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  • We have similar goals. I am not so concerned with having it modifiable, I’m working in NX and am not going to be making .prt files available. This pen is for me, and if others like it, so be it.

    But making it almost entirely printed is also my goal. I’m using a Jinhao #6 feed, and a Fountain Pen Revolution #6 nib. No saying you couldn’t use a JoWo, or a Jinhao, or a Bock #6 nib, though. I thought about cartridge converters, but thought it might be too difficult to print the connection interface. The Pilot Con-B squeeze converter could be a good option though, I think that has a bigger hole. I’m going with a latex sac because it seemed easiest to me.

    I, also, hate pen kits. The all look identical, with their skinny little grip sections and tiny nibs blown out to a huge body. The nibs are always cheap, and the pens are always heavy.

    What software are you using?





  • Wow, I swear I searched for fountain pen communities when I got on Lemmy but I must have only been searching locally. Thank you! I will certainly post it when it’s done.

    I’ll give you a sneak peek at what I think the filling system will be. I thought I was going to make it a lever filler, but this is even easier.

    This is a Jaxon Self-Filling #4, very similar to a Conklin Crescent Filler. Actually, I believe Jaxon was a Conklin subsidiary. It’s just a button connected to a big bar that squishes the sac, and a rotating slotted ring keeps you from accidentally pushing the button.