Making A Round Nib Thinner?

[dezzick3]

Afternoon all, I hope you're having a good weekend,

 

I hope you’re having a good weekend. I’ve had a Pelikan m800 for some time now, and have come to find that the medium nib is too broad for my tastes. Does anyone know if it can be ground down into a round fine and if this service is available in the UK?

 

Many thanks

[markh]

It can certainly be reduced in line width. I know of people in the U.S. that do this - many are at the U.S. pen shows that I attend, others are on-line.

 

As to the U.K. - I have no experience but it's certainly likely that there are people.

 

This store: http://www.mrpen.co.uk/index.html

 

regrinds their own pens for sale, they might be a place to start.

 

You could also check out the Writing Equipment Society, a U.K. based organization. While the WES is focused on vintage pens, it seem likely that the same people would know something about nibs and modern pens.

 

Otherwise you can mail the nib to a US nib expert.

 

 

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Edited May 15, 2017 by markh

[Bo Bo Olson]

John Swobada/Oxnard here on the com........is well known....and even use to grind nibs for Conway Stewart before they went broke.

Dammed fine looking but way too expensive for me pens.

[entropydave]

John Sorowka, on FPN as Oxonian, is the fellow you want. I can testify to his good service and he's a nice bloke.