Wingsung 3008/3013

[mke]

The screw in the cap holding together cap and clip and finial in the WS3008 is certainly NOT made from stainless steel.

The photo below is taken after 1 month of using the pen.

The screw is heavily corroded.

 

The screw is a M5*8mm if you need to exchange it.

 

I have the feeling that the screws in the 3013 will also be corroded soon. It is a different type, have not yet measured it, it is smaller.

 

 

Looks nice.

 

[mhguda]

Thank you. I went & looked at the one from the set that I've been using, and yes, it's badly corroded. Happily, even when capped, the nib does not touch it. But I will exchange the corroded mess...

[mhguda]

Where to find these? I bought four M5x8mm bolts today, only to discover they cannot be screwed in or out... and that was at the specialist in the island. They are also too high - the head is maybe 3mm high.

It's just as well, because the head of the one in the pen is so corroded, there does not seem to be a way to get it out. There's nothing left to grip..

Happily, so far I've not had too much of a problem with the cap. The clip is secure and the ink does not evaporate out. I may just leave well enough alone...

[OCArt]

Sounds like I should take the precaution of adding a drop of shellac or nail polish to the screw's head.

[mhguda]

Absolutely. I'm going to do that with the other three in my set...

[A Smug Dill]

The screw in the cap holding together cap and clip and finial in the WS3008 is certainly NOT made from stainless steel.

The photo below is taken after 1 month of using the pen.

Sorry, but that isn't a Wing Sung 3008 in the photo; the clip has the wrong shape.

 

The screw is heavily corroded.

 

The screw is a M5*8mm if you need to exchange it.

In my experience and to my knowledge, the cap finial screw in a Wing Sung 3008 is a M4*5mm, which you cannot easily get. I bought a 60-piece lot of acrylic M4*6mm screws and filed them down by about 0.3–0.4mm as replacement screws, and I've replaced the screws in more than two dozen of my Wing Sung 3008 (as well as a few Delike New Moon 3) pens, so I should know.

[mke]

@ A Smug Dill

I think now it is your turn to be wrong - even after having "more than two dozen" 3008s. 😁

 

https://unsharpen.com/pen/wing-sung-3008-fountain-pen/

vs

https://www.theinkyway.net/post/2018/03/10/review-wing-sung-3008

 

plus as a bonus: an FPN thread

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/335236-new-generation-of-wing-sung-3008/

 

Believe me, mine has a M5 screw. Later I will add a picture to show you.

 

Have not checked the details yet but mine could be the 2017 model whereas yours is newer. The model I have is now sold for a bit over $1 at Ebay.

 

Despite the screw problems, this pen is very good.

Edited August 30, 2019 by mke

[A Smug Dill]

@ A Smug Dill

I think now it is your turn to be wrong - even after having "more than two dozen" 3008s.

If you can show me one 'new' unit of a Wing Sung 3008 that has a clip shaped like the one shown in the photo, and either (i)'has "Wing Sung 3008" (or "永生 3008") debossed, embossed or otherwise inscribed on some part of the metal trim (cap ring, finial or clip); or (ii)'has a barcoded label on it that also states the make and model of the pen attesting that it's a Wing Sung 3008, then I'll gladly concede it really is a variant of a WS3008 and that I was wrong.

 

The WS3008 pens I bought all have "永生 3008" inscribed on the cap ring, irrespective of whether the cap is clear or opaque, and Wing Sung's logo — three concentric circles behind a capped fountain pen in east-west orientation — on the nibs.

 

plus as a bonus: an FPN thread

http://www.fountainp...wing-sung-3008/

The link to the eBay listing in that thread doesn't bring up anything any more. In the other thread to which I hyperlinked earlier, it is clear that some fellow forum members just take the Wing Sung 3008 from the heading of sneaky mixed item listings on eBay, and assumed what they ordered were actually WS3008 pens instead of something else.

Edited August 30, 2019 by A Smug Dill

[mke]

Hahaha.

A rip-off copy of a rip-off copy. But as it is sold and reviewed as 3008, I will name it "sold-as-WS3008" pen.

 

I decided to take away the clip - I prefer clipless pens anyway. Did it - looks much better.

 

As I said before, this pen is good (up to now). Nib is smooth, Flow is good.

[Mech-for-i]

well first off I do not think the shown pen is a Wing Sung 3008 cause the 3008 got a different clip and had cap band , but since the 3008, the design had been OEM by so many and sold by the thousands. Different one might deviate from the design here and there so both of you might be right ; my no name store branded version kind of look like the OP's but its got a Safari style wire clip and do use the M5X8 screw, curiously mine do come with factory installed stainless steel screw

[mhguda]

I do believe the screws I got are too long. 5mm seems closer to what I need. So thanks for that. Since I cannot even get it out of the cap, I will try putting in a little nail polish to prevent further corrosion and otherwise keep it in place. And the other four will get a dab as well.

[A Smug Dill]

Is the reason why you can't get the cap finial screw out because it's so rusted that the stem has expanded and won't turn but the head of the screw just get shredded by the driver?

 

At the end of the day, these days the replacement cost of the whole pen is about US$3 (or less) shipped, so it's probably not worth worrying about killing yourself trying to unscrew the cap finial, although I must say I haven't been unable to remove the rusted screws (in more than a few of those pens) myself. If you get a new/replacement WS3008, just do preventative maintenance and replace the metal screw with an acrylic or nylon one before you ink the pen for the first time.

[mke]

The best place for international ordering of plastic screws is still Aliexpress - nowhere are so many choices:

https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-acrylic-screw.html?switch_new_app=y

Edited August 30, 2019 by mke

[mhguda]

Thanks for the tip. Will see if they will ship here. Otherwise I will live with my now slightly unsightly pen. The nail polish on the head of the screw turned out to be a less than brilliant idea - I could not avoid having it come in contact with the cap material, which is now slightly clouded and very ugly. Very annoying. Yes I know it's not a terribly expensive pen (although keep in mind that most prices, by the time things get shipped to Curacao, tend to be doubled or worse by postage) but the pen itself is perfectly fine. I think I will keep using it as long as I can stand the punishment.

[TSherbs]

Should I be looking at the cap screws? What's it matter if they corrode a bit? I don't notice them.

[A Smug Dill]

Should I be looking at the cap screws? What's it matter if they corrode a bit? I don't notice them.

It's hard not to notice the rusty screw when the cap is clear plastic, and you can see right through its walls to the underside of the cap finial.

[mhguda]

The corroded material started to fall off the screw and onto the nib.

[Amory]

Should I be looking at the cap screws? What's it matter if they corrode a bit? I don't notice them.

+1 for that

 

Don’t look Ethel.

[Ted A]

But the rust. You don’t want to see The Streak

[A Smug Dill]

Believe me, mine has a M5 screw. Later I will add a picture to show you.

 

Hahaha.

A rip-off copy of a rip-off copy. But as it is sold and reviewed as 3008, I will name it "sold-as-WS3008" pen.

Fair enough. I now have a bunch of those as well that the seller tried to pass off as the PenBBS 494 I ordered. (No, there is no mention in the listing or drop-down menu that he was selling any other identified or identifiable model of pen.) Since I don't have suitable replacement finial screws for those, I think I'll refrain from using the pens.