phil
Member
Hey folks, i just got started making pens a few weeks ago, and so far its been treating me well. but i do have a couple of questions.
first, as far a quality goes, how do the PSI kits rank? ive had a couple of comfort pen kits that had a rotten ink cartrage. no ammount of scribbling will make it write well. ive always liked the way cross pens write (in my expierience with them before i started making pens), so is it just a fluke? or do they send cheap ink with the kits? the others ive done have for the most part been fine. some write smoother than others.
second question, my pastor found out that i am making pens, and he wants one. The pen he has now is an old beat-up pen from Zippo. not sure of the style, but its 2 tone gold and chrome with a white and black acrylic blank on the bottom, and the original upper part used to be black. (it has since worn off and is now just the bare metal). the thing that he likes about the pen is the "transmission". it turns out both ways.
i dont have alot of experience so i really dont know if this is just something that the parker refill pens do, or if its just special to that style of pen. he has another just like it that he is going to give to me to try to dissasemble and use the parts. so ill have a picture soon if that helps.
sorry for writing a book, but any help is much appreciated!
Phil
first, as far a quality goes, how do the PSI kits rank? ive had a couple of comfort pen kits that had a rotten ink cartrage. no ammount of scribbling will make it write well. ive always liked the way cross pens write (in my expierience with them before i started making pens), so is it just a fluke? or do they send cheap ink with the kits? the others ive done have for the most part been fine. some write smoother than others.
second question, my pastor found out that i am making pens, and he wants one. The pen he has now is an old beat-up pen from Zippo. not sure of the style, but its 2 tone gold and chrome with a white and black acrylic blank on the bottom, and the original upper part used to be black. (it has since worn off and is now just the bare metal). the thing that he likes about the pen is the "transmission". it turns out both ways.
i dont have alot of experience so i really dont know if this is just something that the parker refill pens do, or if its just special to that style of pen. he has another just like it that he is going to give to me to try to dissasemble and use the parts. so ill have a picture soon if that helps.
sorry for writing a book, but any help is much appreciated!
Phil