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Founder of Flexible Nib Factory LLC
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Review of the 743E Pilot FA replacement feed on FPN

Thanks to David for this review of the 743E Pilot FA replacement feed on Fountain Pen Network.
After installing the new feed my 743/FA and CON70 converter inked with Pilot/Namiki Blue wrote straight away. Now I have noticeably better ink flow and reserve. Compared with the original plastic feed, I can flex faster and longer before the nib starves. In-fact on good quality virgin (no recycled content) 80gsm office bond I have to go flex-crazy in order to get railroading or hard starts. Again, this is using my favorite ink – Pilot/Namiki Blue.The new feed fits the nib and pen perfectly. The end of the new feed does not hit the paper when I am flexing the nib. Note, the flat sections on the rear of the feed that receive the tabs at the back of the nib allow for a little movement of the nib in and out of the section (at least mine do). This allows for a small amount of flow tuning by pushing or pulling the nib in or out of the section. However, I just left my nib pushed all the way back.
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DHL Express now available

We now offer rapid shipping to Canada and all other countries by DHL Express. Generally, DHL Express is over night to Canada, 2 days to Great Britain, 2-3 days to Europe, and 3-4 days to Asia and South America.

Please let us know through our contact us page if you have problems checking out.

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USPS Hazmat Spill

Last week, the local USPS sorting center suffered a hazmat spill, which shut down that center from roughly Wednesday, August 8, until today. Shipments from that time period are delayed, but should be moving now to their destination.

Thank you for your patience.

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Website Problem Resolved

The DHL Express plug-in we installed earlier may have prevented some customers from completing their orders. The plug-in has been disabled until we can debug it properly. Please try re-ordering if you had difficulty.

Usually credit card and PayPal orders work perfectly with our website. However, we did have one customer who reported that he could not complete the order using PayPal. If this happens to you, please contact us directly with what you want to order and we can send you a PayPal invoice instead.

As always, all our products have a one year warranty and a 30 day, unconditional return with full refund.

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Shop Now Open

Our website is now accepting orders for all products in stock. Currently, only flat rate shipping by USPS First Class Mail is available; we will have faster methods such as USPS Priority Mail, DHL Express, and UPS available shortly.

Rates are as follows:

  • United States: $3
  • Canada: $9.50
  • Rest of the World: $13.50

We accept credit cards and PayPal.

Duties and VAT are the responsibility of the buyer. We charge sales tax only in Texas.