ok... Chris shapes things out of thin air, but I can do something with my hands too !!! Even though that usually means instant blisters... :D Here is a re-run of my restoration project for those who might have missed it. The EBay adopted guinea pig : http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/post-8-1138491005.jpg A few hours of elbow grease later : http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/post-8-1138491101.jpg Denis... who is not jaleous of the lathe-skilled people... just envious :D ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to fptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The email that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions to complete the process.