Dropped My Lamy On The Floor

[BorisoftheStars]

It landed on the carpet, but it does not write as well as my Nemosine despite my carpet being soft. It only takes a few seconds of no writing for it to need to scribble a bit. It's a Lamy Safari pen, and its nib is extra fine. Is that normal, or should I call in for a new nib? The nib looks fine to me, and I've cleaned it out, even with pen flush.

[hinky]

You're gonna need a loupe (magnifying glass used by jewelers) to see if the tines are still aligned. You're also gonna need to floss the tine in case there are carpet fibers stuck in the slit (sometimes flushing doesn't get rid of it).

 

Here are some tutorials on YouTube to help you out:

 

 

The Goulet Pen Company, the Pen Habit, and sbrebrown are channels on YouTube with tons of useful videos for fountain pen enthusiasts. You should check them out. Good luck 😉

[Chrissy]

By all means have a look at it through a loop and see if you can sort it out, but new Safari nibs are easy to obtain, and are cheap enough, especially on sites like Amazon

[akrohn2010]

Agree with the above - use a loupe or magnification of some kind to check for misalignment and fibers in the nib and feed. I would also disassemble the nib and feed and clean them separate from the pen if you have not done so.

 

If not, Lamy nibs are cheap and easy enough to find.

Edited May 21, 2018 by flyingpenman

[BorisoftheStars]

You're gonna need a loupe (magnifying glass used by jewelers) to see if the tines are still aligned. You're also gonna need to floss the tine in case there are carpet fibers stuck in the slit (sometimes flushing doesn't get rid of it).

 

Here are some tutorials on YouTube to help you out:

 

 

The Goulet Pen Company, the Pen Habit, and sbrebrown are channels on YouTube with tons of useful videos for fountain pen enthusiasts. You should check them out. Good luck

I think I should get my hands on a loupe because it would be easier than using the giant magnifying glass I used to inspect my nib. I do watch Goulet pen videos, and I bought all my pen supplies from them (except for my first fountain pen).

 

By all means have a look at it through a loop and see if you can sort it out, but new Safari nibs are easy to obtain, and are cheap enough, especially on sites like Amazon

I should go look using a loupe if I can get my hands on one. I do think brass sheets would be good to use as well.

 

Agree with the above - use a loupe or magnification of some kind to check for misalignment and fibers in the nib and feed. I would also disassemble the nib and feed and clean them separate from the pen if you have not done so.

 

If not, Lamy nibs are cheap and easy enough to find.

I'm aiming for the loop because I already used a giant magnifying glass when I first had this issue (the first day I got it... which was when I dropped it). I'll get a new nib if I can't get my current nib to work.

[PenBuyer1796]

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