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A very nice pen, fairly priced.

 

In addition to the very good suggestions appearing above, might I also suggest reading David Nishimura's "Pen Repair Don'ts" available on his excellent site www.vintagepens.com?

 

Enjoy!

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Thanks for your suggestion. That is a great site with tons of great information on it that I'm sure will be useful to me in the future!

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Actually, the gold is not particulary thin. Wahl used, at various times, material that was from 1/8 to 1/12 gold by weight (a little less by volume, as gold is denser than brass). The manufacturer took 14kt gold material and brass and squeezed them through progressively smaller rollers, creating a mechanical bond between the gold and the brass. A little semichrome or other polish will not wear away the gold. The brassing we see on older pens (in the case of Wahl all metal pens, usually where the pen was posted) comes from years of wear. Obviously you want to be careful, but the material is far thicker than gold elctroplated pens, where the gold is only a few microns thick. The worst are the depression Monitors and Oxfords, where the gold was just a very thin gold wash.

 

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Thanks for the information! :) it's cool to hear this relatively inexpensive pen actually has a pretty good amount of gold in it!

 

I can't wait until the sac for this thing ships and it gets writing again!

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Thanks! :-)

 

When I dipped this, I noticed the nib not flexing very much even when I pushed hard. Could this be because I was writing on very cheap paper out of a $2 spiral notebook? Maybe I'll try it again later in my Rhodia pocket pad, I think that has got a little better paper in it!

 

I guess I thought the Wahl #2 nib on the ringtop was always a flex nib. Is that NOT true then?

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I tested on my thumbnail, and it definitely flexes although it is kind of firm. I'd say semi-flex? This is just comparing to the selection in the flex nib assortment you sent me. I blame it on the material I'm writing on more than anything else!

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I got the new sac on it today and filled it up with noodler's eel black! This little thing is amazing :) I'm so glad I bought it

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Here's the variation in line thickness that I can get from my Wahl #2 nib. I press down (hard) on the downstroke and lighten up on the upstroke -- which is the basic idea behind any flex writing.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4395730810_ce078b84cf_o.jpg

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video showing use of these nibs..

you do need to take care to not overflex/splay the tines permanently apart-beyond the point of no return..but as you can see in the video, you will go slow and work with the springy feel of the nib.

If you attend a US pen show, Susan Wirth demonstrates the wonders of italic, and flex.

 

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Amazing writing sample, and a great video! :D

 

Thank you two so much! Your posts will make my pen that much more enjoyable to use :)

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I found a pen and pencil set in the original box, they were the Greek key gf Wahl ringtops, $40 USD. Not bad looking pens. The original box really adds to the set also.

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I found a pen and pencil set in the original box, they were the Greek key gf Wahl ringtops, $40 USD. Not bad looking pens. The original box really adds to the set also.

Nice! Are you using them?

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I didn't buy them actually, I'm still debating it, I ended up with a few Parker 51s this weekend, but I may go and pick up the set. I think is worth all of 40 bucks. There also was another gf Wahl ringtop in the same case as the set.

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