Jump to content

Pelikan MK30 STIFF Piston


ceebert

Recommended Posts

I’ve got a lovely Pelikan 30, a black one to go with my blue ones. The piston is stiff to operate. I’ve used lubricating ink, which relieve thing somewhat, but within a couple of fills with my standard Diamine Registrars, I’m back to stiff again. 
 

I’ve never opened any of these pens - I’ve got a 20 and three 30s - because I’ve never had to. Is there a clever way of going about lubricating the piston, without all the yanking and pressing and probably cracking? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 3
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • ceebert

    2

  • hari317

    1

  • MHBru

    1

Top Posters In This Topic

get some silicon grease from on the online pen retailers... not from HomeDepot.. not the same stuff.  A small dab ... pin head sized ... on the tip of a toothpick .  clean the pen.. remove the nib unit and use the toothpick to get the grease up around the piston head... no need to be perfect but don't use too much.... that's it and you'll be good to go.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

10 hours ago, ceebert said:

I’ve got a lovely Pelikan 30, a black one to go with my blue ones. The piston is stiff to operate. I’ve used lubricating ink, which relieve thing somewhat, but within a couple of fills with my standard Diamine Registrars, I’m back to stiff again. 
 

I’ve never opened any of these pens - I’ve got a 20 and three 30s - because I’ve never had to. Is there a clever way of going about lubricating the piston, without all the yanking and pressing and probably cracking? 

 

the lubricate from front approach is difficult on these pens. However, the piston fillers are designed to come apart. This is a good thread with some great pics in it:

 

https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/3403-Leaky-Pelikan-30-P30-or-M30?p=39969&viewfull=1#post39969

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 4/8/2021 at 3:12 AM, hari317 said:

 

the lubricate from front approach is difficult on these pens. However, the piston fillers are designed to come apart. This is a good thread with some great pics in it:

 

https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/3403-Leaky-Pelikan-30-P30-or-M30?p=39969&viewfull=1#post39969


Thankee, thankee. One of my attractions to Pelikans is the nib assembly, and the ease that brings to cleaning and maintenance - DRI ain’t Baystate, but it’s no slouch. Maybe on a morning that I haven’t had much coffee yet, I’ll dive in. 
 

Thank you again 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...