Japanese Eyedropper Advice (and oopsie)

[LoveBigPensAndCannotLie]

I recently got a Japanese eyedropper (see original thread).

 

Cleaned it out, and as was expected the packing material had gone bad so the pen would not hold a seal. Stupidly I assumed I had the expertise to try to do something about it, and in the process of trying to take off the blind cap (to take the plunger out), it snapped off. I turned clockwise as recommended online (it is apparently left hand threads?) It was turning freely so I assumed everything was going okay, I did not even feel anything break, but it suddenly came loose and came out, well, see below.

 

 

Is there anything that can be done at this point or is this pen done? If there is no way to repair the original plunger shut-off valve, would it be possible to use this as a traditional eyedropper by using silicone grease on the blindcap threads? My second thought was shellacing it altogether as this doesn't seem like a pen that can be fixed. I feel really bummed, this is my first vintage Japanese pen (well, other than some pocket pens) and these are not common at all. 

[siamackz]

Sorry to hear that. I’ve restored a few over the past two years. Here is a thread I had opened while restoring my first one -

 

Also, I had sourced replacement shafts for some pens from custompenparts.com… I bought the ones made for the Onoto, and then used sand paper to trim as needed.

 

all the best! 

[LoveBigPensAndCannotLie]

6 hours ago, siamackz said:

Sorry to hear that. I’ve restored a few over the past two years. Here is a thread I had opened while restoring my first one -

 

Also, I had sourced replacement shafts for some pens from custompenparts.com… I bought the ones made for the Onoto, and then used sand paper to trim as needed.

 

all the best! 

 

Thank you for sharing! You are a much more resourceful person than I am. This is very helpful but I think I'm probably going to stay away from these in the future, this is too difficult a repair for me.