Imperial Inlaid Nib

[pendulous]

I have just acquired a very nice Sheaffer Imperial Touchdown. I have not handled one of these for many MANY years and cannot remember if the upwards curve of the nib above the feed is correct. The nib looks fine and writes fine (a little dry) - no obvious distortions of it's lines - just seems to curve quite a bit??

 

The feed is a little to the side - how does it come out as I would like to align it correctly with the nib.

 

Many thanks for any help.

 

 

Edited August 1, 2012 by pendulous

[jar]

If it writes well leave it alone.

[Ron Z]

Imperial nibs are supposed to turn up at the end.

 

You have to remove the connector (threads) to pull the feed. The 0-ring inside should be replaced if the writing unit is opened. Don't do this though unless you are comfortable using heat. It's easy to melt the area around the pressure ring where the tabs come through.

Edited August 1, 2012 by Ron Z

[pendulous]

Imperial nibs are supposed to turn up at the end.

 

Thanks - I just needed that wee bit of confirmation - much appreciated. The nib looks like new - no tip wear, although the barrel and cap were commensurate with age wear but polished up nicely. As previous poster suggests - I'll leave well alone despite the feed being a wee bit out.

[vickiehof]

I just looked at mine and it has the up-turned nib. It looks does look unusual. I thought someone must have pressed too hard on the nib, but, as Ron Z said, it's normal.

[zal]

lucky you.

 

rgds.

 

krishna

[pendulous]

lucky you.

 

rgds.

 

krishna

 

Thanks krishna - see attached shot of this lovely lady :embarrassed_smile:

 

[terim]

Sheaffer did not always do a good job of centering the feed under the nib, and it's easy to notice because of the squared off end of the feed. As long as there is good "coverage" of the slit, the pens seem to work fine. Getting that nib apart is indeed a booger of a job.

Nice pen!

Teri

 

 

[pendulous]

I had a go at opening up the hood but had to abandon attempt before I wrecked the pen - in fact my use of heat got me close to meltdown - some ripple marks which I managed to polish off of the section. I suspect that a previous opening up has been secured with super glue!!

 

Thanks for the info - I appreciate your help.

[Ron Z]

It doesn't take super glue to make it tough to get these open. On some pens they used a thread sealant, on some pens they used a white glue that releases with heat... note my comments above. Maybe I should have suggested sending it to a qualified repair person. It takes experience to get them apart without cracking or melting the section.

 

Black writing units with gold nibs in particular are in scarce supply. I have others, but precious few black. Oh, and Sheaffer is charging $90 for what they do have.

[pendulous]

I'll never complain again about a P51 being difficult to get into.