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Great. It looks good. Congrats on your first sucessful nib repair.

Thank you. I didn't think I had it in me. Proud moment!!! :D

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Congrats

It looks good to me

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it looks o.k. - my only comment might be to say the obvious, and that is - good ink flow depends, as much as anything else, on good contact between nib and feed - gaps are liable to give poor ink flow. The short answer is that if it is writing as before then you've achieved success,

and to have straightened the nib whilst in situ on the feed is to your credit.

Looking again at the point, it is just possible I'm seeing the slightest of lift - of the nib - at the very front of the feed - perhaps the tiniest of downward re-forming might look better.

 

Well done. :)

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Hi, It must be worth trying to straighten a nib, even if it's not like new again, as long as it writes reasonably well, it cost nothing, but time, and skill to repair.

Anyone who has tried to work on a Sonnet nib knows how thin the metal is, it's so easy to make new problems while trying to fix the original ones.

Obviously the most important item to own is a really good loupe, most tweaks are best done with your fingernails, while holding the loupe and keeping the nib in focus, etc!

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Thank you everyone for your input. I know the job I did is not the best, but it was my first time trying to fix the nib. It is not as perfect as I like it to be, but for now I will not be tinkering with it as I might make it worse.

 

On the bright side, I received a family invitation to New York City this summer. So with that thought in mind, I will be visiting the Fountain Pen Hospital to have them tweak my nib to perfection. :)

 

I am also planning on purchasing a Pelikan M205 next month. I figured after over 10 years of using the same pen, I would treat myself to something new.

 

Thank you again for all your responses,

Lucy

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