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Hello, I am a fountain pen user from India 🇮🇳 and have recently joined FPN. I need some help with with my Parker vacumatic that's stopped filling and my Pilot super 200 pen whose nib tine broke when I pulled it out to clean it. Can someone advise me on where in India I can get this repaired

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Look up Hari...here on the com membership. Got a number or two attached to the name, but I forgot.

 

It's really seldom one has to yank a nib to clean a pen....one can go quite overboard doing that. Water works wonders. Enough of it. ;)

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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A rubber bulb syringe, baby bulb, is a great tool for cleaning c/c pens, don't see why it wouldn't work with an eyedropper....one may have to cut to fit, which one don't have to on a C/C pen.

One can clean out a pen with in a minute or so with a rubber baby bulb.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Can you suggest someone who can help me get the two pens repaired, I did send a mail to Hari a few days ago but haven't heard back

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Nope, know of a couple guys in Europe, and living in Europe, don't worry about the States. I've not heard of any from India....where most nibs are 'very inexpensive'. Might be good to find a good Indian nib that fits that pen and buy one.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Hi GSeye,

 

Welcome to FPN!

 

Like BoBo, I only know of professional restorers in Europe and the US. I use Francis Goosens services - he is known as Fountainbel here on FPN. You can write to him. Francis lives in Belgium - its reliable and cheap shipping back and forth.

 

However, I live in INDIA and I have posted a free restoration service PiF about a year ago. I do have several pens on my workbench and so it does take about a month or two for me to complete my service. You can see some of the work I have done here https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/331395-free-restoration-service/page-1

 

But, I am not a professional, and so I always recommend getting professional service if possible. But, if thats not an option and if you dont know what else to do, then feel free to send me a personal message and Id be happy to try and help you with your pen.

 

All the best!

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