Youtube Pen Repair - Who Should be on the list and why.

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People often need to fix their pens. Not everyone can send it out and not all repairs need a pro.

Youtube has many people who offer advice and visuals in different aspects of pen repair and restorations. I advise watching as many as possible to get a wide range of viewpoints. Some info may be good, some bad. Make your own judgment.



People are going to try to fix their pens. Give them a point in the right direction.

Watch the videos to see if there's something that may work for you.

Remember you can ruin your pen. Anything you do may ruin your pen. No one else is responsible - only you

Waski Squirrel - "First Do No Harm" - Great tips. Listen to his opening comments.

SBRE Brown - nibs
Chrisrap52 - variety of pens
Triumph Vintage Pens - Parker 51
What I Ink - Esterbrook University
InkNeedLast Forever - Nathan Tardif of Noodler Ink
Fountain Pen Fanatic (Troy LePlante) - Esterbrook J basic amateur pen repairs
triplesevenpenrepair - fountain pen repair tools
Grandmia Pens - wide range of repairs
Fountain Pen Revolution - nibs and feeds, nib tuning
The Pen Habit - Nib adjusting
Ziptrickhead - Basic Fountain Pen Tools/Accessories
Valthero - Pen Repair Stream
Penkala Pens - Fountain Pen Repair at the 2014 Chicago Pen Show
Tamenuri - Urushi tools and abrasives
Pennsler Pen Company - How To Restore Vintage Nib (Sheaffer Balance).
Gentleman of the Pen "How Do You Repair a Bent Fountain Pen Nib?? Case Study: Pelikan M205 Star Ruby.
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Nibmeisters and related videos. Sometimes specific links are given. Otherwise, do a Youtube search.

Newton Pens (Shawn Newton) - pen making, nib grinding, tuning
Mark Bacas - Nibs and nib grinding
FP Nibs.com - nib problems and ink flow problems
The Nibsmith - Pen Repair Do's and Don'ts!, Nib Tuning and Smoothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvGs5c5kP7E Regalia Writing Lab-- Richard Binder Master Class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6eKfZK2nGE&t=16sMike Masuyama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFKAssYpwug John Mottishaw, Pelikan M800 nib into cursive italic

Text and diagrams on nibs by Richard Binder http://www.richardspens.com/pdf/workshop_notes.pdf