Basic Pen Repair Workshop

 

Duration:  4.5 hours

Objective:  Teach or demonstrate basic pen repair techniques for certain filling systems

Workshop size:  Limit to 10 participants

Location:  Workshop should occur in a room that includes running water and lots of light and trash bins.  Extra lamps would be very helpful.

Participants should bring:

Notebook

If Available

Lever filling pen

Button filling pen

Parker 21 or 51,

Sheaffer touchdown filler

Sheaffer snorkel filler

Any pen repair tools they are currently using

Presenters will provide:

            Sacs, diaphragms and gaskets

            Gasket insertion tools

            Scissors

            Pen lights (available for purchase)

Polishing cloths

Teaching pens and any other essential equipment

Workshop Topics        

  • Cleaning and Inspecting a Pen
  • Lever Filler Restoration

            Button Filler Restoration

                        Will learn to cut/fit and install sac

                        Will learn about pressure bars

  • Nib Adjustments

Will learn how to determine whether adjustment is required

Will learn basic nib smoothing

  • Pen Polishing

Will learn to polish a pen using abrasive papers and polish

  • Touchdown Fillers

Will re-sac a touchdown filler and learn special sac requirements and techniques

Will learn O-ring and gasket placement and techniques

  • Snorkel Filler Restoration

Will learn special techniques needed for restoring snorkel fillers

  • Aerometric Filler Restoration

Will learn techniques for restoring an aerometric filler, such as Parker 21 and 51

  • Vacuum Filling Pens—Sheaffer and Parker

Demonstration of techniques and methods

  • Fill/flow adjustments—Q/A and demonstration