Clogged Lamy Safari Nib Section

[Penthusiastic]

Hello,

 

I have an old Lamy Safari pen which Nib Section is clogged with black Ink. I have tried to flush it with water and also let it bathe in water overnight. Nothing seemed to help, it is still clogged and doesn`t write. Is there any cleaning solution for such a case?

 

Regards,

 

Penthusiastic

[watch_art]

10% ammonia/water solution. then rinse it really good. have you done the earbulb trick? in the end, if nothing works, you might try knocking the nib out on a block.

 

i'll post videos of all this if you have any more questions.

[Yoda4561]

Hello,

 

I have an old Lamy Safari pen which Nib Section is clogged with black Ink. I have tried to flush it with water and also let it bathe in water overnight. Nothing seemed to help, it is still clogged and doesn`t write. Is there any cleaning solution for such a case?

 

Regards,

 

Penthusiastic

 

 

As long as that's lamy or other fountain pen ink in there you'll be fine with the ammonia/water flushing, maybe even step the ammonia up a little, lamy safaris aren't real bothered by strong detergents like some other pens. I've even run mine in a 50/50 simple green/water ultrasonic bath to no ill effect.

Edited December 5, 2010 by Yoda4561

[Penthusiastic]

Thank You.

[Tiuri van Rossum]

You can also try to bathe it in a little bit of ink

 

good luck

[Wyre]

The nib is actually is really easy to remove. Just need a piece of tape

[Alice L]

Sometimes an overnight soak isn't long enough....sometimes it takes days and days of soaking I haven't got an ultrasonic cleaner, so for me it's a waiting game. Amazing how much stuff comes out when the dam of dried ink finally breaks loose!

[corniche]

Greetings Penthusiastic,

 

Try an 80/20 mix, (I wouldn't go higher for an extended soak), of 8 parts water and 2 parts CLEAR ammonia; let it soak overnight. The next morning, run it under a warm to cool tap for 5-10 minutes. Use a couple of Kleenex, (keep moving them around), to leach all the water out of the section's ink channel. When the Kleenex come up dry after holding it to the nib, let the section stand for a day so it can completely air-dry. Then reload the pen and give it another shot. One note here, if the Kleenex aren't soaked with ink and/or they become dry to touch after only one or two applications to the nib; the clog is probably still there.

 

 

If it still is clogged and if you're willing to trust I won't flee the country with it- send it to me. I have a commercial grade ultrasonic cleaner- if my machine can't bust the clog- you need a nib replacement. I wouldn't bother with a professional mechanic on this one, because a replacement nib for a Lamy Safari is only around $5 from the Writing Desk in England. A professional pen restorer will charge way more than that. Just lmk.

 

All the best & good luck,

 

Sean

 

 

* Edit, fixed typos.

Edited December 14, 2010 by S. P. Colfer

[watch_art]

If you ever decide to knock it out, be sure you have something round that fits the inside of the nipple thing, to hit on the feed nipple perfectly. I ruined a feed the other day, but it also seems like it's a much softer plastic. It was my wife's Lamy joy and I wanted to clean it out b/c she let it sit for a few months and it was bad. So when I went to knock it out, it just smashed away. So now I'm using it with my barrel I turned into an eyedropper and I gave her my section that will still take a converter... ugh. All part of the education.