Dangers Of Using A Loupe

[NHsueh]

Does anyone else find that if they look too closely at their fountain pens with a loupe (10X) they start to notice previously unseen and tiny "defects", which wouldn't have been noticed without a loupe?

[djp]

I thought that was the whole point of magnification... Silly me!

[Scrawler]

I thought that was the whole point of magnification... Silly me!

And I thought they were merely to make me look as if I knew what I was doing.

[NHsueh]

I thought that was the whole point of magnification... Silly me!

 

Well yeah, but pens are usually made with certain tolerances, and some small defects are to be expected.

 

Like if you look at closeups of nibs, sometimes the plating isn't entirely within the lines, and you have to have VERY high magnification to see it, it would be invisible otherwise. Like in here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/215943-montblanc-nib-pictures/

 

Edited August 5, 2013 by NHsueh

[watch_art]

I only use loupes for the nib tip. When I'm writing I can't hold a loupe and say tut-tut about tiny wear marks on my pen, new or used. If the naked eye can't see it, I don't care.

[OcalaFlGuy]

Ignorance is bliss should not be full discounted.

 

I rode motorcycles for several years before I installed high intensity Hella driving lights on one.

 

Actually Being Able To See all the forest rats (deer) that could hit me at night instead of just having a good idea they were out

there was actually More disconcerting.

 

Sometimes it's just better not to know.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[pajaro]

It's interesting to discover that some pens that write perfectly for you have nibs that look out of alignment. If it works don't fix it.

[NHsueh]

It's interesting to discover that some pens that write perfectly for you have nibs that look out of alignment. If it works don't fix it.

 

In that case I would rather have not realized it!

[Moxoftritonytes]

The danger of using a loupe is that you actually see something.

[rochester21]

There`s no need for a loupe to find whether the nib is aligned or not, you simply have to use the pen. And the people who misalign the nibs on their pens without noticing it should grab a ballpoint OR a nail- and write with that.

 

It`s like driving a car with a flat tyre without ever noticing it.

Edited August 5, 2013 by rochester21

[watch_art]

There`s no need for a loupe to find whether the nib is aligned or not, you simply have to use the pen. And the people who misalign the nibs on their pens without noticing it should grab a ballpoint OR a nail- and write with that.

 

It`s like driving a car with a flat tyre without ever noticing it.

 

I see this all the time in traffic. I quit telling people they're tires are low years ago though. They would just give me a stupid stare. HUh?? Low tyre?? Wuduh??

[Scrawler]

There`s no need for a loupe to find whether the nib is aligned or not, you simply have to use the pen. And the people who misalign the nibs on their pens without noticing it should grab a ballpoint OR a nail- and write with that.

 

It`s like driving a car with a flat tyre without ever noticing it.

Yes but a car has four tyres, so it is less of a problem than if a motorcycle has a flat tyre. You would definitely notice something wrong, even if inexperienced.

[Montblanc owner and lover]

Well i'm using a loupe when buying a pre-owned pen but in other case not,i just look at it carefuly,if it's too small to be seen what's the prob to have a default in it?

[carlosviet]

Does anyone else find that if they look too closely at their fountain pens with a loupe (10X) they start to notice previously unseen and tiny "defects", which wouldn't have been noticed without a loupe?

 

That happens to my girlfriend about me... I call her "the loupe"... Before she came to my life, I thought I was perfect.

 

 

Actually that reminds me that I used to need glasses but would not wear them except to drive or watch cinema/TV, etc...

One day I did the Lasik and ended with perfect vision.

 

One week later a friend of mine asked me how I felt with my new crisp and clear eyesight. I answered that the previous week, girls seemed a lot prettier...

 

True story.

 

Both.

[humsin]

I thought this thread would be about a loupe damaging a nib =P

[penrivers]

Does anyone else find that if they look too closely at their fountain pens with a loupe (10X) they start to notice previously unseen and tiny "defects", which wouldn't have been noticed without a loupe?

Well, that's precisely the reason I bought a triplet and some other loupes.

[ISW_Kaputnik]

I assume that at sufficient magnification, any manufactured object will appear less than perfect. If it isn't creating a performance issue then it doesn't bother me to know that imperfections are there, if it is, then the loupe has done its job in revealing what the problem is.

[Opooh]

I assume that at sufficient magnification, any manufactured object will appear less than perfect. If it isn't creating a performance issue then it doesn't bother me to know that imperfections are there, if it is, then the loupe has done its job in revealing what the problem is.

The only reasonable explanation to use a loupe