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Hello everyone,

 

I tried "googling" this in the search box, but all I got was directions on how to disassmble particular pens - primarily vintage ones.

 

What I'm looking for are new pen models that can be easily and completely, (or near completely), disassembled for easy, thorough cleaning and maintenance. I know the Noodler's pens are designed for this - and I'm checking them out; however, I was wondering what other pens fall into this group?

 

I still love my Lamy's, but I'd like to try playing with some "troublesome" inks, (I won't mention any names) - and I do not want use my Lamy's. ;)

 

Any advice would be appreciated. :)

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

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TWSBI is an obvious choice. They even come with a little wrench and vial of silicone oil.

 

Bexleys and Edisons also come apart easily, and I think probably most Monteverde as well.

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If you're interested in experimenting with inks and you don't want to spend a lot on a new pen, I would suggest a Pilot Metropolitan with a CON-20 converter. I can dismantle the whole pen in a few seconds and it's easy to put back together with little fear of misaligning the nib.

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Pilot Metropolitan..pull out the nib, slip it off the feed, pull off the converter, you're done!

Tim

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The Noodler's line of pens can also be easily and completly taken apart for cleaning.

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Hi,

 

I would be reluctant to separate the nib from the feed on the Pelikan Mnnn series or TWSBI pens or Parker 45s on a routine basis.

 

My experience with 'tricky' inks has me comfortably settled on the Ahab: a good balance of risk exposure to cost. Should things go pear shaped, the pen can likely be cleaned-up - even if one judiciously uses methods/materials/chemicals that are not recognised as being FP-friendly.

 

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Pilot Prera Iro Ai (demonstrator). The nib & feed are friction fit - you just pull them out and clean. Uses converter so if something goes really wrong you can just replace it with a new one. Transparent so you can see what's going on in the section. A fine writer, so after you get done with the testing you can use it as a regular daily writing instrument. $35 on the bay.

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Noodler's Ahab.

Edit: Oops, I just realized the OP said pens other than Noodler's pens. That said, a TWSBI would be your best bet.

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The Metropolitan, 78G, etc would be my vote as well if you need something that's easy to get the feed and nib out for cleaning. They are just friction fit and not much to them. I know TWSBI and such has a tool to disassemble it's piston filling pens, but constantly disassembling a pen of that nature seems like it would make it more prone to breaking or problems.

 

If you want it for more stubborn inks, could probably use a Platinum Preppy or Pilot Varsity as an eye dropper (ie: you can pull the feed out to refill), since I know some people do that for inks like Baystate Blue, and the pens are cheap enough to replace if they do end up failing to problems. (I think you can use a Petit1 as an eyedropper too, except I never tried it, and it'd be just as easy to refill their tiny little cartridges).

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I gotta ask why anyone would want to completely disassemble a pen?

Because I can clean and dry a pen in two minutes.

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Have you looked at the videos by SBRE Brown on pen disassembly: http://www.sbrebrown.com/disassembly-line/? Those may prove to be helpful.

 

That said, I'm not sure that I feel the need to always completely disassemble pens to clean them. Regular flushing seems to have served well in the pen hygiene department so far.

Looking for an Omas Arco Verde...the one that got away.

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I'll +1 for Pilots - Metropolitan, Prera, 78g, Plumix, Kakuno, Penmanship. With care you can insert a Q-tip to the end of the converter. Many Chinese pens strip down with ease - Jinhao (x450), Kaigelu (316), Nemosine Singularity. Except for the FPR Dilli, I find most piston pens disassemble easily enough. Pelikans clean easily from the front after unthreading the nib. A bulb syringe will add enough pressure to flush all but most stubborn ink, then the judicious use of an USC will shake loose the remnants.

I have or had every pen I mentioned, and at some point all were disassembled. Constantly fiddling will increase wear, but I see pens like cars. Either they are used or they are useless.

 

Paul

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Those i have experience with that are simple to disassemble are Pilot Metropolitan, Pilot 78G, Bexley, Parker 45, Lamy Safari and Al-Star.and Camlin 47.

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TWISB, Kaweco AL Sport, Parker Arrow.. all can be easily disassembled. i haven't taken Lamy Safari yet, or Kaweco Classic Sport. i'm rather careful when i take them apart. i'm concerned that repeated disassembling the nib and feed will loosen up the friction fitted area and possibly lead to leak or something. i just end up flushing them when i change ink.

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Because I can clean and dry a pen in two minutes.

 

I can clean and dry a pen in about a minute without any disassembly and have been doing that for over a half century.

 

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