Frustrating day in the shop

[rlharding]

I spent a few hours today messing up three pencil mechanisms to convert a RB Olympian. I was practically finished and thought that I would touch up the blanks as I had handled them a lot today. Everything came apart without any trouble.....other than the very narrow rhodium band. I think it is at the point where the nib joins the blank but can't remember.

I tried everything I could think of to get it out without causing any damage. I ignored the voice in my head that told me to forget touching it up and put the pen back together again. I even put some Mahoney walnut oil inside the barrel hoping it would work itself under the part of the band that sits inside the barrel. I should have stopped there, but didn't.

End of story: I have totally damaged the band and the blank and STILL can't get it out.

Anyone had this problem and has some advice?

 

[wdcav1952]

Ruth, I think the only solution is to leave the shop and have a drink or two. Then glue the SOB to the wall as a reminder not to do that again!

Seriously, sorry I haven't made that one so I can't be of any help.

 

[rlharding]

I could have used that advice last night!! I'll just have to wait till tonight and add a couple of drinks on top.

 

[scroller99]

sometimes all it takes is a little ca to be in the tube even dry it can make disassembly impossible, have the drinks and start another pen Howard

 

[redfishsc]

Originally posted by wdcav1952

Ruth, I think the only solution is to leave the shop and have a drink or two. Then glue the SOB to the wall as a reminder not to do that again!

Seriously, sorry I haven't made that one so I can't be of any help.

I have a few sons-of-biscuiteaters to nail to the wall. Good advice.


BTW, if you don't have a set of HF transfer punches, get one. Very helpful.

I have a Sedona and a Jr. Gent FP I need to disassemble b/c I just can't sell them (I debated assembling them a year ago when I turned the blanks b/c the blanks were sorta blah looking, so I learned that lesson, never assemble a mediocre product[B)]). I can't get the blasted things apart without scratching the plating. DOH!

 

[Aderhammer]

I normally take the sob and chuck it back up on the centers and use mr.skew to show it who's boss, acryllics are the best when u keep the skew in one spot and u can see it start to melt.[}]

 

[rlharding]

Redfish, I have two sets of dis-assemble tools. They didn't work either LoL. Now I have to buy a new Olympian to get a tube as well as the little silver coloured ring. It's not realy an expensive lesson all told.