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Sure is. Just unscrew the barrel and remove the converter, then grasp the nib and feed together (around top and bottom to avoid putting pressure on the shoulders or tip of the nib), and pull 'em out together. If they're tight, give the nib a gentle wiggle side to side to free things up and then try again, as forcing it could damage the fins on the feed.

 

Reassembly is even easier. Line up the nib and feed, rotate the barrel until you find the way they align, and then slide them both in together.

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Sure is. Just unscrew the barrel and remove the converter, then grasp the nib and feed together (around top and bottom to avoid putting pressure on the shoulders or tip of the nib), and pull 'em out together. If they're tight, give the nib a gentle wiggle side to side to free things up and then try again, as forcing it could damage the fins on the feed.

 

Reassembly is even easier. Line up the nib and feed, rotate the barrel until you find the way they align, and then slide them both in together.

 

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I've swapped nibs in several times. Never a problem.

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If you're buying from Goulet get the Goulet Grip for $2 I have found in my Jinhaos that a Monteverde or Franklin Christoph Nibs fit really snugly.

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Just one caveat: at different points in their production history, Jinhao have produced slighly different nib-feed-housing arrangements. One setup is similar to the x450, with a slightly smaller feed unit, and a slightly smaller (#6 size) nib, and a grip section / housing that has a clearly-defined 'flat' spot (so you know how everything fits in). The other setup actually comes with a slightly larger feed, a more oversized nib (#6.5??, no, I know that's not a real thing!)... and a not-quite-circular, 'how-on-earth-do-I-ram-this-in' shaped grip section.

 

If you're unfortunate enough to get an x750 with the larger nib and feed, it's still fairly easy to swap nibs in and out, but more of a challenge to get a non-Jinhao #6 nib to fit snugly up against the feed. My guess is that the easier-to-swap pens are newer - but I don't know that for sure.

 

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this (though I know I'm not making it up!!) - but I've got 4 x750s, two of each style, and I definitely find one style more accommodating than the other when it comes to swapping nibs in and out.

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It's a friction fit, and if you scrolled down on the X750 page at Goulet Pens you would have seen a video on how to do it :

 

 

It's the same deal on the X450, 159, and *some* pens like the Nemosine Singularity/Fission etc.

 

Just one caveat: at different points in their production history, Jinhao have produced slighly different nib-feed-housing arrangements. One setup is similar to the x450, with a slightly smaller feed unit, and a slightly smaller (#6 size) nib, and a grip section / housing that has a clearly-defined 'flat' spot (so you know how everything fits in). The other setup actually comes with a slightly larger feed, a more oversized nib (#6.5??, no, I know that's not a real thing!)... and a not-quite-circular, 'how-on-earth-do-I-ram-this-in' shaped grip section.

 

If you're unfortunate enough to get an x750 with the larger nib and feed, it's still fairly easy to swap nibs in and out, but more of a challenge to get a non-Jinhao #6 nib to fit snugly up against the feed. My guess is that the easier-to-swap pens are newer - but I don't know that for sure.

 

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this (though I know I'm not making it up!!) - but I've got 4 x750s, two of each style, and I definitely find one style more accommodating than the other when it comes to swapping nibs in and out.

Fortunately most of the third party nibs I've used such as Goulet's, Bexley, Monteverde, appear to be on the thicker side, so they fit in either the X750, X450, and 159 without much issue. The 2-toned nibs appear to be thicker than the monotone nibs you find on the X750/159. So the nib from the X450 fits in those fine typically, but can feel too 'thin' vice versa. But upgrading from a Jinhao nib to something else tends not to be an issue since the nibs will be thick enough. (I haven't touched Nemosine or Knox nibs that are nearly as cheap as the Jinhao nibs places like xFountainPen Sells)

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