Watermina - A Dumb Question Perhaps

[amk]

I have managed to acquire a pen I've wanted for a while, the cute little Watermina 'night and day'.

 

However, I can't get the pen unscrewed to put in a converter. Soaking overnight: nope. Gentle warming with the hair dryer (which has just got 20 vintage pens un-shellacked and safely separated from their sections): nope.

 

Now before I do anything stupid and irrevocable, can I just check that the Watermina does indeed unscrew section from barrel just below the overlay, where you'd expect it to?

 

And any advice on what to try next would be very useful.

 

I know this sounds like a dumb question but I once spent an awfully long time once trying to unscrew the section of a Waterman glass cartridge pen (I can't remember the model name, if indeed it had one) only to find that it unscrewed about half way up the barrel!

[Left FPN]

They do indeed screw together, plastic to plastic parts.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/250923-french-night-day-any-info-is-appreciated/

I cannot imagine anyone using cement but one never knows.

My next try would be WD40. I have soaked Carene and Letalon sections in it with no adverse effects.

The Watermina uses c/f tanks.

[amk]

Thanks force! I'll try wd40 next and see if it budges.

[Timanu]

The watermina section is so long and the "point" is a the ffinish of the metal (sorry for my ba d english) are you sure to try to unscrew at the right place ?

[amk]

Yes I think I'm trying at the right place - but it's still not happening! So having applied WD40 by squirt, I'm going to soak the whole section and see if that helps.

 

Darn, this one is being such a beast! But I am going slowly as I really don't want to risk breaking it.

[Left FPN]

Both parts are plastic and I have never had an issue with any other Waterman model with parts of the same material.

 

These parts are never a precision (tight) fit so my gut feeling is that someone has applied something to the parts. Maybe to seal a leak or otherwise.

 

There has been documented/discussed issues with some Man 200 Rhapsody models where the plastic barrel shrank onto the brass section causing all sorts of problems for some.

[amk]

I wonder? Heating up again in case it's shellac. Are people really so stupid as to use superglue? :-(

[Parker51]

Yes, they are.

[amk]

Finally! Success!

 

Lots of nasty dried ink to sort out next.

 

And you know what? There's a converter in there! Hurrah!

 

Thanks for keeping me going guys. Now I just need to repair the cap and I'll have a real beauty.

[Left FPN]

Great, musta been the WD40

 

Just plenty more soaking in warm soapy water.

[amk]

And now, it writes nicely - fine line, quite crisp, a bit of feedback. The converter is working properly. I am rather pleased with the pen, though it's a teensy bit on the slim side for my tastes.

 

Thanks for the encouragement getting it unstuck.