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Hello guys, it's been a while since I've posted here. I have a somewhat confusing choice to make regarding a Lamy 2000 Fine that I bought new around Christmas last year.

 

I truly love most aspects of this pen, particularly the form factor (feels perfect in my hand) and ink capacity since I don't switch ink colors often. The nib is enjoyable when I write on the perfect sweet spot, but I'm always having trouble keeping it. I have a Parker 51 broad? (a bit too thick for me) that never has this problem, so it can't be just me. When it goes off the small sweetspot, writing can become scratchy and unpleasant. I am a lefty overwriter, so that may add to the problem. The pen also writes a hair thinner and drier than I would find perfectly ideal.

 

I think the nib is good, but I'm not going to keep the nib as is since I want to make this pen my workhorse writer. I'm wondering whether I should purchase a medium replacement nib (the extra width wouldn't bother me), or send it to a nibmeister (Richard Binder?) who can hopefully fix my personal issue that I have with the nib? Any and all feedback is appreciated, as I'm not sure how I would even go about buying a 2000 nib or using a nibmeister's service.

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How about smoothing the tipping yourself? It may be worth a try if you have a good loop and 6000, 8,000, and 12,000 grit sand paper. If you are willing to buy a new L2K nib which costs $70 from the one site I can find that sells L2K nibs then maybe the risk of a DIY project isn't so bad? The steps for smoothing are not too hard. Check tines, check flow, floss the slit, smooth the tipping for your style.

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I like the 2000 as well. Two of the black ones, and just bought one of the stainless ones to put a rather nice XF nib into.

 

It's rather a lot of money if you screw up the nib - replacements are $75 each. Makes for an expensive DIY project if you haven't worked on a nib before.

 

BTW Giovanni, Richard isn't taking in repairs or nib work any more.

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How about smoothing the tipping yourself? It may be worth a try if you have a good loop and 6000, 8,000, and 12,000 grit sand paper. If you are willing to buy a new L2K nib which costs $70 from the one site I can find that sells L2K nibs then maybe the risk of a DIY project isn't so bad? The steps for smoothing are not too hard. Check tines, check flow, floss the slit, smooth the tipping for your style.

 

I want a spare 2k nib, can you kindly post a link of the shop selling them here or send by PM? thanks!

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

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I want a spare 2k nib, can you kindly post a link of the shop selling them here or send by PM? thanks!

 

 

14k white gold. Sounds like they don't have the Rhodium plating.

$79

 

http://www.larrypost.com.au/brands/lamy-shop/lamy-refills/nibs/lamy-2000-14ct-white-gold-nib-suits-lamy-2000-fountain-pen.html

 

I have not ordered from that site. Do the nibs look legit? My guess is they are from an older Lamy that has been used for parts as they sell a lot of parts. The oblique medium sounds nice. They were my back up plan if I ruined my own experiment.

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I want a spare 2k nib, can you kindly post a link of the shop selling them here or send by PM? thanks!

Contact Karl Barndt <pens@pointythings.com> who has NOS steel and gold Lamy nibs for the 2000.

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Contact Karl Barndt <pens@pointythings.com> who has NOS steel and gold Lamy nibs for the 2000.

 

Yes, but his gold ones are yellow gold, I believe. For the last few weeks, thanks to his generous advice, I have been using a BB nib from a Lamy 26P in one of my Lamy2000Ms.

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

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The 14K gold nibs can be plated with rhodium, and may be worth it if Carl's price is low enough.

Nibs are available now on eBay at about the same price as Filofax sold them.

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I like the 2000 as well. Two of the black ones, and just bought one of the stainless ones to put a rather nice XF nib into.

 

It's rather a lot of money if you screw up the nib - replacements are $75 each. Makes for an expensive DIY project if you haven't worked on a nib before.

 

BTW Giovanni, Richard isn't taking in repairs or nib work any more.

 

Sorry, Ron, I was not aware of that. Juan, send it to Ron Zorn. He is too modest to say that, but he is second to none!

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Through the help of a great nibmeister (and having learned how to adjust misaligned tines), my Lamy 2000 is one of the more consistent and smooth writers that I own.I like this pen, but the fine nib just isn't for me. It's not an issue of too small a sweet spot. Fine nibs have sort of just fallen out of my favor.

 

Replacement nibs seem to run around $84 on ebay, and I am reluctant to purchase something like this from an unofficial seller in Hong Kong. Filofax has not helped, as I sent them an email many months ago (shortly after purchasing the pen) and they never even responded.

 

Since my pen is in good condition (about a year old), do you think that selling the pen and buying another one (even if brand new) is a good idea or even feasible? I have no idea how easy or difficult it would be to sell a pen like this.

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Filofax has not helped, as I sent them an email many months ago (shortly after purchasing the pen) and they never even responded.

 

 

Filofax is no longer the distributor of Lamy pens in the US. Contact Rediform:

 

 

REDIFORM

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