Mechanical Pen 101
The Wingback Mechanical Pen is built to last, machined from aerospace grade brass and stainless steel and designed to perfectly fit the Fisher Space Pen cartridge. Use this guide to keep your Mechanical Pen going for the long haul.
Wingback metal products are built to last, machined from aerospace grade brass and stainless steel. Use this guide to keep them going for the long haul.
LET IDEAS FLOW
Simple, yet elegant, each pen is machine turned and laser engraved in England, and built to last a lifetime. Over 25 iterations helped hone the design to result in a ballpoint that's compact, enjoyable to use, and perfectly tailored to the Fisher Space Pen cartridge.
THE REFILL
A pen can only be as good as the refill you write with. The Mechanical Pen takes any standard Parker-style G2 refill and comes fitted with a Schmidt easyFlow 9000, which has a 1 mm tungsten-carbide-coated ball.
A Fisher Space Pen pressurised cartridge also fits, with its plastic extender trimmed by 0.5 mm, if you want a pen that writes upside down and in the cold. The original Mechanical Pen (117.5 mm long) takes the Fisher cartridge as it comes, or the Schmidt Megaline 4889.
You can shop replacement Fisher Space Pen cartridges here.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR MECHANICAL PEN
If the mechanism begins to feel slow or rough you can maintain it by following the steps below (or watch the video here).
1. Remove the mechanism by turning the crown anticlockwise.
2. Check the mechanism for any debris.
3. Clean all mechanism parts with warm soapy water.
4. Dry parts thoroughly and reassemble.
5. Apply a small amount of PTFE based lubricant into the mechanism channel (available from any bike shop).
6. Leave to dry and wipe off any excess moisture.
7. Reassemble the pen. Good as new.
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