SALVAGE

[Ted iin Michigan]

So I'm in the shop last December making a pen for LOML. She had asked for a Clicker in the PSI Coral Sea. Lovely pen. Everything goes well untill assembly.

I'm in a wee bit of a hurry (of course) and when I press in the tip I hear the dreaded "SNAP!". The blank breaks right at the tip. My fault. Too much pressure, too fast. And I didn't clean some excess adhesive out of the tube. So I make another one (in time for Christmas). LOML is happy.

But I'm stuck with a useless tube. But wait! Isn't this a Loooong 3/8" tube? Yes! Hmm. Too girly for a Vertex, a Polaris won't work, but don't I have a satin Executive kit? Yes!

So I cut down the tube to the right length (making sure to remove the damage), install the bushings for the Exec adn, hey, there's more than enough to still turn down and resurrect this into a pen.

Voila!

 

[MarkD]

Very nice save!

 

[DSallee]

Nice save Ted and the blank goes good with the satin... Nicely done my friend!!

 

[D.Oliver]

Nice save. I guess you have the wife's birthday covered now!

 

[bobjackson]

Good save. Nice pen. Now you have a his and hers.

 

[tkbarron]

Yes, good save.

When I hear that dreaded snap the blank immediately goes to the floor to suffer some violent stomping.

Tom

 

[skiprat]

Great save !!

 

[Ted iin Michigan]

Thanks, gang. I have now learned to do a more thorough inspection before I assemble - before I turn, actually. I've been using transfer punches (wrapped in 220) to "clean" the inside of the tube. Sometimes I overdo a wee bit and the components fit loose. Just a tiny bit of thin CA on the tube will do the trick.

And no more "SNAP!".

 

[boxerman]

Nice save on it.

 

[sumterdad]

Nice going on the save

 

[jaeger]

The first time you hear that "Click" ..., you know what it is.
The Executive is a nice kit. Good save!

 

[Tom D]

Great design change

 

[Cherie]

Nice save and a very lovely pen came from it.

 

[seamus7227]

NICE SAVE!

 

[SDB777]

Nice pen.

Scott