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Greetings All,
I finally got back to the lathe today after a considerable break. I made something simple, a single tube Chrome Rollester using Ambrosia Maple. I've been carrying Pilot G2 click pens in my pocket for quite some time. I like how they write and I like the G2 ink, so I put in a G2 refill instead of the standard Rollerball. I wish the refill stuck out just a little bit more, but I can live with it the way it is. I am also glad that the cap snaps on straight as I have read that crooked inserts in the cap can be a problem with this kit. The Ambrosia Maple sure turned easily - and no bug holes to fill in the section of the blank I used! It felt good being back in the shop. - Dave

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egnald said:
Greetings All,
I finally got back to the lathe today after a considerable break. I made something simple, a single tube Chrome Rollester using Ambrosia Maple. I've been carrying Pilot G2 click pens in my pocket for quite some time. I like how they write and I like the G2 ink, so I put in a G2 refill instead of the standard Rollerball. I wish the refill stuck out just a little bit more, but I can live with it the way it is. I am also glad that the cap snaps on straight as I have read that crooked inserts in the cap can be a problem with this kit. The Ambrosia Maple sure turned easily - and no bug holes to fill in the section of the blank I used! It felt good being back in the shop. - Dave

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Very nice Dave. I love the blank. Any possibility of a slighter longer spring? I believe I have done this with rollerballs to get a slight adjustment in the refill clearance (both in and out).
 
mark james said:
Very nice Dave. I love the blank. Any possibility of a slighter longer spring? I believe I have done this with rollerballs to get a slight adjustment in the refill clearance (both in and out).
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I've tried all of the usual tricks, including grinding some of the threads off on the nib, but for this Rollester model, the thing that determines refill extension is a metal shoulder that is integral to the nib itself. - Dave
 
Beautiful pen and finish. I clipped a rollester inside a polo shirt and found out-the hard way that the cap fell off. :) Enjoy taking it with you.
 
Well, now I have to go down to the shop and test out different refills in a Rollester. That is one of the few rollerballs I have made that I don't think I have tried putting a G2 cartridge in. I wonder how a Pilot Precise would fit? This is why I was asking about inks in another thread. I suppose there will be minor differences based on individual kits that I had not thought of.
 
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