Seen my good day now the bad part of it......

[Tom.1946]

Tried a fourth acrylic and was nearly finished when part came away from the tube.
Completed a Sierra pen put it all together and when checking everything was OK. The top part unscrewed and is stuck in the top any ideas how to do it?????

 

[flexi]

Been there got the T shirt.... I made a tool from a scrap Sierra kit to remove the twist mech.
Also it wouldn't hurt to paint the inside of the tube hole a complementry colour so when you go thin the tube won't grin through... Any acrylic paint and a Q tip will work..

 

[DuncSuss]

I've had success using a haemostat to reach up inside the barrel and grab the edge of the part that's not supposed to be stuck up there.

 

[Tom.1946]

I've had success using a haemostat to reach up inside the barrel and grab the edge of the part that's not supposed to be stuck up there.

What is a HAEMOSTAT ??? as new to turning

 

[Tom.1946]

Been there got the T shirt.... I made a tool from a scrap Sierra kit to remove the twist mech.
Also it wouldn't hurt to paint the inside of the tube hole a complementry colour so when you go thin the tube won't grin through... Any acrylic paint and a Q tip will work..

Is there any way that the clip end has went in crooked causing the jam.
I really like the Sierra is there anything similar to it but won't break the bank????

 

[flexi]

Is there any way that the clip end has went in crooked causing the jam.
I really like the Sierra is there anything similar to it but won't break the bank????

I moved away from these to the Sirocco because too many customers were fiddling with these and 'oh it just came apart like that'... 'must be shoddy quality'... 'I found it like that'....
I did make a tool to remove the ink cap quickly but tbh lost faith and the Sirocco is far superior IMHO....

 

[Tom.1946]

Who sells the Sirocco kit?
How did you make the tool to try to remove??
Just is a nice pen to destroy.......

 

[flexi]

Beaufort ink sells the Sirocco...
I turned/ ground the shoulder off a knackered Sierra kit so it could be pushed further into the upper tube, whilst twisting to engage with the thread...
Pm me an address and I'll pop you two in the post and some odds and sods blanks I have...

 

[DuncSuss]

What is a HAEMOSTAT ??? as new to turning

It's not really a turning tool, originally only medics used them but they are very useful for this type of thing. They are like needle-nose pliers with a "lock closed" option. They come in versions that have straight jaws and angled jaws. (The US spelling is "hemostat", I check both spellings when I'm searching for them online.)

 

[Tom.1946]

Beaufort ink sells the Sirocco...
I turned/ ground the shoulder off a knackered Sierra kit so it could be pushed further into the upper tube, whilst twisting to engage with the thread...
Pm me an address and I'll pop you two in the post and some odds and sods blanks I have...

1 Greenvale Park Lands
Antrim
BT41 1SL
Northern Ireland

But you should have my address. Also is the blank for the sirocco tube the same length as the Sierra I.e could take a cut Sierra and put it on a Sirocco???

 

[howsitwork?]

It's not really a turning tool, originally only medics used them but they are very useful for this type of thing. They are like needle-nose pliers with a "lock closed" option. They come in versions that have straight jaws and angled jaws. (The US spelling is "hemostat", I check both spellings when I'm searching for them online.)

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Ah locking forceps ! haemostat makes sense too now I think about it as common use for them !

thanks

 

[DuncSuss]

Ah locking forceps ! haemostat makes sense too now I think about it as common use for them !

thanks

They are also useful for holding a piece of sandpaper if you want to sand inside a clear tube, or inside a hollowform where the neck is too small to safely use your fingers.

 

[howsitwork?]

They are also useful for holding a piece of sandpaper if you want to sand inside a clear tube, or inside a hollowform where the neck is too small to safely use your fingers.

Totally agree but for heavens sake DONT grip with your fingers through the holes if using with power on.

Hold them in your palm and gently ! OK it’s unlikely but if they got a catch the resulting broken fingers would be painful to say the least. His warning was passed to me by a guy who knows

 

[DuncSuss]

Totally agree but for heavens sake DONT grip with your fingers through the holes if using with power on.

Hold them in your palm and gently ! OK it’s unlikely but if they got a catch the resulting broken fingers would be painful to say the least. His warning was passed to me by a guy who knows

If I have the lathe turning, I don't poke my fingers in the neck of the hollowform - and I hold the haemostat/forceps by the stem, not the finger holes