Arete Fountain Pen Kit - Chrome Reviews

2.6 Rating 9 Reviews

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“This seems to be a nice pen - it wasn't complicated to turn or assemble - The bushing were out of stock but easily made a set - The drill size and tube ID are less common - but the drill is still just a standard machinist's size I had to made a tube trimming bushing as well as my set didn't have this size Reading other reviews, I wiped down the nib with alcohol before adding the ink and it started immediately. This is a fairly fine point but writes well even on cheap copy paper - looks sharp and was very economical on clearance”

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Posted 1 week ago

“I built this kit a few years ago and it turned out very well. The pen is of very high quality thru out but it only has an extra fine nib offered. As others have mentioned, it needs to be cleaned first and it will never be a fast writer, but the nib quality is very good, like the rest of the pen. You can get a converter for it. I don't remember details now but I think I ordered a short international piston converter for it, and it does fit and work well.”

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Posted 5 months ago

“Besides requiring an odd diameter drill bit and having not the best instructions, this kit was easy to turn and turned out pretty nice. I'd seen some people complain that it didn't write, but I cleaned the nib with soap and water before assembly to get whatever oils were there from manufacturing off and I think it writes beautifully. I wish it would have come with a better description of the nib section so I could choose a converter for it (or recommended converters) and a longer body to allow for common converters to fit because the body is very short.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Not to review THIS fountain pen, but in reply to the review that said "it won't write", I had the same problem with the Euro-style fountain pen kit until I put a tiny drop of diluted dish-washing soap on the nib. That was enough to break the surface tension and now it's fine! Maybe there was some oil on the nib that prevented the ink from wetting it.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Is there away to change out the fountain pen for a roller ball. This pen kit I would not recommend.”

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Posted 4 years ago

TP From La Vista

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“This is a nice looking pen that is easy to turn. Looks great when finished. The only issue is the nib on the pen. It is so fine that it is very rough and scratchy when writing. There is no way to adjust the nib to smooth it out. The nib makes the pen pretty much useless for writing. So even though it looks good, I would not recommend the fountain pen version because of the nib.”

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Posted 5 years ago

TP From La Vista

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Posted 5 years ago

TP From La Vista

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“Would not recommend this pen if you want to write with it. The nib is so fine that it is very scratchy and rough when writing. Looks nice, feels good, but writes horribly.”

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Posted 5 years ago