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Stubborn feed section
I need some suggestions on how to remove a stubborn feed section.
General feed removal tips are welcome. More specific I just acquired a PARKER SENIOR STREAMLINE YELLOW DUOFOLD. No chips or cracks very clean with black ends. I should just polish it and put it on display but a pen should be in working order. How do I remove the feed with out damaging the pen? I have tried with padded pliers squeezing and twisting as much as I dare. |
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Are you trying to remove the nib and feed from the section, or are you
trying to remove the section from the barrel? Do you have Frank Dubiel's (RIP) repair manual? All the advice you need will be in there. People here will be glad to help but there is no substitute for having the repair bible at hand. This is going to be a tough comment but I'll make it anyway: if you are asking the questions you already have, using the confused terminology you have already used, then you should not be working on a pen of that fragility, value, and historical significance yourself. At this point I would proceed no further until you learn the proper names for a pen and get to know pen repair in general and then Duofolds specifically. If the confusion is just a matter of translation into English, then I sincerely apologize to you in advance. |
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On Fri, 07 May 2004 20:47:38 -0400, Quarter Horseman
wrote: Are you trying to remove the nib and feed from the section, or are you trying to remove the section from the barrel? Do you have Frank Dubiel's (RIP) repair manual? All the advice you need will be in there. People here will be glad to help but there is no substitute for having the repair bible at hand. This is going to be a tough comment but I'll make it anyway: if you are asking the questions you already have, using the confused terminology you have already used, then you should not be working on a pen of that fragility, value, and historical significance yourself. At this point I would proceed no further until you learn the proper names for a pen and get to know pen repair in general and then Duofolds specifically. If the confusion is just a matter of translation into English, then I sincerely apologize to you in advance. OK, section from the barrel. I have removed many sections from many pens, about twelve Duofolds. Of late I have had more success then failures. Da Book has been ordered. This pen is too nice to mess up that is why I am asking. I have a reprint of the Parker repair manual but it does not go into removing frozen sections. For all I know it could have been glued in by the previous owner. I understand what this pen is that is why it is not open or broken right now. I guess this is not a good time to ask about Snorkels. |
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The plastic on a mandarin Duofold is VERY brittle. I wouldn't apply too much
pressure. Mandarin's are better off in the hands of expert repair people. -- Bob "Earl Camembert" wrote in message news I need some suggestions on how to remove a stubborn feed section. General feed removal tips are welcome. More specific I just acquired a PARKER SENIOR STREAMLINE YELLOW DUOFOLD. No chips or cracks very clean with black ends. I should just polish it and put it on display but a pen should be in working order. How do I remove the feed with out damaging the pen? I have tried with padded pliers squeezing and twisting as much as I dare. |
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On Sat, 08 May 2004 03:19:11 GMT, "Bob Sachs"
wrote: The plastic on a mandarin Duofold is VERY brittle. I wouldn't apply too much pressure. Mandarin's are better off in the hands of expert repair people. Understood pens of that age are all brittle. Any suggestions on making them more supple? Also how about some tips on removing sections form ANY pen. |
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Earl Camembert writes:
I guess this is not a good time to ask about Snorkels. Nah, ask away! Snorkels are not rare or fragile. A tad complex, but nothing that someone who is reasonably methodical can't handle. A Mandarin Yellow Senior Duofold is a different story and raises hair all around when it comes to taking it apart. That yellow plastic can be so very fragile... |
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On Fri, 07 May 2004 23:05:18 -0500, Tim McNamara
wrote: Earl Camembert writes: I guess this is not a good time to ask about Snorkels. Nah, ask away! Snorkels are not rare or fragile. A tad complex, but nothing that someone who is reasonably methodical can't handle. A Mandarin Yellow Senior Duofold is a different story and raises hair all around when it comes to taking it apart. That yellow plastic can be so very fragile... Is it more fragile then the orange, black or green? My yellow pen does seem to have a lot of life in it. |
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Earl Camembert wrote:
Is it more fragile then the orange, black or green? My yellow pen does seem to have a lot of life in it. Although the HR Duofolds are very fragile as well, the mandarins are well known for their brittleness (yes, the mandarin plastic is more brittle than the orange, black, and green plastics Parker used). You should use heat anytime you remove (and install) a section on an old pen. How often have you used heat to remove sections? A professional repairperson will likely have a variable temp heat gun he/she has used on dozens if not hundreds of pens including scores of mandarins. This is where experience (not just knowledge) can be the key to success. A person who has successfully restored scores of these things will have developed a feel for the material, i.e., how much heat to use, how much torque to apply while removing the section, etc. Some soaking of the section may be necessary, but, as with using heat, you have to be careful with soaking. I'm with others here who're recommending that you send the pen to a professional restorer. -- Good luck! Bernadette |
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Earl Camembert wrote:
Understood pens of that age are all brittle. Any suggestions on making them more supple? Also how about some tips on removing sections form ANY pen. Read this and other articles on David's site: http://www.vintagepens.com/pen_repair_donts.htm Bernadette |
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On Sat, 8 May 2004 07:38:20 -0400, "BLandolf"
wrote: (SNIP) I'm with others here who're recommending that you send the pen to a professional restorer. -- Good luck! Bernadette I swear an oath on my Parker "Jack Knife" (my favorite pen) I will not damage the Mandarin. I was thinking about heat but wanted some advise. As for soaking what is recommended? I use ammonia and water. |
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