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I recently obtained this poor Balance that's been fitted with a Mabie Todd SWAIN 14k nib.

 

The barrel end looks like it had a close encounter with a heat source.

 

Any suggestions on rehabilitating the pen?

 

Should I just use it for parts/scrap celluloid?

 

How about the nib? Any particular value there?

 

Thanks for any input!

 

Steve

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At first I would have told you to send it right up to bed without any ink... ;)

 

but now that I saw the photo I agree with risingsun - parts pen. It was a nice looking pen too.

 

I wonder what happened to it?

 

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I've seen quite a few of the videos that VirtuThe3rd has posted and they show some of the repair guys using a heat gun to work the materials. I'm assuming it's harder than they make it look since those guys are masters of their art. If this pen didn't put you back, you may want to experiment.

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I've seen quite a few of the videos that VirtuThe3rd has posted and they show some of the repair guys using a heat gun to work the materials. I'm assuming it's harder than they make it look since those guys are masters of their art. If this pen didn't put you back, you may want to experiment.

Hmmmm... I'll have to check them out. Who knows, maybe I have mad heat gun skills :)

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If it turns out you discover unknown heat skills, I want to see the pics!

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to get the section out you wouldn't be aiming at the opposite end of the pen. I suspect left too close to a heat source otherwise and lucky it didn't go up in flames. its either in the parts bin, or you could attempt a frankenpen by slicing off the back end and gluing a matching part from another pen. still going to look less than original though.

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Note that the section is not a Sheaffer part, nor is the pressure bar, which is from a low-quality pen.

 

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Sounds like good 'play' material then. Is the SWAN nib anything special (other than anything "old" is special).

 

Thanks!

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It looks like parts. The nib looks nice, I'm sure you can find a use for a good 14K nib.

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If you want you can try to reshape the barrel end by grinding and filling dents with some epoxy glue, then paint the end black. If you have access to a lathe it would be great for even shaping. That will never be a high end pen again but maybe you can donate it to some child after the treatment or sell away cheaply.

There are other ways than the easiest one too.

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