Anyone know how to remove the piston knob on a Pelikan M800?
Anyone know how to remove the piston knob on a Pelikan M800?
Before you read the many answers and videos you will receive to your question it would be useful to know the following: why is it you feel the need to remove the piston knob?
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Stands on Feet (January 19th, 2022)
Exactly. If you want to grease the piston, you do it from the other end by unscrewing the nib unit.
As a general rule, you shouldn't need to. However, if you really do, it requires a tool of the correct size.
This video is for an M1000, but it's the same for an M800.
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You only do it that way when you can't get the piston out without serious risk of damage to the pen. A Pelikan M400 is a good example, because you have to drive the mechanism out. You're also only passively greasing the piston, at best.
When you can remove it pretty easily (i.e.: in a Pelikan M800), you can grease appropriate portion of the piston directly, and the shaft while you're at it.
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Chrissy (February 15th, 2022)
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