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[AP852]

I had the bladder replaced on my lever fill Sheaffer desk pen when I was visiting the USA a couple summers ago, but the nib has since detached from the pen body. I am thinking this is a pretty straight forward repair I could do myself with the proper adhesive. Any tips for what I would need to do to fix it the proper way? (Or is it something I should leave to professionals?) Thanks!!

 

[Roger W.]

No adhesive as it should be friction fit into the section.  You would need to take off the sac and take the feed with nib and reassemble into the section.

 

Roger W. 

[david i]

AP852, do you mean the nib has fallen out of the gripping area or the entire gripping area including  nib has fallen out of the long barrel?

 

regards

 

d

[AP852]

Ah, sorry. I see I've used wrong terminology. Yes, David, the gripping area is too lose to stay in the barrel. The nib is firmly in the gripping area, so no problem there.

[Roger W.]

That makes more sense.  You can build up the section with shellac if it is fairly close which it sounds like it is.

 

Roger W.

[D Armstrong]

Shellac, and nothing else no matter how much you are tempted. It won't likely take too much, is very solid, completely reversible, original, and cheap. You can build up layers of it if the section is quite loose, but first try just a bit around the circumference of the nipple, near the front end. You can clean up any squeeze-out using a rag dampened with rubbing alcohol.

[Norm]

I think you should let the shellac dry before trying to fit the nipple back in the pen. If you put it in wet, you will need heat to be able to get it back out.

[AP852]

Thanks everyone! So... do you know a place that sells shellac which ships internationally?

[david i]

Orange/Amber Shellac. Not regular Shellac.

 

regards

 

d