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It's so simple, I can't believe that something like this has never occurred to me before. I actually avoided buying a few pens because of a bent clip, now I know what to do.

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Thank you very much!

The description alone was precise enough, but seeing the pictures is (believing) reassuring.

You should know how grateful I am for your help if I tell that some of these pens had been waiting for this for a long time...

Cheers!

Current modern daily users: Montegrappa Miya, Omas AM87, S.T.Dupont D-Line, Stipula Etruria Tuscany Dreams, Tibaldi Modello 60.

Current vintage daily users: Aurora 98p, Big Red Lucky Curve, MB622, P51, P75, Pelikan NN400.

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Thanks for the suggestions on this thread. I just fixed the clip on one of my Parker vacs. I used a letter opener instead of a key and placed a thin piece of paper under the clip against the pen to prevent any chance of scratching the pen body. Worked great!!!!

Did it work on a Junior Debutante clip? Mine is loose and its reaaaaally short.

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I learned this trick watching Danny Fudge fix pens. It works well for most any clip.

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Something similar in one of the Wahl-Eversharp service manuals too, on p.14:

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LiIZ7nTEMLMBwAOQ4hUKX9rYE5GXPEoS/view

 

Found here:

 

https://pencollectorsofamerica.org/reference-library/wahl-eversharp/

 

(If you'll pardon a competitor appearing in your Esterbrook haven.)

And I didn't have the heart to tell her why.
And there wasn't a part of me that didn't want to say goodbye.

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Something similar in one of the Wahl-Eversharp service manuals too, on p.14:

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LiIZ7nTEMLMBwAOQ4hUKX9rYE5GXPEoS/view

 

Found here:

 

https://pencollectorsofamerica.org/reference-library/wahl-eversharp/

 

(If you'll pardon a competitor appearing in your Esterbrook haven.)

Thank you. I really enjoy these old catalogs.

"Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s),"

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Thank you antoniosz for the wonderful trick.

Thank you pearlfox for the links to very useful information.

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