Muji Aluminium Fp Broken Clip

[phryne]

So, apparently this is my week for wrecking my pens. Snapped the clip on my Muji Al fp. Does the co. sell spares? Any pointers or ideas for repair? I mean, of course, I know I can attach something externally. But is there a good way to remove the clip coupler? I could probably figure out a way to fab. a new clip in that case.

[BT_Summers]

A known week spot. A complete new pen is £20 from Amazon, I doubt that you would be able to find spares.

 

The Pentel pencil clip, or something similar, may fit if you have one around to try.

Edited August 8, 2017 by smiffy20000

[phryne]

So I figured I would fiddle about and see what could be done. Turns out the clip is made from stamped and bent aluminium. There's no real coupler. The end cap/jewel/final/topper/whatever you call it is simply held down by some kind of hot-melt adhesive. You can pop the end cap off by slipping a small screw driver into the crevice and giving it a firm push.

 

Found a solid safety-pin and bent a clip for it with the vise and pliers. I had to file down the the gauge of the wire at the cap loop so that I could seat the end cap on snugly. Tiny bit of JB Weld, leave it clamped and snik-snak, hey-ho: new clip. Sure, there are some tool marks on the clip from the pliers, but whatevs. Half-hour hobby time instead of watching TV.

http://raccoonphoto.dtdns.net/nerdygifs/pen%20clip%20construction.jpg

 

 

Then the wife comes home and wants to know WTH the vise is doing on the dinner table. Explain, explain. And she goes to the black hole of the stationery drawer and comes back with a Pigma micron tip pen that has a sleeve clip. Little tight but 3 seconds with the pliers and her fkn solution is better than mine in terms of solidity. Good thing that ol' JB Weld has a long setting time.

http://raccoonphoto.dtdns.net/nerdygifs/pen%20clip%20new.jpg