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falcon

Dec 25 2007, 02:53 AM

Hey Ya'll,
another newbie here. I've been badly bitten by the fountain pen bug this year and have started accumulating them. I wanter a pen with some flex to try that out. Well, I found my first Waterman #3. A tine was bent and the sac was so solid that the leveer would not evenr move. I took her apart, straightened the nib, cleaned it up, replaced the sac and .... WOW what a nice writter!

artaddict

Dec 25 2007, 03:01 AM

Welcome to FPN! Congrats on restoring a great pen.

My Waterman #3 is my favorite writer - it has a wonderful flex nib!

pakmanpony

Dec 25 2007, 05:57 AM

Welcome to FPN!! I love those old Watermans, real vintage flex!!

david i

Dec 27 2007, 04:48 AM

QUOTE(pakmanpony @ Dec 24 2007, 09:57 PM) [snapback]457505[/snapback]

Welcome to FPN!! I love those old Watermans, real vintage flex!!

Waterman made some nice writers.

david

Buzz J

Dec 27 2007, 03:17 PM

Be careful, Waterman's is a deep hole.

Perhaps not as big as Parker or Sheaffer, but Waterman's seem to be consistently great writers and there are some really good looking models.

JJ

fpfanatic5

Dec 28 2007, 03:29 PM

I'm just curious, how does the flex in a Waterman #3 nib compare to an Eversharp Skyline flex nib?

artaddict

Dec 28 2007, 03:40 PM

QUOTE(Buzz J @ Dec 27 2007, 10:17 AM) [snapback]459176[/snapback]

Perhaps not as big as Parker or Sheaffer, but Waterman's seem to be consistently great writers and there are some really good looking models.

JJ

Shhhhh, JJ, don't tell 'em.

Watermans BAD.

falcon

Dec 28 2007, 11:04 PM

After using it a few days, there is a slight leak between the section and feed. Should I pull it back apart ans shellac it? Is there a better method?

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