The two pens have basic black barrels with "silvery" caps. They both look great. No marring, chewing, dings, dents, etc... They both have the aerometric filler.
The 21 flushed out with no hassles. There was lots of dried up ink in the sack and the nib feed section. But, once I had it out and refilled with Squink the ink flowed freely. Here is the but, it looks like a fine point nib but it writes like a medium point nib. It's not scratchy though.
The 51's filler has some corrosion, bubbles on the bar, at the far end (opposite the nib). I flushed the sac and nib assembly. Got lots of color. I blew water through the nib assembly until it ran clear. The pen filled easily. But, it doesn't write. The nib looks fine. I dipped the pen into the Squink and it worked but not very well. It was scratchy and thin. I did a bit of research and found that flushing with warm water is often not going to do the trick if Superchrome ink was their previous owner's first/only choice. Seems it is a very corrosive critter. So, I may have a clogged tube and/or a clogged nib, along with a scratchy nib.
I dropped a huge price on these two pens. $20 for the pair.
They look great. What do I need to do to get them to do their thing well?
What should I be willing to put into them? I know these are both mass market pens. But, from what I've read they are great writers.
The 21 flushed out with no hassles. There was lots of dried up ink in the sack and the nib feed section. But, once I had it out and refilled with Squink the ink flowed freely. Here is the but, it looks like a fine point nib but it writes like a medium point nib. It's not scratchy though.
The 51's filler has some corrosion, bubbles on the bar, at the far end (opposite the nib). I flushed the sac and nib assembly. Got lots of color. I blew water through the nib assembly until it ran clear. The pen filled easily. But, it doesn't write. The nib looks fine. I dipped the pen into the Squink and it worked but not very well. It was scratchy and thin. I did a bit of research and found that flushing with warm water is often not going to do the trick if Superchrome ink was their previous owner's first/only choice. Seems it is a very corrosive critter. So, I may have a clogged tube and/or a clogged nib, along with a scratchy nib.
I dropped a huge price on these two pens. $20 for the pair.
They look great. What do I need to do to get them to do their thing well?
What should I be willing to put into them? I know these are both mass market pens. But, from what I've read they are great writers.