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I want the factory stub nib. Any idea when it should be back in stock?

I'm sorry, we really don't know. Bexley doesn't know, either; if they did, we would. I'm going to venture a wild guess that September would be when, given that Europe shuts down for the month of August.

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looks interesting, I have to think about it on my buy list

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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Wow...an American pen with a piston. I've been wanting a Bexley for some time and I believe this is the one! Nice.

...sprang into being, town and garden alike from my cup of tea. - M.Proust

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Beginning with the Corona, you can click directly on a color chip to see a zoomed image of the pen in that color.

 

Very nice! I like these colors too. I think I could be happy with any of them.

 

The only thing missing is. . . basic black. And I don't think I'll miss it too much, if I get a red one.

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I ordered mine in Summer Sunset as soon as I saw Richard's post on July 8. This is my 40th Bexley and with its being a Bexley engineered and designed piston-filler I think it'll be the best yet; I hope Howard will use the same piston-filler in his 2012 Owners' Club LE.

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I keep looking at these...

 

Honestly, the reason I haven't purchased a Bexley previously is because they are cartridge/converter but this changes things!

That's my great great uncle Charlie and his merchandise.

 

Ondine was my beloved childhood cat, with one eye blue, the other green, named for the Debussy Prelude.

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I keep looking at these...

 

Honestly, the reason I haven't purchased a Bexley previously is because they are cartridge/converter but this changes things!

 

I made mine an eyedropper. much better.

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Okay, how does one make it an eyedropper and why would you want ink in your eyes?

 

I kinda like my eye color the way it is. ;)

 

Seriously, though, how is that done?

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To make it an eyedropper.

 

Take the barrel off. Blow air into the section to make sure ink won't come out the back. Fill it with water and then blow again, looking for leaks. If you're good, then dry the water out, put some silicone grease on the section threads, fill barrel with ink, close it up, enjoy.

 

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I looked at the site and it looks too big for me.

 

Is it really an eigth of an inch longer than a Pelikan M1000 when they are both posted?

YMMV

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Is it really an eigth of an inch longer than a Pelikan M1000 when they are both posted?

Yes, it is. But it is much thinner (0.49" v. 0.59") and lighter (0.79 oz v. 1.16 oz). The handling is dramatically different. I'd say come to the DC show and see, but it's a pretty good hike from the Left Coast. Do you always post? Unposted, the Corona is the size of a capped M600.

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Must not look. D'uh, I looked! That is a handsome pen in blue!!!!

 

Running away now!

Joi - The Way of the Japanese Pen

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Must not look. D'uh, I looked! That is a handsome pen in blue!!!!

Don't run too far…

 

Just to emphasize how handsome it really is, I made a computer wallpaper.

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/site/header_wp/bex_corona_wp.jpg

 

To download one of these images, right-click on the link (Mac users ctrl-click).

 

Download 1600x1200 (old-style 4x3 monitors)

 

Download 1600x1200 (widescreen monitors)

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Is it really an eigth of an inch longer than a Pelikan M1000 when they are both posted?

Yes, it is. But it is much thinner (0.49" v. 0.59") and lighter (0.79 oz v. 1.16 oz). The handling is dramatically different. I'd say come to the DC show and see, but it's a pretty good hike from the Left Coast. Do you always post? Unposted, the Corona is the size of a capped M600.

 

Posting varies between pens. I generally don't care for anything to go more than, say, and inch above the web of my hand. Its been so long since I used the M605 I don't recall whether I post or not. But, I've been using a Simplicity un posted.

 

I'm just not a big pen person. I may be the only one here who considers a Parker "51" and oversize pen. Lately, I have been keeping a Noodlers $14 model inked on the desk.

YMMV

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To make it an eyedropper.

 

Take the barrel off. Blow air into the section to make sure ink won't come out the back. Fill it with water and then blow again, looking for leaks. If you're good, then dry the water out, put some silicone grease on the section threads, fill barrel with ink, close it up, enjoy.

 

OR buy a Bexley 58--it has a rubber gasket for you to use it as an eyedropper!--HUGE -great pen!

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Just out of curiosity, are the nib units on these interchangable with Edison nib units?

No, Bexley nib units are not interchangeable with Edison nib units. Photos, Bexley is upper and Edison is lower.

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/pens/bexley/zoomed/steel_nib_unit.jpg

 

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/pens/edison/zoomed/steel_nib_unit.jpg

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Still would like to know if the cap takes less than one or more turns to remove. This might not seem like a big deal to some people but to me it is.

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