Removing Baby's Bottom from an Expensive Pen
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+sbrebrown, thanks for the video. I have a Custom 742 with an FA nib using the 70 converter. When I first got it, I was perplexed and very disappointed that this pen would skip so badly and was so hard to start. I had to hold it virtually upright to get it to write. I was thinking that I had wasted my money on this pen when I searched various fora found many similar complaints. But I just had a feeling that something was off with the nib. I would get plenty of adequate ink flow, once I got the pen started.
I watched this video. The symptoms seem to fit exactly what I was experiencing. I took the leap and adjusted the nib: I didn't have much to lose. I only used 12000 grit polishing cloth - that was all I had on hand. After a few minutes working on the pen, it now writes almost flawlessly. Though I think I still have a little work to do.
In my current experience, it is true that the feed of the Custom 742 cannot keep up with a lot of extreme flexing of the FA nib. But that is understandable; that's not what it was designed for. After adjusting the nib, it now performs very well as a (semi) flex pen. Thanks again for all of the good information. You saved this pen from the trash heap. -
Sir I have a question for you, if I may. I own a Cartier Diabolo fountain pen which is by far the worst pen i bought. The issues with the feed is hard start, not consisting line, very rough to write with and inkage issue. Writing is horrible. The store I bought it from went bankrupt. Do you repair pens? If so can you please advise me on the cost. If not can you please guide me in the right direction where I may get that repaired? I am from New York City. Thank You
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Stephen in my vanishing point it was has have star issues. So I did the put light pressure for a few seconds, well it work and made it a bit to wet or thicker when writing. How do I correct this if it can be corrected.
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Hi, I have an Esterbrook but section is scratched. How do you suggest to fix?
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Is it absolutely necessary to take measures to fix baby bottom nib on my fountain pen? Will regular usage of the pen even off the baby bottom and make the pen usable?
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Hello Sbrebrown,
I heard you mention that baby bottoms are there because pen manufacturers overpolish the nibs to make them smoother. Well, I rather think that they are made in order for their pens to adjust for each individual's writing mode. The custom grinding we are talking about here is nothing but an accelerated wear which amounts to the nib's adaptation to one's writing mode. By the way, thanks for your videos, I am an addict. -
Is that a Bosch washing machine in the background?
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Excellent demonstration, Stephen. Thank you for giving me the confidence to deal with the dreaded "Baby's Bottom" issue on my own. Nibmeisters beware!
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or do you know of anyone who has?
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would you?
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where can i order some of the micromesh?
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What I'd love to see is a video about how to change a conical nib on a Sheaffer Snorkel. I have Snorkel with a cracked nib and I have a replacement nib ready but I don't know how to change it.
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This sure beats waiting six months or paying twice as much to get under three months turnaround for nib work here in the US - ugh. Great video, thanks!
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I understand tinkering can be part of the fun, but at what point does the expensive pen go back to the expensive pen manufacturer?
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My Custom 74 has this, I think. It's a Fine-Medium, super smooth and with poor ink flow, really exaggerates shading. Works better if I press hard. Have a cheap loupe and some 12000 grit so I may try a long method so I have less chance of damaging it. Tried smoothing a scratchy Chinese nib once on a paper bag, but that went terribly.
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What a beautiful ink!
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we need an after shot of the nib!
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Can't believe I just watched a 14 minute video on a Saturday evening of a guy fixing a scratchy nib, I really need to find an outdoors hobby.
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To my eye, the nib is finer after adjusting. Is that accurate?
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Great video. But how do you tell the difference between Baby's Bottom and a poor feed. My nib skips with up-strokes and short dashes but not as bad as yours nor does it appear under mag to have BB. But after several paragraphs the skipping gets more frequent suggesting a feed problem. Thoughts?
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