Basic Pen Repair Workshop
Probably Friday Morning..contact Joel Hamilton
Duration: 4 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
Limited space. RSVP and prepayment required.
Workshop $45
Send check to:
Joel Hamilton
1602 Arizona Avenue
Alamogordo, New Mexico
88310
inkpen5326@aol.com
or
Sherrell Tyree at st3836@swbell.net