Getting An Italic

[Ambrose Bierce]

So I figured the best way to have a pen for every occasion is to get an italic nib on one of my pens. I have three options for what to do, here they are

Option 1: I am planing on getting a TWSBI mini in the near future and I had would could get a 1.1 mm italic to come with it. This would be the cheapest option, but it would most likely take the position of daily notetaker away from the TWSBI, which is the original reason I wanted it, and give it more of a special occasion writing job.

Option 2: I have recently acquired a Waterman Phileas, I could do a little bit of hunting to see if I could find an italic to replace the current defective nib, or get it sent to have work done on it and turn it into a italic. Issue with this is that it could be quite expensive, but it would leave me with a pretty special little writer and the Phileas is already what I have in mine for this job and I have to get the nib fixed either way

Option 3: I could purchase a Goulet Nib in 1.1 italic to put on my Jinhao x750. This is sort of the happy medium between the two, but I feel like if I am going to buy a new nib I may as well go all out with the Phileas

 

What do you guys think I should do?

[cleosmama]

I have a Goulet italic nib on one of my pens, and I just bought a 1.1 italic nib for my TWSBI mini. Of the two, I like the TWSBI nib the best. And you know, the TWSBI italic is pretty inexpensive ($23.00), so if you are going to buy a TWSBI pen, you might just buy the extra stub nib for it.

[lmarine0510]

It all depends on how much money you want to dump into it. Personally, I'd probably do option 3. I actually ruined the stock nib on my JInhao x450 trying to grind it into a cursive italic, and I then replaced it with the 1.1mm Goulet. It turned out to be a great pen.

[Ted A]

I guess the question is whether you write quite tiny? If not, there really is no reason why a stub would not be a daily writer.

[Sinuhe]

My 1.1 Lamy nib for the Studio is all right, nothing to write home about (a tad dryish), but that might be another option, if you have a Lamy pen.

[SockAddict]

Just to help confuse the issue Nemosine pens have .6mm and .8mm stubs as standard options, On $15-$20 pens. I have one of each size, love them, and am kinda looking to find a really nice pen with a fine stub because I like the idea of luxury that evokes, but I'll still use the Nemosines even if I do get another. They write nicely, and could easily be carry-everywhere pens because if I lose or break one, it's not a big deal to replace it. And, even with my quite small writing, the .6mm stub makes a nice daily writer. (.8mm is a bit big for me, and 1.1? No, couldn't do it!)

[brunico]

If you're relegating an italic nib to special occasions, a dip pen or a Pilot Plumix would be less expensive than your three options - and they'd be hard to beat.

[sandy101]

A broad pilot 78G also makes a nice, cheap alternative. It comes with a converter too.

 

However, since the Waterman is broken and needs a repair anyway, it might be worthwhile seeing how much that option would cost beforehand.

 

I wouldn't spend a fortune until you've tried the stub.

 

I'm still learning how to use mine properly, certainly I need to invest more time to get used to the angles.