Pilot Ratnamson

[watch_art]

Got this from an FPN friend of mine (who happens to be one of the best illustrators I've ever had the pleasure to know) as a gift a short while back.

It's a Ratnamson (I think) pen with a Pilot 823 nib. A big 15 medium.

 

SO COOL!

 

 

pen

 

 

I couldn't believe he was GIVING me this. When I got it I found out why he probably wouldn't miss it so much. As you can guess, the nib didn't really fit on the feed or in the section well at all. Pilot nibs have these little wings on them that fit into the feeds that they're made to fit on. Those wings really just got in the way on what is a typical Indian ebonite feed. So I ground the wings off. Yay! Fits so much better.

 

opened

 

 

Still didn't really fit in the section though. The nib would wobble quite freely side to side once set, and that's no good. So I set it aside until I had a little time to play with it, and that meant a couple months until now.

 

nib

 

The problem with it was the hole in the section. It's a bit oval shaped and way off center - and WAY too big for this nib and feed combo. A while back I helped out another FPNer with her Geha pen. The nib had a little bit of play in it and would move just a bit to the side when writing. So all I did was add a bit of shellac in the nib collar to tighten the fit for the nib and feed. It worked perfectly! So what I did just a couple days ago was put a couple layers of shellac all around on the inside of the section, for about 1.5cm or so. No need to coat the entire thing with shellac. Shoved it in and PERFECT. I still had to heat set the feed and align the tines a little bit, but by golly this is one marvelous pen!

Edited June 15, 2011 by watch_art

[Lloyd]

Good job! Now, swap that 823 nib with a FA nib to make flexy pen with a HUGE eyedropper ink tank.

[watch_art]

Sure! Do you wanna send me an FA nib?

[floydee1]

I love my Ratnamson but hmm...thats got me thinking :hmm1:

[watch_art]

I KNOW! It's awesome isn't it??

 

Just think about this:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/198038-ranga-model-4/page__view__findpost__p__2011486

 

Buy nib units and a converter, and ship it to India to have a custom ebonite pen made for under $100.

[stevlight]

Nice to see a great pen getting use. Please post some pics of how it writes/draws.

[Lloyd]

I KNOW! It's awesome isn't it??

 

Just think about this:

http://www.fountainp...ost__p__2011486

 

Buy nib units and a converter, and ship it to India to have a custom ebonite pen made for under $100.

 

I wonder if their converter fittings will work like Edison's, i.e. work as an eyedropper.

[watch_art]

I'd think so. Just slap some grease on the threads and stick it on.

[Lloyd]

I only do that if there is no metal nor openings inside the body. I know there are no openings in these pens but is there a metal coupling?

 

Also, APPLEMAN can "hybridize", too.

[watch_art]

no metal. all ebonite. you're free and clear.

[watch_art]

As requested...

 

TA DAA!!!!

 

It's a mix of Herbin 1670 and some black to make it a touch darker. Maybe Montblanc Black?

 

 

 

[Taurean]

Wow, great job. The pen looks mighty sweet.

[alvarez57]

I really enjoy your threads, your doodles, your drawings and how creative you are working on pens, nibs, etc!

Thanks for sharing!

Edited June 16, 2011 by alvarez57

[mallymal1]

Fantastic work...both the pen, and the writing/drawing sample.

[watch_art]

THANKS!!

[stevlight]

Awesome! This makes me happy.

[rahulg]

Congratulations! That is one lovely, lovely pen.