I don't want to discourage people but please do not take risk working on vintage especially celluloid pens, the guy is so skilled, you don't want to see bubbles popping up after glue use. Besides that, nobody should experience a crack sound while disassembly of such vintage beauty.

@MSPens

3 ай бұрын

Yes, you're right, you have to know exactly what you're doing with antique celluloid writing instruments. The sound of such an antique masterpiece breaking will haunt you for a long time. 🥲

@sudipbanerjee4121

3 күн бұрын

Kudos to the guy's God gifted craftsmanship ❤

What a beautiful work of art and craftsmanship 🥰

@MSPens

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 😀

@Individuell83

8 ай бұрын

@@MSPens thank YOU these restauration videos are Gold 😁

@MSPens

8 ай бұрын

@@Individuell83 that gives me plenty of motivation for the next video. Thank you.

Very impressive craftsmanship and results

@MSPens

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Extremely beautiful work and craftsmanship. 👍 Great

@MSPens

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Impressionante! Um gênio! Uma arte! Belíssimo trabalho!

love the knockout block

@MSPens

6 ай бұрын

Me too 😄

remarkable

Impressive work, thanks for showing it to us. May I ask what type of adhesive you used to repair the cracked cap lip?

@MSPens

3 ай бұрын

Hi, it's a mixture of celluloid (from defective fountain pen parts) and acetone.

So well done, I learned a lot especially repairing the chipped piece. Question: what grit was the blue-backed sandpaper? Thank you.

@MSPens

7 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for the comment. The blue sandpaper I used on the cap piece was 1500 grit paper. I just wanted to remove any glue residue and slightly roughen the surface.

Would love to see this with a voice-over

@MSPens

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. This is not planned at the moment. I am not a native English speaker. A voiceover like that would cost me far too much work. Maybe sometime in the future.

I subscribed

@MSPens

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Really awesome work! just wondering how did you re-tightened those cap ring bands?

@MSPens

7 ай бұрын

Hi, I do this carefully with collets.

@hpwan2

4 ай бұрын

@@MSPens it's a very common problem on vintage Montblanc caps (celluloid).. did you make the ring smaller or actually enlarge the cap? it's really amazing to know that those caps a saveable!

Unbelievable work, very impressive! What kind of glue did you use for the broken cap lip? Thank you!

@MSPens

8 ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for the nice comment. I use a mixture of celluloid and acetone to close the crack. Unfortunately, simple glue does not work.

@pitschl

8 ай бұрын

@@MSPens I see, Thank you very much, I'm still baffled by the quality work you do! 🙂

@watster

8 ай бұрын

@@MSPens Do you make it yourself, or is it something you buy?

@MSPens

8 ай бұрын

@@watster Hi, I made it myself. Simply dissolve a few celluloid parts that cannot be repaired in acetone. Wait a little and add acetone until the desired consistency is reached.

@watster

8 ай бұрын

@@MSPens I'll do that. I'm fed up looking for a glue that is invisible. Thanks!

One or two more questions: what polishing paste do you use? and are these official tools or in-house tools?

@MSPens

5 ай бұрын

I cannot name the manufacturer of the polishing paste. In any case, it is a very fine one for the very last polish. I made the tools myself, but most of them are modeled on the tools used by Montblanc.

Is this an old shop sample tester pen?

What kind of sandpaper and what kind of wheel on the dremmel? Also did the dremmel wheel have a polish?

@MSPens

5 ай бұрын

I use 2000-3000 grit sandpaper and on the Dremel I use a soft polishing attachment with a firm polishing compound.

Nice fix, how much did you charge for all that?

@MSPens

5 ай бұрын

Hello, I carried out this repair for myself. Otherwise, such a repair costs between €100 and €200 on average. Depending on what needs to be done.

Impressive. It seems that you are using only one wet/dry paper before poishing. What is your preferred grit for this?

@MSPens

8 ай бұрын

In this case I used 2000 and 2500 grit sandpaper. Depending on the fountain pen, I also start with 1000 grit sandpaper and go up to 3000 grit. It depends on the part to be worked on.

@ovebjrnson3753

8 ай бұрын

@@MSPens Thank you. It's the same as I use myself. I go up to 7000, but then again, I do the polishing by hand.

@MSPens

8 ай бұрын

Sanding up to a 7000 grit is also a very good way to get rid of any small micro scratches. I also have 5000 and 7000 grit sandpaper, but have rarely used it.

Hello, do you have any video showing how to properly install cap in mb 121 or something similar? this type inlcudes a spring inside the cap and 2 different elements and I really don't know how to put it together to have "click" ...I can send you photo with all these parts...Thank you

@MSPens

Ай бұрын

Hi, can you send me a message via my homepage? Then I can certainly help you.

@mariusz_kozlowski

Ай бұрын

@@MSPens Thank you. I will do that but...I see there's no option to attach an image...

Curious as to what you used to glue the cap lip??

@ELZhi-sp5nz

2 күн бұрын

I've tried making the celluloid paste before but it just keeps on flaking? It flakes off as soon as I start trying to sand it.

@ELZhi-sp5nz

2 күн бұрын

Also what is the rotary polisher you are using?

You just cost me 25 grand polly

¿No writing demo?..