{"id":549,"date":"2022-03-17T18:55:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T18:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penblanks.ca\/blog\/?p=549"},"modified":"2024-05-14T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:25:09","slug":"5-things-you-need-to-know-before-turning-a-fountain-pen-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penblanks.ca\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/17\/5-things-you-need-to-know-before-turning-a-fountain-pen-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things You Need To Know Before Turning a Fountain Pen Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the last 15 years, fountain pen turning kits<\/a> have been regaining popularity as a very personal, elegant writing tool used for signatures, calligraphy<\/a>, or special letters and notes. But, before turning your first fountain pen, there are a few things you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Basic Mechanics of a Fountain Pen Kit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fountain pen kits work by transferring ink from the sealed cartridge or converter pump through a small hole and into the feed (the notched piece that connects the ink cartridge to the actual nib of the pen). The ink then flows through the grove and fins of the feed and then to the tip of the nib. When writing on paper with a fountain pen, the ink is pulled onto the paper by capillary action between the feed fins, feed grove and sealed ink container. This means that the ink is constantly replenishing itself as more ink is used. Your pen blanks are used to disguise the internal workings of your ink cartridge and add beauty to this already intricate nib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did you know,
most of our rollerball styles are also available as fountain pens<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

2) Priming a Fountain Pen Kit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Priming your fountain pen cartridge and pen turning hardware is key when preparing to use it for the first time.
Priming can be done two different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n