Source For Sheaffer Touchdown Tm Sac Protectors?

[otw]

Hello, I'm looking for a couple of Sheaffer Touchdown TM sac protectors to bring some dead pens back to life.

(photo showing example of what I'm looking for)


I did buy a parts pen -- and ended up with another Touchdown that was in great shape except for the sac protector I was originally looking for! DOH

Anyway, I haven't been able to source these after a rather extensive search. Anyone know where I can find them? (Or are willing to sell me a couple?)

[FarmBoy]

What is wrong with the one shown?

[otw]

It's from a working pen. I have another pen that is missing its sac protector entirely.

[Chi Town]

TRy nibs.com and go to his parts section. I'm not sure if he has them, but I thought I seen them there?

[FarmBoy]

Problem with buying single parts is the postage. A part like this would be ~$10 with 5% to PayPal and 30% to USPS. Most of the parts guys do repairs so selling a part that is often needed means one repair you can't do. Buying parts as part of a repair is often very cost efficient. The other problem with selling parts is fit. Parts sellers hear "the _______ didn't fit my pen are you sure you sent the right one?" Parts guys want to reply that it is your pen that doesn't fit but usually don't

 

This is why parts lots on eBayseem unreasonably priced some times.

[otw]

Understandable. This is why I asked here, to see if someone (perhaps a non-pro) would have one they would be willing to part with.

[takkun]

Last I checked, Teri at Peyton Street Pens has these in stock. Officially, they're for the 60s-70s Imperial line, but I've got both an Imperial and a TM dissected on the table right now, and the sac protectors are identical.

[tmenyc]

Hunt ebay for a parts pen or a shoebox of dead pens at a pen show. These particular parts are pretty readily available. Do make sure you've cleaned it well, because the death of their sacs often leaves dead ink and corrosion behind inside, and you'll even find exterior corrosion if water gets inside the barrel. A twist from a scouring pad, wet, stuffed inside and run around with a probe should get the inside clean; then make really sure it's dry inside before reinstallation.

 

Tim