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I dropped my Pilot kakuno today and it landed on the nib... it had become a right-leaning hook. I managed to flatten and straighten it out well enough that it writes properly again and looks nearly good as new, the metal is still just a little wavy though towards the end. Good thing it's a cheap pen, but I still love it and had a mini heart attack when I heard it hit the floor.

 

I was wondering, even though in a lot of cases problems with FPs are repairable, what events have forced you to send certain pens into permanent retirement?

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I dropped my Pilot kakuno today and it landed on the nib... it had become a right-leaning hook. I managed to flatten and straighten it out well enough that it writes properly again and looks nearly good as new, the metal is still just a little wavy though towards the end. Good thing it's a cheap pen, but I still love it and had a mini heart attack when I heard it hit the floor.

 

I was wondering, even though in a lot of cases problems with FPs are repairable, what events have forced you to send certain pens into permanent retirement?

A Conway and stewart 67 is sitting in my parts draw currently, the feed broke in half when I was using it and at the same time bent the whole nib 90 degrees up. Needless to say no amount of super glue will fix a snapped feed, so I am on the look out for a parts 67, the nib is fixable, I just need to get my hands on a nib block, or learn how to fix borked nibs with a small hammer like this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaDeSK208sM .

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Is it semi-vintage or vintage; put it aside for when one don't go out on a wild weekend, and send it off for repair. If it's a pen you'd buy again if you had too.

 

Same goes for if it is 'new' and or "cheap"; then look to Ebay for a slightly used one or a front section for your c/c pen.

 

Lets say you had an old cheap Wearever....was it real pretty....then think of having it repaired one day....even if the cost of repair is much more than worth.

It's pretty. :) :P

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I have a burgundy Sheaffer pen that has the nib unit stuck in the cap. I have tried various methods to extract it with no luck. But I have kept it for over 10 years in this condition. Someday I hope to make it to a pen show and plan to take it to see if the experts are able to fix. I really liked the color so I could not part with it.

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A gold Waterman 5421/2v ring top in hand etched vine. Repair could damage the gorgeous overlay so I have been advised to allow her to retire gracefully

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A pen that does not fit my hand or is too heavy.

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I have a burgundy Sheaffer pen that has the nib unit stuck in the cap. I have tried various methods to extract it with no luck. But I have kept it for over 10 years in this condition. Someday I hope to make it to a pen show and plan to take it to see if the experts are able to fix. I really liked the color so I could not part with it.

 

 

I had a Parker Falcon with it's nib stuck inside it's cap. I only kept it for about 6 months then I threw it away.

 

I've never heard of nibs getting stuck in caps before... how does such a thing occur? The nib should be much smaller than the cap, right?

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I have a burgundy Sheaffer pen that has the nib unit stuck in the cap. I have tried various methods to extract it with no luck. But I have kept it for over 10 years in this condition. Someday I hope to make it to a pen show and plan to take it to see if the experts are able to fix. I really liked the color so I could not part with it.

 

What about using a heat gun or hot (not boiling) water to "expand" the cap so you can pull the nib section out?

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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I have an old Parker 45 that has developed a crack in the section or collar, I cant remember which. Anyway, it leaks ink through the crack. I don't enjoy the pen enough to get it fixed but for sentimental reasons I don't plan on getting rid of it. I guess it is relegated to the back corner of a drawer for eternity.

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