Picked up 2 Dollar piston fp but problem with one.

[tarheel1]

Well wondering if it is worth it to contact swisher pens about one of the Dollar piston demo I got today. One writes beautifully but the other is really scratchy and do not like it. Should i try and contact them over a 10.00 pen or just enjoy paying 25.00 for one that works great. I know they are cheap pens but I heard some good things about them and wanted to try them.

[Yuki Onitsura]

I think you should at least contact Swisher and let them know about it and find out what courses of action are available to you.

 

Yuki

[rwilsonedn]

Fixing scratchy might actually be pretty easy, and require no tools other than a good magnifier or loupe. You could check out some of the threads on the repair forum or here on nib smoothing, but the basic idea is to look under the magnifier first to see if the tines are aligned. Then if necessary use a brown paper bag or some more controlled gentle abrasive to smooth away any rough spots.

ron

[jleeper]

I, too, think you should contact Swisher. They need to know that at least some of the Dollar pens aren't up to par. You may be just a little disappointed with this pen being scratchy, but someone else might order just one, get a scratchy pen and see the whole order from Swisher's as being a bad experience. I think you will be doing this seller a service by letting them know this product, even though it is inexpensive, didn't meet your expectations.

Edited November 10, 2009 by jleeper

[tarheel1]

I, too, think you should contact Swisher. They need to know that at least some of the Dollar pens aren't up to par. You may be just a little disappointed with this pen being scratchy, but someone else might order just one, get a scratchy pen and see the whole order from Swisher's as being a bad experience. I think you will be doing this seller a service by letting them know this product, even though it is inexpensive, didn't meet your expectations.

 

Well they said I could return it for an exchange. I am not sure if I am going to worry about paying to ship back. I dont have a good magnifier but will try to find one.

[ZeissIkon]

An improvised magnifier can be found in a short focus camera lens -- if you have a 30 mm or shorter lens for a 35 mm or DSLR, it'll give you enough magnification to tell if a nib is aligned (look into the front side of the lens, seems to work better). FWIW, a 25 mm is about 5x nominal magnification, but you get an additional 5x for proximity, making it effectively 10x if you hold the lens close to your eye.