Pen Tools
The joy of tinkering with nibs
Practical tools to help you maintain and troubleshoot issues with your fountain pens. The main tools we use are a bulb syringe to flush the grip section/feed/nib with tap water, optical grade magnifiers to view tine alignment, and micro-abrasives for light smoothing of the tip. Learn how you can safely tune your fountain pens at home and download this nibmesiter check list to guide each step.
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CARSON LumiLoupe 10x Stand Magnifier - Plastic Lenses (includes Tuning tips sheet)
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking fountain pen nibs. Two optic...
View full detailsMICRO-MESH 8000 Grade Sheet - Rectangle (100mm x 75mm)
This is the micro abrasive we use to smooth fountain pen nibs. With the nib well tuned and inked (or wet with water), draw figure 8 and infinity si...
View full detailsMICRO-MESH 12000 Grade Sheet - Rectangle (100mm x 75mm)
This is the micro abrasive we use to smooth fountain pen nibs. With the nib well tuned and inked (or wet with water), draw figure 8 and infinity si...
View full detailsLarryPOST Green Bulb Syringe (non-sterile) - for flushing cartridge/converter fountain pens
Bulb irrigator that can be used to flush your fountain pen. Catheter end is tapered so will fit most fountain pens, but still take care as you may ...
View full detailsTWSBI Fountain Pen Wrench - Plastic (Red)
This is the red plastic wrench that is compatible with the TWSBI Eco Fountain Pen. It is usually supplied in the pen box with all new Twsbi Eco pen...
View full details3M Tri-M-Ite WetorDry Polishing Fabric - approx A6 (108 x 140mm)
Flexible fabric polishing sheet for smoothing fountain pen nibs. Can be used wet or dry. Silicon carbide micro abrasive in grit ranges from 4000 (...
View full detailsMatador Wet & Dry Microgrit Paper (Waterproof) - approx A6 (114 x 138mm)
Fine grain abrasive sandpaper, from German manufacturer Starcke. Not as fine as the micro-abrasives we use for smoothing nibs, but can be useful if...
View full detailsLarryPOST Blunt Needle Small Syringe (3mL) - for ink transfer
Disposable blunt needle syringe for transferring ink from a bottle to a converter.Supplied as 2 parts - blunt needle and empty plastic syringe. Inc...
View full detailsLarryPOST Large Syringe (10mL) & Blunt Needle - for large volume ink transfers
Disposable blunt needle syringe for transferring ink from a bottle to a converter. Supplied as 2 parts - blunt needle (not shown in image) and empt...
View full detailsPEAK 2983 Scale Lupe (includes mm reticule scale) - 10x
This is the lupe that Jen uses to measure fountain pen tipping size or line width. There is a ruler in the eyepiece that allows you to make very pr...
View full detailsPEAK Lupe Optical Magnifier 15x
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking very fine fountain pen nibs....
View full detailsPEAK 1966 Loupe Optical Magnifier - Glass Lens - 10x with light
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking fountain pen nibs. Two optic...
View full detailsPEAK 1962 Loupe Optical Magnifier - Glass Lens - 15x
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking fountain pen nibs. Two optic...
View full detailsPEAK 1961 Loupe Optical Magnifier - Glass Lens - 10x
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking fountain pen nibs. Two optic...
View full detailsCARSON LumiLoupe Plus 17.5x Focusable Loupe - Plastic Lenses (includes Tuning tips sheet)
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking fountain pen nibs. Two optic...
View full detailsPEAK 2032 Loupe Optical Magnifier - Plastic Lens - 10x
This is one of the best moderately priced magnifiers for looking a fountain pen nibs and the model we use for checking fountain pen nibs. Two optic...
View full detailsMICRO-MESH 12000 Grade Pad - Single Disc (150mm diametre)
This is the abrasive we use to smooth fountain pen nibs. With the nib well tuned and inked (or wet with water), draw figure 8 and infinity signs on...
View full detailsMICRO-MESH 12000 Grade Pad - Single Disc (125mm diametre)
This is the abrasive we use to smooth fountain pen nibs. With the nib well tuned and inked (or wet with water), draw figure 8 and infinity signs on...
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