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Picked up a used blue marble with an Medium nib.

 

This nib is super flexible... is that normal?

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The older M200 gold plated stainless steel nibs are rather springy but nothing that I would call "super flexible," as a general rule. I've seen some examples of people showing off flex from these nibs but that is not how they were intended to be used. If yours is super flexible, I'd say it's more an anomaly and would caution you to be careful to not spring the nib. Of course, someone could have invested some time and money after the initial purchase to have a nibmeister add some flex but no real way to know.

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It looks a lot like the one I have in a older blue marbled. I haven't really attempted to flex mine, but the springiness is there I am sure. (Mine is an OB) Is yours the derby style cap or the crown cap? I suspect you are pressing harder than you should.

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It's a crown cap. I noticed it has more movement in regular writing than my M400 EF nib. I may have put a little more pressure than needed for this, but I don't think I was any where near springing the nib. There was definitely a lot more movement left.

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Do go to Richard Binder's com....he has a most wonderful article of how to spring your nib.

It is not only 'how much' is left....it is how many times was it streached that far too.

 

 

I don't see the bottom of the nib....but the top if old....looks like a K/Kugle nib, which was for way back when when some folks liked to hold a fountain pen like a pencil, instead of like a fountain pen.....sort of like the modern 400/600.

I do have some KM nibs from other pen companies.

 

I can't quite read what the size marking is. As I see it you do have a 4X tine spread...which as far as I know is too much. The regular flex and semi&maxi are as far as I know 3X tine spread.

 

I fear the nib is already sprung. Do read that article by Richard.

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