some of you may have seen the tread I posted of the pen I bought on ebay that I discovered problems with. the main problem was the nib being all mangled. I bought some NOS nibs to play around with and the pen now has a vintage 18k gold plated osmiroid M nib. the original nib was a steel platignum 1st quality M.
I would like to thank Doug for the help and advice he provided to help me get this pen writing, it really is appreciated!
+1.
I customized a pen this evening. It's a 78g. I removed the clip, then pulled a Scotch Brite pad along the body and cap after taping off parts I didn't want sanded (threads, "gold" rings on the cap). It's something I've been meaning to do to this pen, and it was a quick bit of fun just to make the pen a little different. It gave it a matte finish with some fine lines in the body/cap. Almost a fine wood grain texture.
I should note that the derby above the clip just screws off, but it's on there pretty good. I used one of those thin rubber gripper discs that we have in the kitchen for opening the odd difficult jar. After the derby is off, it's easy to remove the clip. I left the derby off during sanding, of course. Personally, I would only ever do this to a cheap pen, but I've seen others give Sailors and Pilot Customs this treatment.
-Andy
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