Waterford Nib

December 16, 2014

I have a Waterford Kilbarry pen and it is just about perfect in every way except that it only comes with a Medium nib. I really want it to have a Fine nib. Waterford offers Fine options in some of their other pens. Anyone out there know how best to accomplish getting a Fine nib for this pen (#6 size like the original) ? I've not seen separate individual parts for sale but suspect that a Fine nib from one of their other similarly-sized pens would also fit it (or any other suitable company as long as it fits.) Any solutions appreciated!

December 23, 2014

You could send it to someone and have it ground to a F.

January 10, 2015

Well, since I wasn't getting much response here, I kept learning and figured out a nib hack myself.

The nib unit unscrews from the section rather easily. It clearly has the structure of a Schmidt FH 452 nib unit.

Next ... How to get the nib out of the unit. I make / assemble golf clubs as well so I have some club solvent around that is used to temporarily make surfaces slick during assembly. I put a little on / in the feed. In just a couple minutes I was very pleasantly surprised to find I could then wiggle out the feed / nib with just a little work. No knock-out block needed. I was set. Next I simply purchased a #6 nib of my choosing (an extra-fine from Goulet Pens), and reassembled the nib unit by pushing the nib and feed appropriately back into the the plastic housing, and then screwed the nib unit back into the pen. It works perfectly and I couldn't be happier with it. The perfect pen at last! :-)

October 13, 2015

Thanks for the info, dtov. I've been thinking about this myself. I have a Kilbarry Black Guilloche that I got from Massdrop with a M nib. It's nice, but I have skip start issues and I would really like an F or EF nib for it. You said you used a temporary solvent ... do you think this is a friction-fit nib, or will I need solvent to achieve the same results? What kind of solvent did you use, and did it affect the finish on either the nib or the pen itself?

Yes, so many questions, but I'd like to make more use of this pen and the current problem of skip starting bugs the heck out of me.

Edited October 13, 2015 by xyverz

October 9, 2017

Don"t know if anybody is still following this but it is helpful. Where might I go to get some more instruction on removing the nib for my Waterford Celebration?