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    Default Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Kaweco Perkeo's barrel has a hole in the end.

    Is there a way I can fill the hole in order to convert it into an eyedropper?

    Like a drop of wax in the hole, varnish or epoxy?

    Thanks...

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    I am faced with a similar dilemma and my solution is crazy glue mixed with baking soda. https://youtu.be/-RIBRMf-AWI
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    I would use 2 part epoxy. If you mix it with anything then try talcum powder
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyIvan View Post
    I am faced with a similar dilemma and my solution is crazy glue mixed with baking soda. https://youtu.be/-RIBRMf-AWI
    seems like a great solution.. Thanks a lot...!

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy View Post
    I would use 2 part epoxy. If you mix it with anything then try talcum powder
    Thanks Chrissy. You mean after I mix it, I add some talcum powder?

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy View Post
    I would use 2 part epoxy. If you mix it with anything then try talcum powder
    Thanks Chrissy. You mean after I mix it, I add some talcum powder?
    Yes after mixing both parts together. I meant for you to use it to bulk it up instead of using bicarbonate of soda. When I sealed the cap ends in my Sonnet I used 2 part epoxy mixed with chalk and black pigment because the cap disc is black. It makes the glue thicker than if you try to use it on it's own as it might all dribble through the hole or make a mess. Aim for a thickish paste that it firm enough so it stays in position while you carefully fill the hole. Then smooth it out so it looks neat. You might need something down inside the barrel behind the hole while you're filling in order to prevent it from going through.
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Thanks for the clarification. My apolgies for being thick headed... What is the difference between using bicarbonate vs talcum power?
    A bit confused here, sorry...

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    I don't know for sure about the effects with epoxy but baking soda is a catalyst when used with cyanoacrylate (Crazy Glue). It makes the glue almost instantly turn into a solid.
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyIvan View Post
    I don't know for sure about the effects with epoxy but baking soda is a catalyst when used with cyanoacrylate (Crazy Glue). It makes the glue almost instantly turn into a solid.
    Thanks that makes sense

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    Thanks for the clarification. My apolgies for being thick headed... What is the difference between using bicarbonate vs talcum power?
    A bit confused here, sorry...
    Restorers who use epoxies also use chalk. I think talc is as similar to chalk as you might have in your home. It's just a bulking agent to make the paste. Sodium bicarbonate is a bit more chemical and I don't know what it will do in the epoxy.
    If you just use epoxy you won't like the result and it will also be coating the inside of the barrel where it dribbles in.

    This is an image from how I sealed the edges around the top of a Parker Sonnet cap by making a black epoxy paste:
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Wow that looks really nice, Chrissy...
    Actually, I have chalk. Talc I don't have

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    Wow that looks really nice, Chrissy...
    Actually, I have chalk. Talc I don't have
    Chalk is good.
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Why not just use a black epoxy? It's out there. I don't see any point in adding anything to it to make it thicker. If you need to make something thicker, use Cabosil, which is used in the plastics industry as a thickening agent/reinforcing agent.

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    For uses similar to this, I've used black golf club shafting epoxy. It's a two-part epoxy that cures overnight and contains tiny pellets for space-filling. It resists water reasonably well and is pretty strong because it is used to build golf clubs.

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Z View Post
    Why not just use a black epoxy? It's out there. I don't see any point in adding anything to it to make it thicker. If you need to make something thicker, use Cabosil, which is used in the plastics industry as a thickening agent/reinforcing agent.
    Ron, that was Chrissy's example.
    I was just asking to block the tine hole in the barrel.
    One of the pens is indeed black (and on it's way) and the other is pale blue.

    To be honest, I'm more into functionality, than aesthetics
    As long as I can turn the pen into an eyedropper, I don't care how it looks like..

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Depends on how thick your epoxy is. Mine is quite liquid.
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Mine is a Lepage, quite pasty and thick. Still it can dribble, I guess..
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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    I still wouldn't use baking soda as a filler. It reacts with any acids that may present. Talc is reasonably inert.

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    As my mixture was quite thick, I didn't use a filler. Maybe I should've have. 18 hours into curing and it's still a bit sticky...

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    Default Re: Is it possible to seal Kaweco Perkeo's barrel?

    Sorry, I've only just read this.

    Can you get Miliput there? That's my weapon of choice for this sort of job (and many others if truth be told).

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