Madman1978
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I had an issue with this pen and the wood cracking. Needless to say, I need to replace it. However, I cannot get the bottom insert of the cap to come out. Any suggestions?
Disassemble a Majestic
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carlmorrell
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I am not one to give advice on this. But I have tried it. I can tell you what won't work... The insert is plastic. I am usually very nervous doing the assembly since there is so much friction. I have tried once or twice to remove it using a transfer punch. I ended up damaging the plastic. In my case I had nice bodies I wanted to keep, ended up buying kits to scavenge parts from.
Yeah, I've tried it before and failed using PSI's pen assembly/disassembly press for the same reason Carl mentions.
That long plastic insert was too thin and fragile to allow me to overcome the friction created trying to remove it.
That long plastic insert was too thin and fragile to allow me to overcome the friction created trying to remove it.
I've only disassembled rollerballs with the plastic insert because of blank issues where I had no intention of keeping the turned barrel. That being said I carefully sand down the barrel until almost through the brass tube, wiggling back and forth until the brass tube starts breaking and it will pull out. You'll obviously need a new tube, but the pen parts will be reusable to make a new barrel. Just be careful about hitting any exposed part while sanding. I use a stand up belt sander that has a 1 inch belt.
RKB
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jttheclockman
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I have been successful and my method start with Vaseline on that black insert at all times when using that type kit. I knock the cap end off. I screw the nib back on and then just punch the whole thing out. They usually slide out easily because I had used the lubricant in the first place. Before I even press that part in I check to see how tight it is and may hit with some 220 grit sandpaper. These are things you learn from having to fix the oops. I use a wood dowel when hammering on the nib so not to deform or scratch it.