Broken Pelikan, Repair Advice

[gds]

Hi Folks,

 

Last year I bought an old Pelikan (in a market in India). But there's been an accident - the pen (capped) was knocked off a low table and when I took a look, well, see for yourself (sorry for the lack of detail on the break itself- I'll try to replace the photo with something better lit if that would help; the light here in my office isn't so good):

 

 

Now, that's a pretty clean break, and I can't help thinking that it should be possible to put things right with some kind of adhesive. What should I be using (or is it crazy to even think of doing this myself? I don't want to do anything that'll make things worse!)

Edited July 23, 2014 by gds

[vikrmbedi]

my suggestion would be to atleast remove the nib unit from the section, by gently holding the nib and screwing in out, before you try to repair the pen in any way.

 

I am not sure if it would work, but the best adhesive for similar situations is araldite. better wait for expert advise.

 

from the looks of it, you have a pelikan 140... sorry for your loss... : (

[FarmBoy]

If the pen is a 140 I'd be inclined to just replace the section. The break in in a high stress spot and even a solvent weld on a clean break in uncompromised celluloid would be iffy. And a repair would likely cost well more than a section.

[watch_art]

Or make a new section

 

http://newtonpens.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/pelikan-section-repair/

[daredevil22r]

I've made sections out of aluminum. Still waiting for a member here to try it out and see if I did a good job.

If you can send me the broken pieces, I can take measurements and build you one. I have aluminum, steel and brass I can work with.

[FarmBoy]

Better to use hard rubber, many ink formulations will destroy aluminum.

[watch_art]

That's what I used in the past for my builds.

 

You mentioned finding old sections - a quick search didn't turn anything up that I could find.

Are there loose sections for sale? I've never heard of that. That would be great for people.

[daredevil22r]

Better to use hard rubber, many ink formulations will destroy aluminum.

Really? How so. I'm new to ask this, and still have a lot to learn.

What about brass, or copper?

Where would I find the hard rubber?

Thanks

[rhr2010]

How do you remove a section from a Pelikan? I don't think that is a trivial job. I doubt they were pressure fit. Being piston fillers, sections were not meant to be removed. I repaired a lot of Pelikan's pistons, but I never removed a section. I repaired a modern Pelikan M800 with a similar fracture (I had originally bought it for parts) and the repair is seamless and it has been holding for years. I used MEK.

[watch_art]

When I removed broken sections, I cut them off on my metal lathe. The barrel has a small tenon coming out that the section is glued onto.

 

Check out these pics-

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/0125.jpg?w=1000&h=

 

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/0135.jpg?w=1000&h=

 

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/0047.jpg?w=1000&h=

 

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/0058.jpg?w=1000&h=

[kidde]

The barrel has a small tenon coming out that the section is glued onto.

Thanks for this and the pics. I have a 120 with a crack in the section. I've glued it and it is holding fine, but if/when that fails I can chuck it up and replace it. One more reason I love this place, always informative.

 

Paul

[watch_art]

As long as you can cut 4 start 36 tpi threads on your metal lathe you'll be fine. And if you have questions about best way to hold the section for shaping and threading I'd be glad to help there as well.