Da Book

**Spideysgirl** · July 7th, 2018, 02:50 PM

I decided to buy a copy to hopefully expand my knowledge of repair.

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**Jon Szanto** · July 7th, 2018, 04:13 PM

It is a very good book to have in your personal library, but there *is* one caveat: while Mr. Dubiel was a respected repair person and one of the first to put a lot of this down, repair knowledge and techniques have advanced in the years since. As such, some of his ways of working on pens are thought of as a little sketchy these days.

One basic example is heating the barrel/section for section removal - these days people use a dry heat source, everything from a basic hair dryer to a heat gun. In the book, he puts the pens over the open flame of an alchohol lamp. This is not to say you can't damage a pen with a heat gun, but you'll rarely have it catch fire!

Anyway, still a great resource to have. I get by with Da Book, Richard Binder's massive online resource for pen repair/restoration and my favorite, "Pen Repair" by Marshall and Oldfield.

I think it's pretty neat you decided to buy a book to learn more; not many people seem to do that anymore!

**Farmboy** · July 7th, 2018, 04:33 PM

Would cleaning and adjusting the nib slit with a pocket knive be an example?

**Jon Szanto** · July 7th, 2018, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Farmboy

Would cleaning and adjusting the nib slit with a pocket knive be an example?

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**Spideysgirl** · July 7th, 2018, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jon Szanto

It is a very good book to have in your personal library, but there *is* one caveat: while Mr. Dubiel was a respected repair person and one of the first to put a lot of this down, repair knowledge and techniques have advanced in the years since. As such, some of his ways of working on pens are thought of as a little sketchy these days.

One basic example is heating the barrel/section for section removal - these days people use a dry heat source, everything from a basic hair dryer to a heat gun. In the book, he puts the pens over the open flame of an alchohol lamp. This is not to say you can't damage a pen with a heat gun, but you'll rarely have it catch fire!

Anyway, still a great resource to have. I get by with Da Book, Richard Binder's massive online resource for pen repair/restoration and my favorite, "Pen Repair" by Marshall and Oldfield.

I think it's pretty neat you decided to buy a book to learn more; not many people seem to do that anymore!

I watched YouTube videos at first, and know that using open flames isn't good and so is a pocket knife for nib adjustment. I also found Richard Binder's website and learned a lot there especially changing sacs and pressure bars.

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