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Yes,..I get it now. makes sense.

 

After designing one of the metal versions, it makes sense.

 

thanks!

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OK,...I finally found the winner for my tests.

The soda can aluminum was just a hair too thin for my taste and the sheet metal a bit too heavy for easy cutting. I found a very happy medium for a pen reservoir! I used the lid from a big can of Fried Onions...(generic or local grocer's brand)

 

I pulled it off a brand new can and cut my patterns and away I went! Worked just beautiful!

The added benefit of having those crispy fried onions in the pantry for snacking make it a total win for me!!!

 

The results are shown below and they all work great!

The wire funnels pictured there too are also another option that I toyed with before with mixed results.

 

The wax method did not work out for my nibs, although you can never have enough beeswax around the house! :roflmho:

 

These reservoirs all help tremendously extend my drawing time between dips so much so that I almost forget that I'm using a dip pen. Thanks to the helpful folks here at FPN for such great ideas!!

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WEj1_8y_Iqc/T5m5NrFM7EI/AAAAAAAAAbU/r_HLTmNng3M/s320/IMG_0761.JPG

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNCz4ZlA8Sg/T5m5b0V0XHI/AAAAAAAAAbc/bT2lOy-2JlQ/s1600/IMG_0762.JPG

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e8Jfpzq4oQA/T5m5pwVow7I/AAAAAAAAAbk/r5ob8PwjFbc/s1600/IMG_0763.JPG

 

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anferpenman Dipped Only

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OK,...I finally found the winner for my tests.

The soda can aluminum was just a hair too thin for my taste and the sheet metal a bit too heavy for easy cutting. I found a very happy medium for a pen reservoir! I used the lid from a big can of Fried Onions...(generic or local grocer's brand)

 

I pulled it off a brand new can and cut my patterns and away I went! Worked just beautiful!

The added benefit of having those crispy fried onions in the pantry for snacking make it a total win for me!!!

 

The results are shown below and they all work great!

The wire funnels pictured there too are also another option that I toyed with before with mixed results.

 

The wax method did not work out for my nibs, although you can never have enough beeswax around the house! roflmho.gif

 

These reservoirs all help tremendously extend my drawing time between dips so much so that I almost forget that I'm using a dip pen. Thanks to the helpful folks here at FPN for such great ideas!!

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WEj1_8y_Iqc/T5m5NrFM7EI/AAAAAAAAAbU/r_HLTmNng3M/s320/IMG_0761.JPG

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nNCz4ZlA8Sg/T5m5b0V0XHI/AAAAAAAAAbc/bT2lOy-2JlQ/s1600/IMG_0762.JPG

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e8Jfpzq4oQA/T5m5pwVow7I/AAAAAAAAAbk/r5ob8PwjFbc/s1600/IMG_0763.JPG

 

td

That is absolutely amazing, how you mount that on the nib?

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Great idea. I have to try it next time I pick up a dip nib/pen.

If you are to be ephemeral, leave a good scent.

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A Smug Dill Museum Piece

A Smug Dill

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Surely we've come to the point when it's easier (but not necessarily cheaper, not that cheap was ever a stated goal the way I read it) to fabricate a reservoir attachment using a 3D printer to fit one's nib exactly?

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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A few years later....

(After the recent FPNwk rebuild.)

 

☹The older photos in this thread have become separated from their posts. A side-effect of the FPNwk rebuild?

😁I found today that I still have access to my old photos. (Top right menu - Account - My attachments.)

☹But can't edit the old posts to put the photo images back into the empty spaces.

 

So today I have added this new post, to create a holder for republishing missing images. See below.

 

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I'm replying to this to keep it saved - may be just the solution I've been seeking for years! Will try and report back as soon as I get my hands on some materials.

Thanks to the R & D that went into it, you intrepid pen-gineers!

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