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hi all

i have just aquired a lady patrician in very good condition apart from a crack in the section

what i plan to do is bore or ream the section and make a sleeve from hard rubber if i can get it here in the uk and glue this inside the section

if what i have said makes sense what i need to know is would the hole through the section originally have been tapered if so how much of a taper

only paid £10 so cant complain

best regards

les

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It might work, though it also might be easier to replace the section.

 

The bore is a straight bore - it's the nib that's tapered, increasing in thickness from tail to tip.

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It might work, though it also might be easier to replace the section.

 

The bore is a straight bore - it's the nib that's tapered, increasing in thickness from tail to tip.

thanks a lot ron will try to find a section but will also repair this one just for the experience

regards

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In case the repair doesn't work out, there are sections from cheaper models that will fit. After measuring some, I've found that the sections and nibs on Lady Patricians and 3V's are the same size.

 

I found out the hard way how brittle these sections can be, especially the undercut nib end. My section pliers were too long to avoid this obvious weak point, and more importantly, I was too impatient. Unfortunately I broke a brown section from an Onyx Lady Patrician.

 

The only other model I've found that uses that color section is the full size Patrician, but it's too big. Maybe I should buy one and have the section machined down to the right size. :eureka:

 

 

 

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Maybe I should buy one and have the section machined down to the right size. eureka.gif

 

The ID of the Patrician section is almost as big as the ID of the Lady Patricia barrel....... nice try.

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Maybe I should buy one and have the section machined down to the right size. eureka.gif

 

The ID of the Patrician section is almost as big as the ID of the Lady Patricia barrel....... nice try.

 

I thought there was something about my idea that didn't quite add up. :roflmho:

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Maybe I should buy one and have the section machined down to the right size. eureka.gif

 

The ID of the Patrician section is almost as big as the ID of the Lady Patricia barrel....... nice try.

 

I thought there was something about my idea that didn't quite add up. :roflmho:

i think the LP ive got is onyx i am still going to try and sleeve it but does anyone know where i can get hard rubber rod esecially in the uk

les

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Maybe I should buy one and have the section machined down to the right size. eureka.gif

 

The ID of the Patrician section is almost as big as the ID of the Lady Patricia barrel....... nice try.

 

Not to mention that a section for an Onyx Patrician could be sold for as much as your average Lady Patricia.

David Nishimura

 

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