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I ordered my new Asprey Fountain pen today.

 

When it gets in I will take a few photos.

 

For those of you wondering, it is actually a Onoto pen custom made for Asprey of London.

 

Beautiful Purple Pen!

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That's a very handsome pen, done in the best of taste.

 

Impressive.

 

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I ordered my new Asprey Fountain pen today.

When it gets in I will take a few photos.

For those of you wondering, it is actually a Onoto pen custom made for Asprey of London.

Beautiful Purple Pen!

Did you receive it yet Zaphod? Interested in your thoughts.

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That is a nice-looking pen. I have an Onoto, purchased from Richard Binder when he was still in business. I like it, too. I hope that they are able to reorganize.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Did you receive it yet Zaphod? Interested in your thoughts.

Yes I received it, and I love it. It also can with a rollerball section. So two pens for one, sort of.

 

It is lovely, the nib is so amazing. Of course this is just an Onoto Pen made for Asprey of London.

 

It can with a gorgeous Purple Stained Wood Box, the best packing of any pen. Of course this makes my 6 Onoto Fountain Pen because I just adore Onoto pens and think they are clearly the best pens made today.

 

I use my daily, for note taking and doodling as well as puzzles.

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I ordered my new Asprey Fountain pen today.

 

When it gets in I will take a few photos.

 

For those of you wondering, it is actually a Onoto pen custom made for Asprey of London.

 

Beautiful Purple Pen!

Beautiful.

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I saw this one on the Asprey web site last year. Was a little in love with it, so I looked very hard at the photo and...

... Has your pen got the engraving problem visible in the photo?

 

Look at the cap, end of the clip in full photo size. Can you see a line where the engraving does not meet on either side of the clip?

 

This problem would have been so easy to fix with a bit of hand programming of the G-Code file for the CNC lathe/mill used to make it. I do hope your one doesn't have this error in the engraving.

 

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Richard.

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I saw this one on the Asprey web site last year. Was a little in love with it, so I looked very hard at the photo and...

... Has your pen got the engraving problem visible in the photo?

 

 

Look at the cap, end of the clip in full photo size. Can you see a line where the engraving does not meet on either side of the clip?

This problem would have been so easy to fix with a bit of hand programming of the G-Code file for the CNC lathe/mill used to make it. I do hope your one doesn't have this error in the engraving.

 

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Richard.

That's what put me off buying one of these. Such a shame, but to me, a should have been beautiful pen ruined.

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I saw the so called error, but it did not bother me one bit. I guess I am just not as picky with this kinda thing.

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Glad it doesn't bother you, but I fear it would bother me. The attention to detail on the new Onotos is generally so good that this seemed to stick out like a sore thumb.

 

I have come across this problem when trying my own engraving patterns in the SolidWorks 3D CAD system. You can wrap an engraving so it covers 359.9 degrees of the surface, but if it is exactly 360 degrees or more, the engraving feature breaks down and it can't be modelled that way. Also, if the diameter of the cap is tweaked a little, the engraving either won't match up with the barrel or it will overlap and the engraving feature collapses.

 

It was one of those things I was particularly aware of when I was looking at the photo (having tried to model a few patterns for my own pens), and was both surprised and a little disappointed to see it on the Asprey pen.

 

However, in some ways it's re-assuring to find that other designers can make little mistakes - makes me feel a little better about my own.

 

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Richard

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Glad it doesn't bother you, but I fear it would bother me. The attention to detail on the new Onotos is generally so good that this seemed to stick out like a sore thumb.

 

I have come across this problem when trying my own engraving patterns in the SolidWorks 3D CAD system. You can wrap an engraving so it covers 359.9 degrees of the surface, but if it is exactly 360 degrees or more, the engraving feature breaks down and it can't be modelled that way. Also, if the diameter of the cap is tweaked a little, the engraving either won't match up with the barrel or it will overlap and the engraving feature collapses.

 

It was one of those things I was particularly aware of when I was looking at the photo (having tried to model a few patterns for my own pens), and was both surprised and a little disappointed to see it on the Asprey pen.

 

However, in some ways it's re-assuring to find that other designers can make little mistakes - makes me feel a little better about my own.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

 

I have an Onoto Magna Classic that I bought from Richard Binder several years ago. It has a diamond cross-hatch pattern that wraps around the barrel. I never noticed it until you mentioned this. I agree that it just takes a little care with modern CNC equipment to make these things line up. One would think that a company like the modern Onoto would pay that attention to detail, especially on a £500 pen.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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It sounds quite poor that the engraving doesn't line up, I am surprised at Aspreys selling it with such a flaw.

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It's, just character not a flaw.

 

I guess I am a "little off" so you can say we make a good pair!

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