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Hi all here, just a quick question here regarding my Lamy 2000 piston, i find sometimes when I'm filling itl up with ink the piston knob is a bit stiff to turn, although not that bad, anyway of making this more smoother. Thanks

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Hi Albinoni,

 

A very small dab of PURE silicone grease applied with a micro-brush will solve your problems. :)

 

Remove the section and pick up a small dab of grease on the micro-brush and carefully insert the brush through the opening - avoid touching the inside of the threaded collar with the grease - you want the grease down inside the barrel; not inside the collar, where it can work it's way into the feed.

 

In a circular fashion, run the micro-brush around the barrel, as close to the rubber gasket as you can get. Then work the piston 2-3 times to work the grease in and evenly spread it out.

 

Then take a dry Q-tip and push it in and out of the collar's opening a couple of times to pick up any grease you might have got on there.

 

That should do it. :)

 

IGNORE ALL THE VIDEOS AND ADVICE THAT ENCOURAGES YOU TO REMOVE THE PISTON MECHANISM FROM THE BACK OF THE BARREL. THE L2K's PISTON SCREW IS NOT EASILY REPLACED!

 

Here are the type of brushes you want, (opt for the Fine, green stem):

 

http://m.ebay.com/itm/100-pcs-dental-micro-applicator-brush-microbrush-Regular-fine-or-ultrafine-/251842978741?hash=item3aa302e3b5%3Ag%3AM%7EMAAOSw3ydV0hJm&_trkparms=pageci%253Aafa0834c-50ee-11e7-94ab-74dbd180433e%257Cparentrq%253Aa635f79c15c0abc57936385cffffd591%257Ciid%253A2

 

 

Here is the type of grease you want:

 

https://www.gouletpens.com/goulet-silicone-grease/p/GP-10004

 

 

Good luck; any questions, just lmk. :)

 

 

- Anthony

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Just to add... I see you live in Australia... if shipping from the Goulet's is too high for you, any scuba/dive shop should have the grease. THE MAIN THING is that its 100% PURE SILICONE. ;)

 

- Anthony

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What about using a lubricated ink? Noodlers has a some as well as some other companies.

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What about using a lubricated ink? Noodlers has a some as well as some other companies.

Hi Driften,

 

YMMV, but I used Noodlers Eel Blue for a while and found it's benefits negligible, at best... plus it was a royal PITA to flush out... and even if you were able to find an effective lubricating ink; the rubber gasket itself is still going to need occasional greasing to keep it pliable, (an effective lubricating ink would only buy you a little more time before the inevitable proper maintenance would have to be done).

 

In sum, I'm not a big fan of them... they're difficult to flush; they cling to fins in the feed; IIRC, some of them stain, etc.

 

That said, do not overgrease, either; wait until you start feeling some resistance, as the OP is experiencing.

 

- Anthony

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Had a look on YouTube and see where there's a good article from Goulet Pens on how to lubricate a Lamy 2000, and he makes it look quite simple

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Had a look on YouTube and see where there's a good article from Goulet Pens on how to lubricate a Lamy 2000, and he makes it look quite simple

Hi Albinoni,

 

It is quite simple. :)

 

I think this is probably the video you're referring to:

 

https://youtu.be/DDJHTWD8GPY

 

 

Where I diverge from Brian's advice is that I prefer to use a micro-brush to apply the grease.

 

A standard Q-Tip picks up way more grease than you need and also globs up the collar and it's throat inside the barrel with grease - unnecessarily.

 

The micro-brush picks up just the right amount of grease and does a way neater job of applying it, IMHO.

 

But I do still recommend using a clean, dry Q-tip to swab out the collar... just in case you get a little grease on it from the micro-brush... the LAST thing in this world that you want is silicone grease finding its way into the feed.

 

 

- Anthony

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