Turquoise88 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) I recently found my grail pen, a vintage Waterman 552-1/2 — it is actually my only Waterman (though I would enjoy getting a vintage Ripple). Good thing it took awhile because it gave me time to save for it, LOL! Edited December 28, 2020 by Turquoise88 correction Link to post Share on other sites
shalitha33 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Congrats on your 552 1/2 . ripple pens are a lot easier to find than a 552 1/2 and would cost only a fraction of the price. Congrats again, Upload some pics of your new pen . Link to post Share on other sites
loulu10 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/10/2020 at 11:01 AM, SamChevre said: This is my first fountain pen--I believe it's a Waterman Taperite Crusader. I got it in a random box of stuff and replaced the sac (my first pen repair.) Howdy, How did you know what size replacement sac to buy? Did you use shellac to seal sac to section? Can silicone grease be used instead of shellac to seal a replacement sac to section? thx! Waterman Ideal Exclusive Black Lacquer 18K nib fountain pen. Waterman Man 200 Rhapsody Fiber Tip Mineral Green rollerball. Set: '72 Parker 75 Flighter Deluxe GT Fountain Pen + '78 Parker 180 Flighter CT Floating Ball / Fiber Tip. Sheaffer Lifetime Ring Cap, Sheaffer 2d & 3d Gen Pens. Link to post Share on other sites
SamChevre Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, loulu10 said: Howdy, How did you know what size replacement sac to buy? Did you use shellac to seal sac to section? Can silicone grease be used instead of shellac to seal a replacement sac to section? thx! To identify the size, I used the sac size guide on Richard Binder's site (linked from the Repair Q&A forum) https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/219105-fountain-pen-sac-size-guide-for-repairers/ I used shellac to attach the sac--I got a small bottle from David Nishimura (Vintage Pens). I do not think silicone grease would work in this application, but the Repair Forum has many people with much more experience than I. Link to post Share on other sites
loulu10 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 22 hours ago, SamChevre said: To identify the size, I used the sac size guide on Richard Binder's site (linked from the Repair Q&A forum) https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/219105-fountain-pen-sac-size-guide-for-repairers/ I used shellac to attach the sac--I got a small bottle from David Nishimura (Vintage Pens). I do not think silicone grease would work in this application, but the Repair Forum has many people with much more experience than I. 23 hours ago, loulu10 said: Howdy, How did you know what size replacement sac to buy? Did you use shellac to seal sac to section? Can silicone grease be used instead of shellac to seal a replacement sac to section? thx! Many thanks for the tips! Waterman Ideal Exclusive Black Lacquer 18K nib fountain pen. Waterman Man 200 Rhapsody Fiber Tip Mineral Green rollerball. Set: '72 Parker 75 Flighter Deluxe GT Fountain Pen + '78 Parker 180 Flighter CT Floating Ball / Fiber Tip. Sheaffer Lifetime Ring Cap, Sheaffer 2d & 3d Gen Pens. Link to post Share on other sites
shalitha33 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Recently ended up getting 2 vintage waterman 22 pens (narrow feed, 2 line pre-globe imprint), one Aiken Lambert pen and 4 parts pens with missing or broken caps (both 22 and 24, same narrow feed). I'm hoping to get some caps made for them to complete them. One of them has a start nib. Only the second so far for me. Link to post Share on other sites
loulu10 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Good news! I replaced my antique sac using supplies I bought from Anderson Pens. Took 7 long days for supplies to arrive. (I'm used to Amazon prime fast 2-day shipping). It was easy to do after watching a couple of youtube videos. Instead of blowing into the barrel to fill, I just squeezed the new sac a few times to fill. It WAS messy but I wore gloves - and great fun. I filled it with my own mix of 2 green inks (Thornton's Green and Diamine shimmer 'Emerald Forest' - not shaken) and it writes great. After more research, seems like me pen is a cheap Scripto 'blow' pneumatic filler pen. Must be rare because I cannot find any pens like it anywhere. I can see why there are none to find - filling it is not as easy as using a cartridge or converter or eyedropper or lever fill. Until I replaced the sac, I was using it as a dip pen.... Thanks again for the sac repair info. Waterman Ideal Exclusive Black Lacquer 18K nib fountain pen. Waterman Man 200 Rhapsody Fiber Tip Mineral Green rollerball. Set: '72 Parker 75 Flighter Deluxe GT Fountain Pen + '78 Parker 180 Flighter CT Floating Ball / Fiber Tip. Sheaffer Lifetime Ring Cap, Sheaffer 2d & 3d Gen Pens. Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher Godfrey Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Long ago I posted that I had a number of Watermans; but I traded some of those that I never used (Hundred Year pens) for something more interesting. So now my Waterman family reads thus: 94 in blue and white ripple; 54 in red ripple; 55 in cardinal red; 56 in red ripple and 58 in black hard rubber... All having flexible nibs (of course!) I see that there is a thread now about how some people find Waterman pens becoming boring. That's rather sad, when I compare with these lovely, interesting writing instruments that I list above! Link to post Share on other sites
slowdown Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Hello, All my Waterman pens are modern. I have a couple of Carène; à deluxe white and a red. I have a “Day and Night Exception”, and a Hemisphere LE in Sapphire Blue. the Carène are my favorites! Nicole Link to post Share on other sites
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