Il primo, dopo una pulizia superficiale, è stato quello di vedere le terribili scalfitture e rientranze che avevano il coperchio del pulsante e parte della canna,
Immaginate, era quasi impossibile svitare l'anello dal corpo, per la fragilità del materiale, e poiché essendo le due celluloide, si erano praticamente fuse, senza dire che il filo dell'anello era completamente distrutto e impossibile da usare per fissare il coperchio del pulsante...
La prima fase è stata quella di ricreare lo stelo speedline, per il quale ho preferito utilizzare l'ottone cromato al posto dell'alluminio, che è molto più nobile e resistente.
Sono poi riuscito ad estrarre del materiale da una mini antenna estensibile, che ho tagliato alla misura del bottone originale, utilizzando una vite di bronzo per l'estremità, che ho poi lavorato con una lima e un trapano, per portarlo al diametro e la forma del pulsante.
(Google translation)
Dear friends of the forum, I want to share with you this time, the restoration of a Parker Vacumatic Tiger Eye Speedline from the 1930s, which I was able to acquire at a reasonable price (US$38) since its nib was intact and the barrel was in very good condition, without cracks and with the entire imprint...
It really took me a lot of work, because I found several surprises as I got deeper into the restoration task...
The first one after a superficial cleaning, was to see the terrible nicks and indentations that the cover of the button and part of the barrel had, and the second one was to find that the pulsator no longer existed, and that the guide ring and the adjusting ring of the vacumatic system were made of fragile celluloid with a metal core, instead of aluminum...
Imagine, it was almost impossible to unscrew the ring from the body, due to the fragility of the material, and because being the two celluloid ones, they had practically merged, without saying that the thread of the ring was completely destroyed and impossible to use in order to secure the cap of the pulsating...
By the hole in the adjusting ring, it could easily be seen that it was a speedline system with an aluminum pulsating...
The first phase was to recreate the speedline stem, for which I preferred to use chrome-plated brass instead of aluminum, which is much nobler and more resistant.
I then managed to extract material from an extensible mini antenna, which I cut to the size of the original button, using a bronze screw for the end of it, which I then worked with a file and a drill, to bring it to the diameter and shape of the stem.
Once the bronze head of the push button was secured, I checked its sliding inside the guide ring and the adjusting ring, and I looked for a spring that would fit inside the button (a ballpoint spring).
