What is on your bench?

[VacNut]

1 hour ago, FarmBoy said:

Please fix the clip. 

Color or arrow style?

[es9]

I believe the style is correct; if the color is silver, I assume it is off. Either way, it has been bent. 

[VacNut]

The clip is gold. I tagged it with my Pontiac Badge Parker clip so I know it still needs work. 
Everything is a work in progress 

[FarmBoy]

3 hours ago, VacNut said:

The clip is gold. I tagged it with my Pontiac Badge Parker clip so I know it still needs work. 
Everything is a work in progress 

No you didn’t. That pen would be the wrong year. 
 

Straighten the clip. 

[VacNut]

I updated the clip to a nice enameled clip. The clip I replaced has the words “Pontiac” and a 10 underneath the word. It may have been made to commemorate the city or a dealership. It is not the same Native American Chief cast gold clips, which are much nicer. I have to set up a better camera to photograph the clip as my phone cannot focus on the words and the cap.

Sorry for the confusion.  I called it the Pontiac Clip after the words on the emblem.

[GlenV]

That’s a cool Vac ! 
Just to mention a disturbing note for some to the tool discussion I have done all my 51 and Vacs and Duofolds ect with a split brass nut and pliers, homemade. It’s not to recommend that to anyone but didn’t cost anything and has worked every time. Every time.  I happened to have a nut that threaded pretty nicely although caution with that. The proper amount of heating is key. I think Vacs are pretty easy as Parker definitely built them to last and be repaired.

[LoveBigPensAndCannotLie]

Anyone know if Peter from Pensacs.com is taking orders right now? I sent in an order late last week and haven't heard back. I figure he might still be catching up with orders from the holidays. Has anyone else been in touch with him recently?

[Ron Z]

There was a post on a thread recently saying that he had been in the hospital, but was out.  There may indeed be a backlog.  Peter does respond.

[es9]

22 hours ago, VacNut said:

I updated the clip to a nice enameled clip. The clip I replaced has the words “Pontiac” and a 10 underneath the word. It may have been made to commemorate the city or a dealership. It is not the same Native American Chief cast gold clips, which are much nicer. I have to set up a better camera to photograph the clip as my phone cannot focus on the words and the cap.

Sorry for the confusion.  I called it the Pontiac Clip after the words on the emblem.

Why not just repair the clip that came with it? It’s a pretty easy fix and it looks pretty clean. 

[cat74]

Soooo not much of a real bench job - just needed a clean and a nib repair.... I've fiddled with a nib or two before so I figured I'd take a chance on a Lamy 2000 that had a bad nib for a steep discount (1/2 price). I promptly went to the local library to 3D print a nib repair block - free!! - just using a wooden skewer as a burnisher

 

It took some trial and error but I now have it writing again where just the weight of the pen will leave a nice line -I can see that it is still the slightest of slight out of alignment but it seems to not be an issue?

 

I must not have cleaned everything as well as I thought though - my Pilot blue black ink has gone weird - had to flush the pen and tried another ink - all fine now.

I was getting close to the end of the Pilot ink - guess it's time to toss it rather than risk gumming up another pen - never had that happen before but I read somewhere that inks can interact and do bad things

My first Lamy 2000 - shockingly easy to completely disassemble 

 

photos from the sale listing - sorry - no after photos of the corrected nib - a Medium; still surprised at how differently a nib can present from one type of paper to the next - one of my work pads this is perfect, the other and the medium is more like a broad with the saturation and the feathering!

 

[LoveBigPensAndCannotLie]

55 minutes ago, cat74 said:

Soooo not much of a real bench job - just needed a clean and a nib repair.... I've fiddled with a nib or two before so I figured I'd take a chance on a Lamy 2000 that had a bad nib for a steep discount (1/2 price). I promptly went to the local library to 3D print a nib repair block!! - just using a wooden skewer as a burnisher

 

It took some trial and error but I now have it writing again where just the weight of the pen will leave a nice line -I can see that it is still the slightest of slight out of alignment but it seems to not be an issue?

 

I must not have cleaned everything as well as I thought though - my Pilot blue black ink has gone weird - had to flush the pen and tried another ink - all fine now.

I was getting close to the end of the Pilot ink - guess it's time to toss it rather than risk gumming up another pen - never had that happen before but I read somewhere that inks can interact and do bad things

My first Lamy 2000 - shockingly easy to completely disassemble 

 

photos from the sale listing - sorry - no after photos of the corrected nib

 

 

I recognize those pictures from the listing! It's that pen from the Reddit thread that the cat supposedly dropped isn't it? What a hilarious listing.

[cat74]

3 minutes ago, LoveBigPensAndCannotLie said:

 

I recognize those pictures from the listing! It's that pen from the Reddit thread that the cat supposedly dropped isn't it? What a hilarious listing.

that's the one!!! - need to thank the cat -it wasn't that bad after all!!

[eckiethump]

6 hours ago, LoveBigPensAndCannotLie said:

Anyone know if Peter from Pensacs.com is taking orders right now? I sent in an order late last week and haven't heard back. I figure he might still be catching up with orders from the holidays. Has anyone else been in touch with him recently?

I sent an order a few days ago, but have no received the nvoice yet, but did receive an automatic confirmation of enquiry ?

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[cat74]

Some photos of the "fixed" nib. I think I need to fashion a metal burnishing tool...just a slight buckle still...but it at least writes and fairly smoothly!

can't seem to get really clear pics on my phone

[Ron Z]

I think that this could be taken care of with the tool known as a thumb nail.  It just needs a few nudges to get it in place.

[FarmBoy]

3 hours ago, Ron Z said:

I think that this could be taken care of with the tool known as a thumb nail.  It just needs a few nudges to get it in place.

Left or right?

[Ron Z]

12 minutes ago, FarmBoy said:

Left or right?

 

Take a look at your thumbs.  Use the one with the  permanent notch in the thumb nail.

[OCArt]

15 hours ago, cat74 said:

I promptly went to the local library to 3D print a nib repair block

  Very nice, can you share a link to the nib block file please, maybe I can print at my library too!

Thanks

[cat74]

2 hours ago, OCArt said:

  Very nice, can you share a link to the nib block file please, maybe I can print at my library too!

Thanks

It was just a free file on thingiverse 

I might try re-printing at a finer detail? or give it a light sanding to smooth some of the lines?

I got lucky - my print was in blue - the library usually has the least expensive filament, which means like neon yellow or pink!!! (not that there's anything wrong with that!)

 

Nib Repair Block by jimwooly - Thingiverse

[cat74]

4 hours ago, FarmBoy said:

Left or right?

I tried the right thumb and it did indeed get even better....maybe I'll have to try the left to bring it home!!