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Are the cursive italic grinds any better than the 45 nibs as from the factory? I have never been happy with the 45s writing qualities, even though I have bought several. The style is very cool, but steel or gold nibs have written rather poorly for me. Well, maybe the nibs just need a good workover.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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My CI custom order from them is in the mail -- should be here tomorrow. *taps foot impatiently* This almost makes me wonder if I gave them the idea with my order...

 

Pajaro, my three 45s all write beautifully, but I have had to fiddle a touch with two of them. Just a touch, though. I do wonder if the like-new 45 I snagged off of ebay ended up in a drawer for decades because it needed its nib aligned.

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Paul, I've had about 10 45's or so stop by to visit or stay. As far as I can recall, all were gold nibs. All of mine wrote fine, a bit wet except maybe one or two XFs that wrote thin. I never messed with those XFs. I had one XF that wrote just fine.

 

I have a two tone, gold end cap Flighter 45 that's a firehose with DCSSB. I haven't done anything about that yet either.

 

I think I have 5 45s, all gold nibs that Mike ground into rounded CIs. All those write splendidly, but I don't think Mike made much if any of a flow adjustment to them when he did the grind.

 

The ground 45s are my most used pens. I would flop around on the floor just a couple minutes less than with a 51 if I lost them.

 

I am in love with this red Arrow though. Still looking for redder red ink though.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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I should have mentioned, so far I only have steel nibs.

 

Two of my 45s are among my favorite pens at the moment. My "favorites" change quite frequently, as I'm still new to acquiring actually decent pens, but my turquoise 45 is probably my best all-around writer, with a fine nib. The Kullock will get the CI nib when it arrives tomorrow, and then who knows which of the two will be best.

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Sam is out of the nibs, but she expects to get more ground in a few weeks.

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I use this every day at work. It's clipped to my not changed from work pocket now.

 

You can see a form I filled out 50' away. ;) NO ONE comes to me and asks, "is this your writing?" (It's flying on Noodler's

Nikita for the moment instead of the Quink Red.)

 

I have 4 Arrows and 2 Deluxes that I paid Mike $30 each to grind. All are gold nibs. I might have paid $30 for 1 or 2 or

the Arrows the rest less, the Deluxes all less than $20 each with gold nibs.

 

I always thought that paying more for the grind than the pen in these cases was worth it.

 

Every single day I use one shows that to be a understatement.

 

Between pen and nib, some of the Best Spent pen money I've spent.

 

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Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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DSC00432.JPG

 

I use this every day at work. It's clipped to my not changed from work pocket now.

 

You can see a form I filled out 50' away. ;) NO ONE comes to me and asks, "is this your writing?" (It's flying on Noodler's

Nikita for the moment instead of the Quink Red.)

 

I have 4 Arrows and 2 Deluxes that I paid Mike $30 each to grind. All are gold nibs. I might have paid $30 for 1 or 2 or

the Arrows the rest less, the Deluxes all less than $20 each with gold nibs.

 

I always thought that paying more for the grind than the pen in these cases was worth it.

 

Every single day I use one shows that to be a understatement.

 

Between pen and nib, some of the Best Spent pen money I've spent.

 

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mb45a.jpg

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

Yes, those are nice lookers. I must have been snakebit with the 45s. I love the style of them, though. It is the essence of the nineteen fifties and sixties. I don't think younger people today will understand how much that pen embodies the spirit of the times it was designed in and sold in. I have enough other great pens that I never pushed working the 45s out. I don't think any other pen is as much a sign of its time, though. Even if you don't like green, the olive 45 with steel cap and gold clip is the most sixties. It's my favorite for that reason.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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I ordered one of these, and Pendemonium says they are making a new batch. I am interested to see what this nib will be like.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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The more you can tell Sam about what you want in the grind, the more she can relay to Letta.

 

I have an Estie 9668 and a Sheaffer 444 "Imperial" that Letta did, IMO, they were just a hair crisp for my taste. But I am also Very Picky.

 

I would use wording like, "I want maximum line variance with as close to stub smoothness as possible." I'd also mention the aprrox angle you write at and what wetness on a 1-10 scale you'd like.

 

Remember they are nib technicians, not mind readers.

 

(I had Mike Masuyama grind a nib once after watching a Brit member write in a video Mike was emailed...)

 

PS; I also have no idea if they take pre-grind customer input on their preground nibs...I sent both of my nibs

to them.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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