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Stripped Zebra F402 Feb 19, 2017 9:52:33 GMT -8

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Post by itshardtoknow on Feb 19, 2017 9:52:33 GMT -8

Have a Zebra F402 (think I got it in a SS here a few years ago)...GREAT PEN.
EXCEPT... that dang plastic insert, which is, and has been, stripped.

Do yall know of any easy fix to this?
I know its not an overly expensive pen (like five bucks), but I'd hate to toss it just cause of one little thing.
Maybe there is a simple, cheap solution to this?

revs The Mighty Pen I need more exercise. And beer... Posts: 3,672 Favorite Beer: Cold Favorite Liquor: Jager! Favorite EDC Gear Companies: Maxpedition, Spyderco, 5.11, Victorinox	Stripped Zebra F402 Mar 12, 2017 7:20:02 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by revs on Mar 12, 2017 7:20:02 GMT -8 The plastic insert in the end that holds the tip or the other end that holds the clicker and clip? Sorry, have been busy with the house and forgot my password here. :)

revs The Mighty Pen I need more exercise. And beer... Posts: 3,672 Favorite Beer: Cold Favorite Liquor: Jager! Favorite EDC Gear Companies: Maxpedition, Spyderco, 5.11, Victorinox	Stripped Zebra F402 Mar 12, 2017 7:20:30 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by revs on Mar 12, 2017 7:20:30 GMT -8 P.S. I think that was a pen I sent with the little fixed blade knife.

itshardtoknow Guttermouth Posts: 1,967 ~STAFF~	Stripped Zebra F402 Mar 12, 2017 9:40:21 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by itshardtoknow on Mar 12, 2017 9:40:21 GMT -8 Mar 12, 2017 7:20:30 GMT -8 revs said: P.S. I think that was a pen I sent with the little fixed blade knife. yes! its the end where the tip of the pen comes out, where the cone shaped piece meets the body.

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Stripped Zebra F402 Mar 12, 2017 9:57:54 GMT -8

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Post by revs on Mar 12, 2017 9:57:54 GMT -8

So, the end you use to replace the ink cartridge. Not sure how to repair that one. I'd suggest finding a 701 as an upgrade. Then, use the 402 as a donor for a couple parts to make the 701 almost all metal. There are a ton of videos on the Tube that show how. I've done it a few times myself.

revs The Mighty Pen I need more exercise. And beer... Posts: 3,672 Favorite Beer: Cold Favorite Liquor: Jager! Favorite EDC Gear Companies: Maxpedition, Spyderco, 5.11, Victorinox	Stripped Zebra F402 Mar 12, 2017 9:58:55 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by revs on Mar 12, 2017 9:58:55 GMT -8 Or, give it a bit and when I get rolling in the wood shop again, you can order a custom wooden one from me.
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Stripped Zebra F402 Mar 25, 2017 6:56:02 GMT -8

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Post by itshardtoknow on Mar 25, 2017 6:56:02 GMT -8

Damndest thing happened today.
Im fed up with this pen...well, specifically the plastic insert that the end cap/opening of pen screws on to.
I thought, "Hmmm I wonder if IT is threaded into the metal body...maybe I can take it out and then screw the cap directly to the body?"

So I got out my trusty Skeletool CX which Ive been carrying this week and got to twisting on this plastic body with the pliers.
First I put the tip of the pliers into the the threaded opening of the plastic and tried pulling. Tried twisting. Nothing.

Then I clamped down near the base of the plastic body and started doing the same. No dice.

Damn.

Well I HAVE to do this work for school and the other cheap pen I had in my bag crapped out on me, and the zebra refill wont fit into the other one, too short.
So I put it all back together and thought, "i'll just keep retightening as it strips more and more"
But then it didnt. Used it a few minutes and no issues.
I think when I had the pliers on the inside and gripping really hard that maybe it added a bit of depth to the threads or something cause now its holding very well!

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Post by itshardtoknow on Mar 25, 2017 6:56:02 GMT -8