Vacumatic cap question
#1
Posted 09 September 2014 - 12:40 AM
#2
Posted 09 September 2014 - 12:43 AM
It is possible the threads that initially engaged have been stripped, while allowing the cap to close further on pen allows exposure to healthier threads. I would not expect a burgundy lockdown Junior (marbled?) to have a single digit date code.
regards
david
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#4
Posted 09 September 2014 - 01:55 AM
worn threads....
sometimes you can modify the section length or the inner cap length, but at the same time better measure and adjust the nib and feed height.
new caps are not an easy prospect.
#5
Posted 09 September 2014 - 02:07 AM
A couple of the repair guys-- Ron Zorn comes to mind-- can expand barrels a bit often given better engagement of caps. It is a tricky process.
Email: isaacson@frontiernet.net
#6
Posted 09 September 2014 - 05:09 PM
Caps and barrels wear together, which is why you can often swap caps and barrels, and have the parts work when they jump as originally found.
The inner cap of a Vac is machined into the cap, not pushed in is it is on other pen, that is unless it's a "opps" cap where a seperate inner cap was made to compensate for a botched one. It is JUST long enough for the nib to clear, and there is rarely enough room to shorten it without having to set the nib into the section quite a bit. Shortening the section makes it look funny, and is noticeable.
The best way to repair the pen is to have the barrel threads stretched. The process expands the first couple or few threads so that they engage with the threads in the cap. Many times the repair is invisible, completely unoticeable, yet the cap screws on securely on the barrel as it should. The advantage wiht a Vac is that even though the barrel is stretched, because the section threads reach down far enough that it screws in and is snug, and when sealed with thread sealant doesn't leak. I've done this on many pens including many of my own, and none have come back with the same problem since I started doing the procedure.
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#7
Posted 10 September 2014 - 12:58 AM
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