What Is The Process For Tuning A Pen? - Q&A Slices

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I'm wanting to start learning to tune my pens more than aligning the tines. I'm curious. In what order should changing each aspect take place? does it go flow, alignment, smoothness? could you go into a little detail on the process from beginning to end of that 10 second process of turning a bad pen to a great writing pen?

it’s a little more complex than I’ll explain it, but here’s roughly the order I feel from easiest to hardest:
Increasing flow- easy to do, easy to overdo!
Alignment- need a loupe, pretty straightforward
Smoothness- micromesh/mylar
Decreasing flow- varies a lot by nib type
Shaping/honing- takes a lot of practice
Grinding/changing nib size- takes a lot of practice, specialized tools

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