Title says it all, how would I go about this? I'm betting these doesn't screw out.

Mods, I've put this here cause it's specific to Italian pens, if you feel you need to move it to Repair Q&A, so be it.

One goes about it very carefully...

The nibs on my Etrurias are friction fit. In another thread, someone was trying to remove an Omas 360 nib (also friction fit). Here is the thread and the advice I posted there:
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...c=48331&hl=

Thanks for the link. I'm convinced this is nothing I want to try at home now. With all that wiggling, I'm wondering if one can't somehow enlarge the opening in the section the nib slips into. Well, I asked! Back to Q&A for more specific questions on nib removal.

Wise decision, I'm sure. However, if it's any consolation, I've removed the nibs with no problems, and reseated them properly with no leakage/seepage of ink nor any widening effect. Wim and Ron Zorn had posted in a thread -- sorry, can't remember exactly -- about the detrimental effects of doing this over and over again with Stipula nibs. It has to do with the nib collar. If memory serves, it was in thread that Jim (handlebar) started in connection to a problem with his Florentia.

I'm not too mechanical anyway. I thought this might be easy and having worked on firearms in a prior hobby, a crush fit is not your friend when worked with repeatedly. I guess what was on my mind was interchanging nibs once in a while and it would be easy, much like on a Pelikan. In other words, this was not going to be a one shot deal as a repair.

Thanks for the information and the link, very helpful. You might have saved me a disaster.

Well, it depends on the model.

Etrurias in the model ranges from 2004 and newer all have screw-in nib/feed assemblies, and a few of the older ones too. So if you have any of those, you can grab the nib and feed between thumb and index finger of one hand, preferably with, e.g., a little rubber mat to increase grip, and then turn the barrel counter clockwise to remove the nib/feed assembly.

With some of the older models, and with assemblies that are stuck, the preferred method is to pull out nib and feed. Instead of turning the barrel, you pull the barrel away from the nib and feed. Wiggling isn't really necessary. The biggest problem in this case is reinserting the nib and feed, so that the nib is and stays correctly positioned, regarding the length it sticks out, and its closeness to the feed. Too far away and it won't write properly. Do note that the feed is keyed, so it can only go in one way.

HTH, warm regards, Wim

Well, all Etruria nibs are friction fitted, yes, but also all are fitted with a (screw-in) collar. As far as I can tell, all of your Etrurias have a removable screw-in nib/feed assembly, provided your Amber is not the older model, but the 2006 version. The older (up to 2002 I think) Amber has a glued or cemented in nib/feed assembly, as the collar is fixed to the internal piston mechanism, and as a result you can only remove the nib and feed by pulling it. The visible difference between the old Amber PF and the new Amber PF is the section, which is more or less straight tapering with a lip in the older version, and a curved section in the newer. Of course, the Amber Convertible has a different clip .

Warm regards, Wim

Interesting. I found a similar collar with my Omas 360.

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=51405

The first time I took it out, I was able to unscrew (with alot of brute force...) the nib/feed/collar assembly. After reinserting, I tried it again. This time, when I pulled/twisted on the nib, the nib/feed came out, but the collar stayed in the pen.

At the LA pen show this weekend, I purchased a fine nib from John Mottishaw, and had him insert the new nib. I watched him do it, and essentially, he took a rubber coated plier and pulled out the nib/feed then replaced the tip and fit it back in.

I am guessing that the purpose of the collar is to prevent wear on the pen itself?

I don't plan to exchanging my nibs anymore, but it is nice to know that if I decide to go back to a medium nib, I can do it myself.