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I checked several website and I am a bit confused by the Lamy Studio Weight.

Do all the Studio models have the same weight (31g)?

I wonder if the Stainless Steel version is lighter (25g) .

 

Also, is ti possible to purchase the gold nib unit separately?

 

Thanks

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Don't know about weight but you can definitely buy the gold nib separately. You can get the gold nibs in EF, F, M, B, or OB. I bought a B from thewritingdesk.co.uk

 

Cheers,

David.

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I would expect the stainless steel version to be lighter because the section is synthetic (plastic/rubber?), whereas the section for the black and blue models is metal.

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Don't know about weight but you can definitely buy the gold nib separately. You can get the gold nibs in EF, F, M, B, or OB. I bought a B from thewritingdesk.co.uk

 

Cheers,

David.

 

David,

Do you know of a place where you can get the nib and feed together. It freaks me out to "operate" on my pen. I don't have the money to replace this if I do it wrong. I'd rather just swap out feed and nib and treat them as one unit. Thanks!

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the nibs just pull off. plenty of youtube videos that will show you how to do it. the nibs are the same for the safari, al-star, vista, studio and they all change the same way. if you have a local pen store that sells lamy they might be willing to show you how to change the nib.

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David,

Do you know of a place where you can get the nib and feed together. It freaks me out to "operate" on my pen. I don't have the money to replace this if I do it wrong. I'd rather just swap out feed and nib and treat them as one unit. Thanks!

It's much more difficult to remove a Lamy feed from its front section than it is to slide the nib off the feed. Usually all you need to do is grip the nib at the sides and wiggle it off. If it's stiff, use your fingernails to prize it at the back, or else use the Sellotape* trick (don't use other brands, they leave adhesive residue behind).

 

* this is the technique taught to me by Lamy and I posted the details here about 10 years ago. Basically you use the Sellotape to grip the nib on its top surface and slide it off.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

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Would Scotch Tape work? Sellotape isn't available in the USA that I am aware of, but I suppose I could always look at Amazon.

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Would Scotch Tape work? Sellotape isn't available in the USA that I am aware of, but I suppose I could always look at Amazon.

What, no Sellotape? From what I understand you don't have Blu-Tack either. How do you lot survive?

 

Last time I tried Scotch tape it was poor in terms of adhesive deposit. Try just fingers first, it usually works. If you find you need tape it's not the end of the world if it leaves some residue as you can clean it off with a dab of meths (that's the stuff you'd burn in your Trangia, not an illegal narcotic substance).

 

HTH,

 

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scotch tape will work.

 

we have something very similar to blu-tack and its even blue. its sold under varies names and comes in different colors depending where you buy it.

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Do you know of a place where you can get the nib and feed together. It freaks me out to "operate" on my pen. I don't have the money to replace this if I do it wrong. I'd rather just swap out feed and nib and treat them as one unit. Thanks!

Tayanna,

 

I was going to reply, until I saw that several people have said exactly what I was going to say.

I will, though, reinforce the message that changing nibs is uber easy (actually, it's easier than that!) -- I know of the adhesive tape trick but I have never needed it (and I have clumsy tendencies!). It's so easy that I have about 5 different nibs for my AlStar/Safari/Studio pens and I change nibs and inks as my fancy guides me.

 

It is moderately easy to remove/replace the feed (but nowhere near as easy as changing a nib) but you just don't need to do it. Leave the feed where it is and just have fun changing nibs. Once you have done it once, you will wonder why you even hesitated, and will thereafter have loads of fun moving nibs around. The steel nibs are about £4 each, so you can buy EF, F, M B, 1.1mm stub, 1.5mm stub, and 1.9mm stub for under £30 and have a whole wardrobe of different outfits to try on. If you've also got 4 or 5 inks, that makes ... [pause while brain works out permutations! Wait! I have it] ... a lot of choices.

 

The gold nib that you first talked about is no more difficult to exchange, although I was a tad more nervous about handling a £64 nib instead of a £4 one.

 

If you are ordering from the UK, the earlier poster, Martin (from TWD -- The Writing Desk, UK) is a fantastic guy to do business with.

 

Have fun.

 

Cheers,

David.

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Oh, I forgot to say that I would be interested to know if it is possible to order spare Lamy feeds, eventhough I don't need them to replace nibs.

 

OK, confession time! I need 2 spare feeds because when I was grinding material off the corners of broad steel nibs to make oblique cursive italics, I got impatient and turned the RPM up on my Dremel. The extra friction created so much heat that the feeds melted! Shame on me!

 

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I've never seen anyone selling Lamy feeds. I might try to see if the Safari and Studio feeds are the same. It might be cheaper to get the cheapest, even broken, Safaris and use those feeds if they are the same.

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I weighed my Lamy Studio stainless steel model:

Pen (empty) 14.5 g

Cap 8.5 g

Converter (Lamy Z26) 2 g

Total 25 g

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I've never seen anyone selling Lamy feeds. I might try to see if the Safari and Studio feeds are the same. It might be cheaper to get the cheapest, even broken, Safaris and use those feeds if they are the same.

They are the same. Most contemporary Lamy fountain pens use the same modular design. However, it's pretty rare to require a new feed. I'd pull out a feed only if it was absolutely necessary(e.g., a serious clog or damage).

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I would expect the stainless steel version to be lighter because the section is synthetic (plastic/rubber?), whereas the section for the black and blue models is metal.

There are pens with steel nibs that have the steel section. For example, the recent "Rubin" (ruby) model, which is sold with either a steel nib or 14K bi-color gold nib, has a steel section.

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  1. You can't officially buy the safari/studio gold nibs from a retailer, you are supposed to send the pen in to Lamy to get changed, whereas the steel ones are freely available, however as mentioned, some retailer manage to stock them.

Whereas with pens like the 2000 it is easy to damage the nib while separating it from the feed, this is not the case with the studio safari series, the nib just slides right off.

I don't like using sticky tape on my nibs as it can leave residue. I find there is a nice little gap behind the back corners of the nib for a couple of finger nails (usually a thumb and a finger) to grip behind the feed and pull it out easily. If you are careful you can even do it without getting ink all over your fingers.

Scotch tape and Sellotape are just different brand names for the same thing. Quality and other attributes do vary both between and within brands.

Yes Safari and Studio nibs are the same and these nibs are also the same as found on the Imporium, Dialog 3 (not sure about the 1 and 2), Accent, cp1, st, logo, Al-Star, Vista, joy, nexx, and abc. Of the modern pens, only the 2000 uses a different type of nib. not interchangeable with the others.

Has: Lamy Safari M, Lamy Studio Steel F, Lamy 2000 F, Ice Blue Pilot Capless M, Lamy AL-star, TWSBI 540

Wants: Pelikan M1000 or perhaps M800, Parker Duofold Centennial, Gold M for Studio, Lamy 2000 M, Visconti Homo Sapiens, some Kawecos and Rotrings

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Lamy gold nibs are available in selected shops. Look for the Z55 = 14 k gold or Z57 = Black-gold nib.

 

For instance, look at La Couronne du Comte. shop.

 

 

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Thanks for those reference numbers. Never knew the black coated gold nib is available. I bet it would complement the Dark Lilac beautifully with the feedback of the gold nib I so appreciate.

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