't like about making pens and also one of the things that make me glad to be a member here.
I hate it when anything goes wrong as I always think it is my fault and not a manufacturing error, at the same time time, a mention on here and the problem/s disappear.
Sorry to drift off at a tangent but I still am worried about not making a proper job, but I realise it may not be my fault (entirely).

When I look at the parts of this kit, it is so well made that the last think I think would happen is what just happened, in fact I would never have thought that it would happen. I know that I have assembled it correctly and nothing was dropped, so I have to put it down to a rogue kit part, but I want to get hold of a spare if I can.

Peter

 

[billyb_imp]

These things do happen now & again but it's a bit of a surprise when it happens to a pen kit that we perceive to be of a higher quality

 

[wm460]

David always made good any thing like that.

 

[Buckeye]

David always made good any thing like that.

I have faith in David, but I should have taken a photo before I reassembled and repaired it. I will email him tomorrow though.

Peter