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I just acquired an Osmiroid 65 and I'd like to clean it and give it try. How does one flush the sack? Just fill with water like you do with ink? Sorry I'm a newbie
Hi Sam,
Welcome to FPN.
The Osmiroid 65 is an easy pen to deal with, a nib soak and a flush is as good a place to start as any. Soak the nib and section end of the pen in a glass of cold water overnight, the nib unit in these pens unscrew and it should come out in the morning. You can add a small amount of household ammonia and try again if plain water doesn't do the job first time round. You can flush the pen through with water when the nib is out, nibs for these are easily available in many styles
If the sac is not intact, you can tell this if you gently lift the filling lever and it will only move a small amount then stops the sac is probably hardened. if you can lift the lever without putting too much load on it, open it to 90 degrees and turn the pen so that the lever slot is pointing down ward, if any black crud drops out then the sac has crumbled.
If the lever lifts easily and smoothly, dip the end of the pen in water and see if there are bubbles produced when you lift the lever then you have a sac that is intact although it might well need replacing in a short while.
The section that holds the nib unit is a tight friction fit on the very early pens and a screw fit on the later pens and if you can remove this easily you can see the state of the sac without having to resort to the above methods and the sacs are available from several suppliers the choice is yours. you will need some shellac to attach the sac, this too is easily available, probably from the same people as supply the sac.
I hope that this is of some help to you
Cheers, John
Welcome to FPN.
The Osmiroid 65 is an easy pen to deal with, a nib soak and a flush is as good a place to start as any. Soak the nib and section end of the pen in a glass of cold water overnight, the nib unit in these pens unscrew and it should come out in the morning. You can add a small amount of household ammonia and try again if plain water doesn't do the job first time round. You can flush the pen through with water when the nib is out, nibs for these are easily available in many styles
If the sac is not intact, you can tell this if you gently lift the filling lever and it will only move a small amount then stops the sac is probably hardened. if you can lift the lever without putting too much load on it, open it to 90 degrees and turn the pen so that the lever slot is pointing down ward, if any black crud drops out then the sac has crumbled.
If the lever lifts easily and smoothly, dip the end of the pen in water and see if there are bubbles produced when you lift the lever then you have a sac that is intact although it might well need replacing in a short while.
The section that holds the nib unit is a tight friction fit on the very early pens and a screw fit on the later pens and if you can remove this easily you can see the state of the sac without having to resort to the above methods and the sacs are available from several suppliers the choice is yours. you will need some shellac to attach the sac, this too is easily available, probably from the same people as supply the sac.
I hope that this is of some help to you
Cheers, John
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