Supplies, Materials, Sacs, Pressure Bars, Potions, Leads and Waxes

PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR A SAC BY SPECIFYING THE PEN MODEL YOU NEED SACS FOR; EVERYONE HAS A DIFERENT IDEA OF WHICH SAC FITS WHICH PEN. RATHER, SPECIFY THE SIZE IN 64ths OF AN INCH. In the csse of latex sacs, pleae specify "LXY" where XY is the outer diameter in 64ths of an inch. Don't try to cram the fattest sac in there that the barrel and pressure bar can take; things might not work out mechanically and the latex may weld itslf to the sides of the barrel. It is a good goal to have enough sizes of sacs on hand (A "Sac Assortment") so you can find the best fit. If you know the size you need and you have a sac gage, this will help a lot.

PVC sacs for Parker squeeze filler pens don't use the 64ths convention. They are specified as "Std. Aero PVC sacs".  Vacumatic "sacs" are referred to as "Diaphragms" and they come in (3) sizes, Debutant (DEB), Standard, and Oversized.

ITEM #SHELLAC: SAC CEMENT For the purpose of securing new sacs to pen sections. Perhaps our best selling item! Shellac is the preferred sac adhesive, as it does not get very hard. After it dries, it can be softened with a little heat. Our shellac comes in .5 oz (15 ml.) bottle, a nail polish sized bottle, with brush in cap. Dale is still using the same bottle and brush this size that he bought 20 years ago (though we've topped it off a few times)!

$7

ITEM #THREADSEAL: USUSALLY WE DON'T RECOMEND THREAD SEALANTS, OTHER THAN SILICONE GREASE, BUT THIS SEALANT IS NECESSARY ON CERTAIN PENS. EXAMPLES: WATERMAN MAN100 & SHEAFFER VAC FILS.

THIS SEALANT SOFTENS UP AND IS REMOVALBE WITH HEAT. This sealant is cut with the solvent Naptha (lighter fluid)

$20

ITEM #PEN FLUSH: CONCENTRATE FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING OUT PENS. PREVENTING AND REMOVING OLD INK DEPOSITS. Add 3oz (one bottle) to 1 gallon of water to make flushing solution. We also sell a pen flushing bulb to aid in applying/distributing Pen Flush. This liquid is biodegradable, environmentally safe, formulated to meet OSHA requirements. Safe to work on pieces, no rusting of corrosion. Will not damage rubber, vinyl or plastics. Will not damage carbide, diamonds or carbon instruments. Contains no acids. Will not irritate or dry out most skin types.

$12

ITEM #BULB: A FLUSHER FOR ASSEMBLED CARTRIDGE FILLING PENS. PERFECT FOR USE OF OUR PEN FLUSH (above item). Put your own cartridge with the back cut off in the nozzle of this bulb (it stretches quite easily, especiallly if you add a little heat) or stretch the nozzle over the tail end of the front end as shown in the picture. Fill it with water and/or detergent and it's very helpful in cleaning out the ink channels through sections, feeds, and nibs. Cartridge is not included, nor are any parts of a pen.

$10

 

ITEM #D8: PEN SAC SIZE GAGE.   An improvement on the White Rubber Company gage found in pen repair guy’s tool kits in that it has additional holes for 14 1/2 (Snorkel), 15 1/2 (Touchdown), and 17 1/2 (PFM) sizes.  Made from .115" (2.9mm) thick aluminum. When using, the sac will usually fall freely through the labeled hole corresponding to its diameter.  If you have to push it through, you might be in the wrong hole. The size designations under each hole represent the outside diameter of the sac in 64ths of an inch. The number of 64ths is also the sac number. If you're clever like Jim Marshall is, you can figure out how to use this as a knock-out block also.

$18

ITEM #PFMRINGS: O-RINGS FOR THE BACK END OF SHEAFFER PFMS AND THE LARGER (LATER) TOUCHDOWNS.  These O-Rigs fit in the groove in the back of the barrel just below the blind cap. See also the S24 & D19 O-Ring seaters on the Sheaffer tools page. These tools provide a platform inside the pen to help guide the new O-Ring into the groove, saving a lot of time and frustration.

Pkg. of 10 for $20

ITEM #SNORKLRNGS: O-RINGS FOR THE BACK END OF SHEAFFER SNORKEL AND EARLIER (SMALLER) TOUCHDOWN PENS.  These O-Rigs fit in the groove in the back of the barrel just below the blind cap. See also the the D19 O-Ring seaters on the Sheaffer tools page. These tools provide a platform inside the pen to help guide the new O-Ring into the groove, saving a lot of time and frustration.  

Pkg. of 10 for $20

ITEM #KRESTO: SPECIAL ULTRA; A GREAT INK REMOVER FOR A PEN FANATIC'S HANDS. 8.45 ounces of the best thing I've found to get ink off my hands. An extra heavy duty biodegradable hand cleaning paste with a special solvent to quickly cut through ink and other stains you don't want on your hands. Just squeeze some on, rub it in, and rinse it off. Take a look at the before and after pictures below, taken after an intense night of nib tweaking.

$13

BEFORE:

AFTER:

ITEM #SILICONE 8 gram: JAR OF SILICONE GREASE WITH 8 GRAMS OF SILICONE GREASE IN IT. 

$10

ITEM #SILCONE:  SILICONE GREASE USED FOR LUBRICATING PISTON SHAFTS AND ANYTHING ELSE NEEDING LUBRICATION AND A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SEALING ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS PLASTIC, HARD RUBBER, or LEATHER INVOLVED. Approx. 5 grams in a syringe with a cap on the nozzle.

$7

ITEM #SILICONE OIL: NON-PETROLIUM BASED OIL FOR GENERAL LUBRICATION OF METALS AND PLASTICS.  Comes in a nail polish type bottle with a brush built into the cap

$7

ITEM #PIPET: 2 ml PIPETTE FOR CONTROLLABLY DISPENSING LIQUIDS The small diameter tip can be made even smaller by holding it over a flame for a few seconds and then stretching it. Great for filling eye dropper filler pens or dropping acetone on replacement Sheaffer Vac Fill rear seals (see tool RZ on the Sheaffer Tools page). We also carry regular old fashioned, rubber and glass eye droppers. Same price, please ask, but (don't plan on using a rubber bulbed eye dropper with acetone).

$2

ITEM #HANGING PRES BAR - 3 SIZES: HANGING 3 PIECE PRESSURE BAR FOR PARKER BUTTON FILLERS.  These are reproductions of all three sizes of Parker's hanging pressure bars for its button fillers.These were developed by Parker to avoid the situation where the bottom of the bar, inside the barrel, would push the section out of the barrel. These don't bottom out on the section of the pen. The sizes of pressure bars that a given size of pen uses overlaps a great deal. The medium size fits a wide range of fountain pen sizes from Duofold Seniors to small sized Challengers and it was the only size supplied to Parker's repair people in the end. See the second photo below; the numbers on the pens indicate the volume of ink taken in by the pen shown with the medium pressure bar in it. All these are quite righteous volumes of ink for the given pen.

For these pressure bars to work, you'll need to be able to pass a No. 12 drill through the hole in the top of the barrel to clean it out and adjust for any shrinkage and crud build up that has occurred over the ages (I find this to be required even when re-using an original Parker 3 piece pressure bar). This type of pressure bar frequently results in less force being required when pushing the fill button down, which greatly alleviates the chances of an accident with an open ink bottle. The drill shown at the bottom of the photo is a no. 12 and is shown as the next item in these listings. These bars won't work in Pastels; there's not enough diameter under the barrel collar for a 3 piece pressure bar to expand in a Pastel.

The sizes are shown in the first photo below, and as pointed out above, there is quite an overlap in the sizes that will fit a given size pen. Just try to get the length from the top of the button to the section of the pen and don't exceed it with the pressure bar length.

When ordering, specify the size you want as "BAR A", "BAR B" OR "BAR C".

$5 ea.

ITEM #BAR P: A FOURTH SIZE OF HANGING PRESSURE BAR (2.27") FOUND IN THE BACK ROOM OF A PEN SHOP RECENTLY LIQUIDATED. This size is 2.25" (57mm), putting it between BAR B and Bar C , usable on Parker Button Fillers.

$5 ea

ITEM #12 DRILL: NEEDED TO ASSURE SMOOTH OPERATION OF ABOVE HANGING 3 PIECE PRESSURE BARS (OR ORIGINAL USED 3 PIECE HANGING PRESSURE BARS) IN PARKER BUTTON FILLERS. 

$6

ITEM #BAR E OR BAR L - STRAIGHT 2 PIECE PRESSURE BARS FOR PARKER BUTTON FILLERS.   Long and medium sizes are available as shown in the photo. Stainless steel. SPECIFY THE LENGTH DESIRED WHEN ORDERING.

Note: The last photo below illustrates a neat trick taught to me by the late, great Frank Dubiel. It involves lengthening straight pressure bars with a piece of insulation off of a piece of 12 gage electrical wire. The top end of the pressure bar fits into the piece of insulation which then fits into a Parker button. You then have a longer pressure bar. A piece of a hollow Q-Tip handle also works if you can find one.

Note (again): These pressure bars can also be shortened a small amount by removing a small amount of the bottom end, making sure there are no sharp edges on it after you cut it. A file works well here. Also make sure you don't take so much off that it no longer flexes on the bottom end.

When ordering, specify the size you want as "BAR D", "BAR E", "BAR L" or BAR N.

$5

and Bar L also fits Duofold AF.

MEISTERSTUCK 30 & 40, MB 25, MB 224, etc.

ITEM #J-BAR: J-BARS FOR LEVER FILL PENS

 Specify "BAR F", "BAR S" OR "BAR G" when ordering  

$5

ITEM #JBAR: J-BARS FOR LEVER FILL PENS Specify "BAR G", "BAR R", "BAR S" or "BAR K" when ordering

$5

 

BAR S, 1.76" (44.7mm) J-BAR

ITEM #SH-L: ORIGINAL SHEAFFER J BAR, 2.14" (54.4mm). NEW OLD STOCK 

$7

ITEM #SH-M: ORIGINAL SHEAFFER J BAR, 2.40" (61.1mm). NEW OLD STOCK.

$7

ITEM #SH-N: ORIGINAL SHEAFFER J BAR, 2.46" (62.5mm). NEW OLD STOCK.  

$7

ITEM #PARAFFIN OIL: USED TO LUBRICATE WOODEN CORK SEALS.  Recomended and used by Osman, of the pen community fame.

$7

ITEM #37SACASSTMT: COLLECTORs ASSORTMENT OF 37 LATEX SACS & VAC DIAPHRAGMS.  Includes

5 each of sizes: 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20,

2 each of 12, 13, 14, Standard Vac and Deb Vac diaphragms. Vac diaphragms come with new pellets.

1 each of 10, 19,

$50

ITEM #100SACASSTMT: PROFESSIONALs ASSORTMENT OF 100 LATEX SACS.  Includes (ALL STRAIGHT):

(5) #14, (15) #16, (20) #18, (10) #20, (10) #15, (20) #17, (10) #19, (10) #22.

$185

ITEM #(given below, on left): SACS - I HAVE 5 KINDS:  Latex, Silicone, PVC, bargain latex and thin wall (thin wall for Sheaffer pneumatics - Touch downs, std Snorkels and PFMs) The bargain ones are not lower quality, I just have a whole lot of them. Use the item numbers to the left. The sizes are the diameter of the sac in 64ths of an inch; i.e., a size 16 sac is 16/64ths of an inch in diameter. (thin wall are somewhat thinner than their # in 64ths). See the Odd Tools page for a sac size gage (D8) and a sac expander (D10) available for sale.

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SILICONE SACS: $4 ea. : S18, S17 1/2, and/or S15.

S15: SIZE 15 X 3 1/4" LONG;

S17: SIZE 17 1/2 X 3 1/4" LONG;

S18: SIZE 18 X 3 3/8" LONG

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STRAIGHT PVC SACS - NOT FOR USE IN CELLULOID or SOFT PLASTIC (NON-ACRYLIC) PENS.

PVC 18, PVC 20, PVC 22:

$2 EACH OR 3 for $5

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LATEX SACS & DIAPHRAGMS:

VACUMATIC DIAPHRAGMS, $3.00 ea. (REMEMBER TO CUT ALL VAC DIAPHRAGMS DOWN TO 1 1/16" TOTAL LENGTH BEFORE INSTALLING THEM.)

SPECIFY DEB, STANDARD, OR OVERSIZED (All 51 vacs use DEB size) Remember to cut total length of Vac diaphragms down to 1 1/16" before installing, or they won't work too well.

STRAIGHT LATEX SACS:

L10: Size 10 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L12: Size 12 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L13: Size 13 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L14: Size 14 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L15: Size 15 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L16: Size 16 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3.25 ea. or 4 or more, $2.75 ea.

L17: Size 17 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L18: Size 18 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L19: Size 19 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L20: Size 20 X 3 5/16" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L22: Size 22 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

L24: Size 24 X 3 1/8" long; One to Three: $3 ea. or 4 or more, $2.50 ea.

$ABOVE AS LISTED

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BARGAIN LATEX SACS!!! $1 ea., BELOW, AVAILABLE ONLY IN SIZES LISTED, AND THEY ARE ALL NECKED, HAVING A SMALLER DIAMETER ON THE OPEN END. Don't worry, they stretch, and if you don't like the neck, you can cut it off, but I find they fit onto the nipple just as easily as straight ones do:

B19L:    SIZE 19,  2 29/32", NECKED
B21Sh:     SIZE 21, 2 1/4" NECKED
B21L:     SIZE 21, 2 7/8" NECKED
B23L:   SIZE 23, 3 1/8" NECKED

B24L:    SIZE 24, 3 1/8" NECKED

 

 

THIN WALL SACS - $6 each:

TW14 SAC: Size 14 for Std. Sized Snorkels

TW15.5 SAC: Size 15 1/2 for Touchdowns

TW17.5 SAC: Size 17 1/2 for PFMs

ITEM #AERO STD SAC: NEW PVC SAC FOR PARKER STANDARD SIZED AEROMETRIC FILLING UNITS. Also fit 21 & 41. You may need to trim about 1/8" off the open end for a 41.

$4

ITEM #PVC14: SIZE 14 PVC SAC FOR THE PARKER 51 DEMI, UK SLIMFOLD AND UK LADY DUOFOLD. 

$4

ITEM #AMODEX: INK & STAIN REMOVER. Works on fingers & fabrics. Comes in 2 sizes, 1 oz. & .5oz. Specify size when ordering. 

$11 for 1 oz

$9 for .5 oz

ITEM #302: AUTOPOINT 0.46" (1.1mm) H LEADS. BLACK, 12 TUBES OF 24 LEADS, 1.18" (30mm) LONG.

Item consists of (1) tube of (24) leads, not the whole box of tubes.

$5, TUBE OF (24) LEADS

ITEM #302: AUTOPOINT 0.022" (.5mm) 2H LEADS. BLACK, 10 TUBES OF LEADS, 1.38" (35mm) LONG 

$10, BOX OF (10) TUBES

ITEM #301 AMER-DOW-TODDLEADS: 4 TYPES OF VICTORIAN SIZE PENCIL LEADS

A) 301 DOW 0.12", BLUE, CHECK-KING CRAYONS. SOME OPEN AND FRAGMENTED BUT USABLE, SOME SEALED.

B) 301 AMERICAN LEAD PENCIL Co.No. 9 (0.10") RED LEADS . NONE SEALED BUT FULL OR ALMOST FULL

C) 302 EDWARD TODD & Co. No. 1 (0.076"), No 2 (0.078"), BLACK LEADS FOR BUSINESS PENCIL. SOME SEALED, SOME OPEN BUT THE OPEN ONES ARE ALMOST FULL AND ARE USABLE.

D) 302 EDWARD TODD & Co. EVERPOINT BLACK LEADS IN #4 1/2 (0.040") & #3 (.042"). SOME SEALED, SOME OPEN BUT THE OPEN ONES ARE ALMOST FULL AND ARE USABLE.

Make sure you include the "3XX" number at the start of the listing number in any requests. That's how I find where they are stored.

SEALED $10

OPEN $5

ITEM #61 INK: PARKER INSTANT INK FOR 61 PENS.  This was part of the revolutionary goodness inherent in the development of the 61; you didn't need to carry liquid ink around with you, but you COULD always have ink with you if you had water. Just put this capsule on the end of your filling unit, put it in water for 30 seconds, take it off, put your pen back together and you're all set to write like a scribe.

$15 ea

ITEM #tbd:  

$xxx