Thanks folks! I could never have made the improvements that I have so far without the wisdom and encouragement of the collective!
The pen was a lost cause on two occasions in the making. The first was when drilling the cap section I managed to go too fast too quick and the drill got stuck in the blank - cup of boiling hot water came to the rescue. Then when assembled I discovered I’d forgotten to put the clip on so had to disassemble part of the cap section again
. Managed to hold the cap section in the pen jaws and knock out the top of the cap. I was convinced that I would make a mess of things and it’d be back to the drawing board. But it survived despite my efforts and is a really beautiful pen!
Alex
