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A friend of mine gave me this wonderful Parker 75, last month. It served him well for years, but he's never been a fountain pen enthusiast, so he never cleaned it.

As I received it I washed it all thoroughly, except for the probably most clogged part: under the nib (pic related)post-142652-0-49305000-1523368544_thumb.jpg

Do you know how can I slide off the nib? It seems impossible.

 

 

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The pen has always been used with cartridges and, under the stress of pulling them out as they emptied, the mating nipple completely broke. Parker was not able to repair it as that section was not being produced anymore, so that's not an option.

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I'd really love to bring this beautiful pen back to life, so I thought that I could 3d print a nipple and glue it inside the section.

Do you think it would work? Do you have any advice about the material/process I should adopt?

 

Thanks in advance

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Assuming the original C/C nipple broke off because it couldn't withstand cartridges being pushed in onto it and pulled out off of it, then the possibility of any very small replacement nipple staying in place after being glued in must be quite remote. -_-

 

You either need an expert who can completely replace the insides of the section or a new section. I suspect the latter might be an easier and a less expensive option. :)

 

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Thank you for the reply.

 

the possibility of any very small replacement nipple staying in place after being glued in must be quite remote. -_-

 

The idea post repair was using a converter and never pulling it out, but your point is actually reasonable.

 

I looked around for a replacement part, but it seems my model differs from everything I found online:

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I have a section exclusively made out of plastic without any metal ring near the nib. At first I thought my friend unscrewed the ring or used a non original section, but the weird thing that makes me say that I can't find my the right version online, is that the cap actually has to be screwed, in order to close the pen!

 

Edit: a forum member pointed out that it's because the metal part is actually stuck inside the cap. That makes a lot of sense now! Thank you both for your replies.

Any tip on how to slide the nib off?

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Your section is also missing the trim ring that was threaded on at the front in addition to the broken piercing nipple. Just buy a new section.

You don't really want to remove the nib from the feed. Sonicate it.

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The least expensive section I found was for an 80s pen, $39.99 plus $4.25 shipping. If the section on my pen fails, I might chuck it. Sterling cisele or not.

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Li-Tah at Parker75.com sells sections. You want a "thin feed" section. As others suggest,replacing the nipple will be a lot of effort for something that probably will not work.

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The least expensive section I found was for an 80s pen, $39.99 plus $4.25 shipping. If the section on my pen fails, I might chuck it. Sterling cisele or not.

I'd buy the dead pen or a bad section pen.

 

39.99 is a good price for the section shown. If the 39.99 section is NOS it is an even gooder price.

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The trim ring is stuck inside the cap. You would have to remove the ring from inside the cap in order to be able to use a new replacement section with your pen.

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A friend of mine gave me this wonderful Parker 75, last month. It served him well for years, but he's never been a fountain pen enthusiast, so he never cleaned it.

As I received it I washed it all thoroughly, except for the probably most clogged part: under the nib (pic related)attachicon.gif IMG_20180410_155341_1.jpg

Do you know how can I slide off the nib? It seems impossible.

 

 

Now onto the main topic of this thread.

The pen has always been used with cartridges and, under the stress of pulling them out as they emptied, the mating nipple completely broke. Parker was not able to repair it as that section was not being produced anymore, so that's not an option.

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I'd really love to bring this beautiful pen back to life, so I thought that I could 3d print a nipple and glue it inside the section.

Do you think it would work? Do you have any advice about the material/process I should adopt?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Can you 3D print a nipple like the one that fountainbel has made and used?

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The trim ring is stuck inside the cap. You would have to remove the ring from inside the cap in order to be able to use a new replacement section with your pen.

Yeah, I managed to recover it, thanks :D

Can you 3D print a nipple like the one that fountainbel has made and used?

Not having access to a lathe, I spoke to a friend (who works with lathes) about the little project. He suggested I should first try to 3D print a similar piece and try to make the threads afterwards; he said that materials like ABS and PLA should be able to handle the job very well. fountainbel used a pretty hard plastic and suggested me another type too, but 3D printing is much more accessible (sites like 3dhubs.com), so I think I could give it a try first.
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Yeah, I managed to recover it, thanks :D

Not having access to a lathe, I spoke to a friend (who works with lathes) about the little project. He suggested I should first try to 3D print a similar piece and try to make the threads afterwards; he said that materials like ABS and PLA should be able to handle the job very well. fountainbel used a pretty hard plastic and suggested me another type too, but 3D printing is much more accessible (sites like 3dhubs.com), so I think I could give it a try first.

 

To be absolutely honest with you, if "fountainbel" and Ron Zorn recommend a particular material, I would take their words as gospel. They are acknowledged experts in most fountain pen fields. :)

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I don't 3D print but if I did and was proficient at it, I'd still use a lathe since It would take all of 5 minutes to make the surrogate nipple.

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I hate surrogacy unless absolutely necessay wich in this case it is not.

Yes. Finding a 75 section is quite easy.

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I don't 3D print but if I did and was proficient at it, I'd still use a lathe since It would take all of 5 minutes to make the surrogate nipple.

 

I fully concur.

And alternatively the nipple can be made from Ertalyte instead of Peek

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Thanks to everyone who replied to the thread. Yesterday I received a used section (and converter) I bought on eBay and now I can finally use my Parker!

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