Removing The Section Of An M400

[mcorrea]

Hello,

 

If this has been covered before, please point me to the topic, i couldn't find it myself:

 

Is it possible to remove the section of an M400 without breaking the pen?

 

I recently bought an M400 that was seriously neglected, when removing the nib, the feed broke and there is a piece that is completely stuck near the bottom of the section. I want to remove it so I can use a modern M200 or M400 feed in it. I think the best way would be to remove the section from the barrel and use a nockout block to remove the piece of feed. Is it possible to do this? do you need to aply heat?

 

BTW, it's an M400 with green stripes, in case this makes any difference.

 

Thanks in advance,

Matias

[fountainbel]

Hello,

 

If this has been covered before, please point me to the topic, i couldn't find it myself:

 

Is it possible to remove the section of an M400 without breaking the pen?

 

I recently bought an M400 that was seriously neglected, when removing the nib, the feed broke and there is a piece that is completely stuck near the bottom of the section. I want to remove it so I can use a modern M200 or M400 feed in it. I think the best way would be to remove the section from the barrel and use a nockout block to remove the piece of feed. Is it possible to do this? do you need to aply heat?

 

BTW, it's an M400 with green stripes, in case this makes any difference.

 

Thanks in advance,

Matias

Hi Matias,

The M400 section is not removable, either on a vintage or a modern version;

The nib and feed are mounted with a light press-fit in a screw-in housing.

You probably have to soak the front of the pen - section - for 24 hours in a glass of water so the crusted ink comes liquid again.

Then try screwing the nib housing out.

Francis

[mcorrea]

Thanks for the reply. The problem I have is that I already unscewed the housing, and it came with most of the feed, except for the small piece that was completely stuck to the bottom of the section.

 

I will try soaking in water as you suggest and hope that this will loosen the feed piece enough that it will come off on its own.

 

Any better ideas?

 

Matias

[Erik Dalton]

Before you loosen it all up. While its fixed in place, try carefully drilling a tiny pocket hole in the very center of it. Then go out and find a very long thin screw. Try to get at least two threads to grip without cracking it. Then soak the whole thing. Once loosened you may be able to gently pull it out with your screw.

There is no way to seperate the section or the piston end on the M-400, so be patient, careful. Don't be afraid to put it away for a day or two.