Just A Part Of My Restoration Cache

October 28, 2016

So I ebayed and won a few lots just to play around with restorations and see what I could do. I found a few that really caught my eye.

The first one is a Wearever Meteor. I am enthralled with the push button fill mechanism.

The second is a Wearever that was missing a section so I whittled another one down to make it fit.

And the last doesn't have a name, but that ivory/golden peak celluloid made my heart skip...

So after the ink sacs and ink comes in, I'll tune the nibs and go to town 😊

October 30, 2016

First one done. Wearever unknown model (I named the Salvage Project). It came to me with a firm lever and J bar and the barrel and cap had no nicks or issues. Being fond of the color combination, I took another section and feed to sand down to fit.

The nib has zero to no flex. It's firm but I figure I can replace the nib at some point.

October 31, 2016

Chinese nibs on eBay.

Good for replacing old/broken nibs.

No flex, but writes well.

FPR has some ss flex nibs, similar to Noodler's nibs. But like the Chinese nibs, fit is 'trial and error.'

October 31, 2016

Another option for some of the 3rd tier pens that have crapp nibs is to source a section from an Esterbrook J series, sand the joint just a bit and then you have a plethora of Renew Point nibs to use. Here is one of my early Esterever projects, with a very nice 9314-F (and frosted) nib:

http://i.imgur.com/eJWJwap.jpg

October 31, 2016

I appreciate the information!!

Jon, I think the next one I jump on will be the Meteor. I am intrigued by the fill mechanics and it's a pretty writing instrument. I had a minor set back with the Gold/Pearl pen so I'll put that off to the side for the time being. I will be getting a few more flexible nibs. Besides my Lamy Fine point, I am not really fond of the stiff nibs at this point. I use that one at work so it seems fitting.