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Hi, beautiful pearl green eBay Vacumatic just arrived, which was sold as untested. This is my first vacumatic so not handled one before.

 

If the nib is under water when the plunger is depressed and no bubbles come up can I assume that its not functioning and needs a service?

 

When I lift it out of the water and slowly depress the plunger a droplet forms under the nib so something is happening!

 

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Mark

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It sounds to me like it needs a service. If you can't do this yourself, then I assume you know of either Peter Twydle, Battersea Pen Home or someone else?

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Your pen is certainly in need of new diaphragm, as others have said above. A vacumatic found in the wild or bought on 'as is' basis has to be serviced even if it works. You don't know how rotten the sac is and you don't want it fail while you are writing with it or while it is clipped to your shirt pocket.

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I though that might be the case and did budget for that. The pen was £30 so I am happy paying out for a service.

 

I have sent a 61 with a wobbly nib at Battersea Pen Home following recent forum recommendations so will drop him an email.

 

Googling the flushing process I think this one wants a very friendly ink and staying with the same colour, best put the shimmering inks in something easier to flush!

 

Many thanks all

 

regards

 

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Sheaffer made No-Nonsense pens with "calligraphy" nibs specifically for shimmer inks and Christmas cards. And then the toilets. :lol:

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Like a toilet.

 

Best of luck with the vacumatic, great pen

 

 

Very good! Not a fan? I bought the Amethyste de I'Oural and liked that.

 

Ok, I will get my coat.........

 

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Very good! Not a fan? I bought the Amethyste de I'Oural and liked that.

 

Ok, I will get my coat.........

 

M

Shimmer inks will never leave this pen. It's too damn hard to flush. Don't put glitter in this pen, or staining inks like Noodler's Bulletproof or De Atrementis Document inks.

 

Btw - I can do diaphragm replacements if you want! PM me :)

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Like a toilet.

 

Best of luck with the vacumatic, great pen

Best to just leave them in the store..unless you hate plumbers.

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