tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post6092174460002801017..comments2024-01-19T03:42:09.902-08:00Comments on A love for fountain pens, inks, and handwriting - Peninkcillin: How to completely disassemble a Lamy Z24 converterPeninkcillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00848625062603548050noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-32008147134031443372014-07-13T07:35:11.450-07:002014-07-13T07:35:11.450-07:00Thanks for this David! The paper towel method is p...Thanks for this David! The paper towel method is pretty intriguing. I have seen these instructions before but since I'm a visual person I decided to make a video on what worked for me. Are there any photo/video instructions out there?Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-47828330167230477272014-07-11T16:16:10.380-07:002014-07-11T16:16:10.380-07:00I just wash it out. =)I just wash it out. =)Windinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-81278896378408693822014-07-11T05:06:13.755-07:002014-07-11T05:06:13.755-07:00Haha well you got it in the end didn't you? I ...Haha well you got it in the end didn't you? I think I specified in the instructions that I'm a guy who has above average grip strength, so there's that. But the metal ring actually was the easiest for me to pull off. In truth, I had already pulled it off several times in the past, in aborted attempts to take the thing apart. So it was already kind of loose for this video.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-22282810476094637212014-07-10T21:06:19.516-07:002014-07-10T21:06:19.516-07:00So I wanted to pop in and let you know I tried thi...So I wanted to pop in and let you know I tried this tonight! It is not as easy as you make it look (at least my converter wasn't LOL). So the black metal ring that you have to twist/pull off (The first step). I had to have my husband pull it off. Took more strength than I had hehe. Also once the converter was cleaned, putting that ring back on was a pain in the.....yea, you get it. The rest was pretty simple. My husband also had to separate the piston assembly from the converter as my nails were not strong enough. Otherwise, it was easy to clean and pretty simple to put back together (for the most part). I had to put some "umph" in getting the black metal ring back on...whew! But it is done and now in my pen inked up with Private Reserve Ebony BlueAshley Shellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-80052327830253174302014-07-08T05:33:44.271-07:002014-07-08T05:33:44.271-07:00Thanks Freddy! I must ask, do you have a Lamy in y...Thanks Freddy! I must ask, do you have a Lamy in your collection?Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-39361343829269742602014-07-08T05:33:19.180-07:002014-07-08T05:33:19.180-07:00I'm so glad I could help. It's such a bumm...I'm so glad I could help. It's such a bummer, these are lovely pens, too bad the ink gunks up in the converter. At the beginning, I actually used to refill the cartridge my Lamy came with, for fear of messing up the converter. But that's not a great solution either, unless you are always using the same ink, because cartridges also have that plastic fitting where they connect with the pen, which loves to catch ink residue.Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-39862806855866413122014-07-08T05:30:16.195-07:002014-07-08T05:30:16.195-07:00Of course I mind! How dare you??? JUST KIDDING! Pl...Of course I mind! How dare you??? JUST KIDDING! Please share all you want and thanks for visiting!Peninkcillinhttp://peninkcillin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-24206625054768938502014-07-08T04:01:12.052-07:002014-07-08T04:01:12.052-07:00Thank you, thank you so much for this post! Some i...Thank you, thank you so much for this post! Some ink got stuck in the piston part of my converter, too, and I'd need to disassemble it to get it out. I don't use my converter anymore because cartridges have more capacity and they're easier to maintain, but I'm sure that this will be very useful for many people.Windinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-39527638739566398362014-07-07T21:58:31.790-07:002014-07-07T21:58:31.790-07:00Thank you! I have recently started noticing this i...Thank you! I have recently started noticing this issue with my Lamy converters. Nice to have a post that shows me how to do this. Hope you do not mind, but I would like to share this on my blog :)Ashley Shellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345867425183730081.post-12058673330493124112014-07-07T21:12:18.111-07:002014-07-07T21:12:18.111-07:00Nicely done! ;-)Nicely done! ;-)Freddynoreply@blogger.com