Opening Jammed Feed Of Nos Sheaffer Lady Fp

[Dr. Saleem Ali]

About one year ago, I acquired an NOS Sheaffer Lady FP ,But I could not enjoy writing as the feeder was badly jammed ; it neither got any ink into it nor expelled any. I tried washing with water ,soaking in water

 

and high pressure oxygen through the feed but nothing worked ,the pen could only be used as a dip pen .Today I took the pen to a local repairman in Karachi ; he opened the blocked feed by totally disassembling

 

the nib and feed from the section and after thorough cleaning put the pen back in writing and relieved my long frustration. Here are the pictures of the nib and feed taken by mobile camera for those interested in

 

this vintage pen.

 

[Pickwick]

The feed is too far away from the nib tip.It should be about 2mm from it. Try pushing the nib further into the section. That should solve your problem.

Edited July 29, 2015 by Pickwick

[Dr. Saleem Ali]

Thanks .The purpose of the post was to show pics of the nib and feed after disassembly. The smaller ring in top pic looks like a washer and the larger one is screw-type mechanism for securing the nib and the feed in the section . IMHOP ,Sheaffer lady are very good pens ,not restricted to ladies but also liked and appreciated by men!

[ac12]

Yes, sometimes you have to open up the pen to get at all the dried ink.

But that is after you have expended all other avenues, as disassembling could damage parts.