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    Default Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Not just an acquisition, but a rebuilt.
    This Pelikan 100 came to me literally, in pieces, crumbly bits of celluloid, to be exact.
    Then there's the thin metal sheet that prevented me from cleaning up the crumbs on the piston.
    The nib, is another story altogether.

    I ordered the replacement barrel from David Nishimura. This is what the pen looks like after I work on it.



    I'm quite impressed with the fit and finish of the new barrel.
    But I still have a trick up my "sleeve" so I'm not done with this pen yet.
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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    I'm impressed. Waiting with bated breath to see what you have up your sleeve. An ace, I expect :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by amk View Post
    I'm impressed. Waiting with bated breath to see what you have up your sleeve. An ace, I expect :-)
    Actually that is what I hope to have, a sleeve (or Binde in Pelikan terminology).

    I'm going to attempt to make one using my lathe. Wish me a lot of luck
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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Was the barrel fabricated to allow for a binde?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FredRydr View Post
    Was the barrel fabricated to allow for a binde?

    Fred
    Yes. There is a step from the barrel to the black piston housing specifically for a binde thickness.
    I doubt that I can make a binde that is as thin as the original (crazy thin), but I hope at least it won't look too out of place.
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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Alright, an update! After planning my approach, I emptied the pen, take the section out and ready to make the new binde.

    The Material: Some of you know that I love ebonite. And I know that ebonite is probably one of a few materials that can retain its structural integrity when shaped into a sub-1mm thickness cylinder sleeve (or 'binde'). So I picked my orange woodgrain ebonite rod and go to work.

    The Lathe Work: Having worked with lathe for some time now, It started to sink in that when you are making something that is 3.5cm in length, you probably want to cut a +/- 6cm piece of ebonite so you have something to secure in the chuck when you're finishing the actual 3.5cm piece. That's what you see in the inset in the photo below. I drilled the hole where the Pelikan cylinder would go into and thanks to the other 2.5cm of material, I can take off the thickness down to about 1mm with the lathe without any accidents.

    And I discovered a new way to use a drill bit in the tail stock. Wouldn't have thought of this had I not taken on this project.

    The Polishing: After I successfully got the binde to size, the ebonite surface is full of radial marks and just not smooth. Then I go in with 100 grit sandpaper, then 320, then 600, then 1200. Then I polish it using Novus 3. At this time the shine kinda matches the rest of the pen, so I stopped.

    So in the end, I'm very happy, I now have a rebuilt Pelikan 100 with orange woodgrain ebonite binde



    Anyone has a Pelikan 100 that needs a new barrel and a binde?
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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Wow. Chapeau! What an exceptionally lovely piece of work. Which lathe are you using by the way?

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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Great work! That Pelikan 100 looks splendid.
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    Quote Originally Posted by amk View Post
    Wow. Chapeau! What an exceptionally lovely piece of work. Which lathe are you using by the way?
    I am using a Taig Micro Lathe Model II 4500.
    It's a tiny lathe that is very modular, and quite rigid despite its size.

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    Great work! That Pelikan 100 looks splendid.
    Thank you, Ma'am!

    Coming from you, means a lot to me.
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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Im impressed with the workmanship as well as giving another pen a new life.
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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Looks excellent! A really good job especially if that's your first attempt at a binde. Nice choice of material too, goes very well with the pen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    Im impressed with the workmanship as well as giving another pen a new life.
    You're too kind. I went very very slow in taking off the ebonite thickness because I was so afraid that one jerky move and the whole thing will shatter.
    I have a lot to learn and improve.

    Quote Originally Posted by kevmid View Post
    Looks excellent! A really good job especially if that's your first attempt at a binde. Nice choice of material too, goes very well with the pen.
    Because this is the first attempt, I learn a couple of improvements that will make it into the second one. As for the material, ever since I saw a custom binde made by Shawn Newton out of red woodgrain ebonite, I just had to have it. But Shawn no longer works on smaller Pelikan like this, he only does M800 and M1000 binde replacements. So I had no choice but to make one myself.
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    An update!

    Just got a second Pelikan 100 family, a 100N to be exact.

    This one is a later model with rubber seal piston instead of the cork. The nib is awesome, it's 585 gold and flex very nicely. I am currently waiting for the replacement seals from David Nishimura.

    But, as you can see in this photo, I have scraped the original binde away and the barrel is now ready to accept a new one.

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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Very impressive. Good job!

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    Step one, make a hole in the ebonite rod to fit the barrel.

    Even at this stage, it takes a lot of considerations and I have to go super slow.

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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    That is a very fine achievement. Very fine indeed.

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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Today's progress:



    Next, the risky part, sub-mm thin binde
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    I finally was able to resume the work on this second Pelikan 100N. The original sleeve that was in the last photo above was shattered when it became too thin. Why? Because I didn't have enough extra ebonite in the lathe's chuck and one tiny slip ended that particular binde to be.

    I let the project sit for a while because I knew if I just pick it up the next day as I think of the next step.

    About two weeks ago I picked up the remaining ebonite and started to make a new binde. Today, I had some time and the weather is not too cold, so I can work in my garage with the door open, which helps with the sulfur smell from the ebonite.

    In the end I was able to complete the binde, but not without flaws



    Here's the new one next to the old one. The red cumberland ebonite is a lot darker than the orange one, and the second pen's barrel is larger than the first one.

    I have so far done this twice and the mistakes and notes I took for this one would certainly helped for the next one, but getting easier it wasn't.
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    Ooooh pretty. Nice to see the two together.

    Anyway, it's a long learning curve when you get on a lathe. And the most dangerous bit of the work is always the five minutes before you actually finish a piece.... So achieving anything is, in its way, a miracle!

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    Default Re: Pelikan 100 rebuilt

    Nice work! Those bindes finish the pens nicely.

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