WSCC pen

[stephenh]

When I joined the club last September I received a WSCC pen. It has now run out, and I wonder how I can take it apart to put a refill in it, or is it sealed and impossible to refill?

I've tried twisting it and I've tried pulling it, but it wont budge.

[MK11]

Yes, if you look under the pocket clip you should see a funny shaped recess.  At the top end of this recess is a retaining clip that must be depressed to remove the top of the pen, the ink should then be accessible.

I just like dismantling things to see how they work before anyone asks.

[Tubs]

I just like dismantling things to see how they work before anyone asks.

Isn't that what Jeffrey Dahmer used to say?

Tubs

[Mark Stanton]

Depends on what style pen you have                

[KerryS]

I find a hammer and screwdriver dismantles most things.

Sometimes they're not much use afterwards tho    

[stephenh]

Well Matthew you were right. After much fiddling with a letter opener, got it undone. Bought a refill (35p.) tried to put it back together again and broke it! So not only do I now noty have my pen, but I'm 35p down for an unwanted pen refill. Do you think it might sell on the Parts for Sale page?    

[Buzz Billsberry]

This club amazes me!! I LOVE IT!!  A thread on a refill for a pen!! and people have replied!!! It should have really gone on the technical section

Buzz  

[M11 BRD]

I want to know why I haven't got a WSCC pen

That I can break..........

[pistonbroke 2]

I thought they broke when you got them.

[Mikey91]

Well Matthew you were right. After much fiddling with a letter opener, got it undone. Bought a refill (35p.) tried to put it back together again and broke it! So not only do I now noty have my pen, but I'm 35p down for an unwanted pen refill. Do you think it might sell on the Parts for Sale page?    

If anyone else has a broken one perhaps you  should all meet up and salvage the parts to make a good one then you can all share it you could even start a penshare club!!!

[Blatman]

I think the new pens come in kit form, and they have been updated so the "bodywork" is a bit different, and there is a choice of refills from nornal ink or gel type ink, and a choice of nib thickness too.

You can of course buy a more expensive pen in metal (tin) from a rival company, in "ready built" form. You just need to put the refill in the body of the pen, and away you go. It doesn't write any better, but the design is older and dates back to when Shakespeare was a lad so it has some form of implied heritage, despite the fact that the Bard never used a ball point. But if you can't spell, you can't spell, no matter how good the pen may be...

[philsugrue]

I think the new pens come in kit form, and they have been updated so the "bodywork" is a bit different, and there is a choice of refills from nornal ink or gel type ink, and a choice of nib thickness too.

You can of course buy a more expensive pen in metal (tin) from a rival company, in "ready built" form. You just need to put the refill in the body of the pen, and away you go. It doesn't write any better, but the design is older and dates back to when Shakespeare was a lad so it has some form of implied heritage, despite the fact that the Bard never used a ball point. But if you can't spell, you can't spell, no matter how good the pen may be...

Excellent        

[stephenh]

Before I throw it in the bin, can anyone tell me if my pen will be a narrow bodied one, and if so whether the factory can still supply spare parts? I got it new last September.

[Blatman]

If it was new last year, it'll be a wide body for sure...

[Asterix]

I tried my pen with the wide nib as suggested but in medium to quick writing I just found it would scrub out when I was trying to turn faster (underwrite). Changed to the narrower nib at the front and the pen had a much better feel, much more balanced. Not sure if it was any faster, but it felt more right.

Am now wondering whether to go for the softer ink all round.