I've just unscrewed the barrel of my Sailor 1911 to refill the pen, and a small piece of black rubber/elastic came out as the thread turned. It's a bit longer and about twice as thick as an eyelash.

Does anyone have an explanation for what just happened?! Has this piece come off the pen (possibly from the thread inside the barrel), or have I just somehow managed to trap a random piece of rubber/elastic inside my pen? Or have I just gone insane? (The pen still screws back together perfectly, by the way, but I've yet to refill it with ink.)

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Neil

Hi Neil,

Is it a rubber washer / seal of some sort ?

Gary

Neil, sounds like the o-ring on the thread broke. My Sailors have these small o-rings on the section's threads to ensure a proper fit and to keep any ink from leaking out should there be a mishap inside the barrel.

It'll be a challenge to find an o-ring of that size, so I suggest contacting Sailor Pen Europe and see if they'll send you a replacement o-ring. In the meantime, you can get some teflon tape from your local plumbing shop and cut a tiny strip of it and wrap it around the thread. It'll do the trick until you secure the o-ring.

Here's a pic to show where the o-ring goes.


Sailor Pen Europe
Mill Studio 102
Crane Mead, Ware
Hertfordshire SG12 9PY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1920 444354
Fax: +44 (0)1920 444359
Email: info@sailorpen.co.uk
Website: http://www.sailorpen.co.uk/

So my guess was correct. Good one Apollo, there's always an answer to be had on FPN.

Gary

Apollo

That's it! Thanks so much for your help (and thanks also, Gary, for your comments). I'd never even noticed the o-ring before. I'll get in touch with the Sailor office in the UK.

Thanks again for your help

Neil