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I am new to all of this and in need of advice, I just received a CS "57" pen/pencil set that I purchased on e-bay. While evrything seems to be in excellent condition including the bladder the pen does not load ink. Where should I be looking for the problem? Thanks for any help.

 

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Hi john, The CS 57 is a pressac filler so therefore a simple mechanism. Test by immersing the nib in a glass of water and press the filler, you should see air bubbles being expelled. If this does not not happen I would say the sac has a puncture and needs replacing. A size 16 sac from memory. If the sac does not collapse under light pressure it could be that the nib and feed are clogged by dried up ink. Soak overnight in a glass of water. Do not submerse the whole pen just cover the nib totally and this will dissolve the dried up ink. Do not force the sac in any way.

I'm not sure if you do repairs or not or even if you want to try. Conway Stewarts are relatively easy to do. Good luck.

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