It's a pure joy to watch the resurrection of this absolutely fascinating fountain pen! Thank you! 🙏 And I really like the new writing intro! The still wet ink shines and glistens in the perfectly adjusted light! 🥰
I have one that's got a US 57 date code with a 44 nib. I bet the barrels were made in the USA, but they were machined in Canada due to the way that they were machined and due to the clip.
Have you heard of this pen called the "JD big metal pen" that's a clone of the Pilot Custom Urushi? It comes with a number 6 nib, but apparently the entire #8 nib + section + converter from a Jinhao 1935 Tiandao screws into the JD pen barrel seamlessly. There's some clues that suggest this pen is linked to Jinhao. I just picked one up as well as a Jinhao 1935 because the Pilot Custom Urushi is one of my grails.
@@InkquiringMinds I just got the pen today and I'm very pleased! The pen is metal which is definitely very different from the urushi on the real one, but it feels very premium and weighty in the hand. Definitely feels like a higher level of materials compared to my Jinhao 9019 and other Chinese pens. The #6 medium nib writes surprisingly well! Very smooth but very stiff nib. Although it's a medium, the line width is very similar to my 9019 extra fine. Well worth the $30 IMO and I'm excited about swapping in the #8 which I should get in the mail tomorrow.
I never thought of the feed causing any problems until this pen. Could you have smoothed the nib to be more accepting of the nib? Now, if I get a pen with a wonky alignment, I will be looking at the feed in addition to her nib. Beautiful pen. I normally do not like green pens but the shade of the pen is very nice.
@InkquiringMinds not the nib but the feed. The feed was misaligning the nib. Could the feed have had been slightly modified to reduce its effect on the time alignment?
Very nice work, Doug! I have both sets of those nib pliers. Would it have been easier to repair that nib using a nib burnishing block? I have one of them also in stainless steel, but I haven't started repairing nibs yet.
I found the nib burnishing block to be okay for getting out waves and small wows (technical terms), but actual bends and manipulating one tine at a time, I find the nib pliers very useful. Of course, I have to polish out the marks it makes.
@@InkquiringMinds Thank for the info, Doug! My youngest son is named Douglas by the way. He's going to retire from the US Navy. The nib tips on my first Mag600 were bent up, but I just couldn't justify doing that much work on a brand-new pen. Besides that, I need to practice on some cheap steel nibs before I start working on gold nibs. One of the tines on my second Mag600 was bent but at least the tips were square. So, I kept it and adjusted the tines and fixed the feed. It writes great now.
Still loving the transparency money-shots with the flashlight! Oh, and the nib silhouette on the flashlight. The nib was in such bad shape, it sent out a bat signal.😅
About this section is exactly the same as my 1953 Canadian! Could this be a clue? Perhaps parts of the American production plant, but taken to Canada and completed for sale in 1959?
I've been thinking the very same thing! I've had Canadian made Vacumatics with exactly the same shaped section. I'm thinking the barrels, caps and clips come from new old stock in Janesville to Canada and Canada sells them with the made in the USA imprint already on them. Then they stamp it with the year.
Interesting! I think it is a Vacumatic nib but the barrel, cap and clip are new old stock from the USA and the pen was put together in the Canadian plant in 1959.
Didn’t know about the Supt Court decision that ended blue diamonds and white dots. Beautiful pens. Cool mysteries.
Doug, you are a wealth of knowledge and a pleasure to watch and listen!
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate that.
Beautiful!!😮
Thank you! Cheers!
Whatever the date code this is a beautiful and sophisticated looking pen.
Those stacked celluloid pens are starting to grow on me, that really looks interesting and it's amazing how well they clean up.
Thanks! I am glad you are enjoying the videos.
It's a pure joy to watch the resurrection of this absolutely fascinating fountain pen! Thank you! 🙏
And I really like the new writing intro! The still wet ink shines and glistens in the perfectly adjusted light! 🥰
Many thanks!
I have been waiting for this!
You and a few others too! :)
What a lovely pen and nice resurrection. Had I not already exhausted my pen budget for some time, I'd be all over it!
It's a beauty.
Gorgeous pen and nice resurrection. Love the theme music for this video. Thanks Doug
I'm glad you enjoyed the music!
I have one that's got a US 57 date code with a 44 nib. I bet the barrels were made in the USA, but they were machined in Canada due to the way that they were machined and due to the clip.
My thoughts exactly!👍
Have you heard of this pen called the "JD big metal pen" that's a clone of the Pilot Custom Urushi? It comes with a number 6 nib, but apparently the entire #8 nib + section + converter from a Jinhao 1935 Tiandao screws into the JD pen barrel seamlessly. There's some clues that suggest this pen is linked to Jinhao. I just picked one up as well as a Jinhao 1935 because the Pilot Custom Urushi is one of my grails.
I have seen them, yes!
@@InkquiringMinds I just got the pen today and I'm very pleased! The pen is metal which is definitely very different from the urushi on the real one, but it feels very premium and weighty in the hand. Definitely feels like a higher level of materials compared to my Jinhao 9019 and other Chinese pens. The #6 medium nib writes surprisingly well! Very smooth but very stiff nib. Although it's a medium, the line width is very similar to my 9019 extra fine. Well worth the $30 IMO and I'm excited about swapping in the #8 which I should get in the mail tomorrow.
Very curious!
I think so too!
I never thought of the feed causing any problems until this pen. Could you have smoothed the nib to be more accepting of the nib? Now, if I get a pen with a wonky alignment, I will be looking at the feed in addition to her nib.
Beautiful pen. I normally do not like green pens but the shade of the pen is very nice.
I’m not sure what you are asking about the nib.
@InkquiringMinds not the nib but the feed. The feed was misaligning the nib. Could the feed have had been slightly modified to reduce its effect on the time alignment?
Those clips are called 'punch clips'.
Nifty restoration, Doug.
What type/brand is your heat gun?
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Very nice work, Doug! I have both sets of those nib pliers. Would it have been easier to repair that nib using a nib burnishing block? I have one of them also in stainless steel, but I haven't started repairing nibs yet.
I found the nib burnishing block to be okay for getting out waves and small wows (technical terms), but actual bends and manipulating one tine at a time, I find the nib pliers very useful. Of course, I have to polish out the marks it makes.
@@InkquiringMinds Thank for the info, Doug! My youngest son is named Douglas by the way. He's going to retire from the US Navy.
The nib tips on my first Mag600 were bent up, but I just couldn't justify doing that much work on a brand-new pen. Besides that, I need to practice on some cheap steel nibs before I start working on gold nibs. One of the tines on my second Mag600 was bent but at least the tips were square. So, I kept it and adjusted the tines and fixed the feed. It writes great now.
Still loving the transparency money-shots with the flashlight! Oh, and the nib silhouette on the flashlight. The nib was in such bad shape, it sent out a bat signal.😅
Glad you liked the lighting!
About this section is exactly the same as my 1953 Canadian! Could this be a clue? Perhaps parts of the American production plant, but taken to Canada and completed for sale in 1959?
I've been thinking the very same thing! I've had Canadian made Vacumatics with exactly the same shaped section. I'm thinking the barrels, caps and clips come from new old stock in Janesville to Canada and Canada sells them with the made in the USA imprint already on them. Then they stamp it with the year.
Bery nice celluloid barrels. ❤. But strange... year of production... and the tip looks like one from a Duofold...🤔
Interesting! I think it is a Vacumatic nib but the barrel, cap and clip are new old stock from the USA and the pen was put together in the Canadian plant in 1959.