Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Tools

  1. #1
    Senior Member FredRydr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Carlisle, Pennsylvania USA
    Posts
    4,909
    Thanks
    1,396
    Thanked 6,390 Times in 2,505 Posts
    Rep Power
    18

    Default Tools

    Francis made these 14 years ago, and they continue to work their magic on vintage Meisterstucks.

    IMG_0314.jpeg

  2. The Following 11 Users Say Thank You to FredRydr For This Useful Post:

    + Show/Hide list of the thanked

    amk (July 1st, 2022), bunnspecial (June 28th, 2022), catbert (June 28th, 2022), Chrissy (June 27th, 2022), Empty_of_Clouds (June 27th, 2022), fountainpenkid (June 28th, 2022), jeffj (June 27th, 2022), junglejim (June 29th, 2022), Marsilius (June 28th, 2022), pajaro (June 28th, 2022), welch (July 6th, 2022)

  3. #2
    FPG Donor ♕ Chrissy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,405
    Thanks
    6,879
    Thanked 10,367 Times in 3,978 Posts
    Rep Power
    24

    Default Re: Tools

    Are all of those nib removal tools different sizes? I always thought that type were the best and closest to what Montblanc probably use but when I asked Francis for one he had sadly stopped making them. I bought one on ebay that is a flat piece of metal similar to the one with the white handle but the end pins on there look so thin that I'm sure they would break off with the slightest resistance. I never even tried it out.

    Can anyone new step up and make some like those?
    Last edited by Chrissy; June 27th, 2022 at 11:58 PM.
    Regards, Chrissy | My Review Blog: inkyfountainpens

  4. #3
    Senior Member FredRydr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Carlisle, Pennsylvania USA
    Posts
    4,909
    Thanks
    1,396
    Thanked 6,390 Times in 2,505 Posts
    Rep Power
    18

    Default Re: Tools

    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy View Post
    Are all of those nib removal tools different sizes? I always thought that type were the best and closest to what Montblanc probably use but when I asked Francis for one he had sadly stopped making them. I bought one on ebay that is a flat piece of metal similar to the one with the white handle but the end pins on there look so thin that I'm sure they would break off with the slightest resistance. I never even tried it out.

    Can anyone new step up and make some like those?
    Yes, each spanner is a different size for 142 through 149 with pins oriented in different fashion for the vintage versus modern collars. The tool you mention is for threaded piston mechanisms.

    If your tool is made of steel, it should easily withstand the force required to unscrew the piston mechanism. If made of lesser material, then perhaps not.

    Dale Beebe of pentooling.com sells tools for the same purpose but with handles on them; I've never tried them. At one time, I yearned for a knockout block made like a Montblanc original, which allowed side-entry of the nib into the hole because the width of the 149 nib's shoulders is wider than the section, but I learned to adapt.

  5. #4
    FPG Donor ♕ Chrissy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Posts
    11,405
    Thanks
    6,879
    Thanked 10,367 Times in 3,978 Posts
    Rep Power
    24

    Default Re: Tools

    I have two tools. One is for threaded pistons and one is meant to be for 146 nibs. The piston tool works perfectly. I've no idea what they are made from.
    Regards, Chrissy | My Review Blog: inkyfountainpens

  6. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2021
    Location
    St. Louis area
    Posts
    353
    Thanks
    57
    Thanked 211 Times in 115 Posts
    Rep Power
    3

    Default Re: Tools

    Beautiful!

    I have one of the tweezer-type tools for nib removal that works fine on everything I've tried it on(vintage 144, 146s and 149s up to 2014). The pins are quite sturdy, but nowhere near as nice as these.

    For piston removal, I have the combo wrench from PenTooling that will do 146/149s on one end and M800/1000s on the other end. I also have one from them for telescopic pistons-it's a dainty looking tool but does the job.

    Fred, I'm intrigued on the 149 knock-out block, and I'm wondering about making my own now. I killed a collar from a 149 2-piece barrel one time because I hadn't realized it was resting on the "lip" rather than the sturdier center part of the collar. It's a shame I'm not much of a woodworker as it seems as though something like that might not be terrible to make out of a block of wood.

  7. #6
    Senior Member manoeuver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Near Midwest, US
    Posts
    1,594
    Thanks
    1,227
    Thanked 1,081 Times in 555 Posts
    Rep Power
    15

    Default Re: Tools

    from the looks of them they'll outlast the pens by a century or more

  8. The Following User Says Thank You to manoeuver For This Useful Post:

    welch (July 6th, 2022)

  9. #7
    Senior Member FredRydr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Carlisle, Pennsylvania USA
    Posts
    4,909
    Thanks
    1,396
    Thanked 6,390 Times in 2,505 Posts
    Rep Power
    18

    Default Re: Tools

    Quote Originally Posted by bunnspecial View Post
    ...Fred, I'm intrigued on the 149 knock-out block, and I'm wondering about making my own now...it seems as though something like that might not be terrible to make out of a block of wood.
    I found it! (My recall of what it looked like was way off.) You can see how a nib wider than a section will not be a problem with the knock-out block that appears in this video by Horst Max Schrage: https://youtu.be/PyUpjuMENAQ Scroll to 1:57 for the knock-out block.

    Here is a screen shot from the video:

    post-11154-0-71811900-1590407994.jpeg
    Last edited by FredRydr; June 30th, 2022 at 07:31 AM.

  10. #8
    Senior Member FredRydr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Carlisle, Pennsylvania USA
    Posts
    4,909
    Thanks
    1,396
    Thanked 6,390 Times in 2,505 Posts
    Rep Power
    18

    Default Re: Tools

    Note that Marcos Schrage (Horst Max Schrage's son) makes and offers tools for servicing Montblanc pens:

    https://www.mspens.de/english/shop/tools/

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •