Filling Mechanisms...

January 3, 2005

Hello all...

A follow up to a previous question....

Both my new Vac and Aerometric (squeeze blatter) won't quite fill all the way...is that typical, or are my mechanisms only quazi working?

I filled them both this morning for the first time with ink, and pumped the vac like 12 times, holding at the top one second or so, until the bubbles in the ink subsided, then pumped again. Repeated the same with my 21.

Just curious if this is typical, or if I have a bit of a problem...

Thanks,

Mark

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/ · January 3, 2005

A properly operating aerometric filler will fill to about 90% of capacity and this fill is based on where the breather tube is positioned inside the ink sac. If a breather tube is shortened for any reason this will diminish the total capacity as the pen will not fill higher that the uppermost point of the breather.

A properly serviced Vacuatic should fill well after 6-8 strokes and a failure to do so might be indicative of a small air leak, a clogged breather, or a shortened breather tube.

A clogged breather tube in an aerometric will also impair the pen's ability to fill.

January 3, 2005

Grrrr....

Well, I'll give them a few more shots, I've got some correspondence I need to tend to, and then I may have to send them your way Keith! I may become your MVC...Most Valuable Custormer!

I've been looking for a reference guide/book that has diagrams, instructions, etc...a step by step guide for FP restoration, but with no luck.

Oh well, at least I know I can call upon someone to lend me a helping hand...for a handsome price, of course

Cheers, and thanks for the note.

Mark

January 3, 2005

I've been looking for a reference guide/book that has diagrams, instructions, etc...a step by step guide for FP restoration, but with no luck.

so ya have or haven't found Frank Dubiel's book? I believe Pendemonium sells this. I have it - sometimes the language can be a bit bogged down but thus far it's the most popular and from what I can tell, useful, repair manual for many kinds of pens. In addition, Dennis Lively is working on a series of videos that show repair techniques. I'm sorry, I don't have that link on hand but it should be in his signature on some of the earlier posts in the repair forum.

I don't know anything about the pens you are filling but for any kind of sac filler or something like the Sheaffer Vac-fill, I always leave the nib in the ink for several seconds on the last pump to allow the ink to flow in.