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I'm almost finished with restoring this AA waterman twist fill. I'm scraping the ossified sac remains, butt here is some strange metal wiring around the thimble and sac nipple. Anyone know what it's there for, and can I just keep sanding it down?

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I suspect it was to hold the sac in place while the shellac dried or perhaps to reinforce the sac attachment point if the sac was twisted more than needed to fill the pen.

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HI Sanesan, I have a similar AA Waterman twist fill to repair and I am having difficulty removing the section due to the taper on it. Even after heating it is not budging. My normal gripping tools with rubber inserts don't work because of the taper.

How did you remove it?

Appreciate any insight.

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HI Sanesan, I have a similar AA Waterman twist fill to repair and I am having difficulty removing the section due to the taper on it. Even after heating it is not budging. My normal gripping tools with rubber inserts don't work because of the taper.

How did you remove it?

Appreciate any insight.

 

The section is friction fit. It removes like any other. It is a bit more difficult because it is short. Use some heat, and then put the center part of the section pliers just past the joint to the barrel. It will typically get a grip. For really stubborn hard rubber parts, I have great success with a product here designed to hep free up stuck pen parts.

https://www.pensburymanor.com/pensburymanor/Pen_Potions_7_8,_9,_10_%26_Potion_Kit.html

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