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I have a pilot vanishing point, not used in a while. I went to clean the pen for reuse and I am unable to remove the old cartridge. It will spin, however I can not pull it straight out. Does anyone have any experience with this? Mine has been soaking in water for a couple of hours now and no luck. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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If the cartridge is stuck try heating it with a hair dryer. It is plastic and will expand.

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I don't think heating would help, especially given that polymers tend to expand faster than metals when heated. It'll just get stuck even harder.

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Dried ink may be locking the cartridge in place. Submerge the entire nib unit with cartridge attached in cold water and soak it overnight. Then attempt to remove it. If that doesn't work use a hair dryer to gently heat the cartridge. Both of these have worked for me in the past.

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expansion aside, polypropylene is more pliable when warmed, so heat will likely help with removal.

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The cartridge sounds like it is frozen to the plastic cartridge connector in the nib unit. If you can, put the whole thing in an ultrasonic cleaner. That will usually work water in between the cartridge and the connector and free it.

 

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Heat is generally a no no. Try

 

1) soaking in water,

2) soaking in water with some pen flush, and finally

3) try using an ultrasonic cleaner.

 

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The only time I've ever broken a converter was when trying to remove one from a Pilot Capless Vanishing Point pen, in which the (Sailor Shikiori, if I recall correctly) ink has dried out. If a long soak doesn't loosen it sufficiently, then perhaps a longer soak is required. A long bath in a temperature-controlled (i.e. heated) ultrasonic cleaning tank may help.

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