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Kaweco AL Sport Stonewashed Fountain Pen
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Kaweco AL Sport Stonewashed Fountain Pen
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The most popular model from a brand long synonymous with classic, high-quality writing instruments, the Kaweco AL Sport stonewashed fountain pen has the pocket-friendly size of others in the Sport Series—with a comfortable, timeworn look reminiscent of your favorite pair of jeans Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downZenBrayn
3
Apr 21, 2016
Hello Fellow Droppers,
I'm having issues with my pen. I'm getting lots of hard starts and skips. I own and use several fountain pens, including a Kaweco Fireblue Lilliput (it's an awesome pen by the way), so I'm not a fountain pen newbie, and know that this is not normal behavior for a pen of this quality. The pen writes fine once the ink is flowing, but I get frequent skips between letters and hard starts when picking it up to start writing.
Mr. Pen Addict had this post: http://www.penaddict.com/blog/2014/4/23/smooth-as-a-babys-bottom-or-not
Not sure if this is my issue or not, but I'm not willing to do my own nib work here. MassDrop asked me to reach out to the community first before asking for a product return.
Anyone else have issues with your pen? Any simple (not involving sandpaper) suggestions?
Thanks to all!
I'm having issues with my pen. I'm getting lots of hard starts and skips. I own and use several fountain pens, including a Kaweco Fireblue Lilliput (it's an awesome pen by the way), so I'm not a fountain pen newbie, and know that this is not normal behavior for a pen of this quality. The pen writes fine once the ink is flowing, but I get frequent skips between letters and hard starts when picking it up to start writing.
Mr. Pen Addict had this post: http://www.penaddict.com/blog/2014/4/23/smooth-as-a-babys-bottom-or-not
Not sure if this is my issue or not, but I'm not willing to do my own nib work here. MassDrop asked me to reach out to the community first before asking for a product return.
Anyone else have issues with your pen? Any simple (not involving sandpaper) suggestions?
Thanks to all!
Fiyahazard
2
Apr 23, 2016
ZenBraynI was not part of the drop but I do own a kaweco sport and had very similar problems.
I took out the nib and feed and made the spacing between the two a little bit larger. After this adjustment I had much better ink flow and no longer had the frequent skips but the nib did lay down more ink. Try fiddling it and see what you can do before returning. Best of luck!
P.S. You can also try ordering another nib from kaweco via some pen sites (Gouletpens or jetpens). I've heard that this has usually produce much better results.
I took out the nib and feed and made the spacing between the two a little bit larger. After this adjustment I had much better ink flow and no longer had the frequent skips but the nib did lay down more ink. Try fiddling it and see what you can do before returning. Best of luck!
P.S. You can also try ordering another nib from kaweco via some pen sites (Gouletpens or jetpens). I've heard that this has usually produce much better results.
choiceweb0pen0
276
Nov 29, 2017
It's not possible to add a converter to transaction. That must be a bug. Most reviews of converters for this pen don't recommend it anyway because of the pen's small size.
Liz
1159
Nov 29, 2017
choiceweb0pen0Thanks for flagging this! We've got this fixed now, so you can adda converter during checkout.
(Yeah the capacity is teeny tiny, but it's adorable. I just use a syringe to fill empty cartridge casings with my preferred ink for Kaweco Sport pens.)
(Yeah the capacity is teeny tiny, but it's adorable. I just use a syringe to fill empty cartridge casings with my preferred ink for Kaweco Sport pens.)
Wright
56
Nov 25, 2015
I have one of these in blue, and consider it the best pocket-carry fountain pen available. It's pre worn, so I have no qualms of it getting nicked up in my pocket, it's compact, and made of aluminum, so it's not going to break. My extra fine nib is very smooth. Carry it every day in my knife pocket.
AbnerCKemp
21
Nov 24, 2015
KrisLyssaraNo and the Kaweco converter holds very little ink. You're best off refilling cartridges.
ZenBrayn
3
Apr 23, 2016
Fiyahazard -- thanks for the tip. I'll give that a go and see if it works out! Cheers.
Cyn1c
186
Dec 24, 2015
Got mine today! Thanks Massdrop for getting it out before the holiday!
This thing is smaller than I expected and very nice. It looks like it will be a great pocket pen.
I've only written a few pages with it, but the nib was smooth and ink flowed well right out of the box. My compliments to Kaweco as most fountain pens do NOT behave that well when new!
This thing is smaller than I expected and very nice. It looks like it will be a great pocket pen.
I've only written a few pages with it, but the nib was smooth and ink flowed well right out of the box. My compliments to Kaweco as most fountain pens do NOT behave that well when new!
elimelendez
2201
Dec 22, 2015
Exciting news group! We’re happy to report that all of the orders have been shipped out and are now on the way to you! Please allow 24-48 hours for tracking to get into the shipper's system and start updating.
If there’s anything else we can do to make your Massdrop experience better, feel free to contact us via “Contact Support” button in your transaction page: https://www.massdrop.com/transactions
If there’s anything else we can do to make your Massdrop experience better, feel free to contact us via “Contact Support” button in your transaction page: https://www.massdrop.com/transactions
elimelendez
2201
Dec 18, 2015
The pens have been delayed due to a late trailer delivery. The new estimated date of arrival at the our warehouse is 12/21. Our warehouse team has been forwarded the updated tracking info and will be standing by, ready to get these packed up and turned around as soon as they come in.
Thanks for your patience and expect an update from us on 12/22 or sooner if something comes up.
Thanks for your patience and expect an update from us on 12/22 or sooner if something comes up.
elimelendez
2201
Dec 8, 2015
Great news group! The vendor has let us know that the group's order was picked up and is on its way to our warehouse now. Based on the tracking provided these are scheduled to come in 12/16. Our warehouse team has been forwarded tracking info and will be standing by, ready to get these packed up and turned around as soon as they come in.
Sometimes shipments get delayed en route, not to worry as we will keep the group posted throughout the process and notify you all if anything causes delay.
Thanks for your patience and expect an update from us on 12/17 or sooner if something comes up.
Sometimes shipments get delayed en route, not to worry as we will keep the group posted throughout the process and notify you all if anything causes delay.
Thanks for your patience and expect an update from us on 12/17 or sooner if something comes up.
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