Draining Safety Pen? Waterman 42 Safety

[theodore94]

I bought a Waterman 42 Safety a few years ago at a flea market in France. I realize I never had a chance to try it out, so I thought I'd check the seal. I filled up a syringe with a little bit of water and then inserted it into the pen right next to the nib (with the nib un-extended). Some water went in, and the seal at the bottom held... good news! But now I don't know how to "drain" the water so that I can put ink in. Sorry if this is a basic question, but I want to make sure I don't damage the pen!

 

Thanks!!

[tmenyc]

Extend the nib partway and turn it upside down. Pretend you put it in the vest pocket of your best suit. It will empty for sure. 

 

Tim

[theodore94]

I did as you said, and the water came out in little spurts. I think it's drained -- I didn't put a ton of water in there. I think the trick about thinking about my favorite suit really did the trick.

 

I put a little Black Waterman ink in, and it seems to be working.... but the nib retracts with basically any pressure to the page. Fortunately it didn't dump ink all over the page. Is that normal, or does this need a repair?

[hari317]

Needs repair. 

[shalitha33]

if nib is moving when you are writing then the chances are that the seal isn't exactly good.  It might also be the case that the pin inside is replaced at some point with something thats is not exactly matching.

You can try to open it up and check the inside if you like. To do so extend the nib half way and unscrew the bottom half. move the nib as you unscrew the end bit. Do the same in reverse when putting it all back. I would make sure nib isn't moved all the way to either side when disassembling to ensure that i dont put any pressure on the spiral unit. This might not be the proper way to do this (i'm no expert).

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If you happen to see following type of inside then STOP. Base on its a 42, its not going to be of this type. so don't worry