Twsbi Diamond 530 Nib Unit = Levenger True Writer!?!

[jleeper]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this before, but it looks to me as if the TWSBI Diamond 530 and the Levenger True Writers share the same nib unit.

 

I took the unit out of one of my True Writers before I filled the TWSBI, they looked identical, and the True Writer nib fit into the section and screwed in to the pen correctly (or at least it looked that way.) I didn't ink the TWSBI with the TW nib, or write with the hybrid, but I'm convinced they are interchangeable.

Edited July 19, 2010 by jleeper

[dizzypen]

They should be. They both use the Schmidt nib assembly.

[jleeper]

My understanding is that there are different Schmidt nib units:

[Jimmy James]

If Levenger didn't charge a mint for their stub, that would make for a decent way to get a stub in this pen in the short term.

 

Anybody else use this assembly that might have a better nib selection?

[mahkie]

If Levenger didn't charge a mint for their stub, that would make for a decent way to get a stub in this pen in the short term.

 

Anybody else use this assembly that might have a better nib selection?

 

I was thinking the same thing, but im betting Levenger takes their standard nib units and has them custom ground, since Schmidt doesn't offer "fun" nibs in that model. The vacuum filler will use a bigger nib unit that has more variations available, including a B nib.