Leaking Penbbs 268

[blackswan]

Anyone has experienced this? Fresh out of the box, filled with Iroshizuku Tsutsuji. 

 

I think it's coming from a crack in the pen. When capped the pen constantly leaks ink into the cap and nothing I can do can stop it.

Edited August 17, 2020 by blackswan

[Mech-for-i]

that certainly look like a crack on the section and it might be the issue .. the photo is not high rez enough nor clearly defined enough to judge but if its indeed a crack then that's a goner, the 268 is the economy model with the injection parts unibody so one cannot do anything. Looks like someone been too positive and assertive with fitting the nib ...

 

If its a new pen, get a refund / exchange , if its your own , well try repairing it by sealing the crack using thin plastic cement ( goto a hobby store and ask for the Tamiya Extra Thin Cement ( the kind with the green cap ), it work wonders ; I even got some expensive Italian pen that fail on me, well, back to a single piece again

Edited August 17, 2020 by Mech-for-i

[blackswan]

Yikes, I got this off Beini on Etsy, and you're right, I put some medical tape over the pen to see where the leak could be and looks like a cracked section.

 

Pen came assembled, I'll try the Tamiya cement, my local hobby store needs the support now. Thanks for the tip!

[Mech-for-i]

just made sure you do the repair with the nib and feed OFF the pen

[blackswan]

Thanks for your advice, Beini is sending a new section I think. Will update when it gets here. It can't hurt to try the repair in the meantime. Appreciate it.

 

just made sure you do the repair with the nib and feed OFF the pen

[blackswan]

Following up to commend the excellent customer service by Beini on Etsy, she sent me a new section to replace the cracked one. And I followed this video to replace the section and put back the nib and feed. Thank goodness for soft cotton/rubber pads.