Duke Shark

[BarryR]

Please explain what the melted wax trick is, or what you did with the shellac?

Hi,

 

Happy to oblige...

 

Lacking an inner-cap-pulling tool, I opted for a brute-force approach, and simply brushed shellac all around the lip of the inner cap, letting it drip down, between inner and outer caps, toward the clip attachment point. Let me be clear: I glopped a lot of shellac in there, and it took a long time to dry (I kept the cap upside down in a vertical pen rest during the drying process). Again, here, multiple applications were required. But ultimately the cap was sealed. Because the repair was effected from the inside, it is entirely invisible.

I just bought five Duke pens (Shark, Gentleman's, Blue Star King, Silver Ring and Nobility) from goldquills for very reasonable prices. The Blue Star King went to my 7 yr old son as his first fountain pen.

 

Anyway, the Shark and the Gentleman's have air leaks in the cap as described above. The other three do not.

 

I was going to try the wax or Shellac method. If I use shellac, is there a product I can get at a hardware store or does it have to be a special product for pens?

Is there a glue that would work?

 

Thanks