9 years after you made this, I became the owner of a Parker 61. What a great reference your channel is! Mine seems to be in good shape so I won't be taking it apart unless there turns out to be a problem. Some cleaning, of course,
Thank you kindly for this video. I recently received a 61 and had never seen a pen with a filling system like it. I need to get another bulb syringe so I can snip off the end and use it on my pen. Much appreciated!
@@penkino1 Thanks! It took me about a day and a half of rounds of letting the capillary tube soak up Monotonic, then drawing out what I could with a paper towel, then blowing out the rest with the bulb syringe, then cycling through the process again. It looked as if the pen had last been inked with a blue-black. I THINK I have it clean now. I’m going to show it to some friends today, then try to decide on with what ink to inaugurate my use of the pen. Again, your very helpful demonstration is much appreciated!
I have come by this pen at a local antiques shop. I totally will not attempt any of the absolutely useful disassembly work that you are showing us. Thank you, friend, thank you! I have made mine to work by letting it wick up water, and now am just using it. Now, courtesy of yourself, with confidence.
I was gifted one all gunked up as someone had a few old pens in a drawer and did not want to toss them. Steph this video confirmed what I thought I was holding a Parker 61 which I have cleaned enough it is writing now all lovely and smooth. The other pen was Parker 45 pen and those squeeze style Vac filler's all seem to have cracked sac's now so swapped one with another old one that came from a pen with a cracked barrel and the franken pen is working again. Thank you for the informative repair video.
9 years later ! Got a 61 with ‘Heirloom pink and green gold cap’ and this video was quite helpful in understanding the capillary filling system since this is my first and the only Parker with such a filling system !
Thank you because your video clip I was able to get my Parker 61 cleaned and working again I got my Parker 61 from my Dad in 1964 Thanks a million H.Peter
Today, 2022/12/13, I got my Father's Parker 61 and put it in a glass of water to free it up. The pen was given to him by workmates, prior to us emigrating from Wales in 1965. The last time this pen was used was around 1970, 52 years ago here in South Australia. I had the pen in cold water for about 15 minutes and Dad suggested I try it and see if it writes ..... well bugger me, IT DID! It wrote perfectly, no drop outs or clogging with consistent, perfect ink flow. It's the same ink that has been in there since 1970. It was as if the pen was just written with, and picked up again to use. I couldn't believe it. My only concern now, is refilling it. I have not tried to separate the hood from the ink cell and I'm very reticent to do so at this point. I have not tried putting it in warm water. I'm not one to force anything so delicate, I don't want to break it. What to do now, Stefan? Cheers 👍
Yes do not try and dissasemble it if you are not sure. Just keep on filling it with water and flushing it out, also fill it with water and leave it standing nib up overnight. Once it is clean then fill with ink and enjoy it. Good luck.
I found my dad’s old Parker 61 and had no idea what it was all about.....so thanks so much for the very detailed information....I’ll be working on cleaning it and re-filling it. Thanks again.....by the way my dad also had a Parker 51 which also baffled me until I watched your video on that which was extremely helpful as well. Keep ‘em coming!
I just found one of these that had been sitting in my garage for a good twenty years, wrote as soon as I uncapped it. thanks for the video, cleaning the thing would have been a bit scary otherwise.
Hi, After years of avoiding hooded nibs I've taken the plunge and got a Parker 61. Thank you for the video. I'll give it a good clean before use. I like my pens to work. After all, that's why they were made.
I am in possession of a Parker presentation set that my father received upon the occasion of his retirement from the United States Air Force in 1959. It consists of a mechanical pencil and a Parker 61 pen. Your video has given me the information I need to restore the pen to service. Thank you!
Here in South America (for economic reasons) we are very artisanal. I am a sick collector of writing instruments. Years ago I got a brand new Parker 61 Capilar. Fully metal and gold plated with the charger not Teflon but steel. It's really clean, it's true. But I soon understood the reason that it has been considered a failed invention: little autonomy and erratic operation. I always used the method of blowing like crazy from behind (swallowing ink frequently ha ha!), but it is an efficient method. I have been told that in the U.S.A. people asked specialized workshops for these parts to be converted to friendlier charging systems. If you understand me, it's because… Google Translate really works! Your videos are very clear and friendly, as always. Many greetings from Buenos Aires.
That is interesting to hear about you Parker 61 Edgardo. Yes it is possible to convert the capillary system to the new converter filler. Thank you for watchiong from Buenos Aires.
Hi Stef, I do have a similar pen, but with rainbow pattern on the gold plated cap. The store from where I purchased it said that it is called Rainbow Parker. I was also told that the pen can be filled with ink by dipping the nib with the section into the ink bottle. Obviously, they had little or no knowledge how to fill the pen. Thanks for the information. Surprisingly, I have quite a lot of pens similar to the ones you show in the video. I have been collecting pens now for more than 40 years.
Very nice the Rainbow caps are quite sought after pens, for me though the Parker 61s are my least favorite pens. Sounds like you have a fine collection, well done.
Thank you. Recently got one of these in a group. Been trying to figure out how to flush it out for a week. Should've just searched the net and youtube from the beginning. :)
Yes you cam also use a ear bulb syringe cut the nozzle so the filler fits inside. Fill it with water ans squeeze it through the filler and repeat as necessary. Good luck
Hiya Stef, I have one of these (I'm not sure if I would ever want another one, too fiddly) and the best way I have found to clean it is with a semi-transparent turkey baster with the end cut off just enough so the threaded end of the section screws into it. Submerge the nib and feed in a glass of water, squeeze the bulb and let the baster suck up the water. With this method I can move a lot more water through the system in a very short period of time. Cheers, Steve
Hi Steve, yes the Parker 61 is not one of my favorite pens. The baster sounds like a good idea, however be careful submerging the section in water as the inlaid arrow will fall off. Thanks
Thankyou for your demo , I received mine with 13 , I’m now 70 , it’s never been cleaned . Now I’m going to clean it after looking at your video . Already got my bubble blower . What if I fill the bubbleblower with warm water , and blow it through the capillary .
As always very informative video. I snapped the feed when trying to take it out, as it was jammed solid in the collector. I managed to get it all out eventually, so I superglued it back together, it seems to work ok at the moment. I will try and get a new one when I can.
What a great video - many thanks, it showed me how to water-clean a fine old Parker 61 that had dried up; now the ink flows again & pen writes well. did not have a dust blower so used/overlapped a small piece of rolled up card (like filter for a roll-up) to blow through .... thanks again / amazing informative video
Thank you for the great info on the service ,very helpful indeed. Have a Stainless Steel capillary and was wondering on how to do it so I thank once again, cheers
Hi, thanks for sharing. What I did was to slice off the needle end of a 3ml syringe, the cylinder of which formed a seal with the holder of the Parker 61. With the seal formed between the plastics of the syringe & the holder, the syringe allowed the pen on the capillary cell end to be dipped into water, & the water can be sucked up into the syringe. This can be done both sucking & blowing. The benefit of blowing out of the capillary cell is that bits of dried ink can be removed without trying to blow this through the pen feeding system. I had small particles at the bottom of the water. This is just another way of skinning the cat, figuratively.
Thank you for this video. I was just gifted one of these that appears to have sat in a drawer for 20 plus years and has some ink dried up inside. Seems to be structurally sound, all stainless body and cap, Nib seems intact. I will spend some time with it and try to get it back in working order soon.
Buenos días. Excelente video. Porque no llena de agua la bomba azul y luego simplemente la presiona para que el agua que este en ella pase a través de tanque capilar.....?. Mi parker 61 es una gran pluma, un poco liviana para mi gusto, pero sigue siendo una buena pluma. Muy suave y húmeda. En mi pais es supremamente difícil, por no decir que imposible conseguir repuestos, por lo cual cuidarlas en extremo es lo recomendado. Yo prefiero el sentimiento que me produce la Parker 51. Es algo más gruesa, pesada y larga..... Otra vez, excelente video.
Es muy buena idea, efectivamente llenando la pera de agua sería un proceso más rápido de limpieza. Yo no tengo una Parker 61, pero quiero comprar una, debido a la ligereza que comentas la compraré de acero (flighter). Dicen que el punto débil de esas plumas es que a veces la sección se raja, pero pues creo que es una pluma muy interesante sobretodo por ser la única con ese sistema de carga de tinta, y que con cuidados puede durar mucho tiempo. Y si se raja aun así podría repararse con un poco de resina rellenando la grieta y reforzándola en su interior y después un pulido. La 51 también está en mi lista, y la 45 flighter jajaj.
I just inherited this pen from my uncle, and I plan on trying to clean it with the bulb syringe to see if I can't get it working again. My pen's body just has cracks in it where it threads onto the nib and feed. Any recommendations on how to repair it or prevent it from cracking any further?
Loved the video. My uncle gave me 2 parkers; a sterling silver body and the red and gold capillary pen. The silver one is pretty good condition but the capillary was broken on the capillary cartridge holder area. Looking at your video I noticed that even when the pen is an actual Parker pen I got the feeling that the pen was heat tampered. I noticed a little distortion on the hooded nib holder, also there was an empty regular Parker cartridge instead of the capillary cartridge, also I noticed that the cartridge holder was black plastic with a gold ring in the middle. Is that a factory modification or a customized one. The distortion of the hood nib holder makes think it was tampered. I want to fix the pen but I'm not sure if there are parts available for it. Any answers will be appreciated since I'm a newbie with these lovely pens.
If you are a newbie then send it to someone for the repair otherwise it will cost you more if you break it. Or find a doner pen for the parts. Good luck.
Dear Stef. Great video, as always! I find a Parker 61 like that. I have two questions about it: 1) Can I fill the blower with water an then make the water flow through the capillary filler instead of filling the capillary over and over again? 2) I find a small crack in the hood close to the thread. I hear about the fragility of the Parker 61 polymer so I wan to avoid the hood disassembly. What cosmetic crack-filling method do you recommend? Thanks ind advance. Best regards
Unfortunately the capillary filler needs quite a bit of cleaning so it will be necessary to flush water through it a number of times. You can still use a rubber bulb blower to make it easier. Yes the crack is a common problem with the 61s. It would be much easier to find a replacement hood as any repair may not be stable enough. Good luck with your pen.
FWIW, in the U.S., at least, you can usually buy a squeeze bulb like the one in this video in the baby care section of stores like Walmart, as well as Walgreens, etc.
Hi..Yes i know i left you a message on your TH-cam site. I do not think it would be any faster,try it.Which ever way you clean the capillary cell it is still a slow and repetitive process.Good luck with your pen.......
Great video! Can i use warm water to clean it? I was cleaning mine and from sudden it stopped flowing properly. Maybe the warm water can help dissolving any eventual dry ink that may be stuck in it. Thank you!
Hello, thanks for the video. I have a Parker 61 with the similar mechanism. Is there a way to flush out the ink without completely dismantling the pen. I have been using it with black ink and now would like to shift to the blue one. Hence would like to flush out the black ink completely before refilling it with blue. Regards.
Yes you can use a bulb ear syringe, cut the end so the capillary filler fits snugly inside. Then keep flushing with clean water until it runs out clean. Good luck and stay safe.
Thank you found it, lastly where would one find vintage spare parts, the Parker 61 I have is a turquoise color, and would like to replace the lower part that holds the collector , Nib and the feed? It is a little worn du to its age..60 + years old Thanks again any assistance would be appreciated G
You took sledge hammer to break peanut. You already removed Capillary Filler your could have washed under the running tap water nice and clean and put it back as usual as you demonstrate.
+Imran Khan The gentlemen was precise about that: it is only if you don't want to remove the Filler that you will use the pump method. So no sledge hammer involved ;-
9 years after you made this, I became the owner of a Parker 61. What a great reference your channel is! Mine seems to be in good shape so I won't be taking it apart unless there turns out to be a problem. Some cleaning, of course,
Hi Jason, its better late than never. Do not soak the section otherwisw the inlaid arrow will come off and it is a pain to reattach. Good luck.
Thank you kindly for this video. I recently received a 61 and had never seen a pen with a filling system like it. I need to get another bulb syringe so I can snip off the end and use it on my pen. Much appreciated!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with you pen.
@@penkino1 Thanks! It took me about a day and a half of rounds of letting the capillary tube soak up Monotonic, then drawing out what I could with a paper towel, then blowing out the rest with the bulb syringe, then cycling through the process again. It looked as if the pen had last been inked with a blue-black.
I THINK I have it clean now. I’m going to show it to some friends today, then try to decide on with what ink to inaugurate my use of the pen.
Again, your very helpful demonstration is much appreciated!
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! 10 years later and it's still the most helpful video on cleaning this pen.
I hope it was helpful and thanks for watching.
أين اجد باركر 61 تعبئه ( طرنمبه ) ؟
Thanks, this helped me restore my Parker 61, its a beautiful pen to write with
Glad it helped! Well done and enjoy your pen.
Hello. I'd like to thank you. Because I work in store in brazil with 68 years old and you helping me to repair several pens.
Im glad the videos are helpful to you Thiago. Thanks for watching.
Thanks. Had helped in getting a pen working that I was given in 1989. 🖖
Glad I could help Vincent, enjoy your pen.
I have come by this pen at a local antiques shop. I totally will not attempt any of the absolutely useful disassembly work that you are showing us. Thank you, friend, thank you! I have made mine to work by letting it wick up water, and now am just using it. Now, courtesy of yourself, with confidence.
Thanks for sharing Rob, yes a good flush with water can be helpfull. Enjoy the pen.
I was gifted one all gunked up as someone had a few old pens in a drawer and did not want to toss them. Steph this video confirmed what I thought I was holding a Parker 61 which I have cleaned enough it is writing now all lovely and smooth. The other pen was Parker 45 pen and those squeeze style Vac filler's all seem to have cracked sac's now so swapped one with another old one that came from a pen with a cracked barrel and the franken pen is working again. Thank you for the informative repair video.
Well done Rob with your pens, im glad the video was helpful. Good luck
This video was great!!!! all we need to know in 20 minutes. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck
9 years later ! Got a 61 with ‘Heirloom pink and green gold cap’ and this video was quite helpful in understanding the capillary filling system since this is my first and the only Parker with such a filling system !
Im glad it was helpful for you/ Thanks for watching.
Thank you because your video clip I was able to get my Parker 61 cleaned and working again I got my Parker 61 from my Dad in 1964 Thanks a million H.Peter
Glad I could help and well done. Now enjoy your pen.
Fascinating and, as always, deeply informative. Thank you very much for continuing to provide this content for the FP community.
My pleasure Graham, if it is informative to some then im happy. Thank you.
Today, 2022/12/13, I got my Father's Parker 61 and put it in a glass of water to free it up. The pen was given to him by workmates, prior to us emigrating from Wales in 1965.
The last time this pen was used was around 1970, 52 years ago here in South Australia. I had the pen in cold water for about 15 minutes and Dad suggested I try it and see if it writes ..... well bugger me, IT DID! It wrote perfectly, no drop outs or clogging with consistent, perfect ink flow. It's the same ink that has been in there since 1970.
It was as if the pen was just written with, and picked up again to use. I couldn't believe it.
My only concern now, is refilling it. I have not tried to separate the hood from the ink cell and I'm very reticent to do so at this point. I have not tried putting it in warm water. I'm not one to force anything so delicate, I don't want to break it.
What to do now, Stefan? Cheers 👍
Yes do not try and dissasemble it if you are not sure. Just keep on filling it with water and flushing it out, also fill it with water and leave it standing nib up overnight. Once it is clean then fill with ink and enjoy it. Good luck.
Thank you, just decided to use a Parker 61 my mom left me, this was such a great video to know how to use it clean it and care for it
Thats great, clean it and then use it. Enjoy the pen Gerry.
I found my dad’s old Parker 61 and had no idea what it was all about.....so thanks so much for the very detailed information....I’ll be working on cleaning it and re-filling it.
Thanks again.....by the way my dad also had a Parker 51 which also baffled me until I watched your video on that which was extremely helpful as well.
Keep ‘em coming!
Im glad the videos were helpful to you. Good luck with your pens.
Wonderful exhibition, clear and easy to follow. The Parker 61 was an imaginative design, shows you what engineers can do. Thank you.
Thanks, im glad it was easy to follow for you. Unfortunately the Parker 61s are not in my favorite list.
It is such a helpful video. Thank you for taking the time to do it. Aloha from Hawaii.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I just found one of these that had been sitting in my garage for a good twenty years, wrote as soon as I uncapped it. thanks for the video, cleaning the thing would have been a bit scary otherwise.
Well done with your pen, enjoy it.
Hi, After years of avoiding hooded nibs I've taken the plunge and got a Parker 61. Thank you for the video. I'll give it a good clean before use. I like my pens to work. After all, that's why they were made.
I hope the video was helpful, good luck with your pens.
I am in possession of a Parker presentation set that my father received upon the occasion of his retirement from the United States Air Force in 1959. It consists of a mechanical pencil and a Parker 61 pen. Your video has given me the information I need to restore the pen to service. Thank you!
Thats great, im glad the video was useful to you. Now enjoy the pen, well done.
Such a helpful video! My grandpa gave me this pen and I had no idea how to refill the ink.
Im glad it was useful to you. Enjoy grandpa's pen.
Here in South America (for economic reasons) we are very artisanal. I am a sick collector of writing instruments. Years ago I got a brand new Parker 61 Capilar. Fully metal and gold plated with the charger not Teflon but steel. It's really clean, it's true. But I soon understood the reason that it has been considered a failed invention: little autonomy and erratic operation. I always used the method of blowing like crazy from behind (swallowing ink frequently ha ha!), but it is an efficient method.
I have been told that in the U.S.A. people asked specialized workshops for these parts to be converted to friendlier charging systems.
If you understand me, it's because… Google Translate really works!
Your videos are very clear and friendly, as always.
Many greetings from Buenos Aires.
That is interesting to hear about you Parker 61 Edgardo. Yes it is possible to convert the capillary system to the new converter filler. Thank you for watchiong from Buenos Aires.
I've just bought a Parker 61 and had it restored. I found this very helpful-many thanks!!
+Andrew Hutchings Im glad it was helpful, and well done with your restoration.
Thanks for another informative video. It is so cool to see "old school " rendered functional. I appreciate your expertise and experience. Well done!!
Thanks for watching, im glad you found it informative.
fascinating. I've got my mother's turquoise 61, still works, with ink, if I dip it in hot water to help flow. Well used!
Just use cold water to flush the pen out, no need for hot. Good luck.
Still a great video, Stef. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Alberto.
Thanks Stef. I had been wondering how the capillary system worked, and you explained it well
Im glad it was useful for you. Thanks for watching. Stay safe.
I had this pen but never knew how to dismantle it. Got to learn a lot. Thanking you. God bless.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching. Stay safe.
Hi Stef, I do have a similar pen, but with rainbow pattern on the gold plated cap. The store from where I purchased it said that it is called Rainbow Parker. I was also told that the pen can be filled with ink by dipping the nib with the section into the ink bottle. Obviously, they had little or no knowledge how to fill the pen. Thanks for the information. Surprisingly, I have quite a lot of pens similar to the ones you show in the video. I have been collecting pens now for more than 40 years.
Very nice the Rainbow caps are quite sought after pens, for me though the Parker 61s are my least favorite pens. Sounds like you have a fine collection, well done.
Thank you. Recently got one of these in a group. Been trying to figure out how to flush it out for a week. Should've just searched the net and youtube from the beginning. :)
Yes you cam also use a ear bulb syringe cut the nozzle so the filler fits inside. Fill it with water ans squeeze it through the filler and repeat as necessary. Good luck
thanks a bunch mate. restoring a load of different Parkers I was given in the 1980s, that range from the 1940s to 70s
Very nice, well done and good luck with them
Good - Thanks - Your explanation came til Brazil.
Glad it helped! Thanks and stay safe.
Thank you for this video. I was wondering how to clean the capillary filler.
Glad it was helpful Barbara, thanks for watching.
Brilliant! Very complete description of one of the more 'mysterious' pens!
Thanks im glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Hiya Stef,
I have one of these (I'm not sure if I would ever want another one, too fiddly) and the best way I have found to clean it is with a semi-transparent turkey baster with the end cut off just enough so the threaded end of the section screws into it. Submerge the nib and feed in a glass of water, squeeze the bulb and let the baster suck up the water. With this method I can move a lot more water through the system in a very short period of time. Cheers, Steve
Hi Steve, yes the Parker 61 is not one of my favorite pens. The baster sounds like a good idea, however be careful submerging the section in water as the inlaid arrow will fall off. Thanks
It usually only takes me about two minutes to clear all the ink from my 61 by filling the bulb with water and running it through. I LOVE my 61 :)
Thankyou for your demo , I received mine with 13 , I’m now 70 , it’s never been cleaned . Now I’m going to clean it after looking at your video . Already got my bubble blower . What if I fill the bubbleblower with warm water , and blow it through the capillary .
Yes give it a clean, however it may need servicing after all these years. Filling the blower with water is fine. Good luck
As always very informative video. I snapped the feed when trying to take it out, as it was jammed solid in the collector. I managed to get it all out eventually, so I superglued it back together, it seems to work ok at the moment. I will try and get a new one when I can.
Im glad it was informative for you. Yes i would replace the feed if you can. Good luck.
What a great video - many thanks, it showed me how to water-clean a fine old Parker 61 that had dried up; now the ink flows again & pen writes well. did not have a dust blower so used/overlapped a small piece of rolled up card (like filter for a roll-up) to blow through .... thanks again / amazing informative video
chris Cn Excellent well done, im glad the video was useful to you. Now enjoy your pen.
Thank you for the great info on the service ,very helpful indeed. Have a Stainless Steel capillary and was wondering on how to do it so I thank once again, cheers
+David Philogene Thanks for watching. Take a look at other videos the processes are very similar.
Thank you, Stef. I had not seen this video. Fascinating.
Glad you like it, thanks.
Fantastic Video! Bravo!
Glad you liked it Joseph, thanks for watching.
Hi, thanks for sharing. What I did was to slice off the needle end of a 3ml syringe, the cylinder of which formed a seal with the holder of the Parker 61. With the seal formed between the plastics of the syringe & the holder, the syringe allowed the pen on the capillary cell end to be dipped into water, & the water can be sucked up into the syringe. This can be done both sucking & blowing. The benefit of blowing out of the capillary cell is that bits of dried ink can be removed without trying to blow this through the pen feeding system. I had small particles at the bottom of the water.
This is just another way of skinning the cat, figuratively.
Yes there are lots of different methods, i also use the rubber bulb method. Thanks for sharing your method.
Thank you for your primer on the Parker 61!
Adrian Caceres No problem, glad you enjoyed it.
Hello...Im glad you like them...Thank you for watching....
thank you for the informative clip I just bought a classic parker 61 and filled it with quick ink - lovely - thank you
Thank you for watching Therese.
Thank you for this video. I was just gifted one of these that appears to have sat in a drawer for 20 plus years and has some ink dried up inside. Seems to be structurally sound, all stainless body and cap, Nib seems intact. I will spend some time with it and try to get it back in working order soon.
Your welcome, good luck with your new found pen.
no such luck getting the thing apart, but i did flush it until the water ran clear. I don't want to risk heating it up...
Hi..Yes it can be cleaned by filling the bulb with water,which ever way you feel comfortable with.Enjoy your 61......
Thank you very much for your very clear explanation
+Bob morane Thank you for watching, i hope some of it was helpful.
Very usefull!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Im sure it would be fine and yes it may be quicker,try it. Good luck with your pen...
Buenos días. Excelente video. Porque no llena de agua la bomba azul y luego simplemente la presiona para que el agua que este en ella pase a través de tanque capilar.....?. Mi parker 61 es una gran pluma, un poco liviana para mi gusto, pero sigue siendo una buena pluma. Muy suave y húmeda. En mi pais es supremamente difícil, por no decir que imposible conseguir repuestos, por lo cual cuidarlas en extremo es lo recomendado. Yo prefiero el sentimiento que me produce la Parker 51. Es algo más gruesa, pesada y larga.....
Otra vez, excelente video.
Hi Luis, sorry i dont quite understand. Thank you for watching.
Es muy buena idea, efectivamente llenando la pera de agua sería un proceso más rápido de limpieza. Yo no tengo una Parker 61, pero quiero comprar una, debido a la ligereza que comentas la compraré de acero (flighter). Dicen que el punto débil de esas plumas es que a veces la sección se raja, pero pues creo que es una pluma muy interesante sobretodo por ser la única con ese sistema de carga de tinta, y que con cuidados puede durar mucho tiempo. Y si se raja aun así podría repararse con un poco de resina rellenando la grieta y reforzándola en su interior y después un pulido. La 51 también está en mi lista, y la 45 flighter jajaj.
I just inherited this pen from my uncle, and I plan on trying to clean it with the bulb syringe to see if I can't get it working again. My pen's body just has cracks in it where it threads onto the nib and feed. Any recommendations on how to repair it or prevent it from cracking any further?
The easiest way is to search for a replacement barrel. Good luck.
I am quite partial to my vintage Onoto pens,they are my favorite.....
Good lecture for me, thank you very much!
Glad it was good for you. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! Off to try to clean mine now :)
Glad I could help! Good luck.
Loved the video. My uncle gave me 2 parkers; a sterling silver body and the red and gold capillary pen. The silver one is pretty good condition but the capillary was broken on the capillary cartridge holder area. Looking at your video I noticed that even when the pen is an actual Parker pen I got the feeling that the pen was heat tampered. I noticed a little distortion on the hooded nib holder, also there was an empty regular Parker cartridge instead of the capillary cartridge, also I noticed that the cartridge holder was black plastic with a gold ring in the middle. Is that a factory modification or a customized one. The distortion of the hood nib holder makes think it was tampered. I want to fix the pen but I'm not sure if there are parts available for it. Any answers will be appreciated since I'm a newbie with these lovely pens.
If you are a newbie then send it to someone for the repair otherwise it will cost you more if you break it. Or find a doner pen for the parts. Good luck.
Dear Stef. Great video, as always! I find a Parker 61 like that. I have two questions about it: 1) Can I fill the blower with water an then make the water flow through the capillary filler instead of filling the capillary over and over again? 2) I find a small crack in the hood close to the thread. I hear about the fragility of the Parker 61 polymer so I wan to avoid the hood disassembly. What cosmetic crack-filling method do you recommend? Thanks ind advance. Best regards
Unfortunately the capillary filler needs quite a bit of cleaning so it will be necessary to flush water through it a number of times. You can still use a rubber bulb blower to make it easier. Yes the crack is a common problem with the 61s. It would be much easier to find a replacement hood as any repair may not be stable enough. Good luck with your pen.
Couldn't you keep water perpetually flowing through it by dipping the filling end in water, then putting some absorbent material on the nib?
It maybe a little fiddly but if it works why not. The easiest way is to use a ear bulb. Thank you for your comments.
FWIW, in the U.S., at least, you can usually buy a squeeze bulb like the one in this video in the baby care section of stores like Walmart, as well as Walgreens, etc.
Yes they are readily available to buy in a few stores. Thanks
Hi..Yes i know i left you a message on your TH-cam site.
I do not think it would be any faster,try it.Which ever way you clean the capillary cell it is still a slow and repetitive process.Good luck with your pen.......
Olá! O que pode danificar o sistema capilar, ou seja, o que devemos evitar para não danificar o sistema?
Thank you!
Your welcome.
Great video! Can i use warm water to clean it? I was cleaning mine and from sudden it stopped flowing properly. Maybe the warm water can help dissolving any eventual dry ink that may be stuck in it. Thank you!
+Paulo Cesar Cold water will dissolve any ink however try soaking for a few hours. Good luck.
Some times it is worth paying more for a fully restored pen,then there is no disappointment....
Great video. I have a platignum 100 capillary pen but I cannot seem to open it to clean it. Is it the same system as the parker 61 inside.
Thanks for watching. I do not have a Platignum 100 so i can not comment sorry.
Can i replace capillary filler with standard ink converter?
Yes if you replace the thread conector as well. Good luck
@@penkino1 Alright, thank u so much.
Good luck.
Thanks !!
Thanks for watching.
Thanks...£15 well done and good luck with it......
Hi...It is best not to remove it if you can help it. Try flushing with water to clean inside before considering its removal.....
Try and find a doner pen for the part,they do become available now and then....
Hello, thanks for the video. I have a Parker 61 with the similar mechanism. Is there a way to flush out the ink without completely dismantling the pen. I have been using it with black ink and now would like to shift to the blue one. Hence would like to flush out the black ink completely before refilling it with blue. Regards.
Yes you can use a bulb ear syringe, cut the end so the capillary filler fits snugly inside. Then keep flushing with clean water until it runs out clean. Good luck and stay safe.
@@penkino1 , thanks a lot for your suggestion.
No problem, good luck.
How much it can it contain?
They do not hold a lot of ink, although they are nice pens.
@@penkino1 about an mL or less?
Where do buy this blower
If you mean the bulb blower for cleaning then they can be bought at a Chemist. Good luck.
Thank you found it, lastly where would one find vintage spare parts, the Parker 61 I have is a turquoise color, and would like to replace the lower part that holds the collector , Nib and the feed?
It is a little worn du to its age..60 + years old
Thanks again any assistance would be appreciated
G
Some parts you will need to search online or buy a doner pen for the parts. Good luck.
Good luck...
Hello...Sorry im not sure what you mean ?
Very good
how to remove the capillary filler n replace with the converter?
It is a lot easier to simply get a Parker 61 designed to fit a cartridge converter. Good luck
How do you remove the end Jewel on the 61?
Its the same principle as removing a Parker 51 cap jewel. I think i made a "How to" video on it. Good luck.
Hi Roy...Im not sure what you mean by a cap cell ? Send me a personal message...
A bit over the top with the “if you like” and “like so” 😊
Great informative video though about my fave fountain pen. Thanks.
These are are not planed, there is no script so what you see is what you get.
Im not really a big fan of the Parker 61s.I much prefer vintage pens......
True fact: if one were to edit-out every instance of him saying "if you like" or "actually", the entire video would be 37 seconds long.
Thats a great interesting fact. You can always turn the volume off.
long winded to just say/show that it soaks up ink like a sponge
Most viewers like to see more details. Maybe you could make a video showing the correct way? Thanks
You took sledge hammer to break peanut. You already removed Capillary Filler your could have washed under the running tap water nice and clean and put it back as usual as you demonstrate.
+Imran Khan Maybe you could make a video showing how it should be done ?
Here is one for you; take Parker Vector nib 1.5mm install into the Parker IM; or Sonet; only nib not the Filler. Washing filler is just a doddal.
+Imran Khan I prefer vintage pens.
+Imran Khan The gentlemen was precise about that: it is only if you don't want to remove the Filler that you will use the pump method. So no sledge hammer involved ;-