Vintage Tibaldi Cap Top & Clip

[Seney724]

I need some help with this and I think my very unexciting title kept most people away from reading the post. So, here it is again, with a new title. Please, if anyone can guide me through this, I'd appreciate you're letting me know what to do!

 

I have a Tibaldi Infrangible (Series II Model 26) cap. I want to remove the cap top from the cap tube. I assumed that it just unscrewed in an anti-clockwise direction but after a closer inspection I can see from the way that the clip is situated that this simple unscrewing maneuver is not the correct way to accomplish my goal.

 

Ultimately, I would like to safely remove both the cap top and the clip from the cap tube without, of course, damaging any of them.

 

Would someone be so kind as to walk me through this? Do I need to remove the inner cap in order to get at the cap top or is there some other way to do it.

 

Thanks!

 

[fountainbel]

I need some help with this and I think my very unexciting title kept most people away from reading the post. So, here it is again, with a new title. Please, if anyone can guide me through this, I'd appreciate you're letting me know what to do!

 

I have a Tibaldi Infrangible (Series II Model 26) cap. I want to remove the cap top from the cap tube. I assumed that it just unscrewed in an anti-clockwise direction but after a closer inspection I can see from the way that the clip is situated that this simple unscrewing maneuver is not the correct way to accomplish my goal.

 

Ultimately, I would like to safely remove both the cap top and the clip from the cap tube without, of course, damaging any of them.

 

Would someone be so kind as to walk me through this? Do I need to remove the inner cap in order to get at the cap top or is there some other way to do it.

 

Thanks!

 

 

Posting some pictures of the cap may help…….

Francis

[Seney724]

Will do! Will likely have a photo up sometime tomorrow.

THANKS Francis for your willingness to help me...you are the only person who has responded to my call for help!

[Seney724]

Francis et al:

 

Here is the cap. Again, I want to remove the cap top and the clip from the cap tube.

As you can see, the clip is recessed up into the cap top so it appears what is required to accomplish this is more than just simply turning the cap top anti-clockwise.

How do I do it without damaging any of the components?

 

Thanks for your thoughts, suggestions and guidance!

[Newton Pens]

They probably used a small screw inside the cap, like Nakaya (and many others) do.

If you shine a light in there you can see it. If you can't see it they probably used a separate inner cap which would need to be removed to access the screw.

 

[Seney724]

Thanks Shawn!

That's what I was thinking...

 

I do not see any screw inside the cap and am thinking I'm going to have to get the separate inner cap out.

 

I do not have one of the tools specifically designed for removing the inner caps from fountain pens. Do you have any recommendations for how I might accomplish this task using a more commonly available tool?

[Newton Pens]

I can't make any suggestions. THe inner cap could be glued in for all I know. I'd feel bad if I gave you a suggestion and you broke it.

[Seney724]

If I have to "lose" the cap tube I am ok with it.

What I am really trying to "salvage" is the cap top and clip.

[Seney724]

Done!

And, with no casualties!!

 

If you look carefully, you can see the recess for the clip in the cap top. The cap top is threaded on the inside. Once the cap top was pushed up far enough to "clear" the clip, (accomplished by pushing the inner cap upwards into the cap) it unscrewed very easily.

[fountainbel]

Well done Seney 724 !

I had just prepared a sketch for you showing how I thought the cap top and clip were assembled on the cap.

Seeing the small gap between the cap top and the cap I was nearly sure of the assembly method.

You don't need the sketch anymore, but given the fact I've made it already, here it is !

Best regards,

Francis

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h89/fountainbel/Repair%20suggestions%20to%20forum/a0a62ac4-077a-4567-9d9a-438b95bd7de4.jpg

[Seney724]

Thank you Francis. Yes, your sketch is exactly correct.

I very much appreciate your kind efforts in my behalf.

Perhaps your sketch & my photo will be of help to one of our FPN colleagues in the future!

:>)

[Newton Pens]

And that's what makes FPN such a great resource. I love other places to read about pens and to look at pics and get involved in some discussion, but when it comes to a needing a resource with more information than I'd know what to do with, this is the only place to go. Well, one of the best.