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Just recently converted my lamy vista into an eyedropper with Noodler's X-feather. Writes beautifully!

 

But i noticed that there are some hairline scratches in the cap! Its not from outside but its from within the cap!

 

Is this normal? What could be causing this? There are numerous vertical scratches from within the cap in different locations.

 

If anyone has a vista, can you check yours and see if these vertical scratches exist?

 

Let me know!

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I was going to say no marks here, but on closer examination there are indeed many faint vertical scratch marks. however they look like nothing more than abrasions from putting the cap on which you would not see on a coloured Safari cap..

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wow, I'd like to see what you did with the slits on the sides (ink view window) of the barrell.

Pics plz.

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I just pulled out my 2 Vistas to take a lookie. I held them up to the window so I can see through them better. Whadyaknow, there are scratches on both caps. I never noticed before. The barrels on both pens look cleaner with less scratches. I guess they're from uncapping and recapping the pen even though I try to be careful about that.

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I was going to say no marks here, but on closer examination there are indeed many faint vertical scratch marks. however they look like nothing more than abrasions from putting the cap on which you would not see on a coloured Safari cap..

 

Glad to know. Mine has several vertical scratches, but mine is noticeable and opaque. I guess thats what you get for owning clear demonstrators.

 

 

wow, I'd like to see what you did with the slits on the sides (ink view window) of the barrell.

 

Pics plz.

 

I don't have a working camera at the moment. Phone is busted as well. I can upload for you later, when i take pictures.

 

I purchased a separate vista rollerball barrel from bureaudirect. I sealed the air vent at the end of the barrel with an epoxy adhesive. Doesn't leak!

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I just pulled out my 2 Vistas to take a lookie. I held them up to the window so I can see through them better. Whadyaknow, there are scratches on both caps. I never noticed before. The barrels on both pens look cleaner with less scratches. I guess they're from uncapping and recapping the pen even though I try to be careful about that.

 

Haha, i thought it was a manufacturing defect. But well, got to live with it. Hope you don't develop a OCD with regards to it! I surely have.

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I think what you get with the vistas is softer plastic. I'm not saying its bad, I own 30-40 lamys. I just dont think you can avoid the scratches in the softer plastic of a Lamy as apposed to something like a visconti Crystal Operamaster or even a twsbi

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