Broken Feed On Caran D'ache Ecridor. Advice?

[ever onward]

Hi. Help.

 

I just received a lovely Caran d'Ache Ecridor--seemingly unused, but I bought it through ebay, so I don't really know. I promptly cracked the feed in half when I tried to remove it to widen the ink channel. Half of the feed is still stuck inside the section. sigh. The nib is unharmed.

 

My questions, if any of you would be so kind as to answer:

 

1) Are Ecridor feeds supposed to be removed via knockout block or something similar? (A beating-myself-up-after-the-fact question, obviously.) (And one I should have asked before I tried to remove the feed, also obviously.)

 

2) Where should I go to get the broken bit removed and replaced? If possible, I'd prefer not to go to the Big Two still taking in external pens because I don't want to be without the pen for four to six months. I'm saying "if possible." It may not be possible.

 

Or do you think it would be better to contact Caran d'Ache? I fear that they would both charge more and possibly push replacement rather than repair. That's if they even repair their pens; I know a lot of companies don't.

 

Can anyone offer some guidance?

 

Thank you & best wishes,

ever onward

[TimGirdler]

Can you post some pictures of the section?

 

I've seen Caran D'ache pictures that seem to utilize a nib-feed housing. If that's the case, it's likely that extraction and replacement will be much more simple.

 

Of course, it might be a bit more difficult.

 

The pictures will help.

 

Tim

[ever onward]

Pictures--of course. Sorry.

 

There is definitely a housing, but I couldn't get any hold on it when I tried before. But I would guess someone who has the tools and knowledge would have no trouble.

 

Pics follow showing the broken, stuck feed; the edge of the housing; and the rest of the feed.

 

 

[TimGirdler]

Thanks for the pictures. I'll tell you what....Can you email me through my website (in the signature below)? I'm not that far away from Baltimore.

 

I think that if we can get the feed out, we can replace the feed and, hopefully, it'll be like nothing ever happened. Of course, that's all said without holding the pen.

 

I'll be looking forward to hearing from you.

 

Blessings,

 

Tim

[robster]

Hi,

 

I am trying to fix a problem on a friend's Caran D'ache Dunas, which I believe has the same nib and feed as the Ecridor. I haven't tried removing the nib/feed from the section yet. Can anyone advise how to do it safely? Do I pull? Do I twist? Or is the nib/feed designed not to be easily removed from the section without special equipment?

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Rob