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I did some searching, and found an old thread about "teasing it out"...

 

I've been calling it names all day, and it still won't come out...

 

Seriously, though, I've read about the little locking mechanism on some nibs, to lock the whole assembly together, so I know not to go knocking it out.

 

How do they come apart?

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Since the whole unit was made to be replaced for a mere $.25, rather than the old-school method of knocking the nib from the feed, some may present a problem. If it's an old nib, look for a pin holding it all together. Others have notches in the threaded sleeve, but those look to me like they were put there to hold the unit in some kind of jig during assembly.

 

I've knocked out both old flat-feeds and newer comb-feeds without any problems. I'd say recheck the diameter of the rod or drill bit you're using, to make sure that it's small enough to pass through the threaded sleeve. And make sure you're dead center when you tap. You might be getting resistance from a rod that's too large or off center. Mine's much smaller than the inner diameter of the sleeve, and they come loose with just 2 or 3 very light taps.

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I'd soak it first, ultrasonic would be best if you have it. Paul is correct, a couple of taps should do it. I use essentially a section encased in acrylic, as I found I was breaking far too many sections trying to remove them otherwise.

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One more tip. Bryan uses a section to hold the nib, if you don't/cant be careful not to ruin the threads on the collar. The nib is wider than the collar and finding another way to hold it means you may have to be inventive. I check after each tap for movement. Once it moves maybe a .1" you can often just pull it the rest of the way by hand. Don't ask me what happens if you drive it out and into your wife's new counters!

 

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Do you think we should make the solution permanent?

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One more tip. Bryan uses a section to hold the nib, if you don't/cant be careful not to ruin the threads on the collar. The nib is wider than the collar and finding another way to hold it means you may have to be inventive. I check after each tap for movement. Once it moves maybe a .1" you can often just pull it the rest of the way by hand. Don't ask me what happens if you drive it out and into your wife's new counters!

 

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I have a tall knockout block which solves the counter problem. :)

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I used a tip that I read about before.

 

I got a small cup of HOT water and held the collar in the hot water for a bit.

Then I tried to wiggle the nib out.

It took a few times back into the hot water before the collar softened enough for me to wiggle the nib out.

Once the nib was out, the feed was easily removed by hand.

 

Now I can take the nib to the SF Pen Posse to get Farmboy to straighten it for me.

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I used a tip that I read about before.

 

I got a small cup of HOT water and held the collar in the hot water for a bit.

Then I tried to wiggle the nib out.

It took a few times back into the hot water before the collar softened enough for me to wiggle the nib out.

Once the nib was out, the feed was easily removed by hand.

 

Now I can take the nib to the SF Pen Posse to get Farmboy to straighten it for me.

 

What nib is this? It's a pretty heroic solution if the nib is common, but it would be worth the effort for certain for a flexible, stub or italic nib. Even for an ordinary nib, it's comendable. No sense throwing away a finite resource.

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What nib is this? It's a pretty heroic solution if the nib is common, but it would be worth the effort for certain for a flexible, stub or italic nib. Even for an ordinary nib, it's comendable. No sense throwing away a finite resource.

 

Turned out the nib was bent too much and one tine broke during the straightening attempt.

I think it was a somewhat common nib, so no real loss. Except now I need to find another nib for the pen.

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Brian

If I were to make a "section" to hold the nib assembly out of a block of plexi, what size thread would I need to bore/make into the plexi block?

 

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Brian

If I were to make a "section" to hold the nib assembly out of a block of plexi, what size thread would I need to bore/make into the plexi block?

 

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I actually used a real section and encased it in an acrylic block. The section was cracked, but the acrylic holds it all together.

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I actually used a real section and encased it in an acrylic block. The section was cracked, but the acrylic holds it all together.

 

Ah OK, another way to do it, different than what I thought.

And easier since you don't have to tap the treads.

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