Hi All
Over the years I have repaired many returned pens which Ive made and sold to friends. These pens have suffered abuse or had some sort of accident. I enjoy hearing the stories of what happened.... I get a lot of return business as a result.
I've learnt that sometime you have to match the pen to suit the person ..eg more durable coatings, better pen kits...
I've also made plenty of mistakes while making pens which has helped avoid pitfalls.
Here are some ....
1) beach pens - Mechanisim full of sand from the beach. often this jams the internal mechanism and scratches the outside. For these I extraxt all pressed parts and totally replace. sometimes resurface the turn faces.
2) pool pens - often pens go for a swim with there owners. Chlorine pool water left in pens wrecks the mechanism real quick. full extraction is required but often very successful.
3) WWF pens - these pens often look like they have had 2 rounds with a boxer. Often people will play with the pen all day and eventually wear groves and coatings off the metal parts and turned pieces. I repair these with new metal parts and resurface... Often a full rebuild. Or replace with a better quality kit.
Why do I go to the effort ? These pens often have a lot of sentimental value .. Eg wedding presents, gifts to partners etc...
Randal
Over the years I have repaired many returned pens which Ive made and sold to friends. These pens have suffered abuse or had some sort of accident. I enjoy hearing the stories of what happened.... I get a lot of return business as a result.
I've learnt that sometime you have to match the pen to suit the person ..eg more durable coatings, better pen kits...
I've also made plenty of mistakes while making pens which has helped avoid pitfalls.
Here are some ....
1) beach pens - Mechanisim full of sand from the beach. often this jams the internal mechanism and scratches the outside. For these I extraxt all pressed parts and totally replace. sometimes resurface the turn faces.
2) pool pens - often pens go for a swim with there owners. Chlorine pool water left in pens wrecks the mechanism real quick. full extraction is required but often very successful.
3) WWF pens - these pens often look like they have had 2 rounds with a boxer. Often people will play with the pen all day and eventually wear groves and coatings off the metal parts and turned pieces. I repair these with new metal parts and resurface... Often a full rebuild. Or replace with a better quality kit.
Why do I go to the effort ? These pens often have a lot of sentimental value .. Eg wedding presents, gifts to partners etc...
Randal
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