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Having fixed about half a dozen of these recently I thought it might be useful to put together some notes sharing how I did it. I just learned that Richard Binder recently put up a tutorial on restoring these pens - it’s a fantastic resource, as always. Anyway, for whatever it’s worth - here are my notes...

 

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That looks challenging but such pretty pens especially the gold nib earlier ones. I have 2 but will not restore they came to me from a scuba diver found them 40 years after WW2, one is good enough still to restore surprisingly although the coating shows some changes for the years of salt water.

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Siamack,

Great work, and presentation! I've saved the link for future reference.

 

One thought: I don't know if you're using a lathe in your work, but I'd recommend getting a set of ER collets for workholding instead of using a threaded holder like the Vac wrench. It's more stable, the compression is fully circumferential,it holds a barrel safely and firmly, and doesn't imprint threads into softer material or damage the Vac wrench. A fully useable set can be purchased at relatively low cost (like this ), and you'll need a collet chuck and wrench for it (like this ). You can probably find a set with all of that included, These are not the best money could buy, but for soft materials at the level of precision we need, they're fine. I had my collets like these for a full year while someone here badgered me to go get the lathe, and even now they are frequently used tools at the bench. You might even want to splurge for a square collet block to hold the chuck in your vise...

 

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4 hours ago, GlenV said:

That looks challenging but such pretty pens especially the gold nib earlier ones. I have 2 but will not restore they came to me from a scuba diver found them 40 years after WW2, one is good enough still to restore surprisingly although the coating shows some changes for the years of salt water.

Very nice! 

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3 hours ago, tmenyc said:

Siamack,

Great work, and presentation! I've saved the link for future reference.

 

One thought: I don't know if you're using a lathe in your work, but I'd recommend getting a set of ER collets for workholding instead of using a threaded holder like the Vac wrench. It's more stable, the compression is fully circumferential,it holds a barrel safely and firmly, and doesn't imprint threads into softer material or damage the Vac wrench. A fully useable set can be purchased at relatively low cost (like this ), and you'll need a collet chuck and wrench for it (like this ). You can probably find a set with all of that included, These are not the best money could buy, but for soft materials at the level of precision we need, they're fine. I had my collets like these for a full year while someone here badgered me to go get the lathe, and even now they are frequently used tools at the bench. You might even want to splurge for a square collet block to hold the chuck in your vise...

 

Tim

Great advice Tim, I’ve been wanting to get a set to use for swaging cap rings anyway. I don’t have a lathe - it’s been on my wish list for 2 yrs now. I’m getting closer and closer though :) 

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3 hours ago, LukeSkyliner said:

This is may be very helpful with my Onotae.  Thanks - and GREAT presentation.

Thanks! 

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On 4/14/2021 at 4:00 AM, GlenV said:

Pictures of them, nice pens especially the flattop

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Nice! 

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You do such brilliant work.  Question.  Can you recommend someone who might help me with a Nakaya?  The ink stops flowing. Pretty annoying given how its supposed to be the apex of pens...

 

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On 4/15/2021 at 7:34 AM, Better to have Written said:

You do such brilliant work.  Question.  Can you recommend someone who might help me with a Nakaya?  The ink stops flowing. Pretty annoying given how its supposed to be the apex of pens...

 

thanks

Thank you! And about the Nakaya, I had the same issue way back when I used to collect modern pens. It’s quite sad. If you’re in the US then MainstreetPens or IndyPenDance might be options. All the best!

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