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I've had a TWSBI 580AL for a couple of months now and have not loved the EF nib (previous topic posted on this). I've contemplated changing to a stub nib and seeing if I fall in love with the pen, but I'm wondering if maybe the nib won't save my feelings and it's better to sell the pen and buy something different?

 

I know there's a lot of TWSBI love out there, and I like the way mine looks, but something about holding it and writing with it, in comparison to something like my Lamy 2k, makes me wonder if I'd be better offer going for something different instead of just changing the nib out.

Sometimes I'll pull out a notebook and write down total nonsense just because I love to feel a pen move across a page.

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Tough call.

How the pen feels in your hand will not change, so you will still have that "not quite right" feeling.

However, the stub will be smoother writing, so that will be an improvement.

 

I permanently retired my Lamy 2000, because it did not feel right/good in my hand; too FAT and too HEAVY.

But it wrote just fine.

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How many pens do you have?

Pens change how they feel over a time, with more pens; be that good or bad.

 

Some pens that pens that felt good to me as a 'noobie', don't later because the plastic is a bit cheap and I got use to first class plastic.

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Have you ever had steak and lobster ? Did you ever attend a cookout and eat a hotdog AND a hamburger ? Nobody needs more than one fountain pen. You have a LAMY and a TWSBI.

 

I know there's a lot of TWSBI love out there, and I like the way mine looks, but something about holding it and writing with it, in comparison to something like my Lamy 2k, makes me wonder if I'd be better offer going for something different instead of just changing the nib out.

While searching for your next fountain pen, get a stub nib for you TWSBI. If having three fountain pens doesn't give you joy, we can laugh and joke, while you try to decide which one to sell. :lticaptd:

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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I love my Lamy 2000. The "ears" or "nibs" don't bother me and the weight and diameter work well for me. I also have a TWSBI Diamond 580 with a medium nib. I like it a lot mainly because of the ink capacity. I prefer to post but the 580 doesn't allow for that. If it did it would be way too cumbersome. But I recently got a TWSBI Mini AL Blue with a stub nib. It has a generous ink capacity and the cap does post. It has a nice feel and balance. Truthfully, however, I haven't made a decision whether I like it or not. (And yes, it got a thorough cleaning before I inked it.). I've written several pages and just haven't "fallen in love" yet. It might just take a bit longer.

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Have you ever had steak and lobster ? Did you ever attend a cookout and eat a hotdog AND a hamburger ? Nobody needs more than one fountain pen. You have a LAMY and a TWSBI.

 

While searching for your next fountain pen, get a stub nib for you TWSBI. If having three fountain pens doesn't give you joy, we can laugh and joke, while you try to decide which one to sell. :lticaptd:

 

That's how I keep getting more pens and enjoy every one of them :)

I love hamburgers, hotdogs, steak and lobsters lol

Dream, take one step at a time and achieve. :)

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What does a used 580 AL run?

How much is a new nib?

How much is a new 580 AL?

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I agree with ac12. A new nib will lay down a line of ink with a different width. A stub nib will lay down more ink and will likely feel smoother than the extra fine. However, the weight, balance, materials, overall feel in your hand won't change.

 

Maybe worth looking at pens more compatible to your 2k.

 

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I've decided to go ahead and order the stub and give the pen a bit longer. In regards to my Lamy, I love it. I feel bad for the other pens I've compared it to, but I mostly just have the 2k, the TWSBI, and a Metropolitan right now. So not a huge selection. My hope was to get something like a CH 74 next... although with my usage style I might benefit more from something like a Vanishing point.

Sometimes I'll pull out a notebook and write down total nonsense just because I love to feel a pen move across a page.

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