Passaporto FPN 2011 - RIP

[saffronskye]

It had served me well.

 

I dropped my pencil case at the top of the stairs.  The passporto fell out and hit the wooden floor at the bottom of the stairs.  The lid has cracked clean off. 

[lionelc]

RIPces

[mongrelnomad]

I’m sorry for your loss. But, as an owner too, let’s be honest: they weren’t really built to last…

[NOpen]

I had a similar accident with a Delta Serena (clean break) and took a chance using a water-thin solvent meant to bond to acrylics (specifically butyrate, polycarbonate, styrene) to each other, and so far the repair is holding after a year and a half with moderate use of the pen.  The product I used was Weld-On Scigrip #4, and I picked it up at a plastic fabricator/supply house.  I placed the pieces together and then (from inside) used a blunt needle to apply a drop or two of the solvent that "chased the crack."  After a few minutes of holding, the repair was set enough to be on its own.  Full strength of the repair is achieved in 72 hours, according to product information.  Good luck!

NOpen

[saffronskye]

On 7/11/2021 at 5:27 PM, NOpen said:

I had a similar accident with a Delta Serena (clean break) and took a chance using a water-thin solvent meant to bond to acrylics (specifically butyrate, polycarbonate, styrene) to each other, and so far the repair is holding after a year and a half with moderate use of the pen.  The product I used was Weld-On Scigrip #4, and I picked it up at a plastic fabricator/supply house.  I placed the pieces together and then (from inside) used a blunt needle to apply a drop or two of the solvent that "chased the crack."  After a few minutes of holding, the repair was set enough to be on its own.  Full strength of the repair is achieved in 72 hours, according to product information.  Good luck!

NOpen

Good to know - thanks.  Haven't quite got around to chucking it in the bin, so may give this a go.

[inkandseeds]

I had one that also broke like yours.  I carefully superglued it successfully.  It has held for several years now, but my love affair with the Passaporto and the Papparazzi has cooled and I rarely use them.  I even gave away an older red Passaporto to a former colleague who had always admired mine but had the misfortune to buy the most recent rendition.  

[chromantic]

I have that same blue Passaporto which I only tested and haven't used since. You're welcome to it. PM your deets.