Lamy Studio Cap Won't Click On Any More

[Fabienne]

I just bought a Lamy Studio and was breaking it in when I tried to put the cap back on it and the darned thing won't click and stay on any more. The cap just refuses to engage. I can't see what the problem is. Has anyone else had this happen? Do you know what the cure is? Thanks.

[watch_art]

Send it back to Lamy for a new cap. It's probably not something you could easily fix w/o replacement parts anyway.

 

Good luck! And Lamy service is great.

 

Here's the Lamy guy you want to get a hold of.

 

 

Bob Nurin

bnurin@filofaxinc.com

Pen Repair Specialist

Filofax, Inc.

Yard-O-Led, Lamy & Caran d'Ache

372 Danbury Road

Suite #171

Wilton, CT 06897

203-563-2200

 

[Chisanga]

Or watch this video... Lamy Studio Trim Ring Mystery ... thanks to Brian Goulet.

[kwpalzang]

Mine was like that too for a brief while (a day or two) after a little intense use. I also thought mine was broken, but let it sit for a few days, picked up the pen, and then, noticed that everything was normal again... I really don't know what happened. Maybe something with heat/cold expansion/contraction?! O_o

[Fabienne]

Ohhh, I suspect that ring came off like the Goulet video. Let me see if that is it. I will let you know. I just remember looking at a big black section of the front end of the pen without the ring, come to think of it, and not thinking of it. Oh, and thank you watch_art, I will probably be sending it back because that looks like something which will happen again.

Edited November 19, 2011 by Fabienne

[Fabienne]

Thanks, everyone. I did find the ring and put it back. The pen works well now in that department. It is also skipping again. Darn, I may have gotten a lemon. Too bad because when Lamys are on, they are spectacular.

 

So, I am going to do the usual things to help skipping to see if I can bring it back into the fold of the good Lamys. I filled it will Blue American Eel, and will be squeezing out a couple of drops of ink to be sure that there is no vacuum. Then look at the nib under the loup to see if I can see any obvious problems. Look for other skipping fixes here on FPN and if the problem persists I will have two problems to talk to Bob Nurin about and if I can fix the skipping, I will only talk to him about one (permanently fixing the ring to the front end of the pen...if it came off once I bet it can come off again).

 

But again thank you. Oh, and thanks (as always) to the Goulets for doing great videos on small but vexing problems and their solutions. I learn something great from those guys every day.

[AmateurAficionado]

Thanks, everyone. I did find the ring and put it back. The pen works well now in that department. It is also skipping again. Darn, I may have gotten a lemon. Too bad because when Lamys are on, they are spectacular.

 

So, I am going to do the usual things to help skipping to see if I can bring it back into the fold of the good Lamys. I filled it will Blue American Eel, and will be squeezing out a couple of drops of ink to be sure that there is no vacuum. Then look at the nib under the loup to see if I can see any obvious problems. Look for other skipping fixes here on FPN and if the problem persists I will have two problems to talk to Bob Nurin about and if I can fix the skipping, I will only talk to him about one (permanently fixing the ring to the front end of the pen...if it came off once I bet it can come off again).

 

But again thank you. Oh, and thanks (as always) to the Goulets for doing great videos on small but vexing problems and their solutions. I learn something great from those guys every day.

 

You might be able to put a few drops of Loctite on the threads under the ring. It could secure the ring well enough to not loosen itself during normal use.

[Ellen]

Thanks for this thread, it solved my problem and made my day

[cleosmama]

I just bought the stainless steel version, and my problem is not with the trim ring but with the blind cap. Every time I take the cap off, the blind cap stays on the pen. I have tried pushing the blind cap back into the metal cap with a pencil (eraser end), and that puppy just will not stay in the pen. Advice?

[ribeirse]

I just bought the stainless steel version, and my problem is not with the trim ring but with the blind cap. Every time I take the cap off, the blind cap stays on the pen. I have tried pushing the blind cap back into the metal cap with a pencil (eraser end), and that puppy just will not stay in the pen. Advice?

Hi, exact same thing with mine. Thinking on applying some glue, of sorts. What have you done? is your ok now?

[Ron Z]

I just bought the stainless steel version, and my problem is not with the trim ring but with the blind cap. Every time I take the cap off, the blind cap stays on the pen. I have tried pushing the blind cap back into the metal cap with a pencil (eraser end), and that puppy just will not stay in the pen. Advice?

 

I assume that you mean inner cap. Blind caps are usually on the back end of a pen, covering something like the filling mechanism.

 

A weaker adhesive like shellac or Loctite would make it easier to remove the inner cap when you need to.

[cleosmama]

 

I assume that you mean inner cap. Blind caps are usually on the back end of a pen, covering something like the filling mechanism.

 

A weaker adhesive like shellac or Loctite would make it easier to remove the inner cap when you need to.

 

I have since been educated on this.

 

Actually, I sent the pen to Lamy service, and they repaired it and returned it within the week. It seems there is a screw that holds the inner cap in place, and the screw had come out.

 

It now operates just fine. I did see where a number of other people had this problem, so apparently the screw can come out over time. It's a thing to watch for.

[cleosmama]

Hi, exact same thing with mine. Thinking on applying some glue, of sorts. What have you done? is your ok now?

 

I returned it to Lamy's service division, and they fixed it. There's a screw that holds the inner cap inside the pen, and it came out. Mine was a display model, and I don't know if it happened in the store or at home, but apparently it's something to watch out for.

 

If you send it to Lamy with the $9.50 feel, they fix it really quickly. I sent it off on Monday and it was back by Friday.

 

Here's the Web page giving the details: https://cms.lamyusa.com/en/repairs.html

[ribeirse]

Thank you cleosmama, I will try Europe service for Lamy, hope is the same.