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First of all, you all have talked me into starting to ink the pens I have that have never been inked. For me, that includes 2 Parker 61s and one Parker 51. I inked the 61 tonight. I LOVE THE WAY THIS THING WRITES. It's a fine nib, and I couldn't be more pleased. The capillary fill did great. Now I'll wait to see if I have any of it notorious problems with it drying out. I welcome any advice.

 

I was reading King Rat by James Clavell (in the series with Shogun). A POW in a Japanese camp was an underground trader. The story says that he produced a counterfeit pen in order to make a profit. He made a cheap pen look like a Parker and then sold it for a Parker price. Supposedly, he put a white dot on it and inscribed '14K' on the nib. Now that sounds like Sheaffer to me. My Sheaffer from 1945 looks just like that. Were there any Parkers that had white dots back then?

Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.

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Now I'll wait to see if I have any of it notorious problems with it drying out. I welcome any advice.

Umm, this may seem obvious, but don't let it dry out. This is easy to do, since you just have to stick the tail-end of the capillary into an ink bottle from time to time; or, if you don't do much writing, a glass of water would keep it moist. But I let mine sit for a month at a time, and it comes back fine.

 

I think the only real problems with 61s come if you leave them unused for a long time. Of course, they're not pens you'd want to use if you change inks a lot.

 

Best

 

Michael

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The 61 is really a 51 in new clothes IMHO, the writing experience is just the same. I bought a cheap capillary fill on eBay a while back and it has proved to be a great pen. It was a bit dryed out when I got it, but a 48 hour soak with frequent water changes got rid of the black ink in it and now it writes perfectly with DC Supershow Blue.

 

I do give it a flush every once in a while, rinse it through with a little eyedropper bulb, then shake it dry into some kitchen towel and leave it to dry for 24 hours before filling.

 

Works for me. In fact I find it works better than using a cartridge, and just as well as an Aerometric converter.

 

Jim

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