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I finally got around to making my own vacuum pump filler, which was something I had been wanting to do for a very long time: Ever since I got my first Parker Vacumatic.

 

The pen itself was pretty straightforward, with the most complex part being the fitting of the nib and feed. I had to modify the feed to accept a breather tube, and since the Jowo feed I normally would have used didn't look very conducive to modification, I used an ebonite feed from FPR. Since I couldn't use the Jowo feed housing anymore, I had to set the nib and feed directly into the section (something I'm not very experienced at). I bored the section out to what I thought was appropriately snug for the nib and feed, then heat-set them in.

 

The pen is made from an acrylic called Citrine Water, has a handmade bronze clip, and uses a #6 Jowo nib.

 

The body of the mechanism is made from aluminum, and the plunger is made from ebonite. It uses a standard replacement diaphragm for Vacumatics.

 

I've been using this pen for several days, and I'm very happy with it. It hasn't leaked, and everything seems to be functioning well. The mechanism isn't as clean as I'd like it to be. I wish I had thought to add a finial to the top of the plunger, but as this was my first attempt, I was focused more on getting it to function rather than aesthetics. Next time I'll make it "prettier".

 

I have a short clip I took of filling it, but I can't figure out how to post it.

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Beautiful. Impressive.

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Pajaro took the words right out of my mouth, so I'll add one, WOW.

 

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That is quite impressive and very good looking as well. Certainly a breath of fresh air amongst all the C/C acrylic pens.

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Nice one John!

Sorry for being curious, but how is the mechanism made?

 

best regards

 

 

Gerrit

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