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Interesting enough on an open nib pen, not at all common on a Parker 51. But yes indeed, they do exist, and one can be yours. Freshly restored, cap refrosted..... sweet pen. ...on the main pen sales page at Main Street Pens.

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OMG you can re-frost p51 caps that well! :notworthy1:

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Nice job! You are truly an artist Ron.

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SWEET!

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A nice size of stub. Great craftsmanship.

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Ron Z Museum Piece

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OMG you can re-frost p51 caps that well! :notworthy1:

 

I do both the scratch buff of the earlier Vacumatic caps, and the media blasted caps of the Aerometric pens.

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Honeybadgers Donor Pen

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Ron, have you ever tried media blasting a chrome plated section on something like a conklin nozac, to make it grippier?

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Ron, have you ever tried media blasting a chrome plated section on something like a conklin nozac, to make it grippier?

 

I have. I use a larger glass bead instead of the very fine media that I use when I want to frost a cap. The finish is cratered, giving the section more texture without producing a matte finish. I think that the result is more effective than scratch buff (which took the plating off) or blasting with the material that produces the matte finish, which is too fine to give much of a grip. I've done it to several pens over the years, all with nice results.

 

This is a Cross ATX section that I did. Not the best picture, but it's really tough to capture the look.

 

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How much would you charge for that service? I would love to have it done to my nozac. The polished section is the only thing that kills that pen for me.

 

sorry for the derailing.

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I have. I use a larger glass bead instead of the very fine media that I use when I want to frost a cap. The finish is cratered, giving the section more texture without producing a matte finish. I think that the result is more effective than scratch buff (which took the plating off) or blasting with the material that produces the matte finish, which is too fine to give much of a grip. I've done it to several pens over the years, all with nice results.

 

This is a Cross ATX section that I did. Not the best picture, but it's really tough to capture the look.

 

http://www.mainstreetpens.com/pix/blastedATX.jpg

 

 

This is great work...

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