What Parker pen did you use today?

[titrisol]

VECTOR!!! I just bought a new stainless steel one because the cap of the one I bought in the late 80s didn't click anymore

The new vector says that it's made in France but the finish is not as good as the old one... the clip is "open" and any idea on how to tighten it would be welcome
However, the nib section looks good, and fitted perfectly in my old pen and the cap clicked again.
Nib is smooth and worked great as these always have
So where to push to fix this?

Vector-cap.jpg

[franzdimson]

A 1937 Black Vacumatic Maxima. =)

[pajaro]

51 ballpoint. Midnight blue.

[azkid]

VECTOR!!! I just bought a new stainless steel one because the cap of the one I bought in the late 80s didn't click anymore

The new vector says that it's made in France but the finish is not as good as the old one... the clip is "open" and any idea on how to tighten it would be welcome
However, the nib section looks good, and fitted perfectly in my old pen and the cap clicked again.
Nib is smooth and worked great as these always have
So where to push to fix this?

Vector-cap.jpg

Not a pen restorer. There may be a way to disassemble and if so bending it when disassembled not (or replacing) seems to be the safest option to me.

Not sure how easily those clips fatigue and break. If it were me and if the pen wasn't too expensive I might try carefully using thin needle nose pliers wrapped in electrical tape to hold the base of the clip at the top and bend by applying pressure near to the factory bend. I defer to gurus. YMMV. Standard disclaimers apply. Use at your own risk. Professional driver, closed course. Etc.

[Hawk]

How about a Parker Duofold pearl and black marble? The color is OK but the fine nib is a great writer.

[titrisol]

Thanks a lot
I will give a shot to the pliers option.... sound like a good plan, and it will work fine

Not a pen restorer. There may be a way to disassemble and if so bending it when disassembled not (or replacing) seems to be the safest option to me.

Not sure how easily those clips fatigue and break. If it were me and if the pen wasn't too expensive I might try carefully using thin needle nose pliers wrapped in electrical tape to hold the base of the clip at the top and bend by applying pressure near to the factory bend. I defer to gurus. YMMV. Standard disclaimers apply. Use at your own risk. Professional driver, closed course. Etc.

[carlos.q]

Parker 51 Demi Plum with medium nib and Sailor Doyou.

[pajaro]

Sonnet Terra Cotta with 18K broad italic nib.

[newkid]

Parker 21 Super, red with ex-fine nib and Pelikan Brilliant Black ink.

[pajaro]

Parker 51 fine, midnight blue with Sheaffer blue black from the 1960s.

[45ist]

Parker 51, black, with medium nib - newly acquired and the first time I have ever used a 51 - I can't believe how smoothly it writes - it is a revelation, a real pleasure (not sure how I feel about my collection of 45s now).

[pajaro]

Parker 51 w2ith 1.2 mm stub. Old 60s blue black ink.

[julio.romay.5]

Parker Rialto as you can see:

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[alexwi]

VECTOR!!! I just bought a new stainless steel one because the cap of the one I bought in the late 80s didn't click anymore

The new vector says that it's made in France but the finish is not as good as the old one... the clip is "open" and any idea on how to tighten it would be welcome
However, the nib section looks good, and fitted perfectly in my old pen and the cap clicked again.
Nib is smooth and worked great as these always have
So where to push to fix this?

Vector-cap.jpg

Hi,

I've taken Vectors apart. The cap is held together by a screw (philips, if I recall) that's covered by the black or white sticker that sits at the top of the cap. If you're super-careful removing the sticker, there's a possibility that you might be able to put it back. Otherwise, look for a similar material and cut your own new sticker for it.

These pens are cheap and abundant enough on ebay, so if the clip fails (breaks), it shouldn't be difficult to transplant another pen's clip (you could get a black one and make your pen unique). Or you could use the clip of your new one to fix the one you got in the 80's, which you like better anyway.

alex

[pajaro]

Parker 51 demi, midnight blue, gold filled cap. fine point. A very smooth nib.

[Chrissy]

I'm still loving using my Parker Ellipse even though I have a bad habit of holding it too low down and get an inky mark on the side of my middle finger after writing with it.

[Jerome Tarshis]

51 Demi, midnight blue, very smooth medium nib, Pelikan 4001 brilliant black.

[jmccarty3]

51 black, with 1/10 15k gold filled cap, aerometric filler, single jewel, M nib, Parker Quink blue

[newkid]

Burgundy Parker 51 Special.

[azkid]

Parker 45 Classic that just arrived last night. It came with a lot of dried up ink. The body is in very lightly used condition. The nib in it now is kind of meh.

Anyway I had loaned my other 45 (with NOS F nib that is womdeful) to a friend with a hand injury and she likes it so much I am going to give it to her with a bottle of ink and a converter and wiping cloth.

I've come to realize that with a good nib, 45s tick all the boxes for me and then some. So this is a replacement