Originally Posted by
Sandy
It is about having the tools get out of the way (pen, paper and ink) so that I can write for hours at a time with no hand cramp, no fuss or tryin gto argue with a nib that won't lay down a line on that paper.
This reminded me of a few buyers (people who bought vintage pens that I restored) who told me similar things. Apparently they write for hours and prior to getting the pen from me, they have been fighting with ink flow issues.
Furthermore, this thread gave me a new appreciation for you all who still chose to use fountain pens as a tool to do your writing masterpieces. On how important and appreciated it is for a fountain pen to just write when you want it to write.
As a restorer, I have a different perspective because my goal is to do what I can to make a forgotten and often neglected vintage pen to write again. If a pen refused to write well, then it will be put in a box where I can revisit them again in the future when (if) new suitable parts can be obtained. Getting these stubborn ones to work *is* one of the fun part (at least to me).
Therefore I take it as a given, that if one of my pens doesn't write well, it will stay with me, and not go to a new home.
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