Montblanc Meisterstück - is stuck

[Zak Ahamed]

My Montblanc fountain pen nib end is stuck in the cap. Don’t know how, never given it to anyone didn’t use for a while and tried opening it a month back. Took it to their store in London- said it will need to be send to Germany may take 3-6 months!! Just initial cost £86 and rest depends on whatever they charge!

Any help in opening the mob end would be appreciated. 

[CS388]

Freezer (in a bag)? (To break the 'lock' in the threads)

 

The eraser on the end of a pencil may give you enough purchase to unscrew it?

Or a regular eraser, cut to fit?

 

I'm sure there's a way to do this, without sending it away for 3 - 6 months!

Other members will chime in with solutions.

Good luck.

[Zak Ahamed]

Thanks I shall give it a try. Tried to use a hair dryer and warm the cap thinking it may help but no luck. Will try freezing then

[Zak Ahamed]

Tried but no luck

Any other ideas anyone

[mizgeorge]

polymorph/coolmorph. Make a 'finger' of it and press in without  it touching the cap. Allow to cool fully and it should grip well enough to be able to use to turn it. 

 

You can do the same with a heated glue stick, but it can get messier to clean up on removal! 

[txomsy]

Try giving it a soak (1-2 days). Most likely the section got stuck because of dried ink in the threads. A good soak should soften the dried ink. Then just screw in the body and try to unscrew as usual.

 

Other possibility is hot-cold cycles, or an ultrasonic cleaner.

 

Anyway, that is an interesting point, and for the future, it may be worth remembering to put a tiny dot of silicon grease in the threads just in case.

 

Hope any of this helps. Good luck.

[CS388]

I thought you would have received more replies then this.

 

You could try posting your question in the Repairs Q&A sub-forum.

Lots of expert help available, there.

 

Good luck.