Hello, all! I've only recently jumped from dip pen calligraphy to the wonderful world of fountain pens, so I naturally found myself drawn to the Noodler's flex nibs. I've been using my Creaper for months now and figured I'd finally earned myself the next big sexy- the Triple Tail. It arrived yesterday, and it writes like a dream... mostly. I was dealing with some railroading issues, but I figured I just hadn't filled it quite right since I was filling from a sample vial.

Because it was a shimmering ink (Diamine Stargazer, if anyone's curious), I did a preliminary rinse in water before disassembling the pen for a proper clean. Once I got the nib and feed out, I noticed there was this rather large hole in my feed (see top two images)! My initial assumption was that it was defective, given that I'd already noticed the front underside had some mild imperfections (see bottom two images), but I noticed while I was washing it that the breather tube flows out of / through the hole. I've searched everything I know to search, and I cannot find a picture or even a video showing the top side of the disassembled feed in clear detail. So, owners of Triple Tails, please tell me: is this normal?

Still haven't found a dedicated handspinning community, but I'm hoping this will tempt some of y'all to the dark side 😉

I spun this last year, but haven't yet found a project worthy of it (open to suggestions!). Fiber is Merino wool, colorway is Tie Dyed Popsicles by the Wooly Witch, spun on my Babe's Fiber Starter wheel. It's about 15-16 WPI, so roughly a light fingering weight, and 170g. Planning to leave it a single since plying it might muddy those glorious, glorious colors, and that would be a travesty! 😍

Still a fairly new spinner, all things considered, and mostly self-taught, so I'm open to any constructive criticism and willing to answer any questions y'all might have! Thanks for letting me briefly invade your knitting space! 😁