Zen FP?

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Fibonacci

Fibonacci

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I know I have read about people converting various rollerballs to fountain pens and I am interested in trying to do so with a magnetic Zen.

Does anyone know how this would be done? My understanding is that you basically just unscrew the tip and replace the rollerball insert with a fountain pen cartridge.
 
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Fibonacci said:
I know I have read about people converting various rollerballs to fountain pens and I am interested in trying to do so with a magnetic Zen.

Does anyone know how this would be done? My understanding is that you basically just unscrew the tip and replace the rollerball insert with a fountain pen cartridge.
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Can't be done on the Zen. The threads for the nib section are completely different that any other section I've seen. The diameter of the threaded part may make it very difficult to even make one as I recall it being very small in comparison.
 
laulau woods sells kit that is very similar to a zen kit that screws on and they have a FP model. Not cheap though because it's titanium plated and much better quality than the 10k plated zen magnetic kits from CSUSA.
 
The magnetic feature is the big appeal of the Zen to me. I am not a huge fan of the metal cap anyway, but I like the magnetic feature.

I would prefer the magnetic cap with a wooden sleeve.
 
I sure do like the magnetic cap myself, but whenever I tell people interested in the design not to keep the pen anywhere near their cell phone or computer or it might erase the data, they put it down and say, do you have this in a screw cap? :eek:
 
Why would a magnet affect a cell phone? I have never seen a phone with magnetic memory.

Also, the magnet is far to small to hurt a computer anyway. You could probably mess up a floppy, but those are getting hard to find.
 
I would advise against a Magnetic cap Fountain pen anyway . The seal on the Zen wouldn't be good enough and you might have drying out problems with the Nib . A screw cap pen is a much better choice .
 
Russianwolf said:
Fibonacci said:
I know I have read about people converting various rollerballs to fountain pens and I am interested in trying to do so with a magnetic Zen.

Does anyone know how this would be done? My understanding is that you basically just unscrew the tip and replace the rollerball insert with a fountain pen cartridge.
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Can't be done on the Zen. The threads for the nib section are completely different that any other section I've seen. The diameter of the threaded part may make it very difficult to even make one as I recall it being very small in comparison.
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Right, it is not possible with that pen kit-it is possible with some other pens (majestic, etc.) to make a quick switch by unscrewing the tip

www.paramountpens.com
 
I'm going to try it anyway. (Someday) Maybe after I get the tap & die set, learn to use it. We'll see.

BTW: I've actually rubbed the Zen cap on my mac card and it still works fine. I'm not suggesting you try it, just that I've done it with no damages. "your results may vary"
 
Mark said:
I'm going to try it anyway. (Someday) Maybe after I get the tap & die set, learn to use it. We'll see.

BTW: I've actually rubbed the Zen cap on my mac card and it still works fine. I'm not suggesting you try it, just that I've done it with no damages. "your results may vary"
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Mac card?
 
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