RIP Sheaffer Targa

[DunEdinRanger]

It finally happened.

Thursday night, I was getting ready for work the next day and took out the Targa.

I'll give you the Readers Condensed version: As I was getting ready to test the Nib on some paper, it slipped from my hand and landed Nib First on a hardwood floor.

 

[syngent]

I hear the faint sounds of taps playing In the distance, a sad sad day sorry to hear about your loss Lou, on the plus side

New pen !

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

I think I lost a Pilot 78g Broad nib today. :[ I can condoles with you Lou.

 

[Reckoner]

Naaaah, nibs are easy to fix. Send it off to a nibmeister or do it yourself. You *will* need something to hold you over in the meantime, though.

[belushi]TARGA! TARGA! TARGA![/belushi]

 

[brianw]

Yikes !!!

 

[The Nid Hog]

Oh my gosh--it's the B&B Sheaffer equilibrium. I just got a Sheaffer Targa from my brother. That meant that one here had to die. Sorry!

On the serious side, if the nib is still relatively intact, you might have some hope. I had a Montblanc Noblesse that my father-in-law dropped onto a steel deck. The nib was bent like a lightening bolt. A resourceful engineer, he straightened it out himself but it was completely screwed up. Mike Masuyama took it off to his workshop and worked his magic on it. I don't know what he did, but it's completely fixed now. Don't despair!

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

How is it to straighten a diamond, inlaid nib though? :/

 

[the_edski]

Thought I heard something. This explains it. I agree with James, to honor its memory you need to buy a new pen!

I hear the faint sounds of taps playing In the distance, a sad sad day sorry to hear about your loss Lou, on the plus side

New pen !

 

[andrew98]

+1 to just getting it fixed.

-Andy

 

[DunEdinRanger]

I need a NibMeister - who knows of a good one to repair the Sheaffer?

 

[andrew98]

John Mottishaw at nibs.com (some impressive stuff)
Mike Masuyama at mikeitwork.com (if he does that sort of repair... i don't know... he does respond to emails quickly, though.)
Greg Minuskin may be able to repair it (gregminuskin.com)

John Mottishaw has restored some vintage pens for me, and he did a good job. There may be cheaper options out there, but he does good work.

-Andy

 

[whereisandy]

I don't know what size nib it was, but Teri Morris at Peyton Street Pens has some NOS medium Targa nibs for sale for $25.

I've bought a few NOS pens from her and she is a great seller. I just bought a SHEAFFER IMPERIAL 827 FOUNTAIN PEN - NOS "SECONDS" (meaning that it was less than perfect) and the nib was a skipping on the upstroke so Teri asked me to send it back to have it tuned or replaced. No affiliation with Teri or her store, just a happy customer.

(http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/sheaffer/targa/sheaffer-targa-nibs-new-old-stock.html)

 

[DunEdinRanger]

Thanks for all the responses and kind words, Gents.

I figured it was time to upload a few photos.



The pen writes, but it is scratchy.

 

[syngent]

I had a pen do that once... I carefully fixed it myself, but it wasn't as nice a pen as yours... and I like to tinker anyway figure if anything went wrong I could always make a great thread on here lol

Don't imagine that would work for you Lou so I say send it out... it doesn't look all that bad

 

[brianw]

Just needs a tine alignment, and a regap

 

[DunEdinRanger]

How much would that run?

Just needs a tine alignment, and a regap

 

[syngent]

I'm interested as well the sheaffer and parker I bought I would prefer someone better then I to do the nibs.. although the parker also needs its vac internals done

 

[brianw]

From the pictures the feed seems to lay directly on the nib so flow should not be a problem. A slight bending of the tines to line them up and a regap with a brass sheet. a buff of the iridium and youse should be done.

 

[syngent]

That brings up a good question, maybe a first for me wow lol, what tools do you use to adjust nibs or align for stuff like this... and where does one get a brass sheet? I'd love to start playing around learning to do this and I have some pens I could sacrifice during the learning process

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Brass flossing can be found at hobby shops. Model railroad people use it.