Installing a converter into a Parker 51

I got this Parker 51 in a while ago that had the squeeze unit all mucked up.  It looked like someone had taken a pair of pliers to it to squeeze it.  The feeder tube was almost all gone as well.

Howard at Bexley had done a new unit for these so you could use a cart. or a converter.

I set this one up to use a converter that is sealed into the pen.

The fit was not as tight as I would have wanted it so I used a bit on a clear sack that I cemented onto the section and onto the converter.  I have use this as a daily use pen for over a week now with no problem at all.

All set to go

Really Nice Blue Esty Nib Holder

I found this rod of blue yesterday when I was cleaning up as well as a stash of Esty nibs.

I was trying out some filling systems and ended up making this little baby.

The nib is a 1555 and it has a really nice ink flow to it.
I set it up as a squeeze filler and it holds a lot of ink.
Really good balance as well as the slip cap make for a really nice pen.

Custom 51 Bodies

I got these bodies a while ago and this weekend I finally got around to getting them all set up.

Vintage Ball Point Repair

I have had this pen for a bit now and after finding it again the other day I thought I would try and repair it.

  

The section material was so brittle that there was no way to salvage it so I had no choice but to make up a new one.

I used a Bic refill in it because it has a black end cone on it.

So at the end of the day I was able to salvage a busted up but neat looking pen.

A Tale Of Two Sections

I had a couple sections floating around, a Cross and a Pilot.  With a bit more vintage material I had on hand decided to make up a body to hold them both.

This material is made by wrapping it around a rod so you have to deal with working a tube material.  It is a bit hard to see but the end is a tortoise material and when it is held up to the light it is transparent.

The Cross

The Pilot

So depending on my mood I have a choice of two nibs to use.

I once again used a Here slip on cap.

I am almost through my stash of caps honest.

Vintage Weekend

It was a vintage weekend for me.

I had this material in stock for a while now and when I pulled it out the other day I thought it would make a nice click pen.

This started it's life as a desk pen in a hotel in Budapest.  I had bought it in the Grand Bisar when I was in Istanbul.  I had some old black ebonite that was from the same era so I put the two together and ended up with a nice click pen.

It takes a Parker style refill.

51 Inspired Ebonite Pens

I got some new ebonite in last week and I was able to get the first one finished off today.

I love the style of the51 with it's slip on cap.

Once again I have used the Hero 616 as my cap.

The nib is a really nice F.