Twsbi - Pelikan Nib Swap, Is It Possible?

[Xand3]

Hi,

 

I would like to move my nib from my Pelikan M400 to my TWSBI 580, but I'm not sure if it's possible.

 

I know the nib size on the TWSBI is #5, but I'm not sure about the pelikan.

 

 

Thanks much

[MBFan]

I've read it's possible. I know for sure that Eversharp nibs do not fit, and Montblanc 144 size nibs fit poorly.

[FriedIceCream]

I know for sure that Eversharp nibs do not fit

 

Really? I have a 580 with a vintage Eversharp stub nib in it right now. It took a while, (and a box with about 50 different vintage nibs in it) but I found the larger size of Skyline nibs fits just swell. I didn't even have to heat set the feed. I did widen the channel in the feed with a hobby knife, but that was so the feed could keep up with a flexible nib of the same size. The stub I have in now is the third nib of this kind I've used in it, and aside from the stock feeder not being able to keep up with a nice full flex nib, I haven't had any problems.

[re90]

Late to this thread but it's been done with the 530/540 and I've read that the 580 has the same nib assembly as the 530/540. I bought an M400 nib on ebay and a 580 from amazon this week....I'll report back one way or another as to whether this actually does work.

[duna]

Interesting, but what's the rationale behind setting a Pelikan gold nib on a Twisbi? The stock Twisbi nib isn't bad, and there are plenty of used and new Pelikans for sale without the need to tinker at all risking an expensive gold nib. If you want to try a cheaper but superb Pelikan writing experience there is the steel-nib 215 that works great and I find it as enjoyable as the gold-nibbed models, if not more due to the different body weight.

That said, I'm geeky curious to know how your experiment turned out...