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I have a Lanbitou 3059, which I believe to be a clone of a TWSBI Eco, but I am not sure how close a copy it is.

Anyway I want to remove the piston assembly to give the thing a really good wash out as I have been using it with Diamine Registrar's Ink, which is an iron-gall formulation I believe.

Anyway, there's some ink between the two seals of the piston.

It needs a thorough clean with warm soapy water before I contemplate using anything else in the pen.

The Lanbitou 3059 really is a 'nothing' pen to me. It does have a really fine nib, which is it's saving grace. The huge ink capacity isn't that meaningful unless you have found an ink colour you like enough to buy a good sized bottle.

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Hello.

 

The piston assembly screws off without tools necessary. Just hold the metal clutch ring of the piston, and unscrew the barrel. Remember to re-grease the piston before re-assembling.

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I unscrewed the metal ring and removed the multi-faced knob assembly.

I removed the entire piston assembly.

I have washed the pen out with water. Is tiny amounts of dish detergent acceptable?

I am NOT going to fool around with the feed assembly.

As to lubricating the piston rings: Do you recommend petroleum jelly - trade name Vaseline. Or maybe something else?

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I unscrewed the metal ring and removed the multi-faced knob assembly.

I removed the entire piston assembly.

I have washed the pen out with water. Is tiny amounts of dish detergent acceptable?

I am NOT going to fool around with the feed assembly.

As to lubricating the piston rings: Do you recommend petroleum jelly - trade name Vaseline. Or maybe something else?

Bravo, well done. Dish detergent should be one, two drops in a half full water glass, at least this is what I see most often here and this is what I use for stubborn inks.

As for vaseline, I had your same issue months ago and checked with my local hardware store, from which I walked away with plastic-friendly silicone grease. It's more fluid than vaseline, but safer. Also, a quick search on FPN shows that this topic has already been discussed by our fellow writers, such as here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/184126-vaseline-for-pelikan-piston/

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I have a Lanbitou 3059, which I believe to be a clone of a TWSBI Eco, but I am not sure how close a copy it is.

Anyway I want to remove the piston assembly to give the thing a really good wash out as I have been using it with Diamine Registrar's Ink, which is an iron-gall formulation I believe.

Anyway, there's some ink between the two seals of the piston.

It needs a thorough clean with warm soapy water before I contemplate using anything else in the pen.

The Lanbitou 3059 really is a 'nothing' pen to me. It does have a really fine nib, which is it's saving grace. The huge ink capacity isn't that meaningful unless you have found an ink colour you like enough to buy a good sized bottle.

Does it have piston locking system?

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