Moxoftritonytes
October 16th, 2013, 10:04 AM
A few days ago I traded my new black M200 for an old black P30 with rolled gold cap and 14ct gold OB nib which, according to the preowner, didn`t write properly. When the P30 arrived I put the nib section in the ultrasonic cleaner for five minutes before I flushed the pen and loaded it with 4001 royal blue cartridges.
Then I tried to write with it. It skipped a lot and I asked myself why this could still happen after such a thorough cleaning. I took my magnifier and looked at the writing tip which was my biggest suspect. And I was right - the iridium tip had a big baby bottom. So I cured the nib with the japanese fine wetstone and a glass surface from the baby bottom disease and finally had what appeared to be a superbly smooth and medium wet writing OB nib.
Now I know why this old fountain pen still looks like brandnew, because nobody could really write with it.
Sometimes it is the details that can turn a real lemon into a nice writer.
I`m now using the P30 as my main workhorse fountain pen. Because it was truly designed after the cheap but reliable Pelikano school pens with the same ink feed and nib shape it is as easy to maintain and operate as these. It just looks way more elegant with all the gold around. I`m happy to finally having found the reliable, hassle-free c/c filler with gold nib I`ve been after for almost a decade.
Then I tried to write with it. It skipped a lot and I asked myself why this could still happen after such a thorough cleaning. I took my magnifier and looked at the writing tip which was my biggest suspect. And I was right - the iridium tip had a big baby bottom. So I cured the nib with the japanese fine wetstone and a glass surface from the baby bottom disease and finally had what appeared to be a superbly smooth and medium wet writing OB nib.
Now I know why this old fountain pen still looks like brandnew, because nobody could really write with it.
Sometimes it is the details that can turn a real lemon into a nice writer.
I`m now using the P30 as my main workhorse fountain pen. Because it was truly designed after the cheap but reliable Pelikano school pens with the same ink feed and nib shape it is as easy to maintain and operate as these. It just looks way more elegant with all the gold around. I`m happy to finally having found the reliable, hassle-free c/c filler with gold nib I`ve been after for almost a decade.