Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
Charles writes:

When I took it out and started to write with it, as soon as the cap,
which I had posted, came into contact with my hand just slightly, it
immediately popped off the pen. I have tried this many times and
always get the same result.

[...]

Anyone ever heard of this happening? Perhaps someone knows of a
simple way of fixing it?

Simply put, you shouldn't post your MontBlanc. This is the advice I
have heard in multiple places from multiple people for quite some
time. You could do some things to make it post, but any solution to
you should make sure that you don't put any pressure on the cap.
MontBlanc resins are known to be more brittle than other resins, and
putting pressure on them over time can result in a weakening in the
pen's structure, and result in cracks or chips.

Of course, plenty of people post their pens, and plenty of people have
them working just fine that way, but it can have negative long term
side effects.


Long ago I was informed that in order not to mar a 'pricey' pen, it
shouldn't be posted and that the cap should be placed open side down on the
surface of your desk. Haven't you noticed circular 'ethchings' on pen's
barrel caused by continued posting? All this is irrelevant to all but 'anal'
collectors concerned about maintaing a costly pen's new pristene appearance.

Aaron Hsu