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Step 8 Dial 911

(Due to the violent nature of this step, we have not included a picture) Using any sharp implement (scissors, knife, axe, etc) cut the refil to be the same length as the original ink. (please use adult supervision)

Comments

[Plo Koon]

At the sight of the knife, the pen screamed," AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH! NO! NO! PLEASE, NO!!"
But alas, its cries and pleas for mercy did not soften the Instrucableist's cruel, stone heart.
As the knife sawed through the defenseless pen, horrible screams of pain pierced and rent the air, and yet the brutal Instructableist was deaf to them.

[SteampunkManiac]

U IS SPOOKY!!!!!!

[Plo Koon]

Thank you.

[account3r2]

LOL

[ninjasamurai]

Yay now lets start sawing pencils for the sound it makes... MWHAHAHAHA

[wetware]

I should have just bought the Mont Blanc: my dentist is going to charge $425 for the repairs to my teeth.

[SteampunkManiac]

ROFLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!

[TheRevisionist]

wait, so now i have to find an adult? its gonna take like forever for the five year old i just made to be an adult.

[Chimex14]

ROFL

[foxtrot4697]

lol. If childs age goes above 5 redo step 5

[someniceguyon]

lol omfg, thats great

[RunsWithExplosives]

I didn't know adult supervision was sharp.

[wingsgtrfrk]

dang it! and I thought adult supervision was SAFE!!!!!!!!!!

[arduinoe]

ITS PEN MUTILATION

[santy22]

is that the name of a band or a new kind of porn? 'cause it sure sounds like one!

[arduinoe]

but somehow its funny ..............

[(seabear)]

hee hee, dead pen!

[kb8dnr]

An alternative to cutting the top off the mont blanc refill is to use a two bit o-ring as a spacer to extend the G2 body to accommodate the longer mont blanc refill. Unscrew the pen, and place the o-ring over the lower half of the G2 pen body just above the rubber grip. I found my o-rings in the Sears Hardware plumbing department. They measured 5/16" ID by 7/16" OD by 1/16" thick, and were in a package marked F80 that contained four o-rings. An added bonus is this modification is reversible -- just remove the o-ring. Also the refill can still be used in a mont blanc body... Enjoy and Happy Hacking!

[lobo_pal]

Great idea, kudos.

[kittykat123]

A simple emery board will do, cheap and easy just file it down...

[fungus amungus]

A concrete sidewalk works, too.

[lyndefan77]

I found that a boxcutter did the job remarkably well. I just held the pricey refill next to the cheap one on my desk, and gave the pricey one a bit of a bris to match the cheap ones size. With the boxcutter it just clipped right off. I thought I may have to saw it a bit but it cut through the plastic very easy.

[nemroff]

woozy!

[nemroff]

using a dremel isn't any better than using a hot knife, both melt the plastic from the heat, both make you woozy. YAY WOOZY!

[hazaelox]

Perfectionist: LakeLivin ;)

[Dougmeister]

Blue plastic. Black, in my case. Dremels were made for this type of work :-)

[LakeLivin]

Or, do you mean cut the blue plastic at the end of the Mont Blanc refill to match the overall length of the G2 refill?

[LakeLivin]

Again, for clarity, do you mean "cut the threaded portion of the Mont Blanc refill to be the same length as the threaded portion of the original ink refill"? (the refills themselves look like they are the same length to me)

[Matt23]

couldn't you just use a file instead of using such "dangerous" things

[Forrest O.]

plastic fumes are known to cause triple-clicking the post buttons

[xasx]

plastic fumes are very dangerous

[xasx]

plastic fumes are very dangerous

[xasx]

plastic fumes are very dangerous

[sg8_tau]

What I like to do when cutting plastic is heat up a knife in the gas flame of a cooker then use the hot knife blade to do the cutting. (Just watch out for the plastic fumes unless you like that woozy feeling.)