I'm just getting back in to pen turning after about twenty years. I'm using a bunch of old Parker style pen kits. I've done four or five, and I always run in to the same problem. The transmission is really stiff, sometimes won't turn at all, and always end up dying/getting stuck to where the ink refill won't retract anymore. Any suggestions?
Newbie: Parker pen transmissions
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CREID
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Are these 20 year old kits? If so the lubricant is probably solidified. You could try some gentle warming and then turn them a lot to get things going again. I don't know if is possible to lubricate them again. Someone will know.
Jack Parker
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I would guess that the grease has dried up inside the transmissions. A drop of light machine oil and working them back a forth a few times should free them up.
WD40 works for me..
WriteON
Member
BreakFree or TriFlow for me. I know Triflow contains teflon. It does dry after time and tends to work in reserve