Yeah, the sting of that failure left a mark for a few days, but I knew I'd have to get past it. The point was to find a nice pen for my wife, and it didn't have to be that pen and my pen-restoration-ego. In time, the solution appeared, magically.
So, yeah, there are some that just don't pan out no matter your knowledge or tactics. I share with one of my best pen friends a basic motto for doing this work: "The tuition for Pen Repair School is broken pens."
Cheers,
Jon
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