Notes from the Work Bench

Sandpaper sheets and pen on sink edge.

How Do I Polish a Pen? Celluloid Edition

11/08/2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: Polishing a vintage pen can be a surprisingly dangerous exercise in vintage pen…

Vintage fountain pen with cap removed.

How Do I Restore A Parker Vacumatic

10/19/2024

This is a new old stock Parker Vacumatic Maxima in the “Golden Pearl” design. Check…

Scissors and tools on a cluttered workbench.

How Do I Restore a Sheaffer TouchDown

04/09/2024

Fixing a Sheaffer TouchDown filler can be easy with a little practice. Personally, I love…

Two pen refills on a light background.

Fun with Refills

08/29/2022

You can see a Pilot G2 refill next to a Pelikan standard rollerball refill in…

Vintage fountain pen with cap on paper.

How Do I Restore a Conklin Crescent

05/30/2020

We are by no means done with the Decameron 2020 Project. However, I felt like…

Fountain pen on patterned paper towel.

How Do I Re-Sac a Vintage Pen

02/05/2020

You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, the old saying goes, and…

Tape dispenser and blue fountain pen.

How Do I Replace a Lamy Nib?

12/30/2019

(There is risk in doing any repair. We will not be held liable for what…

Vintage-style weather station with gauges and clock.

Fun Pen Repair Help

07/20/2016

Not too long ago we were approached by a radio restoration expert named Jaime A.…

Fountain pen nib on speckled background.

When Nipples Go Bad…Section Nipples, That Is

07/30/2015

Once in a rare while, I find that the section of a pen has lost…

Seven colorful fountain pens in a row.

Slaying the Snorkel Siren

06/11/2015

If you have been following these Drippy Musings for some time now, you know that…