Sailor 1911 Standard Leak

[tooloose-letrek]

I have a Sailor clear demo 1911 Standard and it writes just fine. However, ink has leaked from inside the barrel to the nib area and while it does not impact the pen performance in any way, it looks messy. Is such a problem fixable, and is it worth it (in that it will just happen again if fixed, as in a common issue)?

 

Thanks.

[A Smug Dill]

Are you saying that the unsightly ink is on the exposed part of the nib, or inside the clear section where you can see the top part of the nib?

 

Ink can be reasonably expected to be seen (from the outside) in the clear section on a demonstrator pen, especially around the top of the nib, and often distributed unevenly. If you find that messy to look at, then perhaps a demonstrator is not suitable for your purposes.

 

But, yes, it's easily fixable:

• detach converter
• pull out the friction-fit nib and feed (easily done on most Sailor pens)
• flush and dry the nib, feed and section
• reassemble nib and feed into the section

and it'll stay clean and clear until you reattach an ink reservoir (e.g. a converter filled with ink) and start writing with it again.

 

On the other hand, if ink is continually seeping out from the end of the section onto the exposed metal on the nib, that's a different issue.

[minddance]

The nib collar and section can be detached by unscrewing them apart.

 

 

After unscrewing the pen barrel from the section,

Hold onto 1. Metal portion of section (previously attached to barrel), 2. Clear plastic section. Unscrew.

 

You will get everything out.

 

Be careful not to flush down/lose that metal ring.

[minddance]

Attached picture for clarity.

[minddance]

Just crossed my mind: there is a very thin rubber o-ring near the nib on the nib collar. Do not lose that!

[tooloose-letrek]

The leak is in the the nib unit. I'll take a pic and post it in a few days. No ink is leaking out of the pen. It's completely cosmetic. I was thinking of getting a Pilot Custom 74 but if it is eventually going to look the same as my Sailor...

[tooloose-letrek]

I don'T have internet at home which is why there are delays in my response.

[tooloose-letrek]

My bro's wife was at a pen show over the weekend and asked a dealer about this. His/her response was that it could have been caused by expansion from the heat of my fingers holding the pen in the nib area.