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I realize that I am late to this forum, but I do have a question. I have this pen and though it's not the best pen, I find it to be functional. The issue I have with it is that the cap does not post on the back of the pen. I have to place the cap somewhere while writing.

 

The question that I have is where to buy replacement nibs. I dropped my pen and one of th tines bent. I was able to get it bent back to where I can write with the pen, but it's annoying to write with. Does anyone know where to order replacement nibs. OR, what brand/size can I use to replace the existing nib?

 

Thanks!

Danny

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On 7/1/2008 at 6:02 AM, mmoncur said:

I'm not sure I understand this review - it sounds like the reviewer didn't like the semi-hooded design, so she unscrewed the nib most of the way, and then wondered why it was loose, and why it wouldn't write, and why the cap wouldn't screw on...

 

I agree it's a very silly-looking pen, but if you leave the nib and section assembled as it was intended, there is no annoying gap or motion of the nib, the cap screws in, and it writes.

I just came across this review after finding my old Foray Focus in a drawer. I couldn't stop laughing at mmoncur's very polite way of saying, "You ruined the pen because you didn't know what you were doing, and then wrote a negative review about how ruined the pen was." And then so many people jumped on the "What a piece of garbage! How are they getting away with selling such trash?!" bandwagon.

 

For what it's worth, mine writes great, years later (after a good cleaning and refill)! The semi-hooded design makes it feel very solid. You're not going to get much flex with it, but I think you're at less risk of bent or misaligned tines and scratchiness. The only thing I'd agree with is the cap does not post. I even tried roughing up where the cap should post with some sandpaper, and it didn't help. I can get away with "screwing" it on really tightly, but even then sometimes it pops off, and I don't want to do that every time.

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