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I have had a few hours today to sort out my section parts bins with the view to reassembling some.

 

These have been removed from pens purchased with some form of damage but mostly bent nibs.

 

 

 

 

 

Damaged grips and feeds

 

 

 

One usable unit reassembled. I now use twin pack 24 hour epoxy to bond nibs in.

 

Something I have not come across before, the nib in this 'new' section was lacquered. Fortunately it did not take too much work the get it back to a useful unit.

 

 

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Awesome work. Wonderful parts collection.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
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A lacquered nib???

 

Did you take a pic?

 

 

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A lacquered nib???

 

Did you take a pic?

 

 

D.ick

Yes, only 2 but you can make out the lacquer on this shot.

 

 

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I pulled this nib out with just by thumb nail under the tipping and wiggling it very slightly. Again the 'adhesive' used by Waterman is not very adhesive.

 

Using epoxy I have to wait 3 or 4 days for it to fully harden (leaving it atop a radiator) before final polishing of both gold and plastic.

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I'm new to the Carene (arriving tomorrow). I see reference to 'adhesive'.... does that mean I should not dip my nib/section into an ultrasonic cleaner when I get it?

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I'm new to the Carene (arriving tomorrow). I see reference to 'adhesive'.... does that mean I should not dip my nib/section into an ultrasonic cleaner when I get it?

Is it a second hand pen. I always UC previously owned/used sections.

 

The adhesive used on those I have disassembled is a flexible epoxy. Air bubble can be seen in the mixture. I doubt US cleaning affects it. In all honesty there is no real bonding between the adhesive, plastic grip or gold nib. They do come apart fairly easily without release agents. I can then pick off the adhesive that is attached to both parts.

 

For any pen, it is well worth buying a large syringe for flushing.

 

For a new unused section, flush it with warm soapy water to lubricate the feeds complex fin system.

 

It's been a FINE morning on sections,

 

 

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