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    Default Help with Spors-type pen.

    Hey fellow fountaineers,

    Does anyone know how the sac (looks like a #10 - 4mm) should be fitted to the following piece?



    As can be seen there is a groove in the nipple that extends part way above the thread. At a guess the sac pulls down right to the thread, but if I use shellac to hold it in place this may prevent ink from getting into the groove. At least I think that's how this pen works.

    The other pen that is similar doesn't have the groove and instead has a small hole just above the threads. Same function though, I guess.

    All help gratefully received.

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    Sorry I can't help. I haven't seen one like that before. If no help is forthcoming just try it and see what works. The great thing about shellac is that you can remove it and try again.
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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    How does ink get from the smooth part of that piece to the nib?

    Is there any channel through the middle of the piece?

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    No, there's no central channel, it appears solid. There was definitely a sac in the pen (it's a crescent filler and ossified bits have now been cleaned out). The sac surely must cover those grooves, but it does make me wonder about ink flow rate. As Deb has suggested, perhaps I should just whack on a sac and see what happens.

    As an aside, there doesn't appear to be anything missing from the pens on disassembly. The nibs are double ended glass lozenges and the point that is inside the section protrudes into the area surround by the threads of the removable "feed" thing.

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    It's possible the sac covers the threads and threading it in is what creates the seal. No shellac needed.

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    Interesting thought, but the fit is very tight without the sac over the threads so it's unlikely to be that way.

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    If that slit is the only ink path, I can't see how it wouldn't leak if the sac didn't cover the threads or at least some of them.

    What does the body look like? How does it attach to the section?

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    The section screws onto the body. The feed screws into the section. The glass nib is friction fit. The filling mechanism is a crescent filler that pushes a pressure bar onto the sac (when there is one). I guess that's how all crescents work. Anyway, it'll be a little while before I can get some sacs cos I have to order from overseas somewhere.

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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    That's a very interesting section and feed assembly. I've never seen anything quite like it.
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    Default Re: Help with Spors-type pen.

    I've had a closer look at the section. The inside is conical and has two threaded parts: the first nearest the wider end screws onto the pen body, the second accepts the feed thing. I'm beginning to wonder if the suggestion to cover at least a couple of the threads on the feed with the sac may actually work. The thought is that the conical nature of the inside of the section may help to lock down the sac. I don't think this would work at all if the inside was a straight cylinder.

    Anyway, it's going to have to wait while I find where to buy some sacs and have them shipped over.

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