Today's pen resurrection is a 1944 Parker Vacumatic in Golden Pearl Celluloid.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:13 - Introduction
01:22 - Triage
03:54 - Pen Bath
04:33 - Removing the Section
05:22 - Inspecting the Vac Pump
06:09 - Removing the Vac Pump
07:20 - Drilling Out the Pellet
07:59 - Knocking Out the Feed
08:19 - Cleaning the Nib
08:58 - Diaphragm Remains
09:35 - Polished Nib and Date Code
09:53 - Removing and Polishing the Clip
10:53 - Clip Polished
11:40 - Reinstalling Nib/Feed in Section
12:29 - Dip Testing the Nib
13:42 - Installing New Diaphragm
15:56 - Reinstalling the Pump
16:51 - Polishing the Barrel
18:13 - Cap and Barrel Polished
19:10 - Reinstalling the Clip
20:43 - Reinstall the Clip Attempt #2
21:31 - Filling the Pen
22:15 - Tuning the Nib
23:14 - Second Writing Test
23:39 - Thoughts
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