Wahl Metal Pen Missing Internal Pressure Bar

[Greenie]

Anyone with an idea for replacing a missing internal bar on a Wahl metal pen. The rest of the pen is great, just no internal bar to attach to the lever.

 

Has anyone made one from anything else? Or used a spring pressure bar - not really correct, but is it functional? Or wait for the worst nibless Wahl metal pen on ebay and hope to buy it cheap and then hope there is a bar inside?

Or maybe Syd or some other kind soul will chime in and sell one really cheap for a full length Wahl #2 with later flat lever?

 

I would love to hear some ideas, or even some failures to know what I should not do.

[Tylerjordan]

Are you looking for J-bars? You can get them at various fountain pen shops like AndersonPens

Edited July 12, 2014 by Tylerjordan

[AndrewC]

Try calling Fred Krinke at the The Fountain Pen Shop in Monrovia. And then drive there and have a blast. http://www.yelp.com/biz/fountain-pen-shop-inc-monrovia

Take your pen and see what he has. The shop really is a treasure trove. You can also find them on line readily. Some of the lever bars for Wahls can be a little tricky to put in because of how they fit at the end. If you have one of those, bear in mind a tinker-toy sized dowel is the perfect implement to hold the bar in place while doing the rest of the operation. Buying a replacement should be around $7-$10.00 I would think.

[Greenie]

This missing part is the simple flat bar bar that slides over the prongs on the end of the lever internally. I have about 15 or so Wahl all metal pens and all the ones with the flat lever seem the same on the inside. Just wondering if there is a work around to finding an actual replacement.

 

I am about 90 minutes from The Fountain Pen Shop. This is not the worst reason for another visit.

 

That or I decide which of my Wahl metal pens I care about the least and make that the one with the missing part!