Sheaffer Legacy Vs Pfm

[Inky.Fingers]

Are the nibs interchangeable?

 

Are the rollerball unit interchangeable with its nibs counterpart?

[amberleadavis]

If you don't get a quick response, Terri at Peyton Street Pens ought to know.

[Inky.Fingers]

Thanks.

[zaddick]

I am pretty sure the nibs are not interchangeable. There are even differences in the Legacy series.

 

For the Legacy pens I have seen rb pens turned into FP so it should work both ways in the same generation.

[kernando]

Did you mean to ask about PFMs? They are Snorkel fillers, and I think they were discontinued before rollerballs were brought out. Legacies used to be equipped for Touchdown converters, right? And the later ones make you unscrew the barrel? I wouldn't mess around with swapping on the earlier ones.

[lyonlover]

No, not at all. Even though they look a lot alike, the sections are almost completely different altogether. Even if you tried to screw the Legacy section into a PFM, you would find the threads do not match (PFM threads are a lot "finer"/have shorter thread pitch).

 

Also, the Touchdown Legacies (Legacy and Legacy 2) have the same section design as any Legacy, with variations only in clutch design (3 "feet" vs. the washer thing). The Touchdown Legacy pens have special Touchdown barrels, O-rings near the section threads, and a goofy gold-plated sac converter and are otherwise normal C/C sections. A Touchdown Legacy section can screw into a non-Touchdown Legacy (the newer Legacy Heritage) and a non-Touchdown section can screw into a Touchdown barrel.

 

Regarding the Legacy series of rollerballs and FPs alone, though, a FP section can be used with a rollerball barrel, but not vise-versa. A rollerball section cannot be used with an FP barrel, and this goes for both Touchdown and non-Touchdown barrels. This is because the rollerball cartridge needs a holder in the barrel to make sure it doesn't slide back when the barrel is on. As far as I know, FP barrels do not have this holder.

 

I hope this makes sense

 

Update: I just read your other thread. I heard that RichardAndTracy, a member here, managed to machine his own connector for a Parker 61 to convert it from a capillary pen to a C/C pen, so that could (just could) be possible with your PFM. However, this may be made difficult by the need for a Snorkel tube. Also, a custom barrel would have to be made, too (this I recommend, because the PFM barrels are made of a fragile plastic. A custom barrel made of acrylic would be very nice). This would come out to be a bit pricey, however...

Edited August 12, 2016 by lyonlover

[Inky.Fingers]

Thank you. Most informative.