A small victory
I've just finished my very first actual fountain pen repair: I replaced the broken clip on my favorite Skyline with the clip from another Skyline. Not much, but I'm not a very handy person and I feel good about it. And special thanks to Richard Binder, whose instructions on how to do this are fantastic. Fidgety stuff, especially with my fat fingers. But yay, my nice pen can go back to the pocket.
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Last edited by fqgouvea; August 19th, 2015 at 12:50 PM.
carlc (August 20th, 2015), chojo (August 24th, 2015), Crazyorange (August 19th, 2015), cwent2 (August 19th, 2015), farmdogfan (August 25th, 2015), fountainpenkid (August 24th, 2015), Jon Szanto (August 19th, 2015)
Re: A small victory
Well done.
It is allways nicer when it is done by oneself.
Enjoy it.
fqgouvea (August 19th, 2015)
Re: A small victory
I know what you mean. I have yet to venture into repairs, but I would like to try my hand at it. I understand replacing sacs is quite easy.
Lady Onogaro
"Be yourself--everybody else is already taken." --Oscar Wilde
fqgouvea (August 20th, 2015)
Re: A small victory
Yes, well done.
Working on pens can be very rewarding - and sometimes very frustrating, but that's life!
Cob
fqgouvea (August 20th, 2015)
Re: A small victory
Congratulations. I had used fountain pens for over forty years before I tried fixing one with helpful information from another pen forum. Each fix I did gave me a great feeling and more confidence. There's a lot of help available from other members.
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