Pelikan 100N Flexable Cracked Nib Repair

[Sketch and Doodle]

I may have pushed a little too hard I guess. It still flexes and writes EF lines and BBB lines without problems, but I happened to look closely with with a magnifying glass and noticed that both shoulder of the nib had bent marks.

I have looked at the photo of the nib before and was clean and shiny without bent marks.

 

Is it possible to repair easily?

 

[canibanoglu]

I'm afraid not. You should send it off to a nib repair specialist but even then I'm not sure they can make it as it was before.

[Sketch and Doodle]

Thanks for the advise.

I guess I'll just use it carefully not flex too much. It still works fine and I didn't notice when it happened.

[sargetalon]

Sounds like you may have flexed it beyond what the nib was able to accommodate. Would be worthwhile to solicit the opinion of a nib meister or two just so you know where you stand and if it's repairable at all. For issues with damaged nibs, I like Goldnibs.com (no affiliation).

[Sketch and Doodle]

Sounds like you may have flexed it beyond what the nib was able to accommodate. Would be worthwhile to solicit the opinion of a nib meister or two just so you know where you stand and if it's repairable at all. For issues with damaged nibs, I like Goldnibs.com (no affiliation).

Right on!

I should've contacted Carlos at Goldnibs. He just finished re-tipping my Dumas M nib to BB nib and it's on it's way to me. He's great!. I highly recommend him.

[Bo Bo Olson]

My 100n, will go 5X max a light down stroke. I strive to keep it at 4X max, so I don't spring the nib.

 

Superflex nibs go from 4-5-6 or even 7X a light down stroke. Not all nibs will do 6 or 7 X over a light down stroke. Nor should they be maxed often.

I strive to mention Richard Binder's fine article on his site, about how easy it is to spring a nib when I talk about flexing a nib.

 

Those who can really write (no way me) are most worried about how fine a line the nib makes and the quickness of the snap back to the thin line. Not how wide they can force a nib.

 

For spreading a nib real wide....dip pen nibs like a 99-100-101 Hunt or a 303-404 Gillette will do a grand job.

 

They may be able to 'save' the nib some....but I don't know if they can get it back to where it once was.

 

I always talk about working one's way up the flex ladder....semi-flex and 'flexi'/maxi-semi-flex, like a true regular flex are 3X tine spread to a light down stroke...and a nib should not be maxed all the time.

By working up the flex ladder, one can develop a lighter Hand. I needed and suggest using a semi-flex for three months to lighten up the Hand before going to a maxi-semi-flex.

In neither case are those 'Flex' nibs. Don't try to do Olympic splits with them. They do well for an occasional flare.

 

After three months with the 'flexi'/maxi-semi-flex one is ready for the first stage of Superflex; the easy full flex. Eventually one is ready for a wet noodle....I'm not. In I don't practice enough.

 

I wish I marked the article some fine poster posted, where in the '30's from Waterman...a known superflex nib maker, suggested a much, much smaller flex as max as what some folks try in our modern times.

Perhaps some one can link that.

It's more about ease of flex than max flexing.

For max flex, dip pens....they are cheap.

[rustynib]

Thanks for the info BoBo and Sarge. rusty

Edited June 25, 2015 by rustynib

[Sketch and Doodle]

Thank you Bo Bo Olson!

"For spreading a nib real wide....dip pen nibs like a 99-100-101 Hunt or a 303-404 Gillette will do a grand job."

 

I'll look into it as I was using flex pen for quick drawings and I was contracting more on the line than how the nib behaved hence over-flexed. I'll keep in mind to light flex once I have it repaired.

 

I have contacted Goldnibs and it can be repaired at a reasonable price.

I'll keep in mind to light flex once I have it repaired.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Great. Glad to hear that.

 

If you want a dip pen nib to carry a bit more ink for a while, you can make a feed out of beeswax.

Some one came up with that...seemed to work from what folks said. I never did it, in I don't use my dip pen nibs much.

Would have to work more on my writing.

As soon as I finish the giant western I am writing....very close to end of the writing, and the start of the cutting; I will schedule some time for writing.