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My apologies if I sounded like a primary school teacher :ltcapd:

 

 

It's just that you corrected his terminology instead of answering his question. I assume you do use some sort of tipping?

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Thank you all for the tips!

 

inkpenguin,

 

You achieved a great line variation on that write sample. I do like it! As soon as you can, post the results of your TWSBI.

 

I've been ground several nibs, and at the begining, I tryed on some inexpensive pens (5$ chinese pens). One of my best writers is a Pelikan M215 B nib that I modified into a CI, as you can see in this pic.

 

LOVE this writing sample, the nib turned out great! Great job, Fabri! :D

 

Thank you, Aubrey!! You're so kind!! ;)

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No iridium in nibs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium

"Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust". Too expensive.

 

You get the nib here: http://www.thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=106

 

Then you extract the nib like this:

And you replace it with the new one. Easy!.

 

 

Thanks very much! :) Having said that, $63 for the nib (even on special offer) is too much for me. I'd be perfectly happy with a steel stub.....

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She turned me into a newt.......

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No iridium in nibs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium

"Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust". Too expensive.

 

You get the nib here: http://www.thegolden...products_id=106

 

Then you extract the nib like this:

And you replace it with the new one. Easy!.

 

Great idea! I really like this!!

 

Has that nib some flex? Or is it stiff as 530 nib?

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This is very encouraging. Thinking about getting a medium and sending it off to Pendemonium for a $25 CI grind job. I've had great experience with them for CI grinds to Vanishing Point and Aurora nibs.

 

Does the Twsbi nib have an iridium tip or is it just steel?

 

Twsbi nib does have a tipping material but it's so tiny even on the M nib. For regrind nibs I prefer the Broad one, but B isn't available for now. However, it's a smooth nib, which TWSBI has been ordering from Schmidt - Germany.

 

I also know Pendemonium CI nibs - I have a Reform Clear Demo with CI nib from them. They really do a nice job!

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Yes, I use tipping to answer questions about nib tips :roflmho:

 

Seriously, I dont know what the Twsbi tips are made of, but there is no iridium in nib tips today:

http://www.nibs.com/article4.html

Today's steel nibs have just a blob of steel at the tip to make it round.

I did not know that. And your link doesn't mention the word "steel" at all. Do you have any sources stating that modern tipping material on steel nibs is only more steel? :hmm1:

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I did not know that. And your link doesn't mention the word "steel" at all. Do you have any sources stating that modern tipping material on steel nibs is only more steel? :hmm1:

 

It isn't. According to Brian Grey's article on the subject, it is usually plathenium and/or osmiridium.

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Yes, I use tipping to answer questions about nib tips :roflmho:

 

Seriously, I dont know what the Twsbi tips are made of, but there is no iridium in nib tips today:

http://www.nibs.com/article4.html

Today's steel nibs have just a blob of steel at the tip to make it round.

I did not know that. And your link doesn't mention the word "steel" at all. Do you have any sources stating that modern tipping material on steel nibs is only more steel? :hmm1:

 

Look here: http://www.nibs.com/article5.html

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No iridium in nibs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium

"Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust". Too expensive.

 

You get the nib here: http://www.thegolden...products_id=106

 

Then you extract the nib like this:

And you replace it with the new one. Easy!.

 

Great idea! I really like this!!

 

Has that nib some flex? Or is it stiff as 530 nib?

 

The nib is stiff, but is also a nice and smooth stub; gives quite a bit of line variation. I can say I like it a lot, but it is my first true stub nib; I am no expert :roflmho: . The Twsbi feels and writes now like a much more expensive pen.

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No iridium in nibs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium

"Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust". Too expensive.

 

You get the nib here: http://www.thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=106

 

Then you extract the nib like this:

And you replace it with the new one. Easy!.

 

 

Thanks very much! :) Having said that, $63 for the nib (even on special offer) is too much for me. I'd be perfectly happy with a steel stub.....

Well, I also found this steel stub for $59: http://www.levenger.com/PAGETEMPLATES/PRODUCT/Product.asp?Params=category=8-221|level=2-3|pageid=6836

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I received a 1.1mm 14K nib from thegoldennib.com yesterday. Putting it in the TWSBI was a simple, taking lees than five minutes. It does seem to fit slightly tighter than the original TWSBI nib, but not enough to be a problem.

 

The nib is a little springy, enough so that it doesn't feel like a nail. It is quite nice to write with.

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No iridium in nibs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium

"Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust". Too expensive.

 

You get the nib here: http://www.thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=106

 

Then you extract the nib like this:

And you replace it with the new one. Easy!.

 

 

Thanks very much! :) Having said that, $63 for the nib (even on special offer) is too much for me. I'd be perfectly happy with a steel stub.....

Well, I also found this steel stub for $59: http://www.levenger.com/PAGETEMPLATES/PRODUCT/Product.asp?Params=category=8-221|level=2-3|pageid=6836

 

 

I probably wouldn't debate $4....... ;)

http://www.aysedasi.co.uk

 

 

 

 

She turned me into a newt.......

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I received a 1.1mm 14K nib from thegoldennib.com yesterday. Putting it in the TWSBI was a simple, taking lees than five minutes. It does seem to fit slightly tighter than the original TWSBI nib, but not enough to be a problem.

 

The nib is a little springy, enough so that it doesn't feel like a nail. It is quite nice to write with.

 

Any long term experiences with this combo? What about ink flow, skipping, ...

I'm quite curious.

If there's no decent nib with the upcoming TWSBIs I might consider this method!

Greetings,

Michael

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No iridium in nibs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium

"Iridium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust". Too expensive.

 

You get the nib here: http://www.thegoldennib.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=106

 

Then you extract the nib like this:

And you replace it with the new one. Easy!.

 

Hi.

 

Is that nib flexible?

 

http://www.thegoldennib.com/bmz_cache/b/bd57ab1961e41adbfb168326a17022cb.image.733x550.jpg

 

Thank you.

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I recently purchased a Levenger stub nib and tried it out with my TWSBI. While it fits perfectly and matches the pen's trim...I think it is the worst stub nib I've ever tried. It's scratchy (yes I have adjusted the tines), way too wet, and has almost no line variation whatsoever. I did buy it 2nd hand but the nib appeared to be in excellent condition.

 

Cheers,

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I bought one of those 14k 1.1 mm stub nibs from TheGoldenNib.com a few months ago and put it into a TWSBI Diamond 530. Here you can see the difference between the stock TWSBI M nib and the stock 14k 1.1 mm stub nib (before it was worked on):

 

fpn_1309908935__twsbi__1.jpg

 

Then, I sent it to Pendleton Brown for smoothing, and when he sent it back it was just marvelous. No flex to the nib, but possibly you could detect a slight springiness. Really, though, in my recollection there was no flexibility.

 

fpn_1309908998__twsbi_-_6.jpg

 

In May I sold the TWSBI with both the original M nib and the 14k 1.1 mm stub nib, as I was raising funds for a different pen, but it was really a great set up, especially following Pendleton Brown's smoothing work on the nib. By the time you get the TWSBI and the gold nib, and send it off for smoothing, you will have $135 - $140 into the pen, but that's not bad considering what you would have into a Pelikan M8xx, to which the TWSBI is often compared; below, shown next to an M805 (sorry about the lousy photo quality).

 

fpn_1309909235__twsbi_vs_m805_-_2.jpg

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