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"David Heverly" wrote in message
David Who has never owned a car with an automatic transission. Hoorah! While I wish I could say the same (I guess I could since I have yet to own my own car, I just use one that I might as well own), alas I have only "owned" slushboxes. Hopefully it gets balanced out by the fact that one is a 17 year old Benz on which I do all the work and the other is a BMW 540. Richard |
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 17:05:55 -0400, "marlinspike"
wrote: Anyways, couldn't it be argued that a piston is the best filler? ... Yup... But it depends on who you ask. Everyone has their personal favorite. The piston filler's longevity and worldwide popularity even today is a testament to its practicality and functionality. The Snorkel was a fun gizmo but too costly to manufacture given its benefits (talk about cramming two tons of s_ _ _ in a one-ton pen). The 51's aero filler is a great mechanism, but again the market is not strong enough to make producing it a profitable venture and, sadly, pen manufacturers have to make a profit to stay in business. Bernadette |
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Juan wrote:
I think that we should start by defining what an innovation is. If putting 2 (or more) old things together, then, there has been many innovations, but to me it is 2 old things put together :-). For example the lamy ink bottle would be an innovation: a bottle with built in blotting paper. Nothing new under the sun. The parker T1 Frank mentioned has a wheel under the nib to get different line widths. Any ruling pen has that. Of course several pens with built in blotters have been made, one with blotting paper on a tiny roll inside the barrel. The others with a blotter wheel under a blind cap very similar to the check procetor used in Security pens. In fact Securoty also offered a blotter wheel in place of the check proctcetor wheel for a while. Just more silly gimmicks that quickly faded. As I said days ago one could call anything different an innovation such as the cheaper style new LE 51 being innovative in using a cheap 1920s style feed and cheaper gold plate than the originals gold filled trim and high tech ink collector. I rather define inoviation as a useful improvement in the true technology of fountain pens. As I said there has been none since the 51 or Snorkel nor will there probably ever be another one in our lifetime or beyond. Fountain pens have gone as far as they can go without absurd and/or insane gimmicks or plain nutty complications. One may as well try to improve the wheel by making it something other than round. Frank |
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schreef in bericht ... Matt Gabriel, Mad Poet of Newport wrote: Before you call something a new idea you should know something about what was done before. Why not combine the best of different pens into a brand new fountain pen, for example the snap-on cap of a 51, the view window of a Pelikan, the piston filler of an Aurora and the looks of a Carčne? Ko |
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Ko van den Boom wrote:
Why not combine the best of different pens into a brand new fountain pen, for example the snap-on cap of a 51, the view window of a Pelikan, the piston filler of an Aurora and the looks of a Carčne? Looks are not an innovation. Thats a matter of taste. Some ultra rare 51s came with ink windows and other pens like 50s Lamys and dozens of other 51 wannabes were bascially 51 clones with windows and snap caps. If it makes any sense its all been done before. zzzzzzz Frank |
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To each their own, of course, but IMHO this is like putting wings on a pig. Wait, think how much faster you could get BBQ! I like it!! satrap wondering if john cline ii is going to invent a roller coaster-proof FP... |
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In article , wrote:
Matt Gabriel, Mad Poet of Newport wrote: Titanium-nickel alloy nibs to make them nigh-indestructable. Drop 'em nose first, and don't worry about it... lots of flex, too. Not one of them would make a fountain pen more dependable. Titatinum pens? Several have been done from the T-1 to current Omas. All are known for problems and Titatinum is simply not a good metal for pens and it does usually allow offer good ink flow. Also shows scratches too easily. Titanium can now be surface hardened, so if one really wants titanium (looks, low heat conductivity or whatever) it's more practical than it used to be. But titanium-nickel alloy nibs is an other class than just another barrel material and really would make pens more dependable. Unless you know something about it which makes it unsuitable as a nib material? -- Urban Fredriksson http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/ A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. |
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Urban Fredriksson wrote:
Unless you know something about it which makes it unsuitable as a nib material? Yes I do and so does anyone who knows pens. It offers poor surface flow and remains a brittle metal. Surface hardened won't help that muc I'd think. There appears no way to make ink flow in a 100% dependable manner on titatinum. Thats the main reason Parker gave up and 100s of reports of trouble have been reported on current Titanium nibs from Omas. Some do write perfectly, but the very next nib cannot be made to write well no matter what is done. Last I knew John Mottishaw says he cannot and will not repair titatinum nibs. Frank |
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