A Tragedy Has Befallen All Mankind...

June 22, 2015

Your nibs are repairable, both just needs to be straightened, but I don't recommend you do it your-self. Find a good nibmeister to make the adjustments--they're are plenty that can fix it.

Back in March of this year, I was nearly in tears after I dropped my Eversharp Skyline Executive Flex pen, nib first, on to a tile counter (ladies, gentlemen, lay out a thick towel when cleaning out your fountain pens). The end result: tip of the left tine pushed back and the right tine pushed to the front with its iridium tip snapped off.

I also asked, rather passionately, "WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!"

{Sigh}

In the midst of my despair, I combed through FPN to find a solution and I found it: Greg Minuskin. Not many nibmeisters re-tip nibs, but Greg does, among other repairs. Aside from his affordability (compared to other nibmeisters), turn around time, for me, was a little under a week as oppose to a couple of months and communication was fast and consistent. I was very happy with his service and plan on sending him another nib pretty soon.

Before and after below (Greg Minuskin shot the picture of the repaired nib on the right).

*I properly cleaned the nib before sending it off for repair. When I disasembled the pen, I realized that my Eversharp Skyline was not fully restored nor cleaned. I've since amended the issue myself.

Edited June 22, 2015 by haruka337

June 22, 2015

Come to Big Apple Pen Club in a couple weeks. Usually the first Thursday of the month. We will give sympathy and advice. It's always helpful to meet with people who have suffered the same misfortunes.

Check the Meetings thread. Tim usually convenes.

June 22, 2015

Deepest sympathies. We feel your pain.

June 25, 2015

... or, at the very least, myself. Here's how my week has been going so far.

Parker Vacumatic (3).JPG
Parker Vacumatic (4).JPG

This is what a Parker Vacumatic nib looks like when (unknowingly) placed through a cycle in a washer/dryer. The carnage speaks for itself...

Lamy 2000 (5).JPG
Lamy 2000 (6).JPG

This is what a Lamy 2000 nib looks like when it un-clips itself from your pocket (to be fair, I fell) and smashes into the ground. The nib is cruelly sprung just outside of any form of usable limit, causing immense hard starting issues and a flow like an open fire hydrant.

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My first reaction to these events...

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

To be perfectly honest, I'm still in this stage.

HOWEVER, seeing as life must go on, and I have to do something with these pens, I have a few questions...

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Regarding the Vacumatic:

> How much would a repair on this nib cost, and where can I go? (I know of Greg Minuskin, Mike Masuyama, Pentiques, and a few others, but any suggestions would help... I'm also guesstimating at least $50, but I don't know if that figure is accurate or not)

> Is it even worth keeping if the repair costs that much, and I could sell it?

I'm wary about selling since the nib is busted, but the vaccum filler and body are still in incredible condition, and I'm not so attached to the pen that I would have to repair it at all costs. I can sort of go either way here.

Regarding the Lamy 2000:

> WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

> Would Lamy give me a replacement nib if I paid for it?

Much like the Vacumatic, everything except the nib is still in wonderful working order, and I would much prefer to keep this pen rather than have to sell it for a really low price.

Any advice?

Hi!

I have repaired worse! Please visit this link to see a M800 Pelikan nib I saved from the grave!

Twisted M800 Nib Unit

Greg Minuskin

www.gregminuskin.com

greg@gregminuskin.com

June 26, 2015

Just send the Lamy back to the factory. It will be repaired or replaced for free. They are famous for that. A tad slow....but for free you can not complain.Regular repair also.

Took a factory tour thee years ago now.

That nib Greg showed, gave me shudders.

Pelikan does similar, but if you have an old nib pre '98 send it to a good repair man, in those nibs and them with fancy old fashioned script on them are much better than modern.

I'm not sure if Pelikan repairs vintage pens (lack of parts?)...out side the ring on the nib. That they do.

I'd send a MB to a repair man too, in MB charges an arm and a leg just to look at the pen, much less repair price then added.

Edited June 26, 2015 by Bo Bo Olson