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The bar has been set very high by Kristian.
Thanks. I been practising for years I think it went rather fine [emoji4]
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My one and only fountain pen and my favorite ink. Fountain pens can be fascinating and beautiful. This is a proven workhorse of a pen and will not win a beauty contest.
It's a cool design. Very smooth. Mont Blanc made nibs like that. I never tried one thou. I use mine everyday at work, for notes. It's pretty old school, but I can keep my focus on the people instead of a PC.
A fountain pen, like a straight razor allows us to occupy another dimension, a quieter world, functioning at less than warp drive.
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I've been fountain penning a lot more lately, but just realised I can't find a replacement insert for my notebook. Apparently in the UK they don't do a 5x7 inch.
Still writing with the old trusty Mntblanc fountain pens. My handwriting is terrible and the fountain pen slows my hand down, making the text more legible.
Folks,
I need a help please!
I was using my Mont Blank for almost 6 years without any single issue. Long story - short.
One day we moved in to a new house and I "lost" my pen.
Recently, Mrs. found it somewhere and of course, the ink dried inside. I tried different manipulations with soaking in the water, washing, cleaning... Nothing!
Maybe someone has an experience in that kind of issue?
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Well I think it's pretty straightforward. Take out your ink container and simply rinse it with water. If you can't remove the ink cartridges, then put the entire pen in cold water for 24 hours. That should do it.
I clean vintage pens by putting them in water for some hours, and then clean the pen with a ultrasound cleaner. Often the procedure is done 2-3 times.
The pen must be completely clean from old ink, and no color should remain when soaking up water and releasing it again.
Perhaps you been using wrong ink? All ink dry out, but there's a big difference in tush and ink. All ink should be made to fountain pens. If you are using iron gall ink, it will likely cloak your ink flow.
Thank you Kristian.
I was always used only the original ink containers.
I'll give another try. Traveling tomorrow for 3-4 days, so will put it in the water for that period.
Just curios, what is it "ultrasound cleaner"?
My current go to desk pen. Sorry it's not a fountain pen. I could not pass it up years ago. WW2 vintage Esterbrook 444 Dip-Less desk set with USN logo. The nib is a steel 9128 and suppose to be flexible but I find it very stiff.
I've used fountain pens for years. I can remember using my father's Sheaffer fountain pen in high school. It had a bladder and didn't hold much ink so I bought one of the new fangled fountain pens that had a replaceable cartridge.
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Another dip pen. I bought this as a gift for my wife. It has English hallmarks but I've not bothered to look them up. The nib is gold plated steel and very flexible. Fun to write with.
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OK so this one is not a dip pen. Namiki Falcon with a wet noodle nib. Hand is a bit shaky I need more coffee.:)
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the Lamy 2000 is a great pen for long writing sessions. I have two of them, with the nibs customized by Michael Masuyama. One ground to an extra fine (japanese fine) and another ground from a broad to a medium. I use them every day for first draft work.
I also love the Pilot Vanishing Point pens. Actually, I prefer the sleeker edition, the Decimo, which is all I use from that range. For those who have not tried the Pilot Capless series (VP, Decimo), the nibs are remarkable. Slightly flexible and precise.
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Getting rid of the dried ink may take a little more than water.Quote:
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Here is one guide. How To Clean A Fountain Pen
A baby nose cleaning bulb with the tip cut down works well to push cleaning solution through the nib.
I just received a second Lamy safari with 1.1mm nib. It is simple but seems to write nicely, doesn't look fancy enough to get stolen and is fairly comfy to use.
My first one has a left hand nib, despite being left handed I don't like it all that much. There is nothing specifically wrong with it but nibs are quite personal.
Agreed Ed
I feel like every time I write with my fountain pen it becomes a little more 'my pen.' At the atomic level perhaps...
Someday when a stranger picks up my pen and tries it, he or she may say, 'what the hell is wrong withs this nib?'
They may well do so, I am sure that over time the nib will wear a little to suit how you hold the pen.Quote:
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Ive soaked the pen in the water since last Saturday. Let's see. Probably I've send it out to nib specialist.Quote:
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Thanks
My new Kaweco Brass Sport, second day in the pocket.
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Over time the brass will patina, a welcome addition to the unique character of the pen.
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Been playing with this setup for a few days. It's a Jinhao X750 with a Zebra G nib. I think it's just about where I want it now.
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That's a very nice setup. Did you custom build it yourself, or did you buy it that way? I use the G nib, on my oblique pens, but haven't tried it on a fountain pen. I'm curious about how long the nib will last. Mine doesn't last very long, but I'm using iron gall inks, that eat the nib through corrosion. I guess fountain pen ink, won't do that.
Your pen gives you a flexible nib and that's clearly the best.
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so is that a dip pen nib grafted onto a fountain pen body? was that easy to do? how did you do it?Quote:
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http://www.parkablogs.com/content/ho...b-fountain-pen I found this on the web. I'll recommend special pliers. They can be bought on eBay ready with protective rubber.
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The zebra G is a dip nib. It wasn't too tough to get it fitted. I'm a complete fountain pen novice so I'm sure there are better ways to set these up. The nib didn't sit right on the feed so I flattened it slightly using pliers to press it against the shaft of a screw driver. I filed the channel on the feed to increase ink flow and boiled it for about 25 second to get it set just righ. It can be kind of slow to start writing, but it does pretty well once the ink starts flowing. The nibs are about $1 each and it's a $3 pen so I wasn't too worried about ruining anything.Quote:
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That link looks kind of like what I did. His pictures of removing the nib and feed with pliers is a very bad idea though. Best to flush it out with water first. Then wrap the nib and feed with a towel and pull it straight out by hand. Takes some effort but it's not too bad. Also it looks like he didn't do any work on the feed. The end needs to be lightly touching the nib. Too much pressure and it will flex the tines, so it needs to be just right. You also need to increase the ink flow because this nib uses tons of ink.Quote:
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I use fountain pens often but I've never done any work on them before. My techniques Are probably all wrong, but it works. I may try to increase the ink flow a bit more but I want to try some different inks first. I've only tried it with Noodlers X feather.
You can buy the nibs in packs of 10 for about $11 so they're cheap enough to experiment.
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Hi.
I just restored this vintage Montblanc 136 pen. Actually I refitted the nib in a new Montblanc 146 copy. This sounds like blaspheme, but the old pen was beyond restoration.
I've used the old pen daily a couple of years, with the resin couldn't take daily use, so it cracked. I've tried several experts, but nobody could help me.
The nib is a fine OB fully flexible nib. It writes perfect. It went out of production around 1959. In my opinion these where never equaled by modern pens.
I have another pen in progress, but you will have to wait to see that :-)
I simply love this pen. I've own a lot of pens, and around 6 vintage MBs, but this one writes the best.http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...f198bb9c4e.jpg
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Finally my birthday present arrived from repair at Montblanc Germany. It's a 149, their biggest pen. This one was made in 1955 - 1960. It's a flexible medium nib. The medium is broader then I usually like in a pen, but these '60ties pen with flex are so rare.
This one was a find.
It will come to good use on work. I use my pens daily, taking notes and practicing.
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wow
great penmanship!
Ya my tally book never looked that good, mine is more like something from out space and needs translated by a cross eyed mule! Beautiful penmanship. Tc
Came in today a set of parler pens.
45 Fountain pen Med nib
Clickety ballpoint
Mechanical pencil
Fibre tip
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Ballpoint, fountain pen and pencil all work like a dream, very happy. The fibre has no cartridge and parker no longer make the refill, but I hear some have success with rollerball refills so may try that.
Definitely think this will make a good suit wearing set. Inlike to keep a pen on hand when I'm out in a suit 😂
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My go to fountain pen is a Cross Art Deco platinum plated. I love all things Art Deco, including that pen.
Two of my favorites that I use most of the time.
A Karas Kustoms Fountain K Pen
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The other is a titanium Namisu Nova pen with a titanium nib.
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Jinhao 159, very large fountain pen, everyday user for me. No specialist here for sure but the vintage fountain pen I used before seemed like they were always scratching the paper. This Jinhao just glides nicely.
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Never had the nib fall off, and since I changed ink it doesn't seem to dry up like the old one did.Quote:
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