Vanishing Fountain Pen

louie56 · 10-25-2010, 05:06 PM

Does anyone know where i can get vanishing fountain pen kit.
Namiki Co. in Japan makes the real one.
This pen nib actually retracts back in the tube when you press the top clicker.

IPD_Mrs · 10-25-2010, 05:11 PM

Louie I think you mean vanishing. Not sure if any of the kit makers offeranything like that but I could be wrong. If anyone could figure out how to do it it would be Skiprat or Greeneyedcat.

DCBluesman · 10-25-2010, 05:31 PM

No one makes a kit for a vanishing point fountain pen.

louie56 · 10-25-2010, 06:11 PM

Linda & Mike thanks for correcting my thread your right "vanishing" not varnishing I got in a hurry on this one.

Buzzzz4 · 10-25-2010, 08:56 PM

I asked about this design a few months ago. I came up empty and the customer just bought one from the company.

Glass Scratcher · 10-25-2010, 09:16 PM

I have 2 VPs I prefer a an 40's period Schaffer FP, or a Tombow Zoom FP.

OKLAHOMAN · 10-25-2010, 09:23 PM

Nope!!!!!!! I would think it would be a nightmare to manufacture it in component form, seem we can't even get a click ballpoint that we all like.

ldb2000 · 10-25-2010, 09:36 PM

I have tried a VP , it writes ok but nothing great . My biggest complaint is that the clip is in the way , very uncomfortable to write with for very long .
The design is buildable but for the amount of time it would take to fabricate the mechanism it's just not cost effective to bother with . I may take on the challenge to make one someday but I'm in no rush to try .

PenWorks · 10-27-2010, 10:12 PM

You can buy the Vanishing point nib as a unit for about 50-60 bucks. It includes the 18K nib, holder and converter as shown below. That's the easy part. Fabricating the rest of the pen is the problem.

10-25-2010, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
louie56 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 339 Photos: 0	Vanishing Fountain Pen Does anyone know where i can get vanishing fountain pen kit. Namiki Co. in Japan makes the real one. This pen nib actually retracts back in the tube when you press the top clicker. Last edited by louie56; 10-25-2010 at 05:59 PM. Reason: miss spell word

10-25-2010, 05:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
IPD_Mrs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zionsville, Indiana Photos: 0	Louie I think you mean vanishing. Not sure if any of the kit makers offeranything like that but I could be wrong. If anyone could figure out how to do it it would be Skiprat or Greeneyedcat. __________________ NEW HIGH QUALITY CLIPS - Plated in the USA - JUST POSTED! BOCK nibs, Marla's feathers, True Illusion blanks, tools, pen parts, Paper & Journals, Inks and much, much more. Browse our vendor Catalog - we'd love your feedback.

10-25-2010, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
DCBluesman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA Photos: 45	No one makes a kit for a vanishing point fountain pen. __________________ Pogue Mahone. Nescencia necat.

10-25-2010, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Buzzzz4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Posts: 1,820 Photos: 13	I asked about this design a few months ago. I came up empty and the customer just bought one from the company. __________________ Eric Beuker Our family blog is at http://www.sammyneric.blogspot.com/ where you can follow our adoption journey from Lesotho, Africa. (Updated 5/14/2012) The place for my pens--www.recturnings.etsy.com

10-25-2010, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Glass Scratcher Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Beach, Florida. Posts: 1,199 Photos: 26	I have 2 VPs I prefer a an 40's period Schaffer FP, or a Tombow Zoom FP. __________________ I'm an enigma wrapped in a slab of bacon.

10-25-2010, 06:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
louie56 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 339 Photos: 0	Linda & Mike thanks for correcting my thread your right "vanishing" not varnishing I got in a hurry on this one.

10-25-2010, 09:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
OKLAHOMAN Join Date: May 2006 Location: SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, USA. Photos: 100	Nope!!!!!!! I would think it would be a nightmare to manufacture it in component form, seem we can't even get a click ballpoint that we all like. __________________ "THE CLASSIC NIB" WWW.CLASSICNIB.COM BOCK NIBS ,PLATED IN THE USA CLIPS AND THE ONLY SUPPLIER OF THE ORIGINALPAULHUFFMAN PEN VISE

10-25-2010, 09:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
ldb2000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Laurence Harbor, NJ, USA. Posts: 5,327 Photos: 240	I have tried a VP , it writes ok but nothing great . My biggest complaint is that the clip is in the way , very uncomfortable to write with for very long . The design is buildable but for the amount of time it would take to fabricate the mechanism it's just not cost effective to bother with . I may take on the challenge to make one someday but I'm in no rush to try . __________________ Butch Kitless Fanatic The simplest method is usually the best solution (Me ) Any fool can know , the point is to understand (Albert Einstein) There are no mistakes....Only happy accidents (Bob Ross)

10-27-2010, 10:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
PenWorks Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cave Creek, AZ, USA. Posts: 5,181 Photos: 16	You can buy the Vanishing point nib as a unit for about 50-60 bucks. It includes the 18K nib, holder and converter as shown below. That's the easy part. Fabricating the rest of the pen is the problem. Attached Images __________________ Ciao, Anthony at PenWorks The Golden Nib - Specialty Supplies for turners. Pen kits, refills, gold nibs, shaving supplies, Carefree, AZ.

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