Parker 61 arrow repair

One of the most common problems with Parker 61's is a missing arrow.

So I decided to start making my own arrows. Since I have one complete (with arrow) pen, I use it as a guide for size and form.

I take a fine sheet of aluminum metal. Using scissors I start cutting a rough arrow form.

The final form is done using a Dremel and carefully trimming the contour until it matches the original arrow.

The arrow is then glued with cyanoacrylate glue. After a couple of hours the surfaces are polished with very fine sandpaper and polish.

Here is the final result:

- original (teal P61)

- two fabricated arrows (black and gray P61)

Are they perfect? Not yet. But they match my requirements and I had a lot of fun doing it!

Regards,

fernobre

That looks like a pretty decent way to salvage a hood.  However, I don't know how long cyanoacrylate glue will hold up.  That type of glue tends to break down after some time when exposed to enough water.  Epoxy might be a better choice.

Hypo-cement would be good too.  The cyanoacrylate glue will fail.  It may not fail in a month, but it will eventually lose it's grip.

I bet the black one was done first and the gray was the second. It always gets better with each repair When it comes to the glue, you could probably use a teeny bit of Gorilla Glue (but using this glue takes a bit of practice on small objects) or Epoxy. But that's something to worry about when the current bond fails ;-)