Nib Replacement From Naimiki Sterling

[david888]

Hello,

 

I am looking for a replacement of the full plastic block for a Namiki sterling silver pen (Size M):

http://www.tomattarashinu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Pilot-Custom-Sterling-Silver-05.jpg

 

Do you know by any chance how I could have options on that ?

 

Thank you.

[stan]

Judging by the nib date code your pen is an older model that is not interchangeable with recent production. Please let me know.

 

Are you seeking the entire section with nib? Might I ask why? Nib size? Broken?

[david888]

Sorry, this is bad link.

 

I will reformulate : I want to change my Namiki Sterling Silver block:

 

The inlay (black part) has to be changed for multiple reasons :

- damaged plastic

- nib spilling ink on the hands

I asked everywhere how to get a new one but nothing

[BaronWulfraed]

For that photo -- the only visible black plastic is what most would call the Section. The photos do not show any obvious damage.

 

The Nib appears -- to me -- to be what I'd refer to as a "fingernail" style, not an "inlaid" (an inlaid nib would be "melted" into the plastic of the section -- cf: Sheaffer http://www.sheaffertarga.com/Inlaid%20Nib%20Write%20Up/Inlaid%20nib%20write%20up.html )

 

Your configuration is similar to that of my Pilot E95S, in which the nib slides onto the section using guide slots on the side of the section and rails on the side of the nib. The black hard-rubber under the nib is the feed.

 

"spilling ink on the hands" isn't a very informative description. It covers everything from droplets covering the section (being pulled from the reservoir from vigorous removal of the cap) to capillary action from having one's fingers pressing into the seam between nib, section, and feed (even some Sheaffer inlaid nibs have that tendency -- ink will move along the finest ridge between metal nib and section plastic, and if one has a finger over that ridge, one gets inked)..

[stan]

The nib can be removed and reset. When resetting we adhere with epoxy that prevents ink from seeping out from the nib/section joint. Takes ten minutes. Simple repair.

 

BTW, this is not that unusual for several lengthy reasons.

[david888]

Can plastic be restored ? It is very damaged.

 

Thank you.

[stan]

Where is the damage to the plastic? Does not look damaged.

 

Generally, plastic cannot be restored. Cracks can be repaired and made almost imperceptible. A crack in the section is dangerous as pressure when writing can open the crack again. Light scratches, even names, can be rubbed out. Deep gouges, no.