Montblanc 144G fountain pen restoration
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- In this video I restore a Montblanc 144G from the 1950s. The nib was bent, the cap lip was torn and the mechanism no longer moved.
Disassembly and thorough cleaning were urgently needed.
I repaired the cap and fitted the fountain pen with a new sealing cork.
Have fun watching.
0:00 Disassembly and cleaning
3:03 Repairing and polishing
8:30 Assembling
10:20 The result and a test
My homepage: www.mspens.de/
The video is for entertainment purposes only and is not a tutorial on how to repair Montblanc fountain pens. I assume no liability should damage occur due to imitation.
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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.
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. 🥲
What a beautiful work of art and craftsmanship 🥰
Thank you very much. 😀
@@MSPens thank YOU these restauration videos are Gold 😁
@@Individuell83 that gives me plenty of motivation for the next video. Thank you.
Impressive work, thanks for showing it to us. May I ask what type of adhesive you used to repair the cracked cap lip?
Hi, it's a mixture of celluloid (from defective fountain pen parts) and acetone.
Extremely beautiful work and craftsmanship. 👍 Great
Thanks!
Impressionante! Um gênio! Uma arte! Belíssimo trabalho!
Very impressive craftsmanship and results
Thank you!
love the knockout block
Me too 😄
remarkable
Is this an old shop sample tester pen?
So well done, I learned a lot especially repairing the chipped piece. Question: what grit was the blue-backed sandpaper? Thank you.
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.
Really awesome work! just wondering how did you re-tightened those cap ring bands?
Hi, I do this carefully with collets.
@@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!
One or two more questions: what polishing paste do you use? and are these official tools or in-house tools?
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.
Unbelievable work, very impressive! What kind of glue did you use for the broken cap lip? Thank you!
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.
@@MSPens I see, Thank you very much, I'm still baffled by the quality work you do! 🙂
@@MSPens Do you make it yourself, or is it something you buy?
@@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.
@@MSPens I'll do that. I'm fed up looking for a glue that is invisible. Thanks!
What kind of sandpaper and what kind of wheel on the dremmel? Also did the dremmel wheel have a polish?
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?
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?
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.
@@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.
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.
Would love to see this with a voice-over
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.
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
Hi, can you send me a message via my homepage? Then I can certainly help you.
@@MSPens Thank you. I will do that but...I see there's no option to attach an image...
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Thank you. I appreciate that.
You just cost me 25 grand polly