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I have some Sheaffer imperial touchdown fillers with cracks in the barrels. This is a common failure and I wonder if anyone in this community has considered making replacement barrels.

 

In my case I don't care if the materials are expensive or if they match the originals, I just like writing with the pens and the challenge is that the barrel need to have the correct threads for the blind cap ans also a groove for the o-ring seal.

 

I have a neighbor who turns pens but he doesn't know the Shaeffer touchdown well enough to know what threads to use for the respective ends.

 

-Blaise

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I have some Sheaffer imperial touchdown fillers with cracks in the barrels. This is a common failure and I wonder if anyone in this community has considered making replacement barrels.

 

In my case I don't care if the materials are expensive or if they match the originals, I just like writing with the pens and the challenge is that the barrel need to have the correct threads for the blind cap ans also a groove for the o-ring seal.

 

I have a neighbor who turns pens but he doesn't know the Shaeffer touchdown well enough to know what threads to use for the respective ends.

 

-Blaise

 

 

A while back someone was making replacement barrels for Sheaffer Legacy Heritage pens, but they didn't support the touchdown piston, they were just simple barrels in some fancy acrylics. I don't remember the details, but a quick google search reveals that they were called the Sheaffer Legacy Fantasy.

 

Well, I don't know about the threads myself, but I know that it's possible to measure threads using something called a thread gauge. Maybe buy your friend a thread gauge as a gift; that way he can measure the threads on your Touchdowns and turn some replacement barrels for you.

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If I were you I would do a transparent acrylic barrel to show off the cool touchdown mechanism. Ive done this for a telescopic piston MB barrel. This wont be cheap though

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