*sigh*

lol. i do that. i have always loved pens. but i can always put them back together and people give me pens to fix. i have even transfused ink to make a pen change color. and it's best to invest in cheap pens...or get them free. that's why there are career fairs. the only thing i insist on is having blue pens for marking up sefarim. otherwise they have a turnover of a few weeks if i'm lucky...

tali

so the thing is that i got this at a trade show and i love it and use it all the time, but now the ink won't flow. which, by the way, always happens when someone takes apart a great pen. if it's not a great pen i can take it apart and put it back together a million times without a problem... *sad*

ink won't flow? is it ballpoint with a plastic tube thats open on top? or better yet, removable? the pressure may be off- those things operate using a vacuum- there's not supposed to be air between the ink and the tip, so the pen draws ink. i bet you already shook the pen. sometimes that works. try taking the tip off the ink tube and blowing (GENTLY!) the ink down from the top of the tube so it's flush against the end. or if you see the tip is clogged w/dry ink, try washing it off and putting it back of. taking the pen apart should have had no bearing on this unless the person took the tip off. if it's not ballpoint, the ink case is usually sealed and black b/c the ink is liquid. those aren't really fixable. but i've found that "really great pens" are usually ballpoint. laszlo biro really knew what he was doing.

tali

hi again- my site just went back up and i need to let the googlebot know....

אתר בית המדרש!

(oh and i like play w/html)

thanks.

tali