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Hi, everyone. I am very new to Esterbrook repair and have a question. Ive got a J that had a mangled barrel jewel which I removed and found out that it was a threaded jewel. The problems Im having are that the tassie (I think thats the word for the little metal trim ring) is gone and the replacement jewel I have is a press fit. Are there sources for tassies or the grommets that the press fit pens use?

 

Any help is much appreciated.

 

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Buy a replacement barrel.

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Buy a replacement barrel.

 

I agree. While the threaded jewel is nice, the cost and labor to replace the parts exceeds the price of a replacement - and the end result (pun noted) is the same.

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Well, dang. I was hoping that wasnt the answer. Thanks guys, I guess Ill start looking around for a replacement.

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Well, dang. I was hoping that wasnt the answer. Thanks guys, I guess Ill start looking around for a replacement.

Lets start with which color is the barrel.

Early J or late J? (Sac tray or no sac tray?)

 

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When did the sac tray disappear? I have 6 J Esties, and haven't seen a tray in any of them.

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If I were a serious collector, I would probably want to collect all those varieties.

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When did the sac tray disappear? I have 6 J Esties, and haven't seen a tray in any of them.

The sac tray was gone then appeared. It allowed the use of the same saccin all j series pens.

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The sac tray was gone then appeared. It allowed the use of the same saccin all j series pens.

 

...and lever and pressure bar. Some of the levers have two different sets of holes that the barrel ring went through, depending on whether it was used in a J or SJ. Larger barrel means that the lever has to reach farther down to fully compress the sac.

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