My Screw Up

[montmill]

I'm making a Jr. Gent II rollerball and am afraid I reversed the ring. Unfortunately it's pressed in some and I can't remove it. Any suggestions other than being more careful. I can't figure out the thread size on the exposed threads. I was thinking maybe I could screw on something and possibly pull them apart hoping one or the other would come out. If it did I could use transfer punches and remove the offending one if that didn't come out,.

 

[Darios]

Try putting the end cap on and using a narrow transfer punch. Worked for me the mumblemumble times I've made the same mistake.

edit - unless I've secured the end with CA. The one time that happened I scored a Pyrrhic victory at best. Got the ring off... destroyed the tube and end cap

 

[egnald]

I've been successful using an undersized punch, angling it slightly, just enough to catch the inside edge of the part to punch out. I hold the body with one of the PSI disassembly grippers squeezed in a bench vice. - Dave

 

[jttheclockman]

I too would screw on the cap or nib whichever that end is and just use a transfer punch like normal. If not pressed in all the way it should pop out easily. I have found myself triple checking those rings for some unknown reason.

 

[montmill]

Thank you for your thoughts. And the English lesson: Pyrrhic victory. (new one for me) Does anyone know the exact thread size? Maybe I could find another something to screw on and not risk damaging the pen part.

 

[Brian G]

As JT suggested I'd screw in (internal threads) the end cap or the nib and tap out with a transfer punch. That's opposed to finding something with matching outer threads.

Tap it out, not sledgehammer it out.

 

[Larryreitz]

Been there, done that. The last time it occurred to me to put the cap on and use a smaller punch only after I had ruined a good pen and blank. Hopefully it wont happen again, but at my age it's not guaranteed.

 

[montmill]

Thank you one and all. I used David's suggestion and got it out. Here's the finished product: Junior Gent II rhodium rollerball dressed in a burr oak burl. GluBoost finish.

 

[KMCloonan]

Great Save! Beautiful Pen.

Worked for me the mumblemumble times I've made the same mistake.

I can relate! mumblemumble.