Thread: Any Fountain Pen Users?

Originally Posted by WW243

Agreed Ed
I feel like every time I write with my fountain pen it becomes a little more 'my pen.' At the atomic level perhaps...
Someday when a stranger picks up my pen and tries it, he or she may say, 'what the hell is wrong withs this nib?'

They may well do so, I am sure that over time the nib will wear a little to suit how you hold the pen.

Originally Posted by wrxguyusa

Getting rid of the dried ink may take a little more than water.

Here is one guide. How To Clean A Fountain Pen

A baby nose cleaning bulb with the tip cut down works well to push cleaning solution through the nib.

Ive soaked the pen in the water since last Saturday. Let's see. Probably I've send it out to nib specialist.

Thanks

My new Kaweco Brass Sport, second day in the pocket.

Over time the brass will patina, a welcome addition to the unique character of the pen.

Practice with my new oblique penholder and vintage iron gall ink. [emoji1303][emoji4]


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Been playing with this setup for a few days. It's a Jinhao X750 with a Zebra G nib. I think it's just about where I want it now.

That's a very nice setup. Did you custom build it yourself, or did you buy it that way? I use the G nib, on my oblique pens, but haven't tried it on a fountain pen. I'm curious about how long the nib will last. Mine doesn't last very long, but I'm using iron gall inks, that eat the nib through corrosion. I guess fountain pen ink, won't do that.

Your pen gives you a flexible nib and that's clearly the best.
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Originally Posted by BeJay

Been playing with this setup for a few days. It's a Jinhao X750 with a Zebra G nib. I think it's just about where I want it now.

so is that a dip pen nib grafted onto a fountain pen body? was that easy to do? how did you do it?

http://www.parkablogs.com/content/ho...b-fountain-pen I found this on the web. I'll recommend special pliers. They can be bought on eBay ready with protective rubber.


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Originally Posted by Kristian

That's a very nice setup. Did you custom build it yourself, or did you buy it that way? I use the G nib, on my oblique pens, but haven't tried it on a fountain pen. I'm curious about how long the nib will last. Mine doesn't last very long, but I'm using iron gall inks, that eat the nib through corrosion. I guess fountain pen ink, won't do that.

Your pen gives you a flexible nib and that's clearly the best.
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Originally Posted by edhewitt

so is that a dip pen nib grafted onto a fountain pen body? was that easy to do? how did you do it?

The zebra G is a dip nib. It wasn't too tough to get it fitted. I'm a complete fountain pen novice so I'm sure there are better ways to set these up. The nib didn't sit right on the feed so I flattened it slightly using pliers to press it against the shaft of a screw driver. I filed the channel on the feed to increase ink flow and boiled it for about 25 second to get it set just righ. It can be kind of slow to start writing, but it does pretty well once the ink starts flowing. The nibs are about $1 each and it's a $3 pen so I wasn't too worried about ruining anything.

Originally Posted by Kristian

How to use Zebra G Nib on a Fountain Pen | Parka Blogs I found this on the web. I'll recommend special pliers. They can be bought on eBay ready with protective rubber.


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That link looks kind of like what I did. His pictures of removing the nib and feed with pliers is a very bad idea though. Best to flush it out with water first. Then wrap the nib and feed with a towel and pull it straight out by hand. Takes some effort but it's not too bad. Also it looks like he didn't do any work on the feed. The end needs to be lightly touching the nib. Too much pressure and it will flex the tines, so it needs to be just right. You also need to increase the ink flow because this nib uses tons of ink.

I use fountain pens often but I've never done any work on them before. My techniques Are probably all wrong, but it works. I may try to increase the ink flow a bit more but I want to try some different inks first. I've only tried it with Noodlers X feather.

You can buy the nibs in packs of 10 for about $11 so they're cheap enough to experiment.