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Hello Everyone...

 

Just joined today. A desperate search for a replacement nib for a Waterman Le Man 100 led me to you all.

 

I have the beginnings of a collection of Waterman pens that I have been working on here and there for several years. I bought my first Expert many years ago and since then have added an Expert II, a Charleston, an Exception Night and Day, my latest, a beautiful Le Man 100 in a gorgeous blue finish.

 

I made a mistake that I will not make again...resulting in my search for a nib or nib repair for my Le Man. I left my pen on my desk and apparently someone needed to jot a quick note and picked it up. They put it back on top of my desk uncapped and it apparently rolled off and hit the plastic chair pad nib first. The ink spot was clear on the pad, but no one was to be found. Thus my search for a replacement nib or someone who can repair it.

 

My wife tells me that I am something of an anachronism. I spent 30 years in the technology field and always have to own the latest tech, mostly Apple. She finds it amusing that I use a fountain pen, one of the oldest ways to put pen to paper, almost exclusively.

 

I admit that I love the feel of the nib moving across the paper and the ability to vary things with a different stroke or different pressure...and I spend a great deal of my writing these days.

 

As is usual when I join a new forum, I will most likely lurk a bit to see how things are done here, but welcome any hellos from either other new or longtime members.

 

All the best,

 

DC Denizen

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Well here is your first Welcome to our little anachronistic world! You will find lots of great information here and many suggestions to expand your collection.

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Hello DCDenizen,

 

Welcome, very glad you are here.

 

Love all, trust a few, do harm to none. Shakespeare

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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego.

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Hello Everyone...

 

Just joined today. A desperate search for a replacement nib for a Waterman Le Man 100 led me to you all.

 

I have the beginnings of a collection of Waterman pens that I have been working on here and there for several years. I bought my first Expert many years ago and since then have added an Expert II, a Charleston, an Exception Night and Day, my latest, a beautiful Le Man 100 in a gorgeous blue finish.

 

I made a mistake that I will not make again...resulting in my search for a nib or nib repair for my Le Man. I left my pen on my desk and apparently someone needed to jot a quick note and picked it up. They put it back on top of my desk uncapped and it apparently rolled off and hit the plastic chair pad nib first. The ink spot was clear on the pad, but no one was to be found. Thus my search for a replacement nib or someone who can repair it.

 

My wife tells me that I am something of an anachronism. I spent 30 years in the technology field and always have to own the latest tech, mostly Apple. She finds it amusing that I use a fountain pen, one of the oldest ways to put pen to paper, almost exclusively.

 

I admit that I love the feel of the nib moving across the paper and the ability to vary things with a different stroke or different pressure...and I spend a great deal of my writing these days.

 

As is usual when I join a new forum, I will most likely lurk a bit to see how things are done here, but welcome any hellos from either other new or longtime members.

 

All the best,

 

DC Denizen

Delighted that you have joined the Family of pen lovers and we wish you a hearty welcome,if you need assistance of any kind Just ASK.Oneill

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Hello Everyone...

 

Just joined today. A desperate search for a replacement nib for a Waterman Le Man 100 led me to you all.

 

I made a mistake that I will not make again...resulting in my search for a nib or nib repair for my Le Man. I left my pen on my desk and apparently someone needed to jot a quick note and picked it up. They put it back on top of my desk uncapped and it apparently rolled off and hit the plastic chair pad nib first. The ink spot was clear on the pad, but no one was to be found. Thus my search for a replacement nib or someone who can repair it.

 

I'm confident that the Waterman Opera pen uses the same size section/nib unit as the Le Man 100 and Dale at Pentooling has a complete section inc nib & feed for sale in case you're interested. :)

 

(The nib & feed screw out of the section.)

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Hello and welcome from Indiana!

Please visit my store A&D Penworx.

Brands we carry: Benu Pen, Conklin, Kaweco, Monteverde, TWSBI - Diamine, J Herbin, KWZ- Clairefontaine, Field Notes, Rhodia, Whitelines

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