Tutorials
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Harvesting cork for gaskets
Occasionally, I repair a piston filler pen that needs a new cork gasket (like this oneand this one). One place to find cork is at the top of a wine...
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Lever repair in a Wahl Doric
I’ve been using a Wahl Eversharp oversized Doric with an adjustable nib since I purchased one online around Christmas (actually, I bought it on Christmas Day… shopping for toys while...
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Romillopens Workshop – Video
Notice that he’s making his nibs one-by-one – by hand…
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Inside the Montblanc factory
“You might not know this, but the well known maker of wristwatches also happens to make pens.”
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Repair info for a Swan Visofil
These are two good articles on the restoration or repair of a Swan Visofil. The US version of the original patent for the Visofil mechanism can be found...