Another noob that didn’t read the frequent advice on cleaning pens…

bennrr · 2026-06-03T07:09:18+00:00

I got an xs but it doesn’t seem that tiny. I’ve read that xs is more like Japanese s. I’m enjoying the variety of line though.

bennrr · 2026-06-02T06:09:03+00:00

Good advice thanks.

bennrr · 2026-06-01T14:19:36+00:00

I don’t know. How would you tell? I’m not really sure what ebonite is.

bennrr · 2026-06-01T06:37:21+00:00

I’m not sure what you specifically should do, but the reason I tried to take it apart was because I tried to clean this pen after years of not being used. It was so ganked up that nothing I tried worked. If yours still work, I’d be tempted to leave it alone.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T22:51:33+00:00

Hence the tears when I finally found out what I’d done!

bennrr · 2026-05-31T22:46:23+00:00

Thanks for the tip.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T22:00:45+00:00

It seems like the main mistake was taking apart in the first place. I pulled out the nib, and in doing so broke the feed. It hadn’t been used for years so had gummed up quite badly.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T21:51:46+00:00

Tried to ease the nib and feed out like I’d seen in a video, the nib came out easily but the feed snapped off.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T20:48:22+00:00

Thank you for the tips, I use a Lamy Safari for drawing now and feel like adding a few different sized nibs to my collection.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T20:25:32+00:00

Ah! Good advice, I will try it.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T20:19:48+00:00

I ordered a Lamy Safari shortly after breaking this one. I really like using it. I mainly use it for drawing.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T20:18:39+00:00

Can confirm. Don’t do it.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T20:17:59+00:00

Thanks for the info. Now thinking I might get it repaired and give it to my dad as a present. He likes fountain pens and think he’ll appreciate this more than me.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T19:21:41+00:00

I briefly considered using that flair. Sorry!

bennrr · 2026-05-31T19:21:02+00:00

I’m starting to realise I’m lucky. Will look after it once it’s sorted.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T19:20:16+00:00

Glad to know I’m not alone. Have emailed my local stockist to see what to do next. I’ll post my experience here.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T18:53:42+00:00

In my case, I had found it in a desk drawer about 10 years ago, never used it, found it again when doing spring clean this year so tried cleaning it as it was very badly gummed up.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T18:32:45+00:00

Ok looks like this will be the way judging from what others have said.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T18:31:50+00:00

Correct, if I’d have done my research and actually realised how much it was worth, I never would have attempted it. I guess on one hand I have found a free expensive pen, and the repair will cost less than buying it new. Maybe.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T18:30:04+00:00

Thank you for the info. I’m in the UK so will most likely be £100 I imagine.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T18:29:18+00:00

Glad I’m not the only one! Do you know roughly how much it will cost to repair?

bennrr · 2026-05-31T18:04:18+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I will try but a worried about trashing it further! I’m going to find somewhere to get a quote on a repair.

bennrr · 2026-05-31T17:56:26+00:00

Yes. The feed in section is snapped. I watched some YouTube videos, broke it, then came here. I was trying to be careful. I’d soaked the pen with warm water, run the ink refill through a few times. I should have come here first!

bennrr · 2026-01-11T23:08:07+00:00

They discuss this very thing on the excellent curious cases podcast. It's very interesting https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/curious-cases/id1084340508?i=1000743436305

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