Wanna See Some Pen-Repair Tools

[777]

So, I thought I'd make this interesting and fun little video of me just going through my pen tools and explaining them. This video is really unplanned and laid back so enjoy! I just thought some people might like to know what a pen-repairer uses on a day-to-day basis to fix pens. This doesn't have all my tools. I didn't have enough recording time to get my power-tools, and other misc. items. What you see here is just the basic bare essentials.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhjSYGuVRCI

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-777 - Tyler Dahl

[Bo Bo Olson]

Very nice....yep, I need a few tools starting with a knock out block.

 

Ron Zorn has a thread where he has 'cheap' homemade tools, that I found very educational also.

 

Thanks for the video.

[777]

Very nice....yep, I need a few tools starting with a knock out block.

 

Ron Zorn has a thread where he has 'cheap' homemade tools, that I found very educational also.

 

Thanks for the video.

 

Glad you liked it! Knock-out blocks are so easy to make and for someone who's not pursuing a professional career in pen-repair, a homemade one works extremely well. My first one had only four holes and served me well for almost a year before I moved on...

 

Regards,

777 - Tyler Dahl

[KrazyIvan]

Kind of cool to see what tools may have been used on my pens.

Edited June 7, 2011 by KrazyIvan

[jor412]

Hi, I like your blog. And I found this video very interesting and useful. Thanks for posting it. I'd like to be able to make basic repairs, since back and forth shipping from my area of the world makes the repairs really costly. Which repairs fall into the basic category? Based on what I've read here so far from the stickies and such, sac replacement (depending on the pen) and flow adjustment are not too complicated. Which tools would you say I'd have to have?

Edited June 7, 2011 by jor412

[777]

Hi, I like your blog. And I found this video very interesting and useful. Thanks for posting it. I'd like to be able to make basic repairs, since back and forth shipping from my area of the world makes the repairs really costly. Which repairs fall into the basic category? Based on what I've read here so far from the stickies and such, sac replacement (depending on the pen) and flow adjustment are not too complicated. Which tools would you say I'd have to have?

 

For basic sac replacement and nib tuning. Let me think for a moment...

 

-nib knock-out block

-hammer

-knock-out pegs

-section pliers,

-gripping pads

-heat gun or blow-dryer

-locking pliers,

-pure talcum powder

-shellac

-a set of 3-4 picks/scrapers

-tweezers with the tips ground of on a wheel

-toothbrush

-a 10x loupe

-brass shims

-acetate shims

-spare sacs

 

 

I'm probably missing something but that list is off the top of my head. It's up to you to decide if it's worth it or not to pay shipping. All the tools cost aorund $50.00 - $70.00. you might be able to get by with less but I wouldn't recommend it. Phillipines shipping isn't to bad. Fountain pens are light-weight and without insurance very cheap to ship.

 

Some will say you don't need all of those tools. This is true but without all of them you risk ruining good pens. Nib tuning can be done with almost no tools but requires extreme hand-eye coordination, skill, and a little talent to boot.

 

Whatever you do I wish you luck! Glad you enjoyed the video and my blog.

 

Regards,

777

[jor412]

I have some of those things available and others I'll probably invest in. Thanks again! Actually, I'm also interested about how the pen's innards work and come together. Don't worry -- I've read enough "don'ts" and warnings and posts not to try anything on anything but junk pens. We have some collectors here who replace their own sacs and smooth out their own nibs but who understandably don't want to experiment w/ anyone else's pens. So that's lots of warning bells saying don't do anything stupid. :ltcapd:

[777]

Kind of cool to see what tools may have been used on my pens.

 

Yea, your pen was indeed in contact with most of those tools at one time or another... I enjoyed working on that Duofold...

 

Regards,

777

[kkshadow]

Thanks for the great video.

 

Did not see talc, maybe not a tool, but you showed shellac. I've used powdered graphite in a pinch but it's dirty.

 

If you have a DAISO store near you (inexpensive Japanese variety), they have a set of very small bottle brushes for $1.50. The smaller one is great for cleaning inside barrels.

 

Also I've recently found at ACE hardware a dental sort of pic with almost spiral points on each end, one right handed, one left. I have found it great when I have to clean out threads. I can place the pic gently in the thread and slowly rotate the item to be cleaned. The pic follows the grooves. Most cool.

[jor412]

Also I've recently found at ACE hardware a dental sort of pic with almost spiral points on each end, one right handed, one left. I have found it great when I have to clean out threads. I can place the pic gently in the thread and slowly rotate the item to be cleaned. The pic follows the grooves. Most cool.

 

Which section of Ace can that be found?

[777]

Thanks for the great video.

 

Did not see talc, maybe not a tool, but you showed shellac. I've used powdered graphite in a pinch but it's dirty.

 

If you have a DAISO store near you (inexpensive Japanese variety), they have a set of very small bottle brushes for $1.50. The smaller one is great for cleaning inside barrels.

 

Also I've recently found at ACE hardware a dental sort of pic with almost spiral points on each end, one right handed, one left. I have found it great when I have to clean out threads. I can place the pic gently in the thread and slowly rotate the item to be cleaned. The pic follows the grooves. Most cool.

 

Opps, missed talc ... I used graphite when I first started. Very messy... I always use talc now. Got my graphite at ACE actually. They stock a lot of useful tools for pen repair. I got my locking pliers (hemostats) there for only $5.00 or something.

 

Glad you enjoyed the video!

 

Regards,

777 - Tyler Dahl

[777]

Also I've recently found at ACE hardware a dental sort of pic with almost spiral points on each end, one right handed, one left. I have found it great when I have to clean out threads. I can place the pic gently in the thread and slowly rotate the item to be cleaned. The pic follows the grooves. Most cool.

 

Which section of Ace can that be found?

 

 

I'm not sure where the picks can be found at but my guess is the same place as where I found my hemostats. They have bins right at the checkout counters with lots of cool trinkets and tools in them. Great place to find useful stuff cheaply!

 

 

Regards,

777

[jor412]

Ok, thanks. I'm going to the mall today and plan to check out Ace hardware, among other places.

[kkshadow]

Also I've recently found at ACE hardware a dental sort of pic with almost spiral points on each end, one right handed, one left. I have found it great when I have to clean out threads. I can place the pic gently in the thread and slowly rotate the item to be cleaned. The pic follows the grooves. Most cool.

 

Which section of Ace can that be found?

 

As 777 said, bin near the checkout. The store I use they were not at the main registers, but by a separate desk where people rent floor cleaners and stuff. Bin fill of all kinds of pics, worth going through.

[jor412]

I went to one of our local ACE hardware stores and no such bin to be found. I did find some peculiar looking pick-like tools at a crafts store. And I might just appropriate some of my mother's spare dental tools, with her permission, of course.

[KrazyIvan]

IIRC Sportsmansguide.com used to have a really nice pick set for around $8. I did a quick search of the site but could not find them.

 

EDIT: Found these: http://www.opticsplanet.net/gunslick-picks-swabs.html

Edited June 9, 2011 by KrazyIvan

[777]

IIRC Sportsmansguide.com used to have a really nice pick set for around $8. I did a quick search of the site but could not find them.

 

EDIT: Found these: http://www.opticspla...icks-swabs.html

 

Nice find! Thanks for the link...

 

Regards,

777 - Tyler Dahl

[estie1948]

I got to the party late, but I needed to know something about a knock-out block. I enjoyed your video and seeing all the tools you use. I learned what I needed to know about the knock-out block. Thanks for posting this. I appreciate it.

[leod]

good list of tools and nice video

[FarmBoy]

Tyler,

 

I'm stuck on how you wore out a nib block. OK it was made from wood but how did you wear it out, I've got to ask. I just want to toss it out there that removing the nib/feed from the section is usually not required.

 

Did you get a nib block? Not that I think they are necessary, just curious if you got one. That reminds me, did you get the lathe? I heard you were going to take the plunge but have not been following most of the FPN world. (A critical project has been tossed at me so time is tight.)

 

I'm also glad I now see that 'framing hammer' in proportion.

 

Late-

 

Todd