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I can hardly believe all I did was switch the "M" out for the 1.1 on my 580 AL (you can even switch the AL section for the standard plastic on the 1.1), and NO hard starts, skipping, or railroading of any kind, EVER. Huge sweet spot, smoother than I expected, etc.

 

You look at this company and the way they do things (ink bottles, nibs, packaging, etc) is thoughtful, far-sighted, and well done.

 

"SUCK IT," TWSBI haters. :lticaptd:

 

p.s. You know who you are. :rolleyes:

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Great! Always glad to see a fountain pen lover discover stubs. So, what's your next step? Study italic or humanist book hand? Either hand would make it easier to write fast and introduce you to a classical alphabet. Maybe play around with paper and ink combinations? Write a lot? What's next?

 

Best of luck, enjoy,

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Randal

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I am currently considering buying another TWSBI and the stub nib is what I would like on it, so your positive experience is encouraging. Glad you like your pen and it is also good to get confirmation that you can easily exchange the section and nib to get some of the nib sizes that don't come stock with the 580AL version of the 580. (I assumed all of the 580 nibs were interchangeable no matter what model you have, but it always nice to have confirmation!)

 

Just curious, Behike54, since you didn't say why you had switched to a 1.1 stub nib - was there a dry/hard start/skipping problem with the medium nib that came with your 580AL? (Most of the complaints about hard starting, etc., that I have read, have been with the TWSBI stub nibs, not their 'regular' sized nibs.)

 

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I really like the 1.1 stub that came on my TWSBI Classic. I got my 580 USA with an EF; wanted to get a spare 1.5 to go with it, but they were out of stock at the Goulets. I'll get one with my next order, if they have them.

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You can get them directly at TWSBI.com.

 

I love my Bolds and stubs. The 1.5 is too big for daily use, but the 1.1 is really nice. I have now had all of mine customized by Pendleton Brown and ArtsNibs. These pens are WONDERFUL and the nibs are great.

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Thanks for the sample. If I added that nib I would really want to grind down the horizontal line to get it much thinner. It is hard to see the variation.

 

BTW, you say "stub". Is this nib really a stub with no tipping material?

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Oh, I don't know... I have my nibs artified.

 

 

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My TWSBI 1.5mm "factory" stub is in another country at present, but from memory, it has no tipping material . Writes really nicely, though!

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Thanks for the sample. If I added that nib I would really want to grind down the horizontal line to get it much thinner. It is hard to see the variation.

 

BTW, you say "stub". Is this nib really a stub with no tipping material?

From what I recall and have read, the TWSBI stub nibs don't have any tipping material. The stub nibs that Goulet Pens sells under their name don't have tipping material, either. I could very well be wrong, but I think that these days, unless you are looking at vintage pens, the only way you can get stub nibs with tipping material is to have a "regular" nib - fine, medium, broad - ground to a stub.

 

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Anyone here have to go through a "break in" period? My 1.1 experiences some slight starting and skipping, but it is new, so maybe these issues will work themselves out with further use.

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Yes, and watch for surface tension. Once you use an ink like one of the Noodler's eel inks, subsequent inks flow better.

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