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I love my 530 and just purchased a 540 in medium. I am thinking about another in broad, but don't know the difference in line sizes. Can anyone post pics of the broad and medium for some perspective?

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tm3 Mint

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i hope this is the right spot to ask ...

 

i don't have a demo style in my collection, and i like the size and price, so was considering ordering a 540.

 

but, from the photos i have seen, the clip looks a little flimsy. i'd like to be able to put it back in my pocket one handed a la pelikan and the VP, and it be secure. i have found that some thinner, cheaper style clips don't work as smoothly.

 

one review said that solid brass clips were coming soon.

 

how is the function of the current clips? wait for the improved model or pull the trigger?

 

thanks

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they're as tough as any clip i have on my $200-$300 pens.

 

i hope this is the right spot to ask ...

 

i don't have a demo style in my collection, and i like the size and price, so was considering ordering a 540.

 

but, from the photos i have seen, the clip looks a little flimsy. i'd like to be able to put it back in my pocket one handed a la pelikan and the VP, and it be secure. i have found that some thinner, cheaper style clips don't work as smoothly.

 

one review said that solid brass clips were coming soon.

 

how is the function of the current clips? wait for the improved model or pull the trigger?

 

thanks

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I don't usually use a clip, because I don't wear shirts with pockets, but I have had to clip my TWSBI to the pocket inside my purse a couple times and it seemed very strong and secure.

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Clips on both the 530 and the 540 (mine arrived today) are very sturdy - as someone else said, more sturdy than many more expensive pens. Certainly feels more sturdy than on my MB 149 (not that that clip feels flimsy). :thumbup:

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It's here! It's here! My 540 is here!!!!

 

I tried taking everything apart and then took me an hour to figure out how to get it back together. -____-;; fail.

 

The clip is nice but a little hard to open and close for me. I tried using it on my jeans and it works nicely. The cap is heavy and nothing about this pen feels flimsy for me.

 

The only downside is when I was fiddling around with it, the bottom part of the piston came apart and got stuck in the barrel and there was no way to get it out. I had to semi-reassemble everything and twirl the cap until it pushed to bottom part of the piston down and stuck back to the rest of the mechanism. Did that make sense?

 

Has anyone else had this problem?

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You're braver than I am. The last thing I'm going to do when mine arrives is sit down and take it apart. LOL! Now, if there's a problem, yes, and I'll find all the instructional youtube videos, but if it works fine, then I'm not going to break it!

 

I'm glad you got it back together again. I hope it writes well. It's good to see that they're starting to arrive. :)

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Even though it's a M nib it was a little scratchy at first. I wrote on a brown paper bag and now it's all smooth. It write beautifully. :) Now I just need the B and the italics nibs....

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It's here! It's here! My 540 is here!!!!

 

I tried taking everything apart and then took me an hour to figure out how to get it back together. -____-;; fail.

 

The clip is nice but a little hard to open and close for me. I tried using it on my jeans and it works nicely. The cap is heavy and nothing about this pen feels flimsy for me.

 

The only downside is when I was fiddling around with it, the bottom part of the piston came apart and got stuck in the barrel and there was no way to get it out. I had to semi-reassemble everything and twirl the cap until it pushed to bottom part of the piston down and stuck back to the rest of the mechanism. Did that make sense?

 

Has anyone else had this problem?

 

One of our members, 777, has a very good video on taking the TWSBI apart and then re-assembling it.

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found another post here noting that the 540 has the new brass clip, and saw a photo of it. looks pretty nice, kind of an MB style to my eye.

 

that was enough to push me over the edge. ordered a 540 in B and an hour or so later got a notice that it had already shipped.

 

when i wake up tomorrow AM will it be on the doorstep? jk

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ordered a 540 in F today from Amazon...... YAY!!

 

I'd love to see a writing sample if you could do one. I bounce back and forth on whether I like fine or medium nibs better and then, of course, there's the variances between the nib sizes from maker to maker.

 

I just opened mine. I need to fill it to test that broad nib. :D

 

If I used a broad nib, I'd never be able to read anything I wrote. Hope you like the pen!

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I just opened mine. I need to fill it to test that broad nib. :D

 

If I used a broad nib, I'd never be able to read anything I wrote. Hope you like the pen!

 

Same here but believe me you get used to it. This is coming from a person that has the 530 in EF and F. :D

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I am on the fence about purchasing a 540 since I have three 530's and they all are EF. I have been tempted by the 540 and B nib combo. However, like the previous two posters, I write narrow so a broad nib may not work well for me, I am guessing. Can a kind soul post a writing sample comparison between EF and B nib? TIA

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I am on the fence about purchasing a 540 since I have three 530's and they all are EF. I have been tempted by the 540 and B nib combo. However, like the previous two posters, I write narrow so a broad nib may not work well for me, I am guessing. Can a kind soul post a writing sample comparison between EF and B nib? TIA

You can always buy a nib unit instead of the whole pen.

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I am on the fence about purchasing a 540 since I have three 530's and they all are EF. I have been tempted by the 540 and B nib combo. However, like the previous two posters, I write narrow so a broad nib may not work well for me, I am guessing. Can a kind soul post a writing sample comparison between EF and B nib? TIA

You can always buy a nib unit instead of the whole pen.

 

That is quite true. But, there is some magical about a big volume of ink of the 540 swishing around for all to see :)

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