dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) Hello Guys, you may or may not have heard about me, but i have been a member of this forum for long(different acc).I have much enjoyed interactions and valuable information in this forum. I am a fan of fountainpen writing. It began as a hobby back in my middle school years.I started grinding nibs in high school. and small tweaks in university. during my military service in South Korea, I designed fountain pens and machines required to make it.after military service, I started making all the machines required to make fountain pens.after two years of struggle, here i am. i really admired small scale fountainpen craftsmen around the world, such as Nakaya, Namiki, Ranga, etc...But I decided to take one step further... I began with ebonite barrel, cap, grip parts.I first began with Indian import ebonite material. but i had some issues with quality(contaminants, large pores, discoloration)then i switched to Japanese ebonite supplyer. I am very satisfied with the quality of the material.All my ebonite parts are made with Japanese import ebonite material.In the course of 2 years, and hundreds of prototypes, I have literally perfected two types of designs:1)v8.3 Symmetry2)v8.2 Asymmetry during this, i decided to make ebonite feeds as well, which is a real challenge (even for big manufacturers)after painstaking work and research, I succeeded in making ebonite feed that functions like a plastic feed, although it is made from ebonite.what i mean by that is, I machined ebonite feed, with a plastic feed design, which is very complex and difficult to do in ebonite.internally, my ebonite feed has 5 turns of air / inkflow (compared to aurora ebonite feed, 1 turn)this was done to make it more stable against overflow. after that, i decided to make nib from scratch. no machines, no designs.this was very difficult to do, with little resource and information.but after painstaking work and research, I came up with my own manufacturing machines and process, that guarantees super high precision and quality. at first, I started selling in South Korea, only.but i wanted to share with the world, what i have created. here are some of the pictures. this is the nib, made from argentium silver 935.it's got good flexibility, like a spring.also, the slit is nearly always super high precision as can be seen below This is my home built ebonite feed (left), aurora ebonite feed (right)you can see the 5 turns of ink/air flow, like a modern plastic feed (with ebonite feed)it is very very intricately machined. here are Two of my fountainpen designs: Eureka V8.3 Symmetryit shares 1 thread with both cap and barrel, to increase cap lip thickness(strong design) and reduce the bump between grip and barrel.there is near 0 slop between threads, so very very high precision and high concentricity between parts.the barrel will not unfasten when opening and closing the cap.thread is double startthis pen can be used as eyedropper, without use of silicone grease. the seal happens before thread part. V8.2 Asymmetrythis design is even bigger than 149.the cap is postable very stably(matching angled taper fit)thread tripple thread. size comparison You can see my development process in my blog:https://blog.naver.com/beatmaster90 also, this is the link to my newly born store: (i will remove this if there is a problem, please let me know)currently only available to US only (ebay doesn't allow me, as i am a new seller)https://www.ebay.com/usr/eureka_fountainpen_store Currenly, i am working on my website. will revise this when done! this is a simple video review i made:https://youtu.be/4KowdopVbHA my email:beatmaster90@naver.com currently, i have mastered the technique of Perfect Urushi coating.soon, i will be done with my cleanroom for urushi coating, and also sell products with urushi coating.also, i am developing my own "!" shaped gold plated Clip. this may take a while. thank you guys for your attention.I hope I can deliver a new kind of products, at very reasonable price.thank you! Founder of EUREKA fountain pen shopDavid (A.K.A. The Fountainpen Researcher (in S.korea)) Edited October 2, 2019 by dovidu "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
mariom Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 It would help your cause greatly if the picture links in your post worked. =====================================Mario MirabileMelbourne, Australiawww.miralightimaging.com===================================== Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 It would help your cause greatly if the picture links in your post worked.oh, it doesn't show?i will fix it, hold on "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
peroride Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Good job and nice video explanation of your design choices! I'm sure the fountain pen community looks forward to more new creations Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 It would help your cause greatly if the picture links in your post worked.i fixed it does it show? "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Good job and nice video explanation of your design choices! I'm sure the fountain pen community looks forward to more new creations thanks peroride all my creations will be based on either symmetry or asymmetry.additional machining may be done(ex. gathered, polygon, etc) "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
hari317 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Excellent. I will look forward to your pens with clip. BestHari In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
silverlifter Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Those are very nice looking pens: congratulations! How would you describe the feeling of the nibs? More like palladium than gold? Also, is the nib made to a standard size (eg., like Jowo/Bock #6 or #8)? Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall. Link to post Share on other sites
almoore Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Lovely pens, it's going to be hard to choose I'll check out your store tonight (eBay's off limits at work) and my 'phone won't do justice to your work. Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadian Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Wow! They look great! I am very impressed that you are able to do that. As soon as that red wood-grain Asymmetry goes on the market with an F nib, I will be your happy customer ;-) - P. Link to post Share on other sites
SoulSamurai Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Very impressive work, those pens look beautiful! Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Excellent. I will look forward to your pens with clip. BestHari i am working on the clip, but i am taking my time to make it perfectthanks "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Very impressive work, those pens look beautiful! thank you so much! "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Wow! They look great! I am very impressed that you are able to do that. As soon as that red wood-grain Asymmetry goes on the market with an F nib, I will be your happy customer ;-) - P. thanks! i will be making something similar soon. "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Lovely pens, it's going to be hard to choose I'll check out your store tonight (eBay's off limits at work) and my 'phone won't do justice to your work. thank you so much!i will keep my prices low enough so that hopely will ease your decision "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Those are very nice looking pens: congratulations! How would you describe the feeling of the nibs? More like palladium than gold? Also, is the nib made to a standard size (eg., like Jowo/Bock #6 or #8)? the nib size is a little bit bigger than #6.the feel, the best i can describe is, feels like a normal nib with little pressure.with low pressure, the line variations occur very slightly.with hard pressure (down stroke), the nib feels springly and line veriation 3~4 times regular thickness (but requires some force to achieve maximum thickness)i have never used palladium nib, but my nib feels like something in between 14~18K gold nib. "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
TassoBarbasso Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is the nib iridium-tipped? Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is the nib iridium-tipped?indeed, it is "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
markiv Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Fantastic work. Looking forward to trying out your pens. http://i.imgur.com/LFBZU.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
dovidu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Fantastic work. Looking forward to trying out your pens.thanks a ton!have any color in mind? (just trying to figure out which ones are popular) "The Fountainpen Researcher" ◆Eurekafp.com ◆Instagram: MechGyver_Eureka Link to post Share on other sites
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