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2. college visits
CHAPTER
3
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STEP #1
Start with an unofficial visit to a local college .
STEP #2
Go to a local College Fair .
STEP #3
Have your students think about, talk about and research what
would be an ideal university .
STEP #4
Book an official tour, information session and perhaps an
interview on the university website .
STEP #5
Prepare questions about admissions, financial aid, student life,
etc .
STEP #6
Find out the name of the Regional Coordinator at each institution
who is responsible for your high school or geographic area .
STEP #7
Athletes should contact the college coach and set up a meeting .
Start Locally
The quickest and easiest way to get the college process rolling is to start in your own
back yard. If there is a university in your town, city or state, visit it with your stu-
dents when it is convenient to do so. It does not matter if they would never consider
applying to that particular college because what they really need to get is a feel for the
size and location of the campus. Does it enroll 2,000 or 20,000 students? Is it in a
iii
preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
CHAPTER #1
getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER #2
beginning the process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHAPTER #3
college visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHAPTER #4
applying to college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
CHAPTER #5
standardized testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CHAPTER #6
submitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CHAPTER #7
athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
CHAPTER #8
overview of the financial aid process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
contents
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REALITY CHECK
To compound the tension and craziness, there are blogs and websites out
there students can go to and post their admissions statuses. For many
students, especially those still waiting to hear, these blogs and websites
can be annoying at the very least and often, even harmful. As I wrote
about in Chapter #6, when Patrick was waiting to hear from a school
he’d applied to early action, he found one of these websites and started
reviewing it several times, daily. It about drove him nuts that other stu-
dents were being accepted and he had not yet heard until I had a chance
to help him understand that the university was not using a systematic
approach in its release of admissions decisions. In the end, he realized that
the blog’s real power was that it raised the stress level of an already anxi-
ety-ridden high school senior.
This is an appropriate time to reiterate what a good idea it is for your students to
apply to not only reach and likely schools, but also sure bets with an early action or
other non-binding application. When students know they are actually going to college,
the sense of relief they feel is worth the work and cost of a few more application fees.
As I mentioned in the first chapter, most 17-year-olds are not mature enough to
manage the college search process alone. Helping them develop a plan for the whole
process early on will prove critical during the waiting game when emotions can run
amok. Play out possible scenarios with your children during this time. Help them
understand that denial to some of the colleges they have applied to and think they
want to go to is conceivable and won’t be the end of the world. Even if students are
fortunate to have several excellent options, making a decision might still not be easy.
Remember the mantra: best fit for your student.
REALITY CHECK
December 15, 2014 brought anxiety and a host of emotions as we awaited
the illusive email from a college Victoria had applied to early decision (ED
– a binding agreement). As she read the email, the tears began to fall and
I wrapped her up in a hug for comfort. She hadn’t said a word, but I knew
she had been denied acceptance to her first choice, a university that was
a reach school for her. I offered my support and helped her see that she
still had so many great options. Eventually her breathing slowed and she
grew calmer. After about ten minutes, she looked up at me through her big
teary eyes and said, “I am not sure I wanted to go there anyway.” I shook
my head and said to myself, “What the heck?!” Apparently, somewhere
CHAPTER 11 waiting 143
along the line, she had started to have reservations about this university
and doubted whether or not it would be the best choice for her. As my
head spun, I thought, “Ok these tears are tears of rejection, not sadness,
and, boy oh boy, did we just dodge a bullet!” Even when we think we do
our due diligence as parents in this college matriculation process, there will
inevitably be surprises. We must remember that these college candidates
are just teenagers. They are opinionated, strong-willed and vocal about so
many things, but truth be told, most are not sure what they really want. In
the end, they must make tough, important decisions and will, ultimately,
need to live with those decisions, but understand that they may change
their minds over and over again. If Victoria had been accepted to this
college, she would have gone, and I am confident she would have adjusted
and been fine. If not, she would have had to explore transferring to another
school. In this case, the rejection may have been a blessing in disguise!
Remember that this is truly an extraordinary developmental period for your stu-
dent. Here a re a few points to keep in mind:
1) Recognize that your students (and you) may take missteps along the way.
2) Don’t try to change your students’ minds about a particular college even though
the choice may seem irrational or illogical to you.
3) Have no regrets. Do what needs to be done to help your students. Don’t look back
and say we should have . . .
4) Expect change. Your teenagers will likely change their minds about goals and
preferences multiple times during the college matriculation process no matter
what you do to prepare them.
5) Guide your students. Listen to them. By doing so, you help them figure out what
they really want.
6) Allow your students to make mistakes. It is better for them to explore and recog-
nize any shortcomings now rather than later.
7) Be calm and confident about your students’ choices during the process.
8) When you want to cry in shear frustration, laugh instead!
9) Breathe. Breathe deeply. Breathe often!
Conclusion
The college search, application and matriculation process will take you on a roller
coaster ride of emotions. It is exciting, frustrating, demanding, overwhelming, joyful
and bittersweet for parents and their children. I hope this book has provided you with
valuable information to make the ride a little easier. I am leaving you with one last
T ER RY GR EEN E CL A R K
COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS
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9) What standardized testing does the university require? Do they accept both SAT
scores and ACT scores or require any additional subject tests? (See Chapter #5)
10) What is the cost associated with filing the application? Do they have fee waivers?
(See Chapter #6)
11) When does a student receive notification about decisions? Is it a rolling accep-
tance (acceptances disbursed over a period of time) or one definitive date (such
as April 1)? Are students contacted via email, letter or both? (See Chapter #6)
PARENT CHECK
As you can see, there are so many nuances to the application process that
it can be difficult to keep track of individual requirements. Answering all
these questions up front before your student even decides to file an appli-
cation can save time and anxiety in the coming months while also helping
narrow the focus on college selections. I know one college that came off of
Patrick’s list just because its application required so many supplements.
Senior year is about the future, hopes and dreams. It is not a time for parents to
impose their own expectations. This is definitely a gray area for all of us because it
is difficult to know when to nudge your children along or when to step back and let
them make their own decisions. Only you and your child can ford this stream, and
you very well may find yourselves on opposing sides. If you are meeting resistance,
it is important to ask yourself the question, “Why am I pushing so hard?” You must
be able to answer this question honestly and without hesitation. Find non-confronta-
tional ways to communicate your concerns and ideas. Explore new ways to inspire and
motivate your students. By actively listening, you may discover important information
you may have overlooked or hadn’t considered. During this process, parents too, must
be honest with themselves as well as their young, aspiring adults. This became very
clear to both my husband and me as our son was looking at college. Always musically
inclined, he wanted to pursue a very non-traditional path, at least in our family, by
studying music. Since both my husband and I are first generation college graduates,
we were worried that this path could lead to unemployment. Recognizing our con-
cerns, Patrick came up with what we now call the back-up plan. He is studying music
as he has always dreamed of doing but is also double majoring in Business Adminis-
tration in order to insure there is some stability in his future. (To his surprise, Patrick
has enjoyed learning about ways he can marry business and music in a career.) We
definitely encourage and support all the goals and aspirations he has with his music,
but we also sleep better at night with the knowledge that business is his back up.
Communication and compromise have been essential in dealing with our own chil-
dren as they entered adulthood.
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ExHIBIT 1 College Visit Fact Sheet
COLLEGE
NAME:___________________________________________
ADDRESS:________________________________________
_________________________________________________
DEGREEOFDIFFICULTY:____________________________
SETTING:urbansuburbanruralsmalltown
SIZEOFSTUDENTBODY:undergraduate_______________
graduate____________________
SIZEOFCAMPUS:__________________________________
AVERAGECLASSSIZE:_______________________________
FACULTYTOSTUDENTRATIO:_________________________
FIELDOFSTUDY,MAJORS:___________________________
_________________________________________________
HOUSING:oncampusoffcampus
HOUSINGGUARANTEEDFOR4YEARS?YesNo
HOUSINGSTYLE:dormsuiteprivatesemi-private
RATEDORMS1–10:_________________________________
FRESHMENHOUSEDTOGETHER:YesNo
%OFSTUDENTSWHOLIVEONCAMPUS:_______________
%OFSTUDENTSWHOCOMMUTE:____________________
STUDENTLIFE
GREEKLIFE:YesNo
ACCESSTOPUBLICTRANSPORTATION:YesNo
ACCESSTORESTARAUNTS?YesNo
ACCESSTOEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY:YesNo
ACCESSTOACITY:YesNo
SUITCASECAMPUS:YesNo
SENSEOFCOMMUNITY:YesNo
ADMISSIONREQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION:CommonAppUniversal
STANDARDIZEDTESTING:
TESTOPTIONAL:YesNo
BOTHSAT/ACTACCEPTED:YesNo
SUBJECTTESTREQUIRED:YesNo
Ifyes,howmany?_____________________________
SUPPLEMENTS:YesNo
APPLICATIONSUBMISSIONOPTIONS:__________________
_________________________________________________
INTERVIEW:YesNo
#OFAPPLICATIONSSUBMITTED:______________________
%OFSTUDENTSADMITTED:_________________________
AVERAGESAT/ACTACCEPTEDSTUDENTS:_______________
AVERAGEGPAOFACCEPTEDSTUDENTS:________________
APCREDITSACCEPTED:YesNo
FINANCIALAID
TOTALCOSTS(TUTITION/ROOM/BOARD/FEES):__________
_________________________________________________
FAFSADEADLINE:__________________________________
CSSPROFILEREQUIRED:YesNo
CSSPROFILEDEADLINE:_____________________________
INSTITUTIONAIDFORMSREQUIRED:YesNo
COLLEGEFORMDEADLINE:__________________________
SCHOLARSHIPSAVAILABLE:YesNo
TYPESOFSCHOLARSHIPS:___________________________
MERITSCHOLARSHIPS:YesNo
SCHOLARSHIPDEADLINE:___________________________
NEEDBLINDORNEEDAWARE:________________________
ACADEMICS
REQUIREMENTS:___________________________________
OFFERINGS:_______________________________________
HONORS/SCHOLARSPROGRAMSAVAILABLE:YesNo
HONORS/SCHOLARSAPPLICATIONDEADLINE:___________
STUDYABROADAVAILABLE?YesNo
INDEPENDENTSTUDYAVAILABLE?YesNo
FRESHMANSEMINARREQUIRED?YesNo
COMPLIMENTARYTUTORINGAVAILABLE?YesNo
CAREERCENTER
INTERNSHIPOPPORTUNITIES:YesNo
RESEARCHOPPORTUNITIES:YesNo
JOBPLACEMENTAFTERGRADUATION:YesNo
BUSINESSORINDUSTRIESCONNECTIONS?YesNo
%OFSTUDENTPLACED?____________________________
SPORTS
DIVISION:IIIIII
CLUBSPORTSAVAILABLE?YesNo
TRYOUTREQURED?YesNo
INTRAMURALSPORTS?YesNo
SPORTSINTEREST:__________________________________
ARTS
SUPPLEMENTSREQUIRED:YesNo
SUPPLEMENTDEADLINE:____________________________
AUDITIONREQUIRED:YesNo
AUDITIONDEADLINE:_______________________________
MISCELLANEOUS
ISTHEREABLUELIGHTSECURITYSYSTEM?YesNo
ISTHEREAQUIETROOMINTHELIBRARY?YesNo
NUMBEROFEATINGOPTIONSONCAMPUS:_____________
CHAPTER 3 college visits 29
ExHIBIT 1 College Visit Fact Sheet (continued)
PERSONALASSESSMENT
COLLEGE:_________________________________________
DATEOFVISIT:_____________________________________
ADMISSIONSOFFICERNAME:___________________________
EMAIL:___________________________________________
REGIONALCOORDINATORNAME:_____________________
EMAIL:___________________________________________
TOURGUIDENAME:________________________________
EMAIL:___________________________________________
NOTES
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
PROS
1)_______________________________________________
2)_______________________________________________
3)_______________________________________________
4)_______________________________________________
5)_______________________________________________
6)_______________________________________________
7)_______________________________________________
8)_______________________________________________
9)_______________________________________________
10)______________________________________________
CONS
1)_______________________________________________
2)_______________________________________________
3)_______________________________________________
4)_______________________________________________
5)_______________________________________________
6)_______________________________________________
7)_______________________________________________
8)_______________________________________________
9)_______________________________________________
10)______________________________________________
OVERALLEVALUATION
OVERALLRATINGONASCALEFROM1–10:______________
VIBEOFCAMPUS:positivenegativeindifferent
DESCRIBE:________________________________________
_________________________________________________
CANYOUPICTUREYOURSELFYesNo
ATTENDINGTHISUNIVERSITY?
DOESYOURGUTTELLYOUYesNo
THISCOULDBETHERIGHTFIT?
WOULDIAPPLYTOTHISUNIVERSITY?
YesProbablyPossiblyNo
IFACCEPTED,WOULDIATTEND?
YesProbablyPossiblyNo
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STEP #1
Recognize that anxiety and stress levels will rise during this time .
STEP #2
Discourage your students from following blogs or websites that
post admissions standings .
STEP #3
Prepare your students for all possible outcomes .
STEP #4
Encourage your students to think about multiple scenarios for the
future .
STEP #5
Explore little-known facts about the college matriculation process .
The Waiting Game
After all the visits are over and all the applications submitted, you may think: “AHHH.
We can relax. The work is done. Now, we just need to wait for an answer.” Unfortu-
nately, your students are still being bombarded with college chatter everywhere they
go mainly because universities release admissions decisions at different times based
upon whether or not an application was filed ED, EDII, EA, Rolling Admissions, or
RD. From December 15 through April 1, your students and their peers will be receiv-
ing acceptance, deferral, denial or wait-list notifications. Each decision is a reminder
to high school seniors that their futures are on the line. The waiting game can prove
even more stressful for your children than finding the right fit in a college and filing
applications.
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ADMISSIONS
After going through the college
admissions process multiple
times with her own kids, this
author wanted to share her
hard-won knowledge with
other parents. She provided me
with a completed manuscript;
I gave it a very light copyedit
and then created both a cover
and an interior design for the
book. When the design was
approved and pagination was
complete, I uploaded the print
files to CreateSpace and then
converted the text into flowable
ePub for submission to Amazon,
the Apple iBooks Store, and
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production as possible for each
issue, the publishers of this new
magazine have enabled their
advertising staff and design
director to focus on putting
together creative advertising
and editorial with a minimal
staff. On the advertising side,
I check and preflight all ads,
create house ads as needed,
and build all ad pages, including
a vendor directory and index.
For the editors, I create a rough
galley layout of each feature,
incorporating all type elements
and images, and then pass the
package on to the designer
to design the spreads. Finally,
I create a fully linked PDF eMag
version of each issue for sale in
the publisher’s online store.
4. BEST
AMERICAN
INFOGRAPHICS
2014
As its title indicates, The Best
American Infographics 2014 was
a compilation of the most useful
and attractive infographics
published that year. Because
the images themselves convey
very specific and precise data,
the ebook pages needed to
look identical to the printed
book’s pages. After look at a few
different conversion methods,
the publisher and I chose to
use rasterized images of the
infographics themselves and
only reset the surrounding type,
mostly titles and commentary.
The final product was a fixed-
layout ePub.
5. 2015
LGRA/NOTRA
OB NATIONAL
RACE MEET
LOGO DESIGN
The organizers of the 2015
LGRA/NOTRA OB National
Race Meet required a logo for
this annual event that would
be distinct from previous years’
logos but that would be instantly
recognizable. It needed to be
suitable for use on everything
from T-shirts and goodie bags
to program flyers and signage,
and it needed to show racing
hounds. I chose legible but
memorable typefaces and opted
to use outlines of the hounds
rather than line drawings in
order to reduce visual clutter.
Deliverables included one-color
vector artwork for printing on
soft goods as well as color Web
images for use on the event’s
Web site.
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My client commissioned this
design as a companion piece to
an earlier design (“Black Dogs
Rule”), planning to sell T-shirts
to raise funds for a greyhound
adoption group. The type and
image needed to stand out
against a bright red shirt and
were intended to make the
shirt’s point at a single glance.
I created a variation of the
design for red dog owners who
wished to focus on their hounds’
speed.
9. 102 THE RICHARDSPENS GUIDE TO FOUNTAIN PENS n Restoration
Introduction
At first glance, the Eversharp Skyline seems quite ordinary.
It looks like just another lever filler, so it ought to be a cinch
to restore. However, some of the construction details in this
pen make it rather more difficult than the basic lever filler
described in How to Replace a Pen Sac. This chapter will
lead you through the intricacies of one of the iconic pens
of the 1940s.
If you do not have access to the right tools and the skill and expe-
rience to use them properly, I recommend that you not attempt
this procedure using makeshift techniques. The risk of damaging
or destroying the pen is far greater if you use inappropriate tools.
too l S Re q u i R e d
• Alligator forceps
• Small dental picks, one straight and one with a right-angle
bend near the tip (see text)
• X-acto knife with new Nº 11 blade
• A length of 0.025" (0.6 mm) steel spring wire, roughly
11∕2" (4 cm) long (length not critical) (optional; see text)
paRt S Re q u i R e d
• Nº 161∕2×21∕4" necked tapered sac
Su ppli e S Re q u i R e d
• Sac cement (orange or amber shellac)
• Cellophane tape
• 16 AWG semi-rigid thin-wall Teflon® tubing (optional;
see text)
Please use the information in this chapter together with
what you will find in Chapter 2. It’s not really a good idea
for me to include all the same information in two places; if
it changes, I’ll probably forget to change it in one of those
places, leaving a trail of confusion for you to try to sort out.
Read the following instructions completely before starting to work.
Make sure you understand what you are about to do before beginning
each step. Do not hurry; take your time.
note
caution
CHAPTER 8 n How to Restore the Eversharp Skyline 103
As mentioned in the list of tools, you should have two dif-
ferent dental picks (also called probes). One will have a
straight end, and the other will be bent to approximately
a right angle near the tip. The photo here shows two types
of bent picks, either of which will work for this project.
Disassembly and Cleaning
The first job is to get the old sac out. This means taking the
pen apart. All Skylines have friction-fit sections, although
some pens might be very tight or even shellacked together.
The disassembly and reassembly procedures, along with the
tools required for them are detailed in How to Replace a
Pen Sac. Note, however, that most Skylines have a breather
tube that runs the full length of the sac. Very early exam-
ples have a shortened tube that serves as a “Lucky Curve”
to prevent the pen from disgorging ink if it is uncapped
suddenly after being removed from the user’s pocket. Shown
here are Skyline feeds fitted with the two types of tube.
Note that the curved tube is cut away in the area where it
is bent, forming a trough rather than a fully round tube.
The solid gold Command Performance model (also known as the “Gift
of a Lifetime”) and its gold-filled sibling, the Gold Award, do not
come apart between the section and the barrel threads. Instead, it
is necessary to remove the entire plastic assembly from the barrel.
This, too, is an ordinary friction fit. There is a base metal collar at
the opening of the barrel for strength.
caution
Richard Binder’s fascination with vintage fountain
pens led to his becoming one of the world’s foremost
authorities on fountain pen history and repair
techniques, and from there to the writing of this
book. When he is not restoring pens or studying
World War II, he enjoys spending time with his
wife Barbara and their two Abyssinian cats.
Cooking good food and maintaining their 1846
New England home occupy many happy hours for
all four of the home’s residents.
THE INS AND OUTS
OF FOUNTAIN PEN
RESTORATION,
FROM A MASTER
OF THE CRAFTFROM A MASTER
OF THE CRAFT
This book is an adjunct to the two excellent existing repair manuals,
Pen Repair by Jim Marshall and Laurence Oldfield, and Fountain Pens,
the Complete Guide to Repair and Restoration (“Da Book”) by Frank
Dubiel. It contains material that is often very specific to a particular
pen or type of pen, but much of its information can also be applied
generally to other pens. Learn what is here, extrapolate from it, and
apply your new knowledge to the needs of the pen in your hands at
any given moment.
The RichardsPens Guide
to Fountain Pens
Volume 2: Restoration
by Richard Binder
TheRichardsPensGuide
toFountainPens
BINDER
2
Restoration
66 THE RICHARDSPENS GUIDE TO FOUNTAIN PENS
n Restoration
To install the new diaphragm into the filler, you need some-
thing to push the pellet into the pellet pocket. The best tool
I know for this task is a pellet pusher like the ones offered
by Pentooling.com and WoodBin.ca:
Special Tools
There are two additional tools that can prove useful. These
are tools that you can make yourself. The first is a pump
ejector, to push a stuck filler pump out from inside. The
illustration below shows the ejector that I designed for this
task.
This tool consists of three parts: a fixed tube, a sleeve
(sliding tube), both of thinwall brass tubing, and a handle.
The tubing comes from a hobby shop that caters to model
railroaders, and its wall thickness is 0.014" (0.36 mm). The
following table shows the sizes you need for the various filler
types; for all sizes, the sleeve is 23∕4" (70 mm) long and the
fixed tube is 4" (102 mm) long.
CHAPTER 5 n How to Replace a Vacumatic Diaphragm 67
fi lle r ty pe
tu B i n g di a m e t e R S
“51” (Deb filler) Fixed tube: 3 ∕16" (4.76 mm)
Sleeve: 7 ∕32" (5.56 mm)
Debutante
Fixed tube: 1∕4" (6.35 mm)
Sleeve: 9 ∕32" (7.14 mm)
Standard
Instead of a fixed tube and a sleeve,
use a 9 ∕32" tube with a short length
of 1∕4" tube sweat-soldered into the
“business” end.
Oversize
Use the Standard size. Pick out as
much of the diaphragm as will come,
then depress the plunger slightly to
guide the tool.
(The “51” requires a smaller ejector because the “correct”
size for a Deb filler does not fit through the collector opening
in the front of the barrel.)
The handle is a 2" (51 mm) piece of 1∕2" (13 mm) hard-
wood dowel. Using a drill of the same diameter as the fixed
tube, drill a hole 1" (25 mm) deep in one end of the handle,
and press the fixed tube in all the way. Slip the sleeve onto
the fixed tube.
The last special tool is a probe. This is merely a 6"
(152 mm) length of 3 ∕32" (2.4 mm) brass rod with one end
ground and carefully polished to a hemispherical shape. The
following illustration shows the “business end” of my probe.
26 THE RICHARDSPENS GUIDE TO FOUNTAIN PENS n Restoration
Disassembly, Cleaning, and Sac Removal
As you follow the instructions in this chapter, refer to this
cross-sectional drawing of a typical open-nib Touchdown
to identify the various parts:
To disassemble the pen, unscrew the barrel from the gripping
section at the threads. If it doesn’t want to come with just
your hands, grasp the barrel with a rubber gripper square.
With the other hand, apply section pliers to the section and
twist the two parts to unscrew the section.
If the section still refuses to budge, it might have been
shellacked in place by a previous repairer, or this might be
one of the pens on which Sheaffer used thread sealant. You
will probably have to heat the joint very slightly.
Heat must be used with extreme care in Touchdown repair. The
plastic used for the Touchdown is Forticel, a moldable cellulosic,
and it will shrink, warp, or bubble and char under excessive heat-
ing. The plastic begins to soften at about 170° F (77° C), so go
carefully. Shellac softens at about 140° F (60° C), so that you
can free the adhesive bond safely with sufficient care
Warm the barrel/section joint carefully, spinning the pen
around so that all sides of it are heated evenly and testing
frequently by placing the plastic (not the metal thread ring
or trim ring) against your lower lip. If it’s too hot to hold
caution
CHAPTER 3 n How to Restore the Touchdown Filling System 27
there briefly, it’s too hot, and you should allow it to cool a
little before proceeding.
Despite what you may have read in various repair books (including
Da Book), do not use an alcohol lamp or other open flame.
Grasp the barrel again, firmly, with a rubber gripper square.
Apply section pliers to the section and twist the two parts
to unscrew the section. Using a slight jerking motion will
frequently assist in breaking the shellac’s seal, and twisting
back and forth, alternately unscrewing and screwing the
parts, might also be useful. If you twist back and forth,
do not twist too forcibly in the “screwing in” direction;
doing so can split the barrel or shear off the section with
its threaded portion still in the barrel.
The materials of which Touchdowns were made are known to
shrink over time. As the barrel comes away from the section, the
section’s thread ring or the barrel’s trim ring, or both, might fall
off. Do not lose these parts!
FRo nt en d di Sa S S e m B ly
Disassembling a Touchdown’s front end is simplicity itself.
Here is the section with the sac protector still in position:
All you need to do is to gently rock the sac protector back
and forth a little as you pull it off the section. Note the
groove in the section into which the sac protector’s dimples
fit (shown below). During reassembly, you will need to make
sure the dimples drop into this groove.
If the sac remains stuck to the section and comes out in
one piece, just remove it from the section. You can usually
do this by just peeling the open end of the sac away from
the section’s nipple. If the sac is ossified, it might also be
stuck in the sac protector, but this just means that you will
have to apply slightly more force to remove the sac protector.
When it comes off, it might leave part of the sac stuck to
the section’s nipple. Use your sac removal tools to scrape
and drag any remaining pieces of the sac out of the sac
protector and to remove any of the sac that is still stuck to
the section. This is important because the new sac will not
install properly if there are bits of the old one in the way.
warning
caution
118 THE RICHARDSPENS GUIDE TO FOUNTAIN PENS n Restoration
keep it in place. Grind the last exposed end off flush with
a Dremel grinder.
I use a jeweler’s forming block as a steady rest when I’m
knocking pins out of pens. Forming blocks come in different
sizes and shapes. The one I use is flat, about 1" (25 mm) thick
and about 4" (102 mm) by 5" (127 mm), with half-depth
round grooves of various sizes cut across it on both sides.
Read the following instructions completely before starting to work.
Make sure you understand what you are about to do before beginning
each step. Do not hurry; take your time.
Disassembly, Cleaning, and Seal Removal
As you follow the instructions in this chapter, refer to this
cross-sectional drawing of a first-model Onoto to identify
the various parts:
caution
CHAPTER 9 n How to Restore an Onoto Plunger Filler 119
The picture below shows how to knock out the pin that passes
through the blind cap to secure the plunger shaft. The first
thing you have to do is to find the exposed ends of the pin.
It’s made of hard rubber, just like the blind cap, and the
exterior surface of the blind cap was finished after the pin
was driven through—this can make it difficult to find the
pin. Look hard enough, however, and you’ll eventually find
it. You can see from the photo here and from the cutaway
drawing above that the pin goes through the blind cap very
near the distal end of the blind cap; knowing this will help
you to find the pin.
Once you’ve found the pin, lay the pen barrel into the most
closely fitting larger-size groove in the forming block or, if
you don’t have a forming block, on a flat surface such as
the top of a wood block cut from a 1×4. Use blue painter’s
tape to tape the barrel down securely with the blind cap
hanging a little over the edge. So that you can see the shapes
of things, this photo shows the pen projecting farther past
the edge of the block than it should; ideally, the pen body
should be entirely in the groove, with just the blind cap
hanging over. As you’re taping the pen down, orient it with
the pin through the blind cap aligned vertically so that you
can drive it out. Line up your small punch with the end of
the pin, and tap with the jeweler’s hammer. Check to see
if the pin has moved, and repeat the careful taps until it
does move. Then you can drive it out.
With the pin out, unscrew the blind cap from the barrel
and then unscrew it from the plunger shaft. Note that the
blind cap screws onto the shaft with a left-hand thread.
Turn the blind cap clockwise to unscrew it! You might need
18 THE RICHARDSPENS GUIDE TO FOUNTAIN PENS n Restoration
3. Apply shellac to the section’s sac nipple. Holding the
section with one hand, use that hand’s index fingernail
to flip the cuff over the nipple. Then, holding the flipped
part in place, use the other hand to roll the rest of the
cuff around the nipple.
4. Straighten out the cuff if necessary, then adjust it on
the nipple so that the sac is aligned with the section as
nearly straight as possible.
Once the sac is installed properly, put the assembly down.
Go away for half an hour to let the cement dry. It doesn’t
necessarily take half an hour, but if you adhere to a firm
half-hour waiting period, you’ll never proceed too soon.
Getting itchy and proceeding too soon means having a still-
wet sac come off in your hands or leak in the pen or—worst
of all—glue itself inside the barrel.
CHAPTER 2 n How to Replace a Pen Sac 19
Now cover the new sac with a thin coat of talcum powder.
This will make it slide into the barrel more easily. The sac
will also repel moisture, and the filler will work a little more
smoothly. Reinstall the section into the barrel, aligning the
lever with the nib as you go. (Some pens, mostly English
brands such as Conway Stewart, usually have their levers
aligned on the underside, 180° away from the nib surface.)
There’s no need to cement a hard rubber or ordinary plastic
section in place unless it’s close to falling out, but Sheaffer
has always recommended that Visulated sections be shel-
lacked in. If your section is so loose that it really does fall
out, you’ll have to shellac it in regardless of what it’s made
of. Shimming with bits of paper can crack the barrel.
Button Fillers
As you might expect, you need to take a slightly different
approach with a button-filling pen. For reference, here is a
cross-sectional drawing of a typical button filler:
In most button fillers, the pressure bar rests against a flat
surface on the back of the section where it fits into the barrel.
(See the diagram above and the photo on the next page, the
THE
RICHARDSPENS
GUIDE TO
FOUNTAIN
PENS,
VOLUME 2:
RESTORATION
This author is recognized as
one of the world’s authorities
on fountain pens and had
already produced ebooks of
multiple volumes in his popular
RichardsPens Guide to Fountain
Pens series. Now he wanted to
produce full-color print versions
of his texts. Because his popular
website (richardspens.com)
is known for its retro design,
I created a book design based
on similar publications of the
1920s and 1930s. I added a wide
left margin for note-taking, as
these books are expected to
reside on pen-repairers’ benches
and be referred to frequently.
The author plans to publish the
rest of the volumes in the series
using the same desi9n.
10. LONG’S
INSURANCE
AGENCY
The print advertising for
this Colorado insurance
agency needed to be more
sophisticated and more unified.
I started with an four-color ad for
Craft Beer & Brewing magazine,
which the agency owner
approved and used in several
difference sizes in that and
other publications. Following
that, I came up with a series
of newspaper ads designed
to highlight the agency’s
experience and wide range
of products.
11. HAWAIIAN
LEGENDS
OF THE
GUARDIAN
SPIRITS
This design needed to
showcase the author’s magical
illuminated drawings of subjects
from Hawaiian mythology,
emphasizing their hand-crafted
detail without distracting the
viewer. I designed the book’s
interior, provided a written type
specification, and composed the
book in QuarkXPress.
12. Owner, Prospect Hill Publishing Services
Providing print and online design and production services to publishers. Projects and clients have included:
■■ Advertising Designer and Production Manager,
Unfiltered Media LLC [2014–present]
Complete advertising production of all issues of
Craft Beer & Brewing, as well as special issues such
as Cooking With Beer. Design ads for magazine
advertisers and modify existing ads as needed.
Assemble and preflight all advertising pages.
■■ Production Coordinator, Interweave Press
[2001–2015]
Complete editorial and advertising production
of all issues of Quilting Arts, Cloth Paper Scissors,
Stitch, Modern Patchwork, and Artist & Maker
(Studios) magazines, as well as special issues
including Quilting Arts Holiday, Stitch Modern
Holiday, and Quilt Scene, and ancillary publications
such as freemiums, ebooks, and downloadable
patterns.
■■ Compositor, Argosy Publishing/Visible Body
[1996–present]
Create templates and compose nonfiction books
(one-, two-, and four-color); design nonfiction
book interiors; create, convert, and edit images
as needed; deliver press-ready PDF files; create
complex math equations using FrameMaker,
MathType, and PowerMath.
■■ Consultant, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
[1996–present]
Design ebook creation and conversion workflow
for HMH’s conversion partners. Create fixed and
flowable ebooks and custom fonts, perform
graphics conversions, design and execute
SGML‑to-FrameMaker workflow.
■■ Author [1996–present]
Books include iMac Portable Genius, Easy
Mac OS X, Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mac OS X,
Easy Adobe Photoshop, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe
Photoshop in 24 Hours, Photoshop Complete,
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements
in 24 Hours, Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements,
Sams Teach Yourself QuarkXPress 4 in 14 Days,
and QuarkXPress 4 Studio Skills. Coauthor of/
contributor to titles including Get Creative! The
Digital Photo Idea Book, PhotoImpact Solutions, SVG
For Designers, Office:Mac Inside Out, and Illustrator
Complete.
I also provide a range of services for self-publishing
authors, from cover and interior design to ebook
production. Recent titles published with my assistance
include Going Supernova: The Bold Paths of 101
Superachievers, Demystifying College Admissions, and
366 Days of World War II, all available on Amazon.
Prior Experience
■■ Managing Editor, regional magazine publisher
Network Publications [1989–1992]
■■ Assistant Editor, local newspaper startup
Woburn Advocate [1991–1992]
■■ Manager, book composition house
Octal Publishing [1992–1996]
Education
Plymouth State University: BA, English, 1985–1989.
KATE BINDER
32 Montgomery Avenue
Nashua, NH 03060-5008
603-930-6632
kb@katebinder.com
www.katebinder.com
linkedin.com/in/katebinder
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Publishing production consultant
with experience in magazine,
book, newsletter, and online
publishing. I figure out ways
to produce books, magazines,
and e-publications better, faster,
and smarter.
