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Hi, I have just received a Lamy Lx Palladium (I got on sale). I have noticed a couple of mishaps. Firstly, I noticed that there is a loose bottom finial- creating a rattling sound. I was able to use my finger to tighten it (in comparison to another one, it is not fully tightened- as seen in the photo by referencing the ‘Germany’ imprinting). However, it came loose again. Since tightening it again, it hasn’t. Is there any way that I can fix this, to prevent it loosening long term? I believe there is a hex thread in the bottom finial? A question about the nib. I noticed a grey streak on the right tine. I originally thought that it must be some sort of factory residue. I cleaned it and inked it up, however, have realised that it is still there. Could this be a spot on the nib where PVD coating is missing? Input on this would be great. And finally, a question about the feed. When capped, the feed remains black, though when uncapped, it fades to a greyish white colour. Is this normal, as I haven’t been able to find any information on this? Not sure if any of these issues or questions have to do with a slight problem I ran into. When loading a cartridge into my pen, after cleaning with a bulb syringe (with basically distilled water), and drying off, the ink just would not flow to the nib properly, as only faint grey lines came out (even after writing for a while). I tried everything to promote the ink to saturate the feed, including putting the pen upside down, gently squeezing the cartridge and writing with it. When cleaning it out, a faint pink colour came out? Anyway, I have since combatted this by using bottled ink (Pilot Iroshizuku), so as to saturate the nib and feed initially, and since I haven’t had any flow issues. Thank you in advance!

Hi FPN, I have a Lamy Lx and have noticed that the nib <M> is particularly scratchy, and I am a beginner and have had it for just 4 days. In comparison to another Lx, mine is really scratchy to the point where it picks up fibres on the tip of the nib, and feels like it is dragging along the paper on some strokes (it sounds like a pencil, very much so! I notice that a downwards, upwards and right to left strokes are alright, but a left to right stroke is very scratchy. It is also scratchy for a left to right diagonal stroke. This leads me to believed that it is a misaligned nib, though I don’t know how to fix that (and what the left to right stroke being scratchy means [i.e, left tine backwards, towards, etc.] Another thing to note is that when comparing mine to another Lx, the space in between the tines on mine is smaller than that of the other one. I have sent Lamy a support message, I hope that they respond. Is it worth trying to fix it myself, as it will end my warranty (I believe). Perhaps the warranty will allow me to get a completely new nib (pen can’t be returned as it was a sale item)? Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all. First-time poster here from London, UK. On a recent trip to Germany I bought one of the new Lamy Lx pens (the "Ruthenium" version) and I am disappointed with how dry it feels when I write with it. It is a medium nib (the only option at the store where I bought it) and I am using a black Lamy cartridge on Clairefontaine paper. It feels like quite an effort to write with it, and as if the ink flow could stop at any moment (although it never does!). I have flushed the pen several times, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. I have compared it to a black Al-Star which is also new (also using a Lamy black cartridge) and it is a completely different experience - smooth, free-flowing ink and a joy to write with. (I tried putting that nib on to the Lx, but it still felt the same, so I don't think it has anything to do with the nib.) At the moment I regret the purchase, as I realise that the Ruthenium Lx is almost identical to the Graphite Al-Star, and the latter is half the price! I remember when I first became interested in fountain pens I acquired quite a few Safaris, and with these I also noticed that some were much "drier" writers than others. Does anyone know what could cause this, and is there anything I can do about it? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.