Can anything be done with an inlaid section?

[Muncle]

A while back, my father sent me a broken Imperial. It looks like the section cracked right where it joins the body, and the filling system is seized up with old ink. I looked at it today, and there is a big chunk missing out of the section. But the nib is still okay.

 

Can anything be done with it? Anybody want to try something with it? I don't think the rest of the pen can be salvaged. I'm going to try a closer look at the filling tomorrow.

[Ron Z]

The nib itself has tabs that are embedded in the plastic at each corner - two at the peak, one on each side at the open end.  There is no non-destructive way to take the nib out and transfer it to another shell.    Touchdown or cartridge/converter?  Color?   I'm assuming touchdown...   Nib units from C/C pens with the plastic thread  bushings can be used in TD pens by swapping out the thread bushing - change the 0-ring while doing it, and use thread sealant on the threads to hold it in place.   The plastic thread C/C nib units were used in pens like the Compact Imperials.   The nibs with metal thread bushings have a totally different internal design, and the feeds and thread bushings are not interchangeable, nor will the nib fit in the older pens.

[Muncle]

Thank you Ron. That's what I figured.

 

Touchdown filler. And the nib section itself is broken at the threads.

 

Are you suggesting that I could use a c/c nib unit, and if I can get the touchdown system cleaned and fixed, I could still have a pen?

 

Will the touchdown system work through a c/c nib unit?

[crescentfiller]

As Ron said, several little tabs.

[Ron Z]

Are you suggesting that I could use a c/c nib unit, and if I can get the touchdown system cleaned and fixed, I could still have a pen?

 

The other way around...  if you find a C/C pen with plastic threads,  the thread bushings can be swapped out, and the nib used in your TD pen.  The barrel of the TD pens were made for the TD filler, so the tube gets in the way, and even if you took it out I would assume that there isn't room for a cartridge.

 

[Muncle]

2 hours ago, Ron Z said:

 

 

 

The other way around...  if you find a C/C pen with plastic threads,  the thread bushings can be swapped out, and the nib used in your TD pen.  The barrel of the TD pens were made for the TD filler, so the tube gets in the way, and even if you took it out I would assume that there isn't room for a cartridge.

 

I see, thank you.

 

In the previous post, you mentioned thread sealant. Would shellac work for that? Or is it another substance to hunt down?

 

Thank you for your help.

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

I suspect @Ron Z meant the rosin based thread sealant

 

https://www.mainstreetpens.com/stuff.htm

(2nd item on Ron’s page)

 

I have a product that is a rosin based thread sealant that I suspect is nearly identical. It is much easier to work with/undo than shellack is. 

 

I’ll gladly accept correction if I am wrong WRT what Ron was talking about.