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how do I fill a sheaffer pneumatic fountain pen?
I found an old white dot sheaffer fountain pen. I read that to fill it
(pneumatic type) I pull out the plunger, submerge the tip in ink, push down the plunger, and it fills. However, this does not work. If I submerge the tip and PULL the plunger it fills, and if I PUSH it in it drains, opposite of how it says it is supposed to work. I can't really use the pen with the plunger pulled out, so I need some help. Is something wrong with the pen or am I doing something wrong? This seems to be a "backward" way to fill a pen. Jeff |
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how do I fill a sheaffer pneumatic fountain pen?
"jeffdanz" wrote:
I found an old white dot sheaffer fountain pen. I read that to fill it (pneumatic type) I pull out the plunger, submerge the tip in ink, push down the plunger, and it fills. However, this does not work. If I submerge the tip and PULL the plunger it fills, and if I PUSH it in it drains, opposite of how it says it is supposed to work. I can't really use the pen with the plunger pulled out, so I need some help. Is something wrong with the pen or am I doing something wrong? This seems to be a "backward" way to fill a pen. The pen does fill on the downstroke, but you have to leave the nib submerged in the ink for 10 seconds or so after pushing the plunger down. If it's an old pen that's never been restored, it might need fixing. Touchdown models (the plunger is a tube) contain a rubber sac that might no longer be intact. Vacuum-Fil models (the plunger is a thin rod) don't have a sac, but they do have seals that could need replacing. See these pages: http://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Sheaffer/SheafferTouchdownGuide.htm http://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Sheaffer/SheafferVacuumFilGuide.htm -- Steve My e-mail address works as is. |
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