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Unscrewing A Frozen Parker Challenger


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Now that panic mode is over, I can post something that might take a little longer to type. Welcome to FPN. :W2FPN:

 

I think you might need to find an expert who can repair this pen. However, you could try doing a Google search on "Repair a Parker Challenger" and read all of the previous posts that come up from FPN to see if any of those might help you.

 

I don't know the pen, although I know there are 2 versions. Someone else will come along who an help you further. But please dismiss the saw idea completely. :o

Thank you, again. I have replied to your 'panic mode' post, which was and is much appreciated.

To paraphrase a well-known quote from Hamlet, 'more damage is wrought by ignorance than this world dreams of'.

Cheers

Michael (ScienTESOL)

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Rare to find pen parts that won't unscrew IF THEYRE MEANT TO BE ABLE TO BE USER-UNSCREWABLE :)

Thanks so much for you interest and comment. I shall send the pen to someone competent to bring it back to life after its 82 years of inactivity as a fillable pen, although I have taken to using it as a dip pen recently.

But again, thank you so much. Your interest and comment are really well and truly appreciated.

Sorry that I am not very proficient at using the blog system; the FPN is the first and shall probably remain the only one on which I shall attempt to peek into the 21st century.

Cheers and best wishes

Michael (ScienTESOL)

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Wish you have your Challenger brought back to life as soon as possible.

Thank you for your good wishes. I am saving the pennies (cents in my country) towards achieving that as soon as possible.

I am enthralled by the number of respondents to my post, and the good will they express. Wish such feelings could be multiplied and applied across a range of social issues that are causing so much grief to so many.

Cheers and warm regards

Michael (ScienTESOL)

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