Cryptos Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Does anyone know of a simple and reliable way to increase the forward weight of a Hero 616 Jumbo? Specifically I find the pen a little back heavy when it is posted - it's a light pen already. The balance doesn't feel quite right unposted either. Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Ambien Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I own one too and I agree it's slightly unbalanced. I don't think it's possible because it's such a light pen. Tempus edax rerum Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptos Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Oh, that's a pity. It would have served as a good P51 substitute. Never mind, it's not a bad pen as it is, and it does write very well. Link to post Share on other sites
BrandonA Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Don't know how to change the actual weight of pen but the following may be useful... Don't post the cap. Hold the pen lightly further up the barrel. My Collection: Montblanc Writers Edition: Hemingway, Christie, Wilde, Voltaire, Dumas, Dostoevsky, Poe, Proust, Schiller, Dickens, Fitzgerald (set), Verne, Kafka, Cervantes, Woolf, Faulkner, Shaw, Mann, Twain, Collodi, Swift, Balzac, Defoe, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, Saint-Exupery, Homer & Kipling. Montblanc Einstein (3,000) FP. Montblanc Heritage 1912 Resin FP. Montblanc Starwalker Resin: FP/BP/MP. Montblanc Traveller FP. Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptos Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) BrandonA wrote: Don't know how to change the actual weight of pen but the following may be useful...Don't post the cap.Hold the pen lightly further up the barrel. Cryptos wrote: The balance doesn't feel quite right unposted either. Tried it, but thanks for the suggestion. Edited June 6, 2014 by Cryptos Link to post Share on other sites
richardandtracy Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 There is just enough room for a slim brass sleeve to fit over the sac guard, but I suspect the would drag the CG up from where it is. There is no room inside the hood to add a weight unless you were to make a replacement metal collector, taking out the white plastic one shown here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/106590-hero-616-anatomy/?p=1050556 and replacing it with brass/bronze. That could add up to 10g to the pen weight, and it would be low down. The biggest problem would be if you don't have a metal lathe, as getting a machinist to make a one-off for you would be prohibitive. Regards, Richard. <a href="http://www.chestnutpens.co.uk">Chestnut Pens</a> Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptos Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Mmm, okay. Thanks for that. Looks like too much work, and beyond my skill level. Guess I'll just have to put up with it as it is. Not too big a deal really. Just thought I'd ask. Link to post Share on other sites
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