fountain pen

[mikeh]

hi all.
any recommened good fountain pen kit. cheers mike.

 

[Woody]

Two I would recommend one from Phil Dart Beaufort Mistral high end pen kits.
And the other from Dan TM OMEGA Rollerball Exclusive to TaylorsMirfield.co.uk – Taylors Mirfield

 

[mikeh]

thanks woody,did look at dans omega looks a good buy

 

[Penpal]

Both Woodies suggestions are easy to fulfill and have back up, that rare service these days.

Peter.

 

[Bill Mooney]

As Woody says.

 

[silver]

I agree with Grandad..

There are some cheap Gent (JR Gent) kits but they are very often entry level and good to start off with to learn with.

But the better quality are as Grandad states along with some kits sold by turners retreat, turners workshop and Axminster to name but a few.

Main points with a FP is to make sure that the nib is screwed in position and not interference fit. Makes it easier for the customer to change the nib and easier for you to up-grade the nib to a higher spec such as the Bock supplied in the UK by Beaufort (Phil Dart)

And don't just accept that the supplier says yes you can change the nib, ask if the nib section is threaded..

 

[Terry Q]

I wholeheartedly agree with the Mistral.

 

[wm460]

There is always the good old Baron and Sedona fountain pens.

 

[chas_41_uk]

Plenty of good kits out there.
Jr Gent is at the cheaper end of the range, going through to the Omega and Baron/Sedona kits plus the Roman Harvest up to the Mistral