Parker Vacumatic Parts

ITEM #LOCKDOWNS: PARKER VACUMATIC LOCKDOWN FILLING UNITS, STD SIZE AND OVERSIZED, NEW AND UNUSED EXCEPT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE STIFFENED-UP DIAPHRAGMS AND PELLETS. These were found in the parts inventory contained in the back room of a pen repair shop that I've recently purchased. These units would be NOS except the stiffened up factory installed diaphragms and pellets have been removed. These units are clean, functional, without a trace of corrosion on the lockdown shaft and ready for a new diaphragm. The dimensions are given below and potential buyers are encouraged to get out their micrometers and check these dimensions with the unit they are replacing and / or the pen's dimensions. These units were sent to Parker repair stations. This is the way the old timers have told me Vacumatics used to be repaired. Repairmen did not need to mess with diaphragms except to fit them into the pen on a new filling unit. Specify the size you want when ordering.

There are also examples available with the original diaphragms for you originality buffs, if you ask. The original diaphragms won't work, as they have stiffened up over the decades.

STD. SIZE $85

OVERSIZED $125

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ITEM #VAC JEWEL: REPRODUCTION BLACK JEWELS/CLIP SCREWS FOR PARKER VACUMATIC CAPS AND BLIND CAPS.

The most common missing jewel/clip screws that used to be on standard size Vacs before they fell out usually can be replaced by JEWEL E which has a .26" top diameter and uses a 10-32 thread to go into the pen without a metal bushing to hold the clip on with.

Similarly (but smaller), Jewel F which has a .23" top diameter and uses a 10-32 thread to go into the pen fits on blind caps on most standard size double jewel Vacs.

Jewels C & D have the common .26" top diameter found on Standard and Deb size Vacs but they use 4-40 (which are smaller than 10-32) or 3-56 (smallest) threads, respectively. These small threads need a brass bushing to go into, but the brass bushing allows you to easily tighten the clip ring on the cap using a self centering wrench like the 13732 which is a duplicate of the Parker tool that used the same number. The notes on the photos below explain how to tell if your bushing has a 4-40 or a 3-56 thread.

Here are some notes from Ron Zorn on jewel & bushing threads: "The larger 4-40 holes for the stems were used on the second generation Vacumatics and on the Vacumatic filled  Parker 51.  They changed to the smaller stem and thread size in the bushing with the aerometric 51.  The threads on the outside are indeed 10-32, but if you have an aerometric, you'll need the smaller A bushing."

You CAN use different threads than what were originally used by changing the bushing thread size; this is needed if you are using our grey/silver jewels for Parker 51 caps, you may need to do this if you need to put one of our repro 51 jewels/clip screws on a 51 cap that has a 4-40 hole, you may need to change out the 4-40 bushing with a 3-56 bushing.

With the jewels that use a 10-32 thread to go into the pen there is no screw slot to tighten things down with so you need to use something like a gooey cube to tighten them down.

Please determine your thread sizes before placing an order. There should be adequate info above and on the photos below.

We have taps with all three of the above threads to chase either the threads in your cap or the threads in your bushing. See the Parker Cap Repair Tools menu item for those tools.

Jewels: $10 each; Specify letter designation desired with "JEWEL" in front of it.

ITEM #BUSH (A or B): REPLACEMENTS FOR PARKER VAC CLIP BUSHINGS.  Both have a 10-32 outer thread to go into the cap.

Bush A has a 3-56 (smallest) inner thread.

Bush B has a 4-40 (larger than the 3-56 but still smaller then the 10-32) inner thread.

Bottoming taps are available for cleaning out the blind hole in the pen's cap. See the Parker Cap Repair Tools menu item / page for taps of all three of these threads.

 

$7 ea

 

ITEM #VACTASSIE: REPLACEMENT TASSIES FOR 6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARKER VACUMATICS. Please specify which one you want, Tassie A through Tassie F. And specify the finish you want, brass or silver. They all come in both gold color or silver color.

$16ea

ITEM #VACFEED: PARKER VACUMATIC FEEDS.  These come without fill tubes; if you know the length of fill tube you need and want to order one, that's $5 additional for an original.

SIZES: DIAMETER X LENGTH

A = .180" X 0.91"

B = .200" X 1.24"

C = .200" X 1.30" to 1.35"

C*= .200 X 1.45"

C** = .200 X 1.50"

D = .200" X 0.98"

E = .216" X 1.29"

F = .216" X 1.19"

G = .236" X 1.30"

G* = I also have a CLEAR Vac feed .235" dia. X 1.31" long - email me for a price.

H = .236" X 1.35"

J = .265" X 1.73"

K = .265" X 1.68"

L = .265" X 1.55"

A = $12

B-H = $15

J-L = $20

ITEM #STD. VAC FILLER: A NEWLY MANUFACTURED BRASS VERSION OF THE PARKER STANDARD SIZED VACUMATIC FILLING UNIT.  Soup up your old Vac with this state of the art version of the smaller of the two thread sizes of the Vac filling unit. Identical in fit and function to the original non-Speedline, non-lockdown filling units. Brass and Ebonite with a new spring.

$55

ITEM #O.S. VAC FILLER: A NEWLY MANUFACTURED BRASS VERSION OF THE PARKER OVERSIZED (AND MAXIMA) VACUMATIC FILLING UNIT.  The larger of the two thread sizes of the Vac filling unit. Identical in fit and function to the original non-Speedline, non-lockdown filling units. Brass and Ebonite with a new stainless spring.  

$55

ITEM #STD. VAC FILLER - BLACK: A NEWLY MANUFACTURED CLASS III HARD COAT ANODIZED ALUMINUM VERSION OF THE PARKER STANDARD SIZED VACUMATIC FILLING UNIT.  Soup up your old Vac with this state of the art version of the smaller of the two external thread sizes of the Vac filling unit. Identical in fit and function to the original non-Speedline, non-lockdown filling units. New Aluminum and Ebonite with a new spring.  

 

$35

ITEM #STD. VAC FILLER - RED: A NEWLY MANUFACTURED CLASS III HARD COAT ANODIZED ALUMINUM VERSION OF THE PARKER STANDARD SIZED VACUMATIC FILLING UNIT.  Soup up your old Vac with this state of the art version of the smaller of the two external thread sizes of the Vac filling unit. Identical in fit and function to the original non-Speedline, non-lockdown filling units. New Aluminum and Ebonite with a new spring.

Note: This is NOT a Redband filling unit replacement!! 

 

$35

REPAIRING A VACUMATIC FILLING UNIT

I know this will sound like I'm trying to sell you my own tools. You bet I am! I've been working on pens since 1986 and along the way finding the most sensible tools to use for this application. Many of these tools have been custom made for use in pen repair. Click to read more about repairing a Vac filling unit...Use your browser's back arrow to return here

ITEM #PELLET RETAINER:  THE EBONITE BUSINESS END OF THE VACUMATIC FILLING UNITS. This is the piece that keeps breaking while you're trying to remove the little ball inside it leftover from the last rubber diaphragm. Just glue it onto the bottom end of the button shaft and you're ready for a new diaphragm and 75 more years of service. The rest of the filling unit(s) shown in the photo are not included with this item. Notes:

Changing pellet retainers on a Vacumatic..
The pellet retainer is glued on with a very strong glue.  It is tough to get off and if you manage to get it off, you put the new pellet retainer on with super glue;  shellac won't hold it.  And you need to relieve the spring pressure so the new pellet retainer doesn't get pushed off while the glue is curing.  This is made simpler if you use an accelerator to harden the new super glue instantly.  But watch your fingers with the glue.  
To get the old pellet retainer off I usually try to pry small pieces of the old pellet retainer off with an X-acto knife, carefully.  you can't use heat because the plunger is celluloid and it will bend (warp) easily with heat.  A Dremel with a tiny sanding drum may also help at getting the old pellet retainer off.  It isn't an easy job and sometimes you luck out and the old pellet retainer pops right off.

Parker had special tooling for putting the little balls in the diaphragm into the pellet holders. (We sell a tool, D15, for pushing the ball into the pellet holder. See the Tools for Parker Filling Units page.)

If you have trouble popping the new combined ball/diaphragm combination into these (or original Parker black hard rubber or celluloid versions),Start out going into the opening GENTLY with a #39 drill bit and work your way up to a #33, turning them with your fingers.(and don't push it too far in; you only need to do the opening). Make sure the plunger tip is cleaned off (remove the old pellet from the tip of the shaft) before installing a new pellet. See the last 2 photos below. If parts off the old pellet are still stuck to the shaft, the new pellet may not go onto the tip of the shaft. Notice the slot in the tip of theshaft. That holds the spring.

$10

ITEM #VAC SPRING: REPLACEMENT SPRING FOR PARKER VACUMATIC FILLING UNIT.  Replacement spring with the same form, fit, and function as the original, if you're into digging into your Vac filling unit this deeply. The rest of the filing unit parts shown in the photo are not included.

$8

ITEM #51 SHELL BLK: NEW OLD STOCK BLACK SHELLS / HOODS FOR PARKER 51s. Fine thread for standard size 51s. Won't fit the Demi. These are 48 threads per inch.

$35

ITEM #51 SHELL, COCOA: NEW OLD STOCK COCOA SHELLS / HOODS FOR PARKER 51s. Fine thread for standard size 51s. Won't fit the Demi. These are 48 threads per inch.   I may have a few other colors, but please don't email me looking for Buckskin, Mustard, Plum, or Empire Green; If I had any of those, they would be listed as seperate items with lit-up, blinking, neon borders around the listings. If you know of a source for any of those, please let me know.

$40

ITEM #51 FEEDS:  PARKER USED A ZILLION DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF FILL TUBES. Most of the feeds are the same except for some very rare early versions that had no channel running the length of the top. The front, flat, pointed part of these early ones are much thinner (depth of the flat part), .06" in the early ones as opposed to .1" on the later ones. I don't have any of the early ones for sale. New tubes for the Aerometric feeds are sold separately (above).

 

$12 VAC FEED & TUBE - Specify length of tube

$12 AEROMETRIC FEED ONLY

ITEM #FILL TUBES BY FOOT: FLEXIBLE FILL TUBES FITTING VACUMATIC AND SKYLINE FEEDS.  Order it by the foot. I find that holes in the backs of feeds vary from feed to feed; if you need to make this tubing thinner, hold it over a heat source and stretch it and it will get thinner. You can then cut it at the desired diameter.

 

$5 per foot

ITEM #SHRINKBYTHEFOOT: THIS PRODUCT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHERE THE BACK HOLE IN THE FEED IS TOO SMALL FOR THE FILL TUBE TO FIT INTO IT. (I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED HOW PARKER FIT THAT FAT, NONTAPERED TUBE INTO THE HOLE IN THE FEED). THIS IS HEAT SHRINKABLE TUBING AND YOU CAN REDUCE THE DIAMETER OF THE TIP THAT GOES INTO THE HOLE IN THE FEED. YOU HEAT UP ONLY THE TIP OF THE TUBE WITH A HEAT SOURCE LIKE A PEN WARMER OR A LIGHTER AND IT WILL SHRINK WITH A TAPERED TIP, WHICH YOU THEN SHORTEN TO A LENGTH OF ABOUT 1/8" ON THE TAPERED TIP. Then you trim the back side of the fill tube to the length you need the fill tube to be. (For example, a standard Vac uses a fill tube with a total length of 1.27" and a 51 Vac has a total fill tube length of 1.52"). This process does not appear to interfere with the operation of the weir in the pen. The ink and air flows will keep working.

 

$10 per FOOT

ITEM #51CLIPSCREW: VERY GOOD REPRODUCTIONS OF PARKER 51 JEWELS (REFERRED TO MORE PROPERLY AS "CLIP SCREWS" IN PARKER SERVICE MANUALS).  These photos were shot from 3 different angles so you could detect the irridescence in the grey/silver/swirled plastic. For comparison purposes, about half the jewels in each photo are reproductions and about half are originaal Parkers. These have the smaller of the two thread sizes that 51 clip screws came with, although most 51s used this size. The larger size was used for a very short while early-on. If you need to replace one with the larger thread size because your bushing has the larger threaded hole, we also sell the bushing with the smaller hole so you can replace both bushing and clip screw (next item, below). The outer threads of these replacement bushings are the same size as those used for both sizes of inner bushing hole.

$18

ITEM #BLUE DIAMOND: PARKER BLUE DIAMOND PAINT.  Restore the paint on blue diamonds with this oil based enamel. Be advised that many parker pens DID leave the factory with un-painted blue diamonds on clips. But if you have damaged or chipped paint and want to repair the blue diamond on your clip, or, in the case of first year desk pens, on the barrels, this will do a nice job. This oil based paint will cure to a tenacious, rubbery coating. I apply it with a toothpick, let it "skin-over" for about 12 hours, and then trim it using a scraping motion while the paint is still soft. Click to read more...use your browser's back arrow to return to here

$10

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$xxx