Hello everyone, I'll just get to the point: 1. How to change the nib on the Mare? 2. How to dis-assemble the pen? So, that I can flush and clean the inside. 3. Should I do the above by myself or do I need to take it back to the service shop? Any help appreciated. Ictop

So what have I got here ? I seem to be collecting a set of these things but I've no idea what model they are. The model guides I've seen don't really lower themselves to the steel nibs 8-) 1950s Touchdowns, F1 steel nibs, plastic cap, narrow chrome band, "Sheaffer'S" on a silver clip and no...

* Buy $497.02 worth of groceries for $2.02! So what's his secrets? Dear friends, This may sound unbeleivable,but it's true! How would you like to walk into your favorite grocery store with a measly$5.bill then walk out with over $200 in groceries that you got virtualy for free? If this sounds...

Here's an annoying problem. I hope someone has an easy fix for me. BTW I'm kicking myself for not finding this group years ago. My daily workhorse is a perfectly adjusted (luck, not adjusting) Sheaffer Prelude. Writes like a dream with a nice wet medium line - for about three pages. Then, the...

I have some nice fountain pens, including a Parker Inflection and a Waterman Elite II and Phileas. For the heck of it, I bought 2 knockoff fountain pens for a couple of bucks each on ebay, one a Waterman style and one a Mont Blanc style. The pens look pretty nice, but the nibs, "Iridium Point...

I've recently changed jobs and now spend more time at a desk. Does anyone have a recommendation for a desk fountain pen? I Have an old snorkel that I love but it is too slim for me to use for more than just signatures. TIA, Jeff

I have a Parker Frontier Flighter FP. My searches for a matching BP and MP have yielded button clicker versions, but, if memory serves, there were also cap clicker versions of the BP and MP. Am I confusing different Flighter models for the Frontier Flighter? If not, anyone know where I could find...

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Hello - I downloaded the posts and immediately found what I was looking for - recommendations regarding pens. I am looking for, (I am at least partly sure about these criteria) a vintage, classic, fed from an ink bottle, finer point (nib) type fountain pen. I know it's an open ended question to...

Fellow Collectors, The first Raleigh Pen Show is quickly approaching. June 3-6 in Raleigh, NC. The site has been updated with a list of exhibitors who have requested space at the show. Exhibitors: If you want your website, email, and/or logo on the Exhibitors page, please contact me.

Hi, I have a couple of ST Dupont Orpheos that share a common problem - neither pen will "start" on the first downstroke after being picked up from my desk (laying flat) or removed from my pocket (nib end up). They've acted this way since I bought them. I've already sent them in to ST Dupont for...

send me information regarding best price and availability ; is Japanese M nib similar to other M??? Fred

Anyone with an Afrika with a fine nib wish to comment on the nib smoothness and general fit and function of the pen. I fell in love with the pen from the photos. --Steve

I had a really bad day yesterday, bad enough I feel a cold coming on from just the stress. I decided that a spiffy little Omas 360 Midi in Purple was just the thing. I'd spied one on my last visit to my local pen store (Signatore). I just love it! Now I just need to find the perfect purple ink...

----- I have not been able to dip into or buy a bottle of Noodler's Beaver. Art Brown in NYC seems to have sold out early on, and has not yet received a new shipment of it. I bought bottles of the Burgundy (original formula), Nightshade, Tiananmen Red, and Red-Black. I also have a few bottles...

Anyone know if Aurora makes or plans on making the M.O. in any of the Optima colors. The red is nice but... not that I can afford one any time soon but it might go higher on the wishlist if they had more choices in colors. Anyone *tried* the M.O. and if so what were your impressions? kcat -...

Anyone have experience with this pencil? I have an 800 fp and would like to get the matching pencil. --Steve

Hi, I recently have received some "complaints" from some friends and coworkers about my handwriting. It is cursive, and I use F/M nibs (of course fps). What's going on? My handwriting is not bad; it is not like that rounded and separated letters some (most) people use though. A coworker even...

I need some suggestions on how to remove a stubborn feed section. General feed removal tips are welcome. More specific I just acquired a PARKER SENIOR STREAMLINE YELLOW DUOFOLD. No chips or cracks very clean with black ends. I should just polish it and put it on display but a pen should be in...

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** Subject: SPC Meeting this Saturday! Greetings Fellow Fountain Pen Lovers! We will be holding an SPC meeting this Saturday at the Embassy Suites Fort Lauderdale (1100 SE 17th Street) at 6 PM EST. I will be bringing tools to show how to...