Lever Bar replacement?

[watch_art]

okay, now for some pics. got em both inked up with new sacs and they write wonderfully.

 

i used a drop of shellac (hope that's not too taboo or a great big no no) under the lip of the lever on the green pen so that the lever doesn't flail about when i'm using it. right now, to fill it with ink, i just take the section and sac out, squish the sac with nib submerged, let go of the sac, and let it fill up that-a-way.

 

don't know if it's possible to replace the bar, if not i'll just use a more permanent adhesive to hold the bar in place. i don't think i'd like to rip it out or anything. even though the cap is trashed (sorta) i still really like the looks of the pen. it can be my beater pen! yeah. i'll beat stuff up with it. :roflmho:

 

and also, on the green pen, the feed extends beyond the sides of the nib. possibly something replaced at some point? weird. still writes just find, but looks awful. oh well, it fits the personality of the pen, i guess.

 

 

i also love the see-throughy-ness of the grips of these pens. so cool.

 

so basically i want to know if there is a way for me to be able to fix or secure the lever, and fill the hole in the cap on the Green Gremlin.

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and on to the green gremlin...

 

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[Ron Z]

You are likely to crack the barrel if you repeatedly remove the section. Either that or the section will become so loose that it falls out.

 

Donor pens are out there - so use one to replace the lever. You can also straighten out the lever by removing it, and then flattening it out again against a hardwood block. If you need a pressure bar, you can buy them at Woodbin for a reasonable price. Note that you may have to grind the sides of the channel of the bar itself so that it holds the lever closed against the barrel.

 

Just a note about replacing the lever. The replacement should come from a barrel of similar size. The hole in the lever, which is the pivot point, is placed so that the when the lever presses down on the J bar, it compresses the sac completely. Use one from a smaller pen, and the sac won't be squeezed enough to get a complete fill. Use one from a larger pen, and the lever won't lift all of the way up because it hits the other side of the barrel.

[watch_art]

i know my handwriting is pitiful from the post above, but i did finally get to replace the lever, from a smaller pen, so i might not be getting a full fill, but it's enough for me. and i actually put some shellac on the section so it's stuck in the barrel now. glad i don't have to take it out to refill the pen, that's for sure. and the lever seems to lay pretty flat, so the pressure bar from the lady pen must be just right, as well.

 

thanks for your comments!

 

cheers

[Garageboy]

Worse case, remove the lever and pressure bar and use as a coin filler, but only as an absolute last resort

[watch_art]

it works. it already works. i fixed it. i reused my ring once i got the bent lever off, and put a donor lever and pressure bar in it. it's GOOD.

Edited June 18, 2010 by watch_art