Hi! Some days ago I was charging my Souveran 800. Suddenly, the piston was out. Following your video, my loved 800 works perfectly. Greetings form Mexico City.
Old vid but useful! Thanks for posting. Reverse thread heads-up was essential. Great for re-lubing the piston after a thorough cleaning with vinegar solution.
Thanks for the presentation. Very helpful. I just dropped my m800 on the carpet and to my surprise the barrel was disengaged from a part holding a nib. Not seeing any signs of damage I thought it maybe some kind of seal, notch to snap. Not a case. It seams to be glued at the factory. Obviously not enough bonding substance. I am waiting for epoxy from 3M and get my pen back.
+gztsarmata Yea, I believe that the section is just attached to the ink window/barrel of the pen with adhesive and not threaded in addition. I've heard people have sections fall off before but haven't had it happen to me yet *crosses fingers*.
Regular thread is "lefty loosy, righty tighty." That's is, turn clockwise to tighten. With reverse thread, it's clockwise to loosen. That is, reverse thread is opposite of the regular thread.
What I fail to understand is, why does an average pen enthusiast need to disassemble his Pelikan M1000 or the M800 pen? While I like your video, it is, I think, kinda irresponsible to show this, which allows all kinds of newbie schlubs to essentially destroy their valuable pens. Every month at our Pen Posse meetings, some newbie shows up with a Pelikan pen which they have managed to totally f*** up. Just saying.
Disagree. Somehow my piston disengaged from the screw, and I live remotely and it is hard to get a high-quality pen fixed. I managed to fix my beloved pen myself, rather than f*** it! Just saying ;)
Thank you! Have been looking for ages, and have the tool, but didn't know about the reverse thread!! You saved me!!
Hi! Some days ago I was charging my Souveran 800. Suddenly, the piston was out. Following your video, my loved 800 works perfectly. Greetings form Mexico City.
Thank you so much! Your video was so helpful so that I can fix my Pelikan fountain pen. 😊🙏
Old vid but useful! Thanks for posting. Reverse thread heads-up was essential. Great for re-lubing the piston after a thorough cleaning with vinegar solution.
Exactly - reverse thread the key!! Saved me :)
Thank you for the video. The piston assembly backed out while filling and your video saved me a trip to my pen store for repair.
Happened to me too!
will you be able to draw ink just by submerging the breathing hole on the nib? Not submerge the whole nib.
Thanks for the presentation. Very helpful. I just dropped my m800 on the carpet and to my surprise the barrel was disengaged from a part holding a nib. Not seeing any signs of damage I thought it maybe some kind of seal, notch to snap. Not a case. It seams to be glued at the factory. Obviously not enough bonding substance. I am waiting for epoxy from 3M and get my pen back.
+gztsarmata Yea, I believe that the section is just attached to the ink window/barrel of the pen with adhesive and not threaded in addition. I've heard people have sections fall off before but haven't had it happen to me yet *crosses fingers*.
Hi Ziptrickhead. Hope you're doing ok. We haven't heard from you in a long while. Your videos are awesome.
Compliments for your explication sir.
just to be clear, the twsbi wrench doesn't fit any modern Pelikan M series pen
Thank u! So Helpful! Can u explain reverse threads in details?
Regular thread is "lefty loosy, righty tighty." That's is, turn clockwise to tighten.
With reverse thread, it's clockwise to loosen. That is, reverse thread is opposite of the regular thread.
Is the section removable from the barrel?
Yes. Standard thread, not reverse like the piston assembly end.
What's the tool ur using?
That is a TWSBI 7mm wrench. I used a digital caliper. There isn't much torque required. A plastic wrench would work too and not scratch up the piston
What I fail to understand is, why does an average pen enthusiast need to disassemble his Pelikan M1000 or the M800 pen? While I like your video, it is, I think, kinda irresponsible to show this, which allows all kinds of newbie schlubs to essentially destroy their valuable pens. Every month at our Pen Posse meetings, some newbie shows up with a Pelikan pen which they have managed to totally f*** up. Just saying.
Always one ignorant prick in every comment section.
Disagree. Somehow my piston disengaged from the screw, and I live remotely and it is hard to get a high-quality pen fixed. I managed to fix my beloved pen myself, rather than f*** it! Just saying ;)