I was cleaning out my recently aquired (March) Omas 360, and accidentally dropped it in the sink. Of course, it landed nib down, and bent the tip of the nib

I tried to bend it back into shape, and it appears to write, but I do need to test it more. Unfortunately, the spot where it was bent looks awful (it looks like the section of the nib is warped, i.e., not smooth anymore).

Can this be fixed by an amateur?

Alternatively, how difficult would it be to remove the tip and replace it with a new tip? I have no idea how to do this in this pen, and would hate to damage it. Does it just pull out, and go in via friction fit?

Thanks for your help.

Here's a photo of the Nib.

No answers? Does anyone know how to remove the nib on an Omas 360?

Thanks

i'm not knowledgeable about such repairs so my route would be a) contact one of the pen repair persons or contact OMAS and ask their policy on such repairs and estimate of repair time/cost.

Not necessarily in that order. I know Richard has talked about adjusting the position of the 360 nib so removal shouldn't be too unusual. I wish I could help more by a bent nib is something I'd take up with the experts mentioned above. Unless it was a cheap pen then I'd probably go a different route.

I'm not very knowledgeable either. But, if possible, I would like to try it myself, if replacing the tip is straightforward.

I think that actually straightening the nib, really satisfactorily, is probably a job for which you need a lot of experience and a pen block. My own experiences with trying to do such a thing with cheap nibs suggests that it's not too hard to get a kind-of-OK result, but very hard to do better than that.

If you're going to replace the nib, the incremental cost of having it done by a professional is small, and with a nice pen like a 360, I'd be reluctant to take it on myself. It might be straightforward, but if it weren't you could get out of your depth pretty quickly (things like adjusting a nib to a modern feed, and so on).

Bummer about dropping the pen

Michael