Blank Preparation1. Cuttheblanksabout1/8"longerthantheBrassTubesto allowfor“blow-out”orholeelongation.Maintaingrain orientationofthetwoblanksforturningbyplacingan“x”on eithersideofthecutline.

2. Drilltheblankswitha7mmdrillbitataspeedof900to 1200RPM.

3. PolishtheBrassTubeswith220gritsandpapertoremove oxidationandroughenthetubes.Thiscanbedonebyhand orbychuckingtheminadrillpressorportablehanddrill.

4. PreparetogluewithmediumCA(cyanoacrylate)glueor two-partfastdryingepoxy.

5. Applythegluetotheoutsideofonetubewithaliberal amountaroundthetubeendthatisinsertedfirst.Donot applygluetotheinsideoftheblank,asthiswillcausethe gluetogetinsidetheBrassTubeandruinthetube.

6. Insertthetubewithatwistingmotionintotheblankuntilthe tubeisequidistantbetweenbothendsoftheblank.Wipeoff anyexcessglueontheendsoftheblank.Allowtheglueto dry.Gluethesecondtubeusingthesamemethod.

7. Usingabarreltrimmer,disk,orbeltsander,trimtheends oftheblanksuntilyoucanjustseethebrightbrassends ofthetubes.Thefacesoftheendsmustbeperpendicular totheBrassTubesandparallelwitheachother.Itis imperativetomatchthelengthofthetrimmedblankstothe originallengthoftheBrassTubesandthattheinsidesofthe BrassTubesarecleanandfreeofanyglue.

Turning the Blanks1. Assembletheblanksonthemandrelasshowninthepicture above.Useboth12.7mmBushings,the12mmBushing, andthe9.1mmBushing.The10.3mmBushingwillbe usedlater.Keepthegrainorientationoftheblanksinline whenmounting.

2. Tightenthetailstockandthentightenthemandrelnutthat holdstheblanks.Donotover-tightenthetailstockormandrel nutasthismaycausethemandreltoflex,causingtheblank togooutofround.

3. TurntheUpperTube(shorttube)blanktoaconsistent 1/2"(12.7mm)diameter.Then,turnoffthelatheandreplace the12.7mmBushingbetweentheblankswiththe10.3mm Bushing.Thenewsequenceshouldbe:12.7mm Bushing-UpperBlank-10.3mmBushing-12mm Bushing-LowerBlank-9.1mmBushing.

4. TurnatenonontheendoftheUpperTubetomatchthe 10.3mmBushing.Tenonlengthshouldbeapproximately 3/16"(4.8mm).Takethiscutalittleatatimesothatyoudo

notcutthetenontoosmall.TheremainderoftheUpper BlankshouldbethesamelengthastheFiligree.Thetenon maybecutupto1/32"(1.9mm)long,asthelowerendofthe Filigreewillcoverthegap.Ifthetenonistooshort,therewill beawoodgapbetweentheendoftheFiligreeandthe CenterBand.

5. TurntheLowerTubeblanktothedesiredshape,making surethatthesurfacesnexttothebushingsareturnedtothe samediameterasthebushings.

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

7. Applythefinishofchoiceandpolish.

8. Removetheblanksfromthemandrel,keepingtheblank orientationandgrainpatternsinline.

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Upper Tube (short) NutMandrel “A” Lower Tube (long)

Fancy Summit Bushing Set

Replace with a 10.3 mm

Bushing in Step 3

12.7 mm 12.7 mm 12 mm 9.1 mm

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AssemblyReadtheassemblyinstructionscompletelybeforeassembly.

1. PresstheTipintothenarrowendoftheLowerTube.

2. Withthethreadedendexposed,presstheTwistMechanism intotheotherendoftheLowerTube,approximately1/4" pasttheIndentationRing.TodetermineiftheTwist Mechanismispositionedtothecorrectdepth,threadthe InkCartridgeintotheTwistMechanism.Whenproperlyfitted, approximately1/8"ofthewritingpointshowswhenthe mechanismistwistedopen,andiscoveredwhenthe mechanismistwistedclosed.Ifthepointdoesnotextend farenough,removetheInkCartridgeandpresstheTwist Mechanismfartherintothetube.Becarefulnottopressitin toofarastheTwistMechanismcannotbepulledbackout.

3. SlidetheClipontotheCapstud,thenpresstheCap assemblyintotheendoftheUpperTubeoppositefrom thetenon.

4. SlidetheFiligreeovertheUpperTube.

5. PresstheCenterBandontothetenoncutontheUpperTube duringtheturningprocess.IftheCenterBandisalittle loose,itcanbegluedintoplacewithasmalldropof CA(cyanoacrylate)glue.

6. GentlypushthecompletedUpperTubeassemblyontothe TwistMechanismbyhand.

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