Repairing A Parker Vacumatic

[BOOGIT]

I have a number of Parker Vacs that are complete except for the sac

What does it cost to get the sac replaced ?

No cleaning or parts -Just the sac

Keith

[penmanila]

danny fudge (www.thewritepen.net) replaces vacumatic diaphragms for around $20 plus postage; that presumes,of course, that nothing else needs to be fixed or replaced. he's given me good, fast, inexpensive service (for maybe two dozen vacs) for some years now.

[kidde]

Just seconding Danny Fudge. We are blessed with quite a few first rate repairmen. This past weekend I was fortunate enough to watch Danny at work. Organized and deftly skilled. While not the same repair, I saw him resac a lever fill by what looked to me like magic! Disassembled the pen, cleaned the nipple, shellacked it and somehow made the sac almost attach itself! While I may be the only man ever to glue his ear to his elbow saccing a pen, Danny's fingers told me the depth of his experience. Always nice to see a master at work.

 

Paul

[Cryptos]

Thirding Danny Fudge - although I have not had anything done by him yet, I do have a Parker 51 Vac heading in his direction. A $29 P51, new sac for $20... I think that's a pretty good deal I got there (assuming no other issues of course!).

[Hooker56]

Funny. I was standing with Kidde watching Danny repair and sac pens and I thought I heard Danny offer to glue Kidde's elbow to his ear for him just so Kidde wouldn't have to get shellac on his fingers!

 

Everything Kidde and others said is true. I've had him do stuff for me. First rate, fast turn-around, great prices, and courteous service. Hard to beat that.

[The Write Pen]

Wow, thanks guys.

 

Regards,

 

danny

[BOOGIT]

Danny

See u in Columbus

Keith

[kidde]

Keith, get to him early. Last Friday when I first walked past his table he already had a days work ahead, within an hour of opening.

Hooker56, you are mistaken. Danny offered to remove the ear from the elbow, clean the shellac and then solvent weld my mouth closed. Lucky for me he only had two gallons of MEK, not nearly enough for a big job like that!

 

Paul

[setriode]

After recommendations on FPN, I recently sent sent a batch of 5 eBay puchased pens to Danny. Superb service, all returned home to Australia in record time. I am now writing with them one at a time. Two Vacs were included and the one I have inked at the moment is writing better than ever before. His nib adjustments seem to be excellent too.

Edited October 2, 2014 by setriode

[BOOGIT]

DANNY

I WILL BE IN COLUMBUS WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Keith