Gunnison Valley News | 1919-06-07 | Page 7 | Fixing Leaky Fountain Pen

FIXING LEAKY FOUNTAIN PEN Really No Need to Put Up with Annoyance An-noyance That Can Be Remedied Reme-died Easily. If you have it fountain pen that leaks around the joints, especially so If it is ono of ihoso types of fountain foun-tain pons having u point which disappears dis-appears by turning a section of the barrel, try an application of heavy oil. To remedy the defect, soak the pen in warm water, not hot, and allow al-low it to dry. particularly inside. Thou apply oil on the spindle which revolves. The oil should he worked through the bearings from end to end. You can now refill the pen and wipe off the excess oil. A heavy cylinder oil is best for this purpose. To unscrew un-screw the parts of a fountain pen which have become set, merely heat the pen with hot water or by holding it near a Same, bill be careful not to get too hot for there is danger of melting. While pen Is heated a slight twist will often loosen the set. Frank P, Goeder, Colorado Agricul-tual Agricul-tual College, Fort Collins, Colo.