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I've just acquired a small Spors glass-nibbed pen with a crescent filler. I onlty bought it on impulse as I wanted to dry a glass-nibbed pen. It needs a new sac but I can't seem to get the section to move. Silly question - am I looking at friction (or shellac) type fit here or is this likely to unscrew?

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She turned me into a newt.......

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I've just acquired a small Spors glass-nibbed pen with a crescent filler. I onlty bought it on impulse as I wanted to dry a glass-nibbed pen. It needs a new sac but I can't seem to get the section to move. Silly question - am I looking at friction (or shellac) type fit here or is this likely to unscrew?

 

Friction fit... BUT Spors sections are notoriously difficult to get out and the body material on the ones that I have had are extremely heat sensitive... I have actually had one melt and stretch while trying to remove the section and it was not anywhere near the heat I would use for a Vacumatic which is also heat sensative...

 

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I thought the title of this topic was "Sports Section?" and that someone was lobbying for a new forum. :lol:

 

Moving on...

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And, they're glued in. Not shellac, but glue. FUN!

 

/me thinks of Griz making salt-water taffy out of his Spors

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I have been able to get a few of these apart using gentle doses of heat over time with a heat gun and holding the pen farther away from the gun than normal (try a good 15 inches) After time I have gotten a few apart. But it tries the patience.

 

A success photo below:

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/munsonhsr/Minnesota%20Pens/spors/DSC_0004.jpg

 

Good luck, it can be done, just not as easily as most.

 

Phil

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I thought the title of this topic was "Sports Section?" and that someone was lobbying for a new forum. :lol:

 

Moving on...

 

 

Funnily enough when I first typed it, that's exactly what I typed.......

 

http://www.aysedasi.co.uk

 

 

 

 

She turned me into a newt.......

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Well, thanks for the advice guys - I may regret buying this one! At least it was relatively cheap....... ;)

 

If you decide you don't want to possibly ruin it while restoring it....

Remember, they make great dip pens... my daughter is using her Spors as a dip pen and it works fine

 

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Reviving this topic; I'm in Ayse's position. I don't have a heat gun, just my daughter's hair dryer and hot water. Is there any hope for the repair, or shall I determine to follow Old Griz's advice and make it a dip pen?

Currently inked: Targa, fluted gold / Pelikan M400 / Parker 45 (Steel &Olive) / Sheaffer 440 Blue

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Reviving this topic; I'm in Ayse's position. I don't have a heat gun, just my daughter's hair dryer and hot water. Is there any hope for the repair, or shall I determine to follow Old Griz's advice and make it a dip pen?

Just start even further away and take it really, really slowly.

Avis matura vermiculum capit

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Oh, boy. I've been holding it over the hair dryer for ages, on and off, twisting gently -- even got a blister on my left hand from twisting the hot section. Will return to this process after work. :rolleyes:

Currently inked: Targa, fluted gold / Pelikan M400 / Parker 45 (Steel &Olive) / Sheaffer 440 Blue

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Hi,

 

As I think I posted in another thread, my Spors repair experience is based on a sample of one. That said, I recall that the section gave way all at once; this was not one of those slow releases that give a sense of incremental progress. I couldn't imagine trying to disassemble one of these pens without a proper heat gun and section pliers.

 

When I reassembled the pen, the section (now lacking the adhesive that originally held it in place) was much too lose. I'm afraid I didn't have the patience to do the "right thing": i.e., slowly build up the section "step" with successive coats of shellac. Instead - and against expert advice - I used a dab of section sealant. It worked, but I can't really recommend the technique.

 

I'm glad I got one of these up and running, but I doubt I'll try any more. Right now I'm batting 1.000, and I really don't want to see that average drop.

 

Cheers,

 

Jon

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One of those unaccountable coincidences....

Currently inked: Targa, fluted gold / Pelikan M400 / Parker 45 (Steel &Olive) / Sheaffer 440 Blue

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After more than a half hour of hair-dryer treatment tonight (using a rubber band for grip and insulation), the section hasn't given a hint that it might ever budge. For now, I'm thinking "dip pen."

Currently inked: Targa, fluted gold / Pelikan M400 / Parker 45 (Steel &Olive) / Sheaffer 440 Blue

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I finally got the section off, after much heat and elbow grease. Does anyone with experience in such matters know which size sac I should order for it?

Currently inked: Targa, fluted gold / Pelikan M400 / Parker 45 (Steel &Olive) / Sheaffer 440 Blue

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