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Post by davidv on Jun 27, 2020 18:46:20 GMT
Thought I’d make a little thread for the opposite reason of the “When bad things happen to good pens” thread.
This week I rescued a Sheaffer Imperial III that I found on eBay. A previous owner used something that was not fountain pen ink...maybe acrylic calligraphy ink? Whatever it was it did not dissolve at all in water. Had to disassemble and scrape out with a needle and guitar string. Now the ink is flowing and the touchdown filler works too. 😀.
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Post by vertolive on Jun 27, 2020 20:24:16 GMT
Nice save!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 22:32:13 GMT
Awww lovely to hear a happy ending Nice to be able to fix things in this day and age rather than just, as so many do, just throw them away. As a fountain pen virgin though...I had no idea certain inks were not for use in fountain pens I used to just fill my FP that I used in school back in the early 80's with bog standard blue Quink ink from a glass bottle
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Post by davidv on Jun 28, 2020 0:02:04 GMT
Awww lovely to hear a happy ending Nice to be able to fix things in this day and age rather than just, as so many do, just throw them away. As a fountain pen virgin though...I had no idea certain inks were not for use in fountain pens I used to just fill my FP that I used in school back in the early 80's with bog standard blue Quink ink from a glass bottle Quink is good. Inks formulated for fountain pens are water soluble. There are many “calligraphy” “inks” that are particle based, that dry into hard like latex paint. If you let them dry in a fountain pen flushing with water is useless. Some of the “calligraphy” inks are too quick drying and gunky for even dip pens (in my opinion). The marketing on them is tricky. There are a few particle based fountain pen inks that work ok, but they’re special, with very tiny particles that don’t clog pens so bad
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Post by distractedmom on Jun 29, 2020 21:06:26 GMT
Awww lovely to hear a happy ending Nice to be able to fix things in this day and age rather than just, as so many do, just throw them away. As a fountain pen virgin though...I had no idea certain inks were not for use in fountain pens I used to just fill my FP that I used in school back in the early 80's with bog standard blue Quink ink from a glass bottle I made the mistake of putting some calligraphy ink in a fountain pen years ago. I'll never make that mistake again.
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Post by penguy on Mar 22, 2021 22:12:59 GMT
I had a disaster with one of my favorite pens, My Margaret pen, a Weidlich matchstick filler with a wonderful flex nib. The nib gave me nice line variation just writing normal speed with no special attempt at adding more pressure on the downstroke. I was writing a letter and all of a sudden a tine snapped!!!!!! I checked with Greg Minuskin and he said it couldn't be repaired. So I went on, where else, eBay and found two No. 4 Weidlich nibs and purchased them. Both are nails but at least I have Margaret working again. My pen is named Margaret because someone gave someone named Margaret the pen in 1906. I guess if I were 115 years old some part of me might not be working that well!! I'm still looking for a No.5 Weidlich nib with flex.....anyone out there have one?So Margaret is working again!
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Post by distractedmom on Mar 24, 2021 3:37:10 GMT
I had a disaster with one of my favorite pens, My Margaret pen, a Weidlich matchstick filler with a wonderful flex nib. The nib gave me nice line variation just writing normal speed with no special attempt at adding more pressure on the downstroke. I was writing a letter and all of a sudden a tine snapped!!!!!! I checked with Greg Minuskin and he said it couldn't be repaired. So I went on, where else, eBay and found two No. 4 Weidlich nibs and purchased them. Both are nails but at least I have Margaret working again. My pen is named Margaret because someone gave someone named Margaret the pen in 1906. I guess if I were 115 years old some part of me might not be working that well!! I'm still looking for a No.5 Weidlich nib with flex.....anyone out there have one?So Margaret is working again! I haven't named any of my pens. I may need to do this. It's easier than saying "The bright yellow Plaisir" or "the clear Sheaffer student pen with the medium nib." I do refer to my car as "Bertha" though.
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Post by Catida on Mar 26, 2021 19:04:54 GMT
I had a disaster with one of my favorite pens, My Margaret pen, a Weidlich matchstick filler with a wonderful flex nib. The nib gave me nice line variation just writing normal speed with no special attempt at adding more pressure on the downstroke. I was writing a letter and all of a sudden a tine snapped!!!!!! I checked with Greg Minuskin and he said it couldn't be repaired. So I went on, where else, eBay and found two No. 4 Weidlich nibs and purchased them. Both are nails but at least I have Margaret working again. My pen is named Margaret because someone gave someone named Margaret the pen in 1906. I guess if I were 115 years old some part of me might not be working that well!! I'm still looking for a No.5 Weidlich nib with flex.....anyone out there have one?So Margaret is working again! Oh no, I can not click the "like"-button for this. Poor Margaret! I hope you'll find a new flex nib for her one day.
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