Tool Porn

[Gobblecup]

 

Too bad you're in Sweden (for me), and all my Swedish friends have come here... Otherwise I would have to raid your place! :roflmho:

[Robe]

An amazing collection of tools! I have seen one on ebay that can be interesting for you (no affiliation ecc.)

 

P75 nib tool

 

Ciao,

Roberto

[777]

Very nice tools! Making your fellow repairman drool... How cruel of you. You should think about others more. Maybe even give me some of those tools... (joke)

 

 

Regards,

777

[algabatz]

Thank you all for your kind words!

 

/Tony

[PDW]

<Thud> (= sound of jaw hitting desk).

[algabatz]

http://parkercollector.com/bilder/toolshow/IMG_8237.jpg

 

 

Some people asked me about the measurements and what it all means. This is numbers from a Parker repair manual:

 

(When I converted the fractions into millimeters I was surprised to find that Parker evidently based the measurements on millimeters :-)

 

A=5/8" | 16 mm | Midget and Gold Lady pens

B=21/32" | 17 mm | Lady Duofold, Slender Vacumatic, Debutante Vacumatic, Imperial Debutante Vacumatic, Lady Duofold NS, Lady Duofold Vacumatic, Debutante Duofold Vacumatic, Lady Challenger, Lady Parkette

C=23/32" | 18 mm | Junior Duofold Vacumatic, Junior Challenger, Junior Parkette

D=3/4" | 19 mm | Junior Duofold, Major Vacumatic, Junior Vacumatic, Major Imperial Vacumatic, Junior Duofold NS, Major Duofold Vacumatic

E=27/32" | 21 mm | Senior Duofold, Senior Maxima

F=7/8" | 22 mm | Maxima Vacumatic, Senior Duofold NS

G=1/8" to 3/32" | 3,2 to 2,4 mm | the distance between the feed ant the tip of the nib on the "51" pen, and the distance between the tip and the section.

 

 

Sac lengths for Duofolds (necked):

 

Senior Duofold = 2,5" | 63 mm | 9 Ø mm

Special Duofold = 2,5" | 63 mm | 8 Ø mm

Long Junior = 2,5" | 63 mm | 7 Ø mm

Intermediate Duofold = 2,25" | 57 mm | 8 Ø mm

Short Junior = 2" | 51 mm | 8 Ø mm

Lady Duofold = 2" | 51 mm | 7 Ø mm

Pastel = 2" | 51 mm | 6 Ø mm

Midget (vest pocket) = 1,5" | 37 mm | 7 Ø mm

 

/Tony

[andybiotic]

Holy

[Rishi]

nice collection of tools..thnx for enlightening

[VacNut]

Tony,

Amazing tools. Can you guide me on the screwdriver size that should be used to unscrew the clip screw on a Vacumatic Oversize or Maxima? The screw commonly is corroded or sealed into the cap, and the soft brass doesn’t help in removing the screw. I have tried taking the screws to my local hardware shop to find a screwdriver without any luck. Thank you.

[como]

algabatz: Lovely sets of tools. I am tempted to buy a set of collets that you have: perfect for swaging a loose hula hoop cap ring or two

[Newton Pens]

wow old thread.

and it's called swaging when you squish rings on a cap with collets.

Omas used triangular collets on their 360 pens. Pretty cool stuff.

[CS388]

wow old thread.

and it's called swaging when you squish rings on a cap with collets.

Omas used triangular collets on their 360 pens. Pretty cool stuff.

 

Nice. Wonder if the 'bionic wrench' (seen in the first photo) could be used (with collets) as a swaging tool?

 

Yes - very old thread. But, that's part of the joy of FPN, we have such a valuable archive, which we can dip into.

 

Stay safe, all.

[como]

I wondered about that too. Maybe swaging with a bionic wrench will turn a round cap ring into a 6-sided faceted ring? :-))))) Seems that the pressure is not evenly applied and only on 6 sides.

 

Nice. Wonder if the 'bionic wrench' (seen in the first photo) could be used (with collets) as a swaging tool.

[Ron Z]

No. You can't generate enough pressure for that to work. Try to use it as a swaging tool and the band will bulge out in the gap between the pressure points.

[CS388]

No. You can't generate enough pressure for that to work. Try to use it as a swaging tool and the band will bulge out in the gap between the pressure points.

 

Ah. Thanks.

[eckiethump]

Very nice! It's exactly like mine. Interesting to see that the inner lid clamps are original. My box also had them, but I thought they were a later addition and removed them (still have them).

I would very much like to see the tools in close-up. What's that glass-looking thingy in the middle, fi?

 

/Tony

An extremely late reply :-( the glass-looking thingy, is to show the amount of ink a capillary P61 can take up.

[eckiethump]

Very nice! It's exactly like mine. Interesting to see that the inner lid clamps are original. My box also had them, but I thought they were a later addition and removed them (still have them).

I would very much like to see the tools in close-up. What's that glass-looking thingy in the middle, fi?

 

/Tony

An extremely late reply :-( the glass-looking thingy, is to show the amount of ink a capillary P61 can take up.

[algabatz]

An extremely late reply :-( the glass-looking thingy, is to show the amount of ink a capillary P61 can take up.

Oh, I see! Cool.

Thanks.

/Tony

[algabatz]

wow old thread.

and it's called swaging when you squish rings on a cap with collets.

Omas used triangular collets on their 360 pens. Pretty cool stuff.

 

Yes, swaging!

Thanks!

/Tony

[algabatz]

Tony,

Amazing tools. Can you guide me on the screwdriver size that should be used to unscrew the clip screw on a Vacumatic Oversize or Maxima? The screw commonly is corroded or sealed into the cap, and the soft brass doesn’t help in removing the screw. I have tried taking the screws to my local hardware shop to find a screwdriver without any luck. Thank you.

Oh, I don't really know. I'll have to check.

/Tony