tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post3631696527556484780..comments2024-03-02T03:16:02.234+01:00Comments on Table lighters collectors' guide: FAQ: Ronson Penciliter (lighter + pencil), 1935Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-79448367218691890752016-01-29T21:08:34.470+01:002016-01-29T21:08:34.470+01:00Hi Sheena, the problem lies most probably in the f...Hi Sheena, the problem lies most probably in the fused flint. Try to clean the flint tube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-84903098847786520962016-01-29T20:48:20.831+01:002016-01-29T20:48:20.831+01:00I've managed to refill the lead, but it was fr...I've managed to refill the lead, but it was from the bottom at the tip, rather than the top where the leads are stored. The flint although replaced is still not close enough to the wheel.. any hints as to how this could be fixed?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952373987356282093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-36902744505249144592016-01-29T20:44:51.886+01:002016-01-29T20:44:51.886+01:00I've managed to refill the lead, but it was fr...I've managed to refill the lead, but it was from the bottom at the tip, rather than the top where the leads are stored. The flint although replaced is still not close enough to the wheel.. any hints as to how this could be fixed?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952373987356282093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-84152804120215296462015-08-07T01:23:38.935+02:002015-08-07T01:23:38.935+02:00I've drilled out the old flint to insure that ...I've drilled out the old flint to insure that the flint tube is clean of old flint, of course taking precaution to not drill the wheel. The lighter now lights like a champ! I've bought 0.9 mm lead as per what I've been reading and what was in the pencilter, the old lead was so old that it didn't want to write more than a barely legible scratch. Checking sizes, they appear to beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-57592408406991022642015-05-23T17:50:46.649+02:002015-05-23T17:50:46.649+02:00I am having the same problem as jjdelv and Ashley....I am having the same problem as jjdelv and Ashley. I got the spring mechanism to go back, but the flint wheel won't move at all and the flint does not make contact with the wheel, although it seems to fit in the flint spring tube OK. There is no way I can see of taking these apart to try and fix these issues, unlike standard Ronson lighters like the Whirlwind. NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-45748375822981388002013-12-31T17:45:10.914+01:002013-12-31T17:45:10.914+01:00Yep - I'm having the same issue as Ashley. And...Yep - I'm having the same issue as Ashley. And it doesn't look like the flint wheel rotates properly.jjdelvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524811322892938641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-48419767769462491972013-04-16T16:56:22.124+02:002013-04-16T16:56:22.124+02:00i have a penciliter i have had from a while ago an...i have a penciliter i have had from a while ago and when i replace the flint it doesnt come through the top, it doesnt look like there is anything obstructing it , the spring mechanism wont go all the way back in either, any help?<br />thanks<br />ashAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807938593234841471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5310357408173249475.post-77994502134140216412012-12-02T03:03:13.652+01:002012-12-02T03:03:13.652+01:00I have a penciliter, just acquired, it looks like ...I have a penciliter, just acquired, it looks like the top is broken, the section that connects to the clip. Is there a place to repair a lighter this old?<br />thx,<br />caroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com