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The classic Pilot 78G...perfection on the cheap.
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<blockquote data-quote="Carlos" data-source="post: 531476" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>The most important difference between the inexpensive pens of yesteryear and those of today. Is that the likelihood of you getting ink all over yourself with an older pen was very good. It seems with these modern production pens. Nearly all of them hold their ink well. They are not frequently burping up ink. Or leaking at the body. Or the section. Or somehow magically filling the cap and then dumping it all over when you remove that cap. Or leaking out the breather hole found in some caps.</p><p></p><p>Nibs have not changed much. Almost always a steel nib. Or a plated steel. Which is quite serviceable. It also helps to have a little bit of the pen safe 100% silicone lube to put on threads and O'rings. Just the tiniest little bit is usually all that is needed. Any decent pen supply should have it. On some of the old pens, all the silicone lube in the world would not seal them up.</p><p></p><p>It also helps to know about pen flushing. Everyone develops their own routine. But it is a good subject to read about on the fountain pen forums.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlos, post: 531476, member: 7"] The most important difference between the inexpensive pens of yesteryear and those of today. Is that the likelihood of you getting ink all over yourself with an older pen was very good. It seems with these modern production pens. Nearly all of them hold their ink well. They are not frequently burping up ink. Or leaking at the body. Or the section. Or somehow magically filling the cap and then dumping it all over when you remove that cap. Or leaking out the breather hole found in some caps. Nibs have not changed much. Almost always a steel nib. Or a plated steel. Which is quite serviceable. It also helps to have a little bit of the pen safe 100% silicone lube to put on threads and O'rings. Just the tiniest little bit is usually all that is needed. Any decent pen supply should have it. On some of the old pens, all the silicone lube in the world would not seal them up. It also helps to know about pen flushing. Everyone develops their own routine. But it is a good subject to read about on the fountain pen forums. [/QUOTE]
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