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I am looking for substitutes to replace the jewels on my Esterbrook Double Jewel's cap and body. Other than another set of jewels from a donor Estie, what substitutes would you suggest? I just basically want to cover up the hole on both ends.

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Good question and I will patiently await an answer has I have a couple that need a jewel. Sorry I don't have an answer but I'm thinking one of the FPN members good with a lathe maybe?

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...I'm thinking one of the FPN members good with a lathe maybe?

Good idea! I'm not good with a lathe, but I never thought about fabricating a jewel from scratch. Maybe I could make one out of acrylic or something...If I ever have any free time to experiment, I'll give it a try. :)

 

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Maybe some kind of bead from the bead/craft shop?

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If you don't want to mess with a lathe you could try casting one from an epoxy like Stycast. You could make a mold of a good one and then directly cast the new one on the pen. I seem to recall a similar suggestion in Da'book. The easiest way is to get a donor pen. I usually have a few sitting about on the odd cap or barrel in wait for a pen in need.

 

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I'm thinking that it doesn't have to be an Estie jewel, but any nice ornament that can plug those holes.

 

Anyone tried the Vacuumatic jewels from the Woodbin link below?

 

http://www.simcom.on.ca/woodbin/VacumaticToolsNibsJewels.htm

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I think the duofold jewel is very expensive for a jewel considering the price of a restored pen...

 

I would suggest moldable plastic resin from tryphon. I never tried it but it seems to be what you are looking for.

 

''This is a superb product. The granules (which can be either black or white in color) are immersed in water and heated to 70º C. The granules will soften and at this point the resin can be molded, shaped or applied with a spatula. After the resin is allowed to cool down, it becomes solid and waterproof. A great way to fabricate small plastic parts or it can be used as a filler. 100 grams of granules (or about twice the amount shown in the picture) ''

 

http://www.tryphon.it/catalogo.htm

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I've turned them out of pieces of acrylic rod stock. Before I had a lathe, I used to chuck the acrylic in a a 1/2" slow speed drill, mounted the drill in a vise and locked the trigger on. I used wood carving tools as the cutting bits.

 

Now days I just knock one out of an old pen, though I have machined a couple on the lathe just for the heck of it. It's hardly worth the cost to make them considering what I am willing to pay for an unrestored Esterbrook.

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I've turned them out of pieces of acrylic rod stock. Before I had a lathe, I used to chuck the acrylic in a a 1/2" slow speed drill, mounted the drill in a vise and locked the trigger on. I used wood carving tools as the cutting bits.

 

Now days I just knock one out of an old pen, though I have machined a couple on the lathe just for the heck of it. It's hardly worth the cost to make them considering what I am willing to pay for an unrestored Esterbrook.

 

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I would suggest moldable plastic resin from tryphon. I never tried it but it seems to be what you are looking for.

 

Excellent suggestion. Oddly, it never occurred to me to try that.

 

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If you're going the plastic route, a good hardware store should have epoxy putty. J-B is my favorite brand, but I've used others with decent results (in repairs, not pens).

 

 

 

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Thanks for the good suggestions! I wish I had a lathe. It would bring back memory of high school shop class. The moldable plastic resin may be the closest to what I would do. On the other hand, I'm now more interested in collecting Estie Dollar and J Transitional pens with zero to just one jewel, respectively. They're more minimalist in my opinion.

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