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Me being clumsy I dropped it 4ft onto a hard floor. I can still write with it, the ink loading mechanism broke but I can squeeze the ink sack manually. What else can I do?

 

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Double sided pen/pencil combo?

 

and ... owwwwwww.

 

the pencil/pen combo was quite convenient, I sketch all the time.

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If it were mine, I'd send it to a skilled repairer rather than use superglue / epoxy etc myself. I'm a bit of a bodger, but that's a lovely pen and deserves a knowledgeable repair rather than a fixit job.

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ouch. I believe super glue would work, but it will require some skills. I once broke my M300 where the section meets the ink barrel. Used super glue > sandpaper > polishing paper to make it work again, but there are still some inconspicuous chips which I didn't care to fill.

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This pen looks to be celluloid, which superglue doesn't always bond to reliably. It may be worth popping in on the repair forum here, and also over at Fountain Pen Board (fp nuts.com - remove the space), as there are pen repairers over there who aren't over here.

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I know a guy who can fix it. Message me.

 

No disrespect meant but No Bodies's fixing That.

 

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No disrespect meant but No Bodies's fixing That.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

You, are 100% wrong. The guy I know that can fix it just a couple weeks ago received a Sheaffer snorkel with the barrel in about 5 pieces, the next day you couldnt tell.......

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No disrespect meant but No Bodies's fixing That.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

Not true, though I can see why it would look that way. Everything can be fixed, the question is whether it's worth it. In my opinion, that's not too hard a fix and is definitely worth the repair.

 

OP, don't worry, your pen can be fixed. Post in the repair forum, or find someone who can do it for you. It'll certainly be cheaper than a replacement.

 

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If it were mine, I'd send it to a skilled repairer rather than use superglue / epoxy etc myself. I'm a bit of a bodger, but that's a lovely pen and deserves a knowledgeable repair rather than a fixit job.

 

I agree. Superglue is at best only a temporary fix. If the OP wants to repair their pen then they need to sent it to a professional pen restoration expert who can solvent weld the two pieces back together, which will be permanent. With Superglue the bond can come undone and it's not actually fixing anything; the breakage it still there.

 

Ron Zorn could probably fix that. He is currently working on a Vacumatic for me that has begun to delaminate.

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Here are some before and afters of the pen he restored. I couldn't find the one showing it in pieces. He took these shots of it put together before fixing.

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Superglue from my reading here some 5 years is not the way to go. Unless you are dead cheap....even there there were horror stories told. ....over the eons such tales were told less and less....in many had read...from long ago when the mammoths roamed the world.....do not use super glue.

 

Like it don't work right, don't hold long and other reason's...I can't remember exactly.....out side, I defiantly never ever, ever thought about taking superglue to one of my pens........your pen, is your pen.

 

Well real repair will be real expensive, if it can be one.

 

You can get another one, a Wearever perhaps.

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Here are some before and afters of the pen he restored. I couldn't find the one showing it in pieces. He took these shots of it put together before fixing.

That's awesome! Who is this magic worker?

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