I've had my brushed metal Hemisphere for ~18 months. I prefer to write with the lid posted as I find the weight distribution suits my writing style. However, there's a couple of issues with this:

1) the lid comes loose very easily;
2) there is a mark on the pen body from where the lid sits on it when posted.

Is there any way to make the lid sit more securely and to clean up and prevent the posting marks on the pen body?

I have ordered a Royal Blue Carene with fine nib, which should arrive next week. I am worried that the same will happen with this pen. I'd appreciate any feedback from Carene owners and advice on preventing these problems.

I find pens that are long enough to use with out posting the cap on the body and I never post the cap.

I post all my Carenes and haven't really noticed any marks. The matte finish tends to show less wear over time than the gloss.

This is really the only thing that does not set right with me when it comes to the Mesiterstuck edition with Mont Blanc ... they are great pens - but somehow I wish I could post the cap on the pen !

Sorry... I just realized I spelled Meisterstück wrong in my last reply ... don't want to offend the MontBlanc followers !

Probably not except maybe a piece of tape on the body where the cap contacts it. It might be time to look for another pen that suits your style if you are worried about the body marks. You might be able to clean up the body with a green plastic scrubbing pad ( a watch salesperson suggested this to me for my bracket that was maked up)

Kurt

Sorry but do you not post the cap because of choice or because of the pen?


Kurt

Hi Harry,

I'm honestly not sure if there's a way to prevent/remove posting marks. Personally, I would not do it and avoid it at all costs. Even tape won't work because eventually, the tape will get moulded into the shape of the inside of the cap and that won't do anything great for the pen.

I was a habitual poster, but I've given up the habit as one which almost invariable will leave a mark on the barrel. It's not so hard to abandon, as there's no chemicals in it to enforce an addiction.

Because of the pen itself -

The posting does not sit right and I find that the cap falls off, unless you force it to stay on top by pushing it even more.

And if you choose to keep pushing it every time in order for it to stay posted, well ... then I guess you are just prepping up to have a nice mark on the pen

because of this

Don't Post!

Posting Will damage the barrel.

Thanks for the feedback. Contrary to my fears, I post my Carene (royal blue) and it has not yet been marked. As Ghost suggested, the matt finish is indeed resitant to posting marks.

I have often wondered whether the early designers/manufacturers of pens ever intended caps to be posted or just used to protect the nib and prevent the inevitable ink mishaps/drying out if the nib was left exposed while not writing. I know a lot of early adds show the cap posted but I get the feeling that this practice has this come into common usage to avoid misplacing the cap and having it handy to recap the pen when writing is finished. Given that a number of pens do not post well indicates to me that this design feature is not always uppermost in the designers/manufacturers mind.

So I always post mine. I've never had it fall off, and I don't feel like I'm pressing it on very hard. Are you waving it around when the cap falls off, or does it do that just from normal writing?

Some of the REALLY early FPs had a long, pointy cap which, when posted, made the pen look like a dip-pen. When they weren't posted, they made the pen look rather goofy, so one suspects that the intent was towards posting ab initio.