Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks George, I had a look at that link and will have a crack at repairing it. Looking at eBay, the pen doesn't seem to be worth much but it does have sentimental value, so I might as well have a go. Youtube seems to be well populated by pen repair videos! Rgds D ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> To: "Group Users Leica" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: Friday's flora, fungi and old stuff > >> On Oct 29, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> Unfortunately, my 1944 Watermans - gold topped and presented to my father >> back then, but it may be 1943 as I never asked him what month of the year >> he got it - is missing its ink sac as it was ruptured. I hate to admit >> the sacrilege but I threw the sac away a couple of years ago. I must get >> it fixed. > > Easy and fun to do yourself. > Google: replace fountain pen ink sac > And head over to <http://www.andersonpens.com/pen-sacs-s/1995.htm> > to find your sac. > They?re measured in 64s of an inch. > Most common size #16 = 16/64th of an inch > A sac, some resin, and bit of talc > and you?re good to go for another 70 years > > fond regards, > > George > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information