Not Your Average Edison Collier

February 7, 2017

Apologies for sloppy writing; I was not at a table and my writing surface was unsteady.

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Suffice to say, I love this pen. Holds a ton of ink, has a massive cap that allows the use of long tined nibs, the acrylic is beautiful, and it makes actual hairlines. Only thing criticism I have is a matter of preference; I wish it had a little grove for an O-Ring when using as an eyedropper; if any silicone grease gets in to the feed (which is far more likely given the lack of a converter), it messes the whole thing up.

For a while I was using an unmodified nib unit with a modified Ahab feed (I shaved it down, added the flat bottom, and put in a tail that'd lead in to the converter) with a converter. However, it seems that converters simply do not feed the feed quick enough for reliable flex writing... or at least, that's what I've seen in my experiments. I decided to drill out the back of the nib unit housing as well as remove the flat surface inside so as to allow the use of a Wahl #5 feed (very very close to a modern #6). Works much better!

If I'd more free time and disposable income, I'd love to buy more Colliers and retrofit these nibs in them; the large cap size makes it quite ideal, and with Flexible Nib Factory's Jowo compatible ebonite feeds around the corner, it'd be quite easy to do.

February 7, 2017

I applaud your idea, talents & results!

You have surely made an everyday modern pen able to showcase a nib's abilities. Again your talent with the finished product shows it's features beautifully. It is surely a far cry from my first "modern" pen purchase, a Collier with stock Edison Stub nib! Altho I probably wouldn't have been able to handle your pen then & I am not too sure about now!

Thank you for sharing with us.