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manoeuver
August 14th, 2012, 02:06 PM
I was going to give the nib and exposed feed a good cleaning, but the feed came out.

Ok, so I cleaned the whole feed. It should slip right back in, yes?

no.

(ok, it's back in, I credit the starting of this thread so I'll see it through and post it.)

feed's looking pretty chewed up, we'll see if it works anymore.

never pulled one of these feeds before- they are hard to get back in.
KrazyIvan
August 14th, 2012, 02:08 PM
Yes, but align it. I think there is a groove it slides into and then clicks in place. That is if it is anything like my old Vista. I have not pulled the feed on my Al-Star yet.
manoeuver
August 14th, 2012, 02:20 PM
yeah, I had a lot of trouble til I got it lined up just right.
Bogon07
August 14th, 2012, 04:49 PM
That must be a relief to get it back in.
Have you inked it up to test it yet ?
manoeuver
August 14th, 2012, 05:48 PM
Not yet. It's already been a tough week.

I did ink up one of my serwex guys from fprevolution to console myself. So far I'm pleased.
Petergly
August 15th, 2012, 01:12 AM
Anyone know if the al-star feed is the same as the safari? I did the same thing to my safari the othe day, but it went straight back in. No problems - so far...
manoeuver
August 15th, 2012, 04:56 AM
I don't know for sure but I do think so, Peter.
manoeuver
August 23rd, 2012, 02:16 PM
It works.

Win!

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/timhofmann/IMG_20120823_161426.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/timhofmann/IMG_20120823_161402.jpg
KrazyIvan
August 23rd, 2012, 03:03 PM
*It's alive! It's aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive Igor, Mwuhahahahahaha *cough* *gasp*
manoeuver
August 24th, 2012, 05:58 AM
I used it to sign some important paperwork yesterday. everybody used it and made fun of me. it was awesome.
KrazyIvan
August 24th, 2012, 09:38 AM
Made fun of you?
manoeuver
August 24th, 2012, 02:00 PM
Made fun of you?I know I can't be the only one who takes a good deal of friendly ribbing over my little pen problem. Every time I pull out another pen my biz partner is like 'is that a 1.5 flexy?'
KrazyIvan
August 24th, 2012, 04:09 PM
They don't say anything since the last force choke incident. :crazy_pilot:
Xenomorph
September 27th, 2012, 07:27 AM
As a current AL-star owner I winced at this article:cry: but I hope the pen don't cause any future problems for you.
JoeTxMarine
September 29th, 2012, 02:26 PM
Agreed, using my Ocean Blue Al-Star now and this post made me a little nervous.
JoeTxMarine
September 29th, 2012, 02:29 PM
What size is that nib?
manoeuver
September 30th, 2012, 02:54 PM
What size is that nib?
Joe, that's the 1.5mm ita!ic nib.

Pen's been writing just fine since I got it put back together. Don't be nervous. I've beat the hell out of this pen for almost ten years. took that long for the feed to get loose enough to come out.
mmccabe_
April 24th, 2013, 09:13 PM
So I know this is an older thread but the Goulet's actually posted a pretty helpful video on it today. Figured I'd attach the link here just in case anyone else stumbles across this looking for a solution!

http://www.inknouveau.com/2013/04/safely-replacing-lamy-feed.html