Pilot Custom 743 Stub A Big Disappointment

[ethernautrix]

I have a Pilot SU nib in a 912 and yes Virginia it is without a doubt the worst stub nib I own. It is a sorry excuse for a stub nib. It's not a bad nib but it is a very bad Stub nib.

 

Sounds like I might love it, as long as there is detectable line variation. I don't care for a big difference in line variation. Let me take that back a little: I enjoy writing with a conventional stub nib, but later, when I look at my handwriting, I don't like it as much.

[jar]

 

Sounds like I might love it, as long as there is detectable line variation. I don't care for a big difference in line variation. Let me take that back a little: I enjoy writing with a conventional stub nib, but later, when I look at my handwriting, I don't like it as much.

I just cleaned out the pens from the Pilot Sailor comparison and put it away but I'll get it out and try to do a writing sample for you.

 

 

http://www.fototime.com/26DD0149AD1E482/medium800.jpg

Edited February 16, 2017 by jar

[ksm]

http://i.imgur.com/WHOdpzR.jpgThis has been written with Pilot Capless with <SU> nib, with Pilot Black ink on Rhodia 90gsm cream paper.

 

On lesser papers there is much less line width variation.

Edited February 16, 2017 by ksm

[ink-syringe]

I have a 912 with a stub nib. It isnt the best stub in my lot (I have a few Factory Sheaffers that are perfection) but I don't hate my SU nib and mine really does write like a, say .8mm soft stub. It is a little boxy (a very odd grind indeed) but I think they would benefit from a kiss on the wheel or two (and they are nice fat tipped stubs so would take well to a grind) but I don't hate mine. If you are expecting a sharp 1.1 italic you are going to be unhappy, if you are looking for a forgiving medium soft stub for writting in a notebook than I find mine to be quite nice for that purpose. I dare say I get more stub qualities than the samples shown here. Perhaps it is the angle? it is a very fat boxy stub but if you hit that lower lip the horizontal strokes are quite fine indeed.

 

Sorry you are disapointed. I love the 912 generally, enough that i have 2 of them one soft round nib (amazing!) one stub.

 

Your milage varied.

[TMLee]

Hi DNC

 

Your nib shld look like this

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/FP/PILOT%20Custom%20743%20SU%20nib/P1110481.jpg

 

It shld be well shaped like that

 

the nib is like a box shape if you look at its profile as one post above mentioned.

One of the edges comes into contact with paper.

🙂

 

The Japanese are not known for sloppy QC so I am a little surprised with your experience.

 

Hope you can find a happy resolution to this

😊

[TSherbs]

That's a blah looking grind. Remind me not to get an SU nib from Pilot.

Edited February 17, 2017 by TSherbs

[DNC]

Hi DNC

 

Your nib shld look like this

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/TMLee/FP/PILOT%20Custom%20743%20SU%20nib/P1110481.jpg

 

It shld be well shaped like that

 

the nib is like a box shape if you look at its profile as one post above mentioned.

One of the edges comes into contact with paper.

 

 

The Japanese are not known for sloppy QC so I am a little surprised with your experience.

 

Hope you can find a happy resolution to this

 

Yes, I am afraid my pen's nib looks just like that. There is nothing wrong with my pen except a poor design for a stub.

[ink-syringe]

It is a great pen with a tipped (very heavily tipped) stub which means if you buy it from a nibber or bring it to a show I bet you could make a killer stub out of it. Lord knows there is enough tipping to grind.

 

If one has the money, it maybe pays to buy from a nibber and ask them to sharpen the stub up before the ship it.

 

I always got the impression from mine that a kiss or two on the grinding wheel could turn it into a killer .8 stub or cursive italic.