ink channel alteration

[pmocz]

Hi KCat, sorry I'm late in getting to see the photo's. One thing I noticed was that the slot in the center " feed" does not line up with the top feed, it may just be the photograph. If that "feed" is not lined up with the hole in the feed the pen will be starved for air. You can check this by blowing through the centre feed and seeing if air passes through. Some of the older pens I have worked on have had this problem with the centre feed. You may give this a shot before trying to modify the top slot. If you are starved for air, enlarging the top feed could end up with blotting.

 

Good luck and let us know how you made out.

 

George.

[Gerry]

If that 'narrowing' does appear to be a factor, you should try flossing with a .002" brass strip to see if it clears (ie cleans). The blade will probably not do it as it thickens rapidly to beyond the channel thickness.

 

If flossing doesn't help. you will have to continue widening with the blade.

 

 

Gerry

[KCat]

You may give this a shot before trying to modify the top slot. If you are starved for air, enlarging the top feed could end up with blotting.

 

Good luck and let us know how you made out.

 

George.

hmm.. i didn't see this. i'll check it out after this first run if there's no improvement. I made very little change but since I don't want to suddenly have a firehose...

[KCat]

no improvement - next step... clean out, check that alignment mentioned.

 

i'm leery of trying to align the two pieces as I've broken one of those darn internal "feed" stems (don't know what the proper term is) before.

[pmocz]

Hi KCat, some refer to it as the breather tube, same as the parker vac's. Before you try to relocate the breather whatever, check to see if air will pass through it. You may also try to clean it with a thin wire.

Hot water is my preferred mode to loosen parts. I also use my wife's jewelry cleaner to vibrate the parts. Vibrations are very useful as they tend to loosen parts, as any Hog rider knows.

 

Good luck and as before keep us up-dated.

 

 

George.

[KCat]

Hi KCat, some refer to it as the breather tube, same as the parker vac's. Before you try to relocate the breather whatever, check to see if air will pass through it. You may also try to clean it with a thin wire.

Hot water is my preferred mode to loosen parts. I also use my wife's jewelry cleaner to vibrate the parts. Vibrations are very useful as they tend to loosen parts, as any Hog rider knows.

 

Good luck and as before keep us up-dated.

 

 

George.

thanks George - i'm gonna take it slow on this. and if after a week or so of dinking I still can't get it right - it's goin' to a pro. Cause I do want to use this pen. I miss the feel of it. It's a CN pen - I just love the warmth of CN compared to other materials. Don't worry - i won't put any heat source anywhere near the barrel or cap!

 

vibrations and loose bits (sounds a bit kinky): Lawnmowers with collapsible handles are a huge pain because of this. mow a little, bolts loosen, reach down to tighten bolts, mow a little, loose bolts, reach down...

 

fortunately, I had to give up my mowing job a few years ago and it's hubby's grief now.