{"id":949,"date":"2017-03-13T22:25:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T03:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalemorin.com\/?p=949"},"modified":"2017-03-13T22:26:22","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T03:26:22","slug":"yet-another-vanishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalemorin.com\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"Yet another Vanishing…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Point fountain pen.\u00a0 Two, actually.\u00a0 The Decimo and the Fermo.\u00a0 The Decimo retains the click mechanism to extend the nib, and is a slightly slimmed-down version of the original Vanishing Point.\u00a0 There are other differences too, the Decimo is noticeably lighter in weight than the VP, and the pocket clip is reshaped, lying closer to the barrel, and slimmer in width.\u00a0 I don’t find the standard VP pocket clip to be an issue, so the smaller Decimo clip isn’t either.\u00a0 if the standard VP clip just didn’t work for you, give the Decimo a look – you might find that Pilot has made a retractable fountain pen for you.\u00a0 This photo shows the original VP and the Decimo – I’ll let you decide which is which based on my description.\u00a0 Hint – it’s not difficult to tell them apart.<\/p>\n

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Pilot Vanishing Point (top) and Pilot Decimo (bottom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Fermo is more like the original VP, but there are differences here as well.\u00a0 Weight isn’t one of them, the Fermo and the original VP weigh almost exactly the same.\u00a0 The clip is reshaped, and is fastened directly to the barrel rather than to the extended cap of the standard VP.\u00a0 And the big difference, the mechanism for extending the nib in the Fermo is a twist, not a click.\u00a0 Twist the ribbed end of the pen clockwise, and the nib extends.\u00a0 Turn it counter-clockwise, and the nib retracts.\u00a0 Because the pen doesn’t get any shorter when you twist the section, the pen seems larger (and it actually is about a quarter of an inch longer with the nib extended).\u00a0 On the click VPs, the pen does get a little shorter because the clicker remains in the depressed position while the nib is extended.<\/p>\n

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Pilot Fermo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All of the Pilot \/ Namiki Vanishing Point, Decimo, and Fermo models share the same same nib units and converters \/ ink cartridges.\u00a0 You can mix and match to your heart’s content.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned – the Lamy Dialog 3 is next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Point fountain pen.\u00a0 Two, actually.\u00a0 The Decimo and the Fermo.\u00a0 The Decimo retains the click mechanism to extend the nib, and is a slightly slimmed-down version of the original Vanishing Point.\u00a0 There are other differences too, the Decimo is noticeably lighter in weight than the VP, and the pocket clip is reshaped, lying closer to … <\/p>\n

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