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Hi, I just received a vintage Rotring Renaissance. I need to take it apart for cleaning. At first I thought the nib section will just screw out like the Pelikan nib. But it feels really tight and I don't dare to apply more force. Does anybody know about this pen? Am I supposed to screw the nib or just pull it out? I did some research on Youtube but didn't find any video of any help.

 

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A search on eBay for Rotring Renaissance will bring up these pens and also spare nib/feed units. You will see from the eBay photographs that the nib/feed units are indeed Pelikan-like screw fitted.

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6 hours ago, hungchief said:

Do you have any tips?

One above all others... don't force it!

 

If something breaks .... game-over.

If you are gentle, cautious, but it does not budge, then all is still good to try again tomorrow.

 

I have a few methods for pulling out reluctant friction-fit slide-in feeds in old pens. But all my screw-fit feeds were bought new, so those pens have never got stuck.

 

Ideally you need a reply from someone who has worked on a few similar Rotrings and who knows what works, and what the pitfalls are.

 

You can't go wrong with a long soak in water with a little detergent added though. So that's my closing tip.

 

 

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7 hours ago, dipper said:

One above all others... don't force it!

 

If something breaks .... game-over.

If you are gentle, cautious, but it does not budge, then all is still good to try again tomorrow.

 

I have a few methods for pulling out reluctant friction-fit slide-in feeds in old pens. But all my screw-fit feeds were bought new, so those pens have never got stuck.

 

Ideally you need a reply from someone who has worked on a few similar Rotrings and who knows what works, and what the pitfalls are.

 

You can't go wrong with a long soak in water with a little detergent added though. So that's my closing tip.

 

 

 

Thank you very much. I'll try it tonight. This pen seems to be a bit obscure, I cant find much about it

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