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Ive recently spent a pretty penny on a vintage button filler from the thirties thats in need or repair. Rather than test out my repair skills on this fragile filler, is like to acquire a cheap button filler, preferably less than $20, to practice on.

 

Its a skill Id like to learn, but this isnt a repair post, its a question about buying new pens.

 

What affordable button fillers can I order up online to destroy while learning a new skill?

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Hi Swiped,

 

I do not know of any modern Chinese button fillers that one could pick up "on the cheap." My only advice is to see what vintage junk you can score off of flea-bay... or put an ad in the Classifieds here in the WANTED section. Good luck.

 

 

Sean :)

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Button fillers are generally easy to restore:

 

1. Take off blind cap and pull out the brass button (or steel or aluminium, whatever) from behind;

2. Take out the pressure bar from behind;

3. Heat the section (patience is needed here. She is an oddie) and remove the section;

4. Clean out the inside barrel and change rubber sac if needed;

5. Close and seal the section with shellac;

6. Install new pressure bar from the blind cap end (you might need to cut the pressure bar to appropriate length to fit it just right);

7. Push the button back in and close the blind cap. You are done!

 

It's quite easy. Good luck! :)

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Do you know of any page with pictures? I also have a button filler I would like to repair.

If you are to be ephemeral, leave a good scent.

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Thanks, now I have a new project for my (scarce) spare time. :)

If you are to be ephemeral, leave a good scent.

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Weaver made some button fillers back in the day that are actually not as bad as one would think. I have a few and they are nice for what they are.

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