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I just removed a chipped jewel for the first time and it was quite a chore. Those things are in there solid. With each new repair I attempt, I'm always impressed with the Estie build quality. The jewel was in there rock solid and I really hacked away at it and somehow the band around the jewel didn't break. Also there's a nice gold platted band within the outer band. I may not even attempt replacing the jewel, the band inside looks kind of nice.

 

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Yes, I too am continually impressed with Esterbrooks quality. For the price, they simply can't be beat. They have so many good things going for them. Different sizes, colors, and so many different nibs to pick from. You'd be hard pressed to find a modern pen with all these attributes. Especially at a price-point of $40.00 or less!

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I just removed a chipped jewel for the first time and it was quite a chore. Those things are in there solid. With each new repair I attempt, I'm always impressed with the Estie build quality. The jewel was in there rock solid and I really hacked away at it and somehow the band around the jewel didn't break. Also there's a nice gold platted band within the outer band. I may not even attempt replacing the jewel, the band inside looks kind of nice.

 

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How on earth did you get the jewel out in such a clean way? Did you remove the inner cap and the banged the jewel out ?

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I just removed a chipped jewel for the first time and it was quite a chore. Those things are in there solid. With each new repair I attempt, I'm always impressed with the Estie build quality. The jewel was in there rock solid and I really hacked away at it and somehow the band around the jewel didn't break. Also there's a nice gold platted band within the outer band. I may not even attempt replacing the jewel, the band inside looks kind of nice.

 

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How on earth did you get the jewel out in such a clean way? Did you remove the inner cap and the banged the jewel out ?

 

I can't say how he did it, but I did the exact same thing to one of mine. I was lucky enough to have one side chipped off on the jewel, so I just grabbed some pliers and popped it out.

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If the jewel is already broken, a pliers and a bit of twisting will remove the jewel nicely. The brass ring is the rivet that holds the clip in place. I pried one up to remove a broken clip and it is some tough material. Jewels get a lot of discussion on this forum. A few years back an active forum member at that time showed some pictures of metal jewels he had turned on a lathe. Farmboy turned a copper jewel for OcalaFlGuy's copper J (pictures a year or so back) and within the last few months someone was experimenting with molding replacement jewels. Someday I'm going to get brave enough to remove some good jewels from bad pens and fix some nice pens that only need a better jewel.

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I just removed a chipped jewel for the first time and it was quite a chore. Those things are in there solid. With each new repair I attempt, I'm always impressed with the Estie build quality. The jewel was in there rock solid and I really hacked away at it and somehow the band around the jewel didn't break. Also there's a nice gold platted band within the outer band. I may not even attempt replacing the jewel, the band inside looks kind of nice.

 

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How on earth did you get the jewel out in such a clean way? Did you remove the inner cap and the banged the jewel out ?

 

It was not an elegant operation. First, the jewel is on the barrel, so no inner cap to worry about. I just filed it down as far as I good go. Then I used various tools to chip away at it. Then I used various small drill bits, turned by hand to jam what was left of the jewel into and out the other end of the barrel. I did a little polishing and clean-up of the brass/metal ring, but not much. It's amazing that it stood up to that kind of abuse!

 

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I tried pretty much the same thing on a cap jewel. When applying the drill the jewel started to turn with the drill and in no time the cap friction heated so much, that the plastic of the cap melted and became a formless mass. I had to get a new cap which Miss Evie supplied to me. Fortunately it was a perfect color match (Thanks again, Lizzard)!

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