Penpractice.com
I offer a wide ranging repair service on vintage pens, but I particularly welcome some of the more challenging repairs.  I have extensive experience with Swan Visofil, Blackbird Topfill, Ford Patent Pen, Parker Vacumatic, De La Rue piston fillers, Eversharp piston fillers, Sheaffer Snorkel and Vac-fill etc.   I do not work on  Cross, Montblanc, Pelican or new pens as I do not have the parts.

The service provided for all pens includes dismantle and ultrasonic cleaning, replacement of all seals, hand polish of external surfaces (not buffing!) and tests for filling and smooth and efficient writing performance.  The removal of deep scratches, electroplating and the replacement of broken parts will be charged extra.

Eversharp piston fillers and Vac-fills are serviced by replacement of the barrel seal and mount by a new plastic unit containing a nitrile ‘O’ ring. The ‘O’ ring guarantees smooth operation and full performance indefinitely.

I have developed special tools for the removal of ‘dings’ and dents in metal caps (including Parker 51/61, Sheaffer PFM, Crest.  These have been effective in restoration to near perfect condition for gold and silver filled caps and they also work well on stainless steel caps).

Pens sent for repair will be acknowledged by return of post, and a quotation for repair will be sent if requested.  Senders are advised to use Royal Mail’s Special Delivery service to provide insurance of value and assurance of delivery.

Please refer to the Home Page for an estimate of the current turn round time.
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Guideline Prices

Please note that  the prices given below include seals and sacs, but not the cost of any broken parts.   Firm prices can be given on request following my inspection of the pen.

Pen servicing includes cleaning, polishing and ink flow regulation.
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Repair/restoration/service
Price (£)
Lever, button and twist-fill (Conway Stewart, Parker and Swan etc)
15
Piston downfillers (De La Rue Onoto Magna and Minor)
22
Piston downfillers (Sheaffer and Eversharp)
26
Parker Vacumatic - all sizes
22
Sheaffer Snorkel/PFM, including replacement of all seals and sac
29
Sheaffer Touchdown (if the sac is good the price is reduced by £8)
22
Mabie Todd Swan Visofil V sac filler
18
Mabie Todd Swan Visofil VT diaphragm filler
31
Mabie Todd Blackbird Topfill diaphragm filler
29
Ford Patent Pen - all sizes
31
Parker 51/61/65 general overhaul (includes removal of the shell and resetting the nib)
15
Parker 61 conversion from capillary to aerometric fill
32
Removal of dents in Parker metal caps
10
Removal of dents in Sheaffer metal caps
15
Engraving removal on plastic
11
Gold (18ct) solder nib cracks
14
Riveting Waterman clips (cost of clip not included)
19
Fitting new lever to Waterman overlay pen (cost of lever not included)
25
Fitting new lever to Conway Stewart and similar pens
8
Tightening or fitting new cap bands
12
Oxidisation removal on cap buttons, sections etc (per piece)
6
Cap lip replacement on plastic pens
25
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Sheaffer PFM2 ready for reassembly

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Cap lips before and after replacement