Cracked Feed/section Repair? [1920's Wahl Gold-Filled]

[Synnove]

I understand the easiest solution would be a new section from a doner pen, however the metal sections are not common, nor are they available by themselves for a reasonable price from what I've seen on Ebay. I'd prefer to repair it by re-attaching the seperated piece as shown in the attached pictures.

Does anyone have some suggestions concerning how this could be accomplished? Professional services are not preferred due to the lack of pen restorers in Portland, OR (to my knowledge at least).

On a separate but related matter I do have one more question: when the pen had an intact sac and was operational, it frequently leaked in to the cap once the section had become loose. Even when the section was subsequently braced tight in the barrel via some paper, it still leaked. I cannot tell if this is due to the section not being shellaced in to the barrel properly or if it's because the pen has a Skyline nib (the very edges of the nib rub the inner portion of the cap when the pen is closed).

Any ideas concerning these matters would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

[Synnove]

No suggestions? Anyone?

[Ron Z]

I routinely repair these. I replace the broken sac nipple with a piece made from hard rubber. The repair is pretty much invisible.

 

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