Go for it. I’m finding that the ones with a lever on the side are the simplest, mechanically. I found info and supplies at vintagepensacsandparts.com and Grandmia Pens on YouTube shows the innards of lots of models.

Thanks for the information. I’m just starting on this journey and have a lot to learn.

It’s only on the very first stroke. I’ll see how annoying it becomes as I keep going.

I finally figured out it was a bad stick of RAM in my server that has been causing random freezes and not some stupid mistake on my part. Thankfully it’s DDR3 so I can keep both of my kidneys and still afford the replacement.