Modern Soft/flex/semiflex Pen Reccos? (Please Dont Say The Falcon! :)

[c4bb0ose]

 

(Noodler´s Ahab EMF ..... Rohrer & Klingner Salix)

 

When you say modifying the nib how do you mean? just curious is all.

[Pterodactylus]

When you say modifying the nib how do you mean? just curious is all.

Please take a look at the Ahab - Ease My Flex Mod:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/240492-noodlers-ahab-ease-my-flex-mod/?p=2607667

 

It's easy to transform the Noodler's Flex nibs into a Falcon Nib.

With this Mod the flex of the nib becomes usable (in factory default they are much too stiff, everyone who used one, knows that it's not really usable as your hand will cramp after a few lines), comparable with a vintage nib.

IMO the (modified) nib is the best part of the pen.

[c4bb0ose]

Please take a look at the Ahab - Ease My Flex Mod:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/240492-noodlers-ahab-ease-my-flex-mod/?p=2607667

 

It's easy to transform the Noodler's Flex nibs into a Falcon Nib.

With this Mod the flex of the nib becomes usable (in factory default they are much too stiff, everyone who used one, knows that it's not really usable as your hand will cramp after a few lines), comparable with a vintage nib.

IMO the (modified) nib is the best part of the pen.

Ah that looks rather interesting, you also said that you had messed with the ink channels and the fins to increase the ink flow, does that come into play with this?

[mrchan]

I got my Platinum Cool today and you have to push quite hard to get any sort of flex from it. I absolutely love the pen though. It's a good size and surprisingly well-made. I hate the gold converter so I sanded off the gold and am left with an "almost silver" brushed finish which contrasts horribly with the chrome finish on the rest of the pen so I think I'm going to disassemble the converter tonight and paint it black with some matte paint. I wouldn't classify the Cool as a flex pen, though.

 

Perhaps a nib modification could be done???

You sir, are a strange one. Lol

[Pterodactylus]

Ah that looks rather interesting, you also said that you had messed with the ink channels and the fins to increase the ink flow, does that come into play with this?

You probably will notice that even in factory default you will have a lot of railroading.

IMO the unmodified feed only works well when you don't flex it.

So when you modify the nib you even increase the possible flex (and its most likely that you use it).

So it's most likely that you have much railroading, deepen the ink channel and cutting of the first fins will help that the feed is able to keep up.

I suggest to modify the nib, then try it, if it railroads, then increase the flow step by step until you are satisfied.

These pens need quite a lot of tinkering until you get it right.

[c4bb0ose]

You probably will notice that even in factory default you will have a lot of railroading.

IMO the unmodified feed only works well when you don't flex it.

So when you modify the nib you even increase the possible flex (and its most likely that you use it).

So it's most likely that you have much railroading, deepen the ink channel and cutting of the first fins will help that the feed is able to keep up.

I suggest to modify the nib, then try it, if it railroads, then increase the flow step by step until you are satisfied.

These pens need quite a lot of tinkering until you get it right.

I see, Is their a visual representation of how a nib feed operates and or how the fins act? I get how they work in passing, but anything more I am clueless about, cheers.

[de_pen_dent]

Another option - buy a vintage flex pen or nib, and have a custom pen maker build a body for it.