Blank Preparation1. Cuttheblanksabout1/8"longerthantheBrassTubes toallowfor“blow-out”orholeelongation.Maintaingrain orientationofthetwoblanksforturningbyplacingan“x” oneithersideofthecutline.

2. Drilltheblankswitha7mmdrillbitataspeedof900 to1200RPM.

3. PolishtheBrassTubeswith220gritsandpapertoremove oxidationandroughentheTubesforbetteradhesion.This canbedonebyhandorbychuckingtheminadrillpress orportablehanddrill.

4. PreparetogluewithmediumCA(cyanoacrylate)glue ortwo-partfastdryingepoxy.

5. ApplythegluetotheoutsideofoneBrassTubewithaliberal amountaroundtheendthatisinsertedfirst.Donotapply gluetotheinsideoftheblank,asthiswillcausetheglueto getinsidetheBrassTubeandruinit.

6. InserttheBrassTubewithatwistingmotionintotheblank untiltheTubeisequidistantbetweenbothendsoftheblank. Wipeoffanyexcessglueontheendsoftheblank.Allow thegluetodry.GluethesecondBrassTubeusingthe samemethod.

7. Usingabarreltrimmer,disk,orbeltsander,trimtheends oftheblanksuntilyoucanjustseethebrightbrassends oftheTubes.Thefacesoftheendsmustbeperpendicular totheBrassTubesandparallelwitheachother.Itis imperativetomatchthelengthofthetrimmedblanksto theoriginallengthoftheBrassTubesandthattheinsides oftheBrassTubesarecleanandfreeofanyglue.

Turning the Blanks1. Assembletheblanksonthemandrelwiththebushings placedtoeithersideoftheblanks.Keepthegrainorientation oftheblanksinlinewhenmounting.Notethatallofthe bushingsarethesamesize.

2. Tightenthetailstockandthentightenthemandrelnutthat holdstheblanks.Donotover-tightenthetailstockormandrel nutasthismaycausethemandreltoflex,causingthe blankstogooutofround.

3. Turntheblankstothedesiredshape,makingsurethatthe surfacesnexttothebushingsareturnedtothesame diameterasthebushings.

4. Afterturning,sandthesurfacesinprogressivestepsof 220,400,600,and1000grit.Ifahigherfinishisdesired, micromeshsandpapermaybeused.

5. Applythefinishofchoiceandpolish.

6. Removetheblanksfromthemandrel,keepingtheblank orientationandgrainpatternsinline.

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Upper Tube NutMandrel “A” Lower Tube

Slimline Bushing Set

AssemblyReadtheassemblyinstructionscompletelybeforeassembly.

1. SlideClipontothesteppedendoftheCap.TheClipmay onlyslideonashortdistancebeforebeingpressedinto place.DonotattempttoforcetheClipallthewayonto theCapbyhandasthismaydamagetheparts.

2. PresstheCapassemblyintotheendoftheUpperTube. Makesureyouchoosetheappropriateendofthetubeto preservethepatternorgrainmatchforyourpen.

3. PresstheTipintotheendoftheLowerTube.Makesure youchoosetheappropriateendofthetubetopreservethe patternorgrainmatchforyourpen.

4. Withthethreadedendexposed,presstheTwistMechanism intotheotherendoftheLowerTube,uptotheIndentation Ring.TodetermineiftheTwistMechanismispositioned

tothecorrectdepth,threadtheInkCartridgeintotheTwist Mechanism.Whenproperlyfitted,approximately1/8"ofthe writingpointshowswhenthemechanismistwistedopen, andiscoveredwhenthemechanismistwistedclosed.Ifthe pointdoesnotextendfarenough,removetheInkCartridge andpresstheTwistMechanismfartherintothetube.Be carefulnottopressitintoofarastheTwistMechanism cannotbepulledbackout.

5. SlidetheCenterRingovertheTwistMechanism.

6. ThreadtheInkCartridgeintotheTwistMechanism, thengentlypushtheUpperandLowerassemblies togetherbyhand.

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Gold Slimline Pen Assembly

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