This week I ordered from Fountain Pen Revolution. I got 3 new pens and a free pen. I have only inked up one so far. It was the beautiful red Himalayan with the FPR Ultra Flex nib.
The Himalayan has chatoyancy. It is the only pen I have that has chatoyancy like a real stone.
I got an Airmail pen with the red swirls on top and the clear body. The free pen is clear demonstrator pen. The red and clear pen in the middle is discontinued Serwex
362. The Serwex pens were under 5 dollars this past week and probably won't last, because the company making these pens is gone out of business.
This is the steel Ultra Flex nib on the Himalayan.
I recently became interested in flex pens. I now have some G nibs in X750 and X450 Jinhao fountain pens. I have a Noodler's Ahab and the FPR added to my drawing pen collection.
The Ahab is the orange and yellow pen. The red/gold flecks is X750 Jinhao. The red with black lines in it is X450 Jinhao. The X450 nibs and feeds can fit in a X750 I recently found when I accidently washed one down a sink drain. I got a pack of 5 nibs and feeds with free converters for under 10 dollars. That's enough to repair or even make 5 pens.
The G nib is very pointy and long. It flexes a lot. It will make the finest line with no pressure applied. One thing about it is a little feeder hole at the point where the pen nib is coming out of the section. This area gets gummed up with ink after using it a while or on really hot days in front of the AC. I keep a small cup or vial of water nearby to rinse the nib. I can tell when it is gummed up with ink because it makes a bubble when I turn the converter to squeeze out some ink. These nibs were actually made for dip pens so they are supposed to be rinsed, dried and put away. They will rust over time. I have had mine for months and no rust yet. It is easy to get a pack of the nibs online for future repairs. The pens are easy to take apart and clean and repair. Also these pens can be bought with this nib for around 5 bucks.
The orange and yellow pen has the Noodler's Flex nib. I had to look on youtube for instructions to get started with this pen. I learned how to heat set the ebonite feed. I also learned I could do the same thing with plastic feeds. I put my water cup in the microwave until the water gets boiling hot. I take the nib and hold it onto the feed where it should actually fit as it would inside the pen. I use needle nose pliers to keep it held tightly and not burn my fingers. Then dip the pliers, nib, and feed into the super hot water. Hold for a minimum of 20 seconds. I put it back in the pen and test. I have had to repeat it more than once. So it is pretty messy, but I use food coloring or something that will wash away easily.
To see me draw a little flowers with the flex nibs, check out my youtube video link below
When I first got into fountain pens I didn't know some inks were easily washed out with water. Several years ago I even got a note from the mailman about an envelope getting hit with rain and washed out. I bought a ballpoint tool pen for everyday use. This pen is amazing. The capacitive touch tip on one end screws off and has to little electronic sized screw driver bits inside. I also bought some waterproof ink to use in everyday fountain pens too.
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