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I've seen a nib or two in my short time repairing these that had the 'iridium' snapped off or one sided. My limited data set has seen this phenomenon mostly manifest in older Sheaffers and to a lesser extent Dunns and Conklins, but I've never seen a goofed Parker, Eversharp, or Pelikan... I've had Parker Vacumatics come in bent all over the place and looking like goal posts and have been able to coax the tines back into proper shape with some gentle persuasion and the tips remained intact... A little pressure with an older Sheaffer and 'click' off the tips come nice as you like...

 

Now, since original tipped nibs are fairly rare (and fairly expensive) What is the spectrum of opinion on shaping and tuning just the gold into a decent relief or broad or oblique nib? Upsides?, downsides?

 

This older vac-fill came in from the wild with no tips.... I used a sharpening stone and a smoothing pad to work it into a medium stub and it actually writes pretty good and doesn't snag at all...

 

Thanks in advance for any opinions on this topic!

 

 

 

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Writing on the gold will wear that down pretty fast probably. Very soft metal after all.

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Wow- Czech,

 

I posted a reply awhile ago to you,but I guess it didn't stick...basically what Bardir said.

"Not a Hooker Hooker, but rather a left-handed overwriter."

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