Term · Nibs and how they write

Melted Feed

Sometimes the inkfeed pulls away from vintage pen nibs, and the pen can no longer write properly. To fix this problem, a restorer must very carefully heat the malleable inkfeed to effectively melt it just enough to get it to retake its original position against the nib. When done properly, no one will ever know what happened. However…sloppy efforts show feeds in various states of melted misery.

Explained by Nathaniel Cerf, who restores the pens sold here. Spot something wrong? Tell him.

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