Tutorials
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Mixing inks
You should NOT mix fountain pen inks. In some cases, doing so can cause precipitates to form that will clog a fountain pen and require a lot of cleaning. However,...
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Making of a Hakase custom fountain pen
Of course, this is not the world’s first custom-made fountain pen… but the process they show here is pretty standard, so it’s certainly worth watching.
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New star for an old pen: Part 2
I have tried for years to figure out a way of replacing missing stars in the caps of vintage Montblanc pens. Doing so is especially necessary when the missing star...
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“Iridium” point?
Two good articles from once-upon-a-time about whether there is any iridium in “Iridium Point” nibs. Where’s the Iridium? How can we talk about Iridium?
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Parker 51 Identification
I spent the afternoon trying to figure out which models of Parker 51 I have. To do this, I used the system at http://www.parkercollector.com/parker51.html, which is a great source of...
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New star for an old pen: Part 1
This posting is incomplete. I’ll come back and finish it off once I get the recipe to work properly. One problem with old Montblanc pens is that they are occasionally...
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How NOT to disassemble a Sheaffer
Today I learned how to NOT disassemble a Sheaffer Triumph 500. I had to get inside it to fix the vacuum piston and I made the incorrect assumption that it...
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Cursive W
This blog posting has some interesting examples of the cursive “w” that might be useful for calligraphers.