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So the pen that I am considering buying comes with a #6 Bock nib, and so far I haven't had the best experience with their #5 nibs as the "extra-fine" was thicker than my #6 Jowo fine. I'm not sure if this is just due to the different nib sizes as I haven't been into fountain pens that long. Is this just something that occurs with smaller nib sizes or does Bock actually make their nibs with a thicker line?

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In my experience there's negligible difference between Bock's XF and F nibs. I like how they write, but they're not that fine. My titanium xf produces a slightly finer line than my steel xfs but that might be sample variation.

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If you started with skinner than marked Japanese nibs, then stay with Japanese, in your Mark 2 Eyeball was calibrated to that. Western will always to fat to you.

 

My Mark 1 was calibrated to US/Euro so I'll always find Japanese too skinny.............and for me out side of editing, find vintage Euro EF to be too narrow. Of course that is 1/2 a size narrower than most modern Euro nibs.

 

Don't know how modern is compared to vintage, in I only have 4-5 post '97 pens.

The Pelikan 200 is still vintage-semi-vintage narrow in steel.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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What is the pen you're looking at? You might be able to swap the nib between Bock and Jowo. I did that with my Namisu Nova, bought and custom grind jowo nib from fpnibs and put it on the Bock feed and collar. Works perfectly fine :)

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What is the pen you're looking at? You might be able to swap the nib between Bock and Jowo. I did that with my Namisu Nova, bought and custom grind jowo nib from fpnibs and put it on the Bock feed and collar. Works perfectly fine :)

Actually I am looking at getting a Namisu Nova :lol: , it's nice to know that I can switch nibs between collars though!

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Actually I am looking at getting a Namisu Nova :lol: , it's nice to know that I can switch nibs between collars though!

Don't overlook the Orion - I own both, but having bought one of each now have three Orions :)

 

The Bock assembly unscrews really easily and Beaufort Inks sell spare assembled nibs fr a reasonable price.

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