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Inventery Bolt-Action Pen
choobies
24
May 30, 2018
Just got my large one in Brushed Chrome, and it's really great, except for one thing. After extending and retracting the ink a few times, the round bolt-action nub that sticks out from the pen loosens, because it is actually just screwed into the mechanism inside. When loose, it jiggles, and if not manually tightened, I imagine it would eventually just fall out of the pen. I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary with it, it loosens from the natural thumb motion required to engage the bolt-action. Is there any solution to this? Having to worry about this issue ruins the entire pen for me :/
Joetombob
7
May 31, 2018
choobiesI've experienced the same thing.
choobies
24
May 31, 2018
JoetombobAnother thing I just noticed is a similar loosening issue with the top cap. Even if I screw it in tightly, using the bolt action a couple times loosens the top cap.. I'm guessing because the cap is a metal-on-metal threading, the impact of the bolt action loosens the threading. Do you have this experience too?
JCHENG
65
May 31, 2018
choobiesIf you screw the bolt it in tightly with a flat wedge it wont loosen from use. We disassemble/assemble it before shipping out in order to brush the chrome, but I'm sure this can be avoided if you tighten the bolt.
JCHENG
65
May 31, 2018
choobiesWith the cap, it takes a little extra force to tighten it, it's the metal -on- metal thing but if you put some force into it the cap shouldn't loosen either.
JCHENG
65
May 31, 2018
JoetombobYou can remove the clip and use it as a flat wedge to screw in the bolt. If you just put a tiny bit of force on in, it won't loosen.
JCHENG
65
May 31, 2018
choobiesyou can also use the edge of the clip in lieu of a flat wedge to firmly secure the bolt.
pukeko
15
Jun 8, 2018
choobiesI am finding that too. I took a large flathead to it and gave it a good tighten and haven't had it loosen since.
Omniseed
1972
Jul 26, 2018
choobiesTry using a little bit of blue loctite or equivalent thread locking compound, it's basically not optional in knives and I bet the same goes for threaded pen components.
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