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Nib choices for Platinum pens
Charts issued by Platinum to assist customers in choosing the correct nib. Japanese charts with English translation.
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Filling systems in vintage fountain pens
Step through fountain pen history as we explore filling systems that are found in vintage fountain pens.
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Buying your first vintage fountain pen
Are you daunted by the dazzling variety of vintage pens and don't know where to start? Keep reading!
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Introduction to fountain pen filling systems
Are you unsure of the difference between a piston filling fountain pen and a vacuum filler? Should you use cartridges or a converter? This guide will help you to learn about the 5 main filling systems you're likely to come across in modern fountain pens.
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How to replace a Pilot steel nib
Did you drop your pen or screw up your nib somehow on your Pilot Metropolitan, Prera, Kakuno, or other Pilot steel nib pen? Luckily you have a few options for replacements!
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Alternatives to the CON-40
The Pilot CON-40 converter has often been criticized as being difficult to use and difficult to get a full fill in. This is such a problem that Goulet Pens issued a "life hack" video giving their tips for filling the converter completely, and even asked John Lane of