Waterman Taperite With Loose Section

[moylek]

I've come across a Waterman Taperite - rather like the one at four o'clock in the image below - and I'm concerned about the way that the section readily falls out from barrel of the pen.

 

Clearly, it needs resac'ing. But from what I've read, the section should be held fairly tightly to the barrel with just friction.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r498/faustuIus/taperitestar.jpg

Image taken from a post by faustulus.

[pen lady]

You could try "shimming it out" with a strip of thin paper round the section or coat it with a layer of shellac and let it dry thoroughly. That might increase the diameter of the section enough to hold it tightly in the barrel.

[moylek]

You could try "shimming it out" with a strip of thin paper round the section or coat it with a layer of shellac and let it dry thoroughly. That might increase the diameter of the section enough to hold it tightly in the barrel.

 

Thanks, Ms. Lady. Having never seen a Taperite apart, I don't know if this is normal or not. I suppose that if the price is right, then it might be an interesting experiment for me

[gregamckinney]

For Taperites and many pens, this is common/ normal. After 60+ years, it is not unusual for the material of the barrel and section to have shrunk/ deformed at different rates. Though, it is more common to find sections that are very difficult to remove than very easy to remove, you have a not uncommon repair job ahead of you (and a nice pen to use once you are done.)

 

Edited to add: Use as little material as possible/ as needed to get a firm fit between the section and the barrel. You don't want to create undue stress there.

 

Best Regards, greg

Edited October 17, 2016 by gregamckinney