Too Many Pens + Too Much Egg Nog = Estie With 14Kt Nib!

[lahlahlaw]

 

This shows real talent. This sort of thing can be fun. There are real possibilities for what you can do with Esties. If you have a two-tone nib, the finish match is assured. Happy Holidays!

Hmm, I have a two tone Jinhao on the way, it might be too big and might actually downgrade the pen...

[lahlahlaw]

Teri M (Peyton Street Pens) sells slim ebonite Ranga pens with 14-kt Wahl nibs that are super to write with. This slim model is called the Soquel.

 

I should add (kindv don't want to, cos I never mentioned it to Teri) that the aerometric filler doesn't work right. I don't care for this filling systems anyway, but since it's glued in, I can't fill the sac using a syringe.

 

Or can't I..., hm?

 

I can. Which is why I never bothered to mention it to Teri - I pinch the sac and slowly inject the ink through one of the channels on the feed. Before the ink can drip off, I let go of the sac, and physics takes over. Or continues. Anyway, it isn't the prettiest operation, but it works.

 

Oops, just saw that this is the Esterbrook Forum. You know what, though? Those Wahl nibs are great!

I've seen those ebonites on the bay, they look really nice and I like to whole customization flavour of the finished product.

[pajaro]

Your Egg Nog creation is pretty ultimate. More flex than costly Esties.

 

Spare nibs = fun. I like mixing it up with a good outrage once in a while, lest we get too serious. Once in a while, as with your creation, you formulate something that really stands tall.

[PenFisher]

There are a lot of great combo's for the Estie ... here's one that worked very nicely.

 

 

[pajaro]

Hmm, I have a two tone Jinhao on the way, it might be too big and might actually downgrade the pen...

 

Use one of the larger feeds.

[pajaro]

There are a lot of great combo's for the Estie ... here's one that worked very nicely.

 

 

 

That's the real deal! Love it!

[pajaro]

The Parker #12 and Waterman #10 didn't fit.

 

What did you have in mind?

 

It'll work.

[Autopoint]

Consider the fact that 40 or 50 years from now, Esterbrook collectors will be sitting around a table, drinking beer (or coffee, your choice) and comparing their Esterbrook pens. What will the guy with the gold nibbed Esties say? "Super collectible rare variant?" "Only made in the Netherlands Antilles by a guy in a grass hut?" "Made in Mexico and never previously published in an Esterbrook catalog?" Just wish I could be there to hear that discussion. Especially on ebay, the term "Frankenpen" is almost never mentioned. The "marketers" always tell the "rubes" they're "EXTRA RARE"!!!!!

- - - JIm

[pajaro]

That's a very good point. I always have this sort of situation in mind when modifying a pen. With the Esterbrook the nib units are removable, so as long as you work consistently with this technology you can undo the modifications. Putting the other maker's nib in a collar with Esterbrook feed keeps this consistent and possible to undo, and doesn't permanently make the Estie Franken. Working with the Esterbrook feed and collar is a challenge and fun also. You learn something about nibs and feeds from the ones that do not work. Sometimes the nib shape or size just doesn't give good nib to feed contact, and performance sucks wind, but you learn something. Sometimes it works so well you never want to undo the change. I am kind of up to incite wonderment in future generations of Esterbrook c-worders.

[Scrawler]

That's a very good point. I always have this sort of situation in mind when modifying a pen. With the Esterbrook the nib units are removable, so as long as you work consistently with this technology you can undo the modifications. Putting the other maker's nib in a collar with Esterbrook feed keeps this consistent and possible to undo, and doesn't permanently make the Estie Franken. Working with the Esterbrook feed and collar is a challenge and fun also. You learn something about nibs and feeds from the ones that do not work. Sometimes the nib shape or size just doesn't give good nib to feed contact, and performance sucks wind, but you learn something. Sometimes it works so well you never want to undo the change. I am kind of up to incite wonderment in future generations of Esterbrook c-worders.

[79spitfire]

SWEET!!

[Scrawler]

<snip> I am kind of up to incite wonderment in future generations of Esterbrook c-worders.

Ha HA

http://i751.photobucket.com/albums/xx153/FPWriter/WBpic-2_zps1e952b7f.jpg

this should freak a few out

[79spitfire]

I like it!

 

Is it 18K?

[Scrawler]

It is an 18k French Waterman. The feed is an Osmiroid calligraphy to supply the wetness I wanted. This was the most difficult one I have done.

[rpk1204]

Interesting concept - I've got a number of Wearever and other 14KT nibs out of bad pens. I've done the flip side more than once, put an Esterbrook section and nib in a old 30's celluloid with neat plastics. Thanks for sharing!

[lahlahlaw]

Consider the fact that 40 or 50 years from now, Esterbrook collectors will be sitting around a table, drinking beer (or coffee, your choice) and comparing their Esterbrook pens. What will the guy with the gold nibbed Esties say? "Super collectible rare variant?" "Only made in the Netherlands Antilles by a guy in a grass hut?" "Made in Mexico and never previously published in an Esterbrook catalog?" Just wish I could be there to hear that discussion. Especially on ebay, the term "Frankenpen" is almost never mentioned. The "marketers" always tell the "rubes" they're "EXTRA RARE"!!!!!

- - - JIm

hmm... maybe I should slip a note inside the barrel that reads " a pen nerd modified this pen from its original condition"?

[pajaro]

hmm... maybe I should slip a note inside the barrel that reads " a pen nerd modified this pen from its original condition"?

Anybody collecting old Esties at that time ought to be able to figure that out. If not I can imagine someone thinking they have found a rarity and planning on using it to send the kids to Harvard.

[eviltwin]

The Parker #12 and Waterman #10 didn't fit.

 

What did you have in mind?

Was the Waterman nib too big or too small, cause I have a #2 nib and I would LOVE to have a pen to use it in, and an Esterbrook would be cheap and easy to get.

[FarmBoy]

Was the Waterman nib too big or too small, cause I have a #2 nib and I would LOVE to have a pen to use it in, and an Esterbrook would be cheap and easy to get.

Just a tad to large. A 2 might be a bit small but worth a shot.

[eviltwin]

The pen I have has a broken cap so I could also try swaping the sections, they both have size 16 sacs so they are similiar size.

Edited March 3, 2014 by eviltwin