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I have a "red" Esterbrook J with a 2550 F nib that just won't let go of enough ink. So... I just purchased a 9556 F nib to replace it. I thought removing the nib from the pen would just be a matter of placing a paper towel around the nib and unscrewing it out of the section. However, it seems to be pretty tight and I am afraid to use too much pressure. Help please. Advice requested.

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Hey pennut.

 

If the old nib is tight coming out, try soaking the section/nib in some lukewarm/cool water for an hour or so and see if that loosens the nib collar up for you.

 

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A drop of ammonia (depending on the size of your soaking container) or so can also help dissolve some of the ink.

 

Cheers!

Brian

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Thanks for the tip. Soaked the section for 1 hour and nib came righr out. Put 9665 in and am now happy camper. Thanks much.

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You may find that a thorough cleaning of the 2250 nib now that you have it out of the pen may improve the ink flow. Heck, for that matter, the soaking you did to loosen the nib may also have cleared some old ink as well. Might be worth trying it again.

Collection Counts: Cross-4, Esterbrook-15, Eversharp-1, Graf von Faber-Castell-1, Jinhao-2, Kaweco-1, Lamy-6, Levenger-2, Monteverde-1, Pilot/Namiki-3, Noodler's-1, Parker-18, Rotring-10, Sailor-1, Sheaffer-19, TWSBI-1, Visconti-4, Waterford-1, Waterman-7

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