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Not sure you really mean "dearth"...

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Not sure you really mean "dearth"...

Dave Guard (banjo player and resident humorist for the Kingston Trio) once remarked during a concert at the Hungry I that the Trio would play the next tune in response to a diminishing number of requests. I always liked Guard.

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Would It be possible to include a table of sac dimensions for those of us who are into tinkering?

Please be more specific — I don't understand what you're asking for.

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Richard!

 

Thanks for the resource - as timing would have it, I'm gearing up to do my first re-sacs. 3 are very straight-forward (Estie J/SJ), but one is a Sheaffer Touchdown Tuckaway. I believe it to be a #17 sac, the info of which I seem to recall I got on David Nishimura's site. I don't see it in your Sheaffer table - do you concur with that sac size?

 

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Jon

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Would It be possible to include a table of sac dimensions for those of us who are into tinkering?

Please be more specific — I don't understand what you're asking for.

I wanted to stick a sac over the mating end of a halved Sailor cartridge to increase ink capacity, and I wasn't sure of what size sac I'd need.

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Not sure you really mean "dearth"...

Dave Guard (banjo player and resident humorist for the Kingston Trio) once remarked during a concert at the Hungry I that the Trio would play the next tune in response to a diminishing number of requests. I always liked Guard.

From the responses so far, it seems reports of its dearth have been greatly exaggerated...

 

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What is the sac size number for short pens like Waterman 452 1/2? Is it the same as 45 1/2 and trim it?

 

 

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… one is a Sheaffer Touchdown Tuckaway. I believe it to be a #17 sac, the info of which I seem to recall I got on David Nishimura's site. I don't see it in your Sheaffer table - do you concur with that sac size?

It should be a 171/2x17/16 N. Since that size isn't available, you can use a 17. But a better choice would be a 171/2x111/16 N, cut to length. It won't be necked, but it will still hold if shellacked properly. The advantage of using the slightly larger diameter is that the pen won't hork up so much ink when you pull the plunger out because the sac won't have as much room to expand under the partial vacuum. All this technical stuff — fun, huh? :)

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What is the sac size number for short pens like Waterman 452 1/2? Is it the same as 45 1/2 and trim it?

The 4521/2 is a full-length pen, not a short pen. It has the same internal diameter as the 521/2, and it uses the same sac. (The 4 in its number refers to the sterling overlay, and that goes on over a standard-size barrel.) The 4521/2V is the short version, and it uses the same sac. As for trimming, all straight sacs need to be trimmed to fit the pen; there are instructions here. And there is an explanation of Waterman's Standard Numbering System here.

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It should be a 171/2x17/16 N. Since that size isn't available, you can use a 17. But a better choice would be a 171/2x111/16 N, cut to length. It won't be necked, but it will still hold if shellacked properly. The advantage of using the slightly larger diameter is that the pen won't hork up so much ink when you pull the plunger out because the sac won't have as much room to expand under the partial vacuum.

Xlnt, just the kind of stuff I needed to know.

 

All this technical stuff — fun, huh? :)

Well, basically... yikes! Except that I'm drawing the line at the re-sacing - anything beyond this goes to a professional,

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I wanted to stick a sac over the mating end of a halved Sailor cartridge to increase ink capacity, and I wasn't sure of what size sac I'd need.

The dimension you need is simply the outside diameter. It's the sac number times 1/64". Thus, a Nº 16 sac is 16/64" in diameter. That's 1/4", or 6.35 mm. For your purposes, the stretch in putting this sac over a 1/4" tube would do the job nicely. Adjust the sac size to the diameter you need.

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Could Conway Stewart be added to the list at some point please? I have a couple of 58's and aren't sure of their sac size.

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Just can't help myself...

 

sack size isn't eveything :headsmack:

 

 

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I wanted to stick a sac over the mating end of a halved Sailor cartridge to increase ink capacity, and I wasn't sure of what size sac I'd need.

The dimension you need is simply the outside diameter. It's the sac number times 1/64". Thus, a Nº 16 sac is 16/64" in diameter. That's 1/4", or 6.35 mm. For your purposes, the stretch in putting this sac over a 1/4" tube would do the job nicely. Adjust the sac size to the diameter you need.

Thank You! This is just what I've been looking for.

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