Pen Resurrection Sunday Ep 158 1944 Parker Vacumatic Major

THIS PEN HAS BEEN SOLD! This Parker Vacumatic Major, which was dead, with a broken clip and a heavily tarnished cap band, is brought back to showroom condition! Please feel free to use the chapters provided below to skip to various parts of the review. If you like this video, don't forget to like and subscribe and hit that bell to be notified when I post new videos! JOIN AS A MEMBER HERE TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbT6bph6TcR-6ByiXzU3RYg/join GOLDSPOT PENS ONLINE AFFILIATE LINK (yes it works!): https://goldspot.com?aff=8 Links: How to Polish Plastic, Celluloid, and Ebonite: https://youtu.be/anU7e7TJurE Richard Binder's Stroke Widths Chart (pdf): http://www.richardspens.com/pdf/strokewidths2.pdf Inkquiring Minds Website Pen Sales: https://djrathbun.wixsite.com/inkquiring-minds Etsy Shop for "Ink Buddy" Items: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AlliedArmorer My favourite brick 'n mortar pen and stationery store; Reids! https://reidstationers.com/ Listen to my music at SoundClick: https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=368777 My YouTube Community Tab: https://www.youtube.com/c/DouglasRathbun/community DISCOUNT CODES! Get 10% off your purchase from APPELBOOM by using the code FRIEND at checkout! https://appelboom.com/ Get 10% off your purchase from LOCHBY by using the code SHOPNOW10 at checkout! https://lochby.com Get 10% your purchase from STILFORM.CA by using the code DOUGLAS10: https://stilform.ca Subscribe for more fountain pen videos: https://tinyurl.com/rgfe4v3 Share this video with a friend: https://youtu.be/hmfTKYI7uW8 Watch next – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5K1PPjD_o&via=tb Chapters: 00:00 - Start 00:08 - Introduction 05:31 - Before and After 05:49 - Triage the PVac Golden Pearl 08:07 - Removing the Donor Clip 08:31 - Removing the Section 09:13 - Knocking Out the Nib and Feed 10:31 - Feed Before 10:41 - Removing the Cap Jewel 10:53 - Removing the Cap Jewel 11:47 - Inspecting the Old Pump 12:13 - Using the Buffer on Nib, Feed, Section, Clip 15:13 - Nib, Feed, Section, and Clip Polished 15:22 - Clip Polished 15:38 - Feed Polished 15:46 - Nib Polished 15:59 - Section Polished 17:42 - Removing the Vac Pump 20:08 - Inside of Barrel Cleaning 20:52 - Drilling Out the Pellet 21:28 - Installing a New Diaphragm 24:22 - Test Filling the Pen 24:38 - Writing Test 25:16 - Repairing the Nib 26:30 - Tuning the Nib 27:45 - Replacing the Blue Diamond 28:34 - Using the Buffer on the Barrel 29:06 - Barrel Polished 29:44 - Polishing the Cap with the Buffer 30:09 - Cap Polished 31:09 - Reassembling the Pen 31:25 - Replacing the Clip 32:14 - Uboxing a Conway Stewart 58 33:15 - Thoughts Let’s connect: Instagram – douglasrathbun Email - inkquiringminds@gmail.com PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE: Computer: Apple MacBook M4 Pro 12-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 24GB RAM 1TB SSD Cameras: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, Insta360 Link 2 Graphics: Adobe Photoshop 2025 Video Editor: DaVinci Resolve 20 SEO: Tube Buddy Live Stream: OBS Studio 31 Concerto No. 3 in E major, Op. 8, RV 293, "Spring" by Antonio Vivaldi, in HD quality! - Classical music piece performed by: John Harrison — Violin / Robert Turizziani — Conductor / Wichita State University Chamber Players - Music licensed by: John Harrison - Music license: CC BY-SA 1.0 CAUTION: The following video has an unusually high VHQ (video humor quotient). Viewers are advised to refrain from consuming carbonated beverages while watching. Any liquid spewing out of your nose is YOUR responsibility.