Omas 4 Pack: Testing 4 Different Omas Pens

[georges zaslavsky]

Hi

 

Time for a review of 4 Omas pens

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regards

 

Georges
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[georges zaslavsky]

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[Koyote]

87 views and not a damn reply

 

We're all trying hard to not comment on the photos.

[philipLondon]

A question if you don't mind - From the writing sample the nib of the 360 Burkina appears to have a similar width to the Fine/Medium nib of the "50 years" pen (even on the upstroke without pressure/flex)

 

I only have medium nibs in Omas so I don't know how wide their Italic nibs run but it looked quite narrow to me - is that the case?

 

Thanks,

 

Philip

[load81]

You wrote "easy to use because of a well lubricated piston filling mechanism". Did you lubricate it yourself? Because in my limited experience especially the Omas pistons are quite stubborn out of the box.

 

But 4 really great pens with a lot of character. Congratulations.

[georges zaslavsky]

A question if you don't mind - From the writing sample the nib of the 360 Burkina appears to have a similar width to the Fine/Medium nib of the "50 years" pen (even on the upstroke without pressure/flex)

 

I only have medium nibs in Omas so I don't know how wide their Italic nibs run but it looked quite narrow to me - is that the case?

 

Thanks,

 

Philip

Hi Philip

 

The nib on the Burkina was customized by Mottishaw to a flexible italic fine/extra fine, hope this helps

 

regards

 

Georges

 

[georges zaslavsky]

You wrote "easy to use because of a well lubricated piston filling mechanism". Did you lubricate it yourself? Because in my limited experience especially the Omas pistons are quite stubborn out of the box.

 

But 4 really great pens with a lot of character. Congratulations.

Thanks. Two of my pens the Marconi and the Burkina were bought at the Mora penshop which I am a customer of since 8 years and the Ogiva s were bought at Terri Morris, I never had a mishap with them because they were surely serviced before the sale this is what I can guess.

[dneal]

You wrote "easy to use because of a well lubricated piston filling mechanism". Did you lubricate it yourself? Because in my limited experience especially the Omas pistons are quite stubborn out of the box.

 

But 4 really great pens with a lot of character. Congratulations.

 

This has been my experience as well, but they are easy to disassemble and lubricate.

[Regulateur]

I love the line produced by the 360 Burkina!

 

With regards to the piston filling mechanism, my Paragon old style is less than smooth especially compared to a Pelikan or a Delta. Thanks dneal for your input, I will google how to disassemble the Paragon and lubricate the filling mechanism

[dneal]

Note that the 360 has a unique style of disassembly, so this only applies to the "standard" Omas pens (Ogiva, paragon, etc...). Disassembly is relatively easy, and all you need to do is unscrew the section from the body. Then, unscrew the piston knob until it comes out completely. Push the piston out (towards the knob) with something like the eraser side of a pencil, cotton swab, etc... Now you can lubricate the threads and sides of the piston.

 

Assembly is a little trickier, mainly because you need to figure out the best spot for the piston before you screw the knob back in. The trick (during disassembly) is to pay attention to the location of the piston when it's at its farthest downward stroke (before the piston knob starts to unscrew from the barrel). When you insert the piston, get it close to that position before you begin to screw the knob back in. This may take a little trial and error. A key point is to make sure you are not trying to screw in (or unscrew) the section while the piston is extended.

 

A little silicon grease on the threads of the section, and you're good to go to screw that back in.

[Regulateur]

Note that the 360 has a unique style of disassembly, so this only applies to the "standard" Omas pens (Ogiva, paragon, etc...). Disassembly is relatively easy, and all you need to do is unscrew the section from the body. Then, unscrew the piston knob until it comes out completely. Push the piston out (towards the knob) with something like the eraser side of a pencil, cotton swab, etc... Now you can lubricate the threads and sides of the piston.

 

Assembly is a little trickier, mainly because you need to figure out the best spot for the piston before you screw the knob back in. The trick (during disassembly) is to pay attention to the location of the piston when it's at its farthest downward stroke (before the piston knob starts to unscrew from the barrel). When you insert the piston, get it close to that position before you begin to screw the knob back in. This may take a little trial and error. A key point is to make sure you are not trying to screw in (or unscrew) the section while the piston is extended.

 

A little silicon grease on the threads of the section, and you're good to go to screw that back in.

Thanks dneal! I only got my Paragon a few weeks ago from Bryant so I haven't tried to dismantle it yet. The disassembly process seems to be similar to Pelikan. Thanks again.

 

EDIT: the disassemble process IS NOT similar to a Pelikan. Only the nib assembly can be removed on the Pelikan, not the section.

Edited September 4, 2014 by Regulateur

[dneal]

This video isn't bad.

 

 

The feed and nib are friction fit into an ebonite collar, which is threaded into the section. Technically it should unscrew like a Pelikan (and it will on a Dama I have), but there's a lot of potential for damage. There's also no real need to do that. It's far easier to unscrew the section from the barrel.