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Pam Chott Monday, March 29, 1999
   
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>    Now I'm trying to figure out how to make a reservoir
>    (camelback?? is that what they call it??) nib for the thing.  >

    What about closing one end of a tube to make the reservoir,
    soldering it side by side to the copper wire nib, then drilling
    an appropriately sized hole in the base of the "reservoir" next
    to the nib?  Or drill the base to permit passing a split or
    grooved nib wire down through the reservoir base, leaving the
    groove unsoldered so the heated wax will feed down the wire? The
    wax would  be heated to the right working temperature by the nib
    directly in this way, rather than by conducted heat which my
    first suggestion would require. 

I can't work wax worth a hoot, but your reservoir idea sounds good to me.
Good luck.
Pam


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