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Hello Everyone, i haven't posted here for a while. I have been using just one pen and ink this year. Lamy 2k EF and pelikan smoky quartz. My nib caught on the inner cap and became a little scratchy. I then adjusted the alignment to make smooth. It worked! however now its become very very wet.

 

Has anyone here worked on a Lamy 2k to make it drier and had success. Please post links if you can.

 

thank you!

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With 50 pens and 3.7L of ink i think i should have stopped buying stuff a while ago....... :blush: I better learn to write :lticaptd:

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remove the hood (unscrew it) slide the nib/feed out, and using a paper towel, slide the nib off. make sure with a loupe the tines are aligned before you do anything. bend one tine VERY gently over the other (so the tines cross a tiny bit) and repeat with the other side. be very gentle and slow. I've done this on my F nib 2000 and it worked a treat.

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remove the hood (unscrew it) slide the nib/feed out, and using a paper towel, slide the nib off. make sure with a loupe the tines are aligned before you do anything. bend one tine VERY gently over the other (so the tines cross a tiny bit) and repeat with the other side. be very gentle and slow. I've done this on my F nib 2000 and it worked a treat.

Excellent thank you, I have seen that tip, the extra detail and experience that's 2000 related is much appreciated. thank you!

With 50 pens and 3.7L of ink i think i should have stopped buying stuff a while ago....... :blush: I better learn to write :lticaptd:

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be careful when you unscrew the section to not lose the clutch ring! it's prone to falling out.

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A drier ink?

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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A drier ink?

 

I found my 2000 F to come with an ink slit that was way too wide. mine needed to be tightened up, it was FIREHOSE wet.

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Bringing the tines closer together as described above is not for the fainthearted. First, I would try some less rigorous approaches.

 

As long as you're gentle and slow, anyone with a boot sized IQ could easily do this. Basic tuning and smoothing are not anything close to as scary and complicated as everyone seems to make it.

 

Unless you're using pliers or drop the nib or do something unbelievably stupid, you'll be fine.

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Bringing the tines closer together as described above is not for the fainthearted. First, I would try some less rigorous approaches.

 

What a great guide! thank you for sharing this link!

With 50 pens and 3.7L of ink i think i should have stopped buying stuff a while ago....... :blush: I better learn to write :lticaptd:

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As long as you're gentle and slow, anyone with a boot sized IQ could easily do this. Basic tuning and smoothing are not anything close to as scary and complicated as everyone seems to make it.

 

Unless you're using pliers or drop the nib or do something unbelievably stupid, you'll be fine.

 

it worked super! Not yet perfect as i went to dry and then had to slowly make it more wet. I have a bit more tuning to go but i want to get a loupe and see whats happening before doing any more! Thank you

With 50 pens and 3.7L of ink i think i should have stopped buying stuff a while ago....... :blush: I better learn to write :lticaptd:

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