Liberty Copperline

qquake · Nov 11, 2021

My first Liberty pen from McKenzie Penworks. The blank is a DiamondCast from Turners Warehouse called Copperline. Very happy with it, although I don't know why the refill tip doesn't protrude farther. I polished it with my usual regimen: 220-600 wet; 3M Zona wet; Meguiar's 105, 205, and #9 polishes. I didn't paint the blank, it's opaque.

qquake · Nov 11, 2021

The spring is an odd shape. Haven't seen that before.

jttheclockman · Nov 11, 2021

I see these shape springs all the time in kits. We talk about many times having the small end toward the refill. It could cause problems if not. Maybe your case too. If you can push the refill through the hole further and no obstructions maybe just increase tension on spring or you may have to shorten the tube for future ones. But with that said I also seen other kits where that amount of refill sticks out on them too.

magpens · Nov 11, 2021

I agree with JT . . . check the orientation of the spring . . . reversing it MIGHT allow the refill to protrude a little bit more.

Nice looking pen !!! . . . Haven't seen a Liberty for quite a while !!!

qquake · Nov 11, 2021

I'll check it when I get home.

qquake · Nov 11, 2021

I inverted the spring, but it didn't make a difference.

TonyL · Nov 11, 2021

That was the spring that my Liberty kits came with back when Constant was making/selling them. I think I inserted it with the wide end toward the point. Don't know why.

qquake · Nov 12, 2021

TonyL said:
That was the spring that my Liberty kits came with back when Constant was making/selling them. I think I inserted it with the wide end toward the point. Don't know why.

That's what I did.

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