Source For Post-War Pelikan 100N Piston Shafts?

[mana]

As luck would have it I finally hit a show stopping snag with my ever increasing flock of later gen Pelikan 100N's.

 

I recently received one which looked pretty pristine from the outside (cap & barrel were A-OK) but had a problematic nib (tip missing, other tine creased & bent).

 

Knowing the nib issue I paid a lot less than market value but when I received the pen I found that the internals were pretty much shot.

 

As in, the piston mechanism base (which holds the shaft and spindle) had a big chunk missing on the barrel end and it seems that someone had mistaken the end of piston shaft (where the piston seal is attached) for a chew toy... it wasn't pretty. Fortunately I already had one base that I recovered from an otherwise junked 100... but no piston shaft.

 

Hence the need to find a replacement piston shaft, the whole piston shaft and nothing but the piston shaft.

 

Anyone in the know for a source?

 

I already sent an email to David Nishimura @ Vintagepens about this but thought of asking also here.

 

Thank you most humbly for your attention,

Mana

Edited March 31, 2016 by mana

[mana]

...or should that be a piston rod? Anyway, I do hope my point gets across.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Penboard.de, some of the four that make up that 'company', might have some.

Not cheap. I needed a regular black piston cap for a Osmia, and $$$$.

[mana]

Ok, thanks for the info, will have to pass on them though. It might actually make more sense to buy a suitable later gen 100N for parts etc. from ebay or classifieds here, seen quite a few good ones available as of late. Which is nice... seems that my flock on 100N is bound to grow in numbers.

[Christopher Godfrey]

Good luck with that part, mana! (Where did you learn such idiomatic English, may I ask? I <know> that Scandinavians generally <do> speak good English; but yours is <really> good!)

 

I would have referred to a piston <shaft>, myself: piston rod -- or more correctly, the "connecting rod" -- is too <automotive> -- it lives inside an internal combustion engine or attached to a steam engine/boiler (as part of the drive-train of a steam locomotive)

[mana]

Good luck with that part, mana! (Where did you learn such idiomatic English, may I ask? I <know> that Scandinavians generally <do> speak good English; but yours is <really> good!)

 

I would have referred to a piston <shaft>, myself: piston rod -- or more correctly, the "connecting rod" -- is too <automotive> -- it lives inside an internal combustion engine or attached to a steam engine/boiler (as part of the drive-train of a steam locomotive)

 

Hmm, it is a long story, started some time before high school... I got interested in English due to playing tabletop RPG's and reading a lot of sci-fi/fantasy. Then there was music, movies and the other pop culture tropes of interest of that time. Oh, also the fact that quite early on my parents trusted me with the translation of correspondence between us and our friends and family in the states. So it was quite natural for me to start studying English on my own to complement the formal English education I had received in elementary and primary school.

 

I basically just started reading a lot of material equipped with an Oxford Learner's (or Heritage, can't recall) Dictionary. Whenever I encountered a word I didn't know I looked it up and if I encountered words there that I did not understand I looked those up also etc. At some point my parents gifted me a subscription to Times & Newsweek, that helped me expand my working vocabulary a lot.

 

Grammar... I kind of assimilated along the way. Funny story, I had basically been skating through high school English due to this, then before our preliminary English language maturation exam I bumped into a class mate of mine. He was reading a book I had not seen before and I asked him what it was. He looked up at me with more than a bit of disbelief in his eyes and voice saying: "This is our english grammar study book, don't tell me you haven't seen it before?" Anyhow, got the highest score in our school (298 or 299/300) on written and understanding of spoken material exams for English. So yeah, there was that. I also like to think in English and write stories, poetry and lyrics so that helped me form a more complete understanding of the emotional and historical aspects of the English language.

 

There were of course a myriad of other factors... including a boatload of long time friends and colleagues who do not speak Finnish or are native English speakers. And my work and hobbies and also my fiancée, she hails from NYC, born and bred there (currently on her way to Finland).

 

That was the written part... I do also speak English quite well, used to hop between RP and (movie) Irish American in my younger days. Nowadays my speaking has devolved into something that might pass as clearly vocalized/enunciated international English? Mid-Atlantic/General American with a bit of of the previously mentioned tossed in for some spice. Or... something, really a work in progress that I vary depending on the situation. As in, I like to play with it, improv, singing, public speaking/workshop facilitation and whatnot.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Sweden is a place where they show movies on TV 'only' in the original language.

 

A bus driver from the regular bus line, we used go out to some palace an hour or two out of Stockholm spoke 5 five languages so he could understand the movies. Russian being his last language, and both his English and German were good.

[mana]

Just salvaged one from a Pelikan 140... so those (120/140 pistons) work a treat in case you might need one (cheaper and easier to access than an exact replacement/spare part 'in the wild').

[carlos.q]

Just salvaged one from a Pelikan 140... so those (120/140 pistons) work a treat in case you might need one (cheaper and easier to access than an exact replacement/spare part 'in the wild').

Some pictures would be nice...

[mana]

Well, it is essentially the same part used in the later gen 100N and 120/140 so pictures would do little other than to show two identical piston shafts. Might snap a few later though just for show. More piston & seal pics over at > http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6066-pelikan-100n-400-120-140-seals-a-project/

 

I use those (David Nishimura of Vintagepens fame) repro synthetic seals for the actual seal replacement, they are awesome.