I Need Help Finding A Specific Nib Assembly In The Us

[Tribe1948]

Greetings everyone, I'm new to the fountain pen world and just joined this forum. I recently purchased a Blackstone Maxim Heavy Metal Pen that was shipped from Australia (I'm not aware of any US dealers). http://justwrite.com.au/fountain-pens/Blackstone-Fountain-Pens/Maxim-Heavy-Metal-Fountain-Pens/copper-fountain-pen

 

I'd like to get another nib assembly, but don't want to pay the international shipping. Does anyone know if other nib assemblies would be interchangeable? Here's a link to the nib assemblies they sell.

http://justwrite.com.au/fountain-pens/Blackstone-Fountain-Pens/Maxim-Nib-Assemblies

 

Nib Size: #5 (5mm)

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[DaveT]

First of all, hello and welcome to FPN.

 

I think I have some of these, I will look for them this afternoon. It looks like the feeds that come with some of the kit pens.

 

Did you need a nib with it, or just the feed assembly?

[Jamerelbe]

I have a couple of these pens (prototypes from early development), and think Dave at is right: the feed and assembly "sleeve" aren't the ones you normally get from JoWo;the Bock (or Kaweco or Karas Kustoms) 060 nib assemblies won't fit either. I *think* they're some kind of kit pen assembly, with a JoWo (or other, OEM) nib swapped in.

[DaveT]

After further inspection, I do not have the assembly your are looking for. The feeds I have that fit the #5 nibs are different:

 

http://adpenworx.com/images/nib5.jpg

 

It is longer than the one you have. I do have one that looks like yours, but standard #5 Jowo and Bock nibs do not fit that assembly.

 

Sorry.

[Tribe1948]

I appreciate the help and feedback. So is it safe to say that the only place I can get the needed assemblies with nib is from the original manufacturer? The s&h will be more than the nibs. Thanks for the welcome as well.

[watch_art]

You can get it from places that sell kits.

 

this one has loose nibs-

http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/category/fountain-pen-accessories.html

 

or

 

Look for a kit that's similar to your pen-

http://www.bereahardwoods.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BW&Category_Code=Fountain&Product_Code=&Search=&Per_Page=12&Sort_By=price_asc

 

https://www.pennstateind.com/store/pen-kits.html#filter:spectype:Fountain$2520Pen

[Jamerelbe]

A further suggestion or two (well, ok, three):

 

(1) Why not get in touch with Kevin (the proprietor of JustWrite.com.au) and ask him what kind of assembly units he uses? Otherwise you run the risk of making a mis-identification. He can be slow to reply to emails (I believe he's a "one-man-band" on the retail side of things right now), but I've always found him polite and approachable.

(2) Maybe consider contacting Brian Gray from meisternibs.com? I believe this is Kevin's source of JoWo nibs (not sure where he gets his cheaper "OEM" nibs, though I've been pleasantly surprised by how good they are, if you're happy with a fine-to-medium line). It's *possible" that Brian may be able to help you out both with nibs and a compatible assembly unit.

(3) This is probably the least likely option, but if the above approaches fail, you might want to check out fpnibs.com (for JoWo nibs) or beaufortink.co.uk (for Bock nibs). I know Beaufort sell #5 nib units from Bock that are designed to fit most kit pens - not sure about fpnibs, but it's at least worth sending them an email.

 

It's a shame that buying from JustWrite isn't an option, but I understand your problem: shipping from the US to Australia has become prohibitively expensive in recent times (not to mention the adverse exchange rate), and our (Australian) shipping rates to the US aren't much better. Don't know how the Europeans (including the UK, at least for now) manage to keep their international postage prices down, but I'm glad that they do!