Somewhat Disappointed By The 3B Nib

[Patrick L]

As you probably know, the Pelikan 3B nib has now been discontinued and it's not easy to find one at a reasonable price nowadays. I managed to get one from an ebay seller some time ago. It's a brand new item and the price was expensive , but still acceptable considering the scarcity.

 

I am somewhat disappointed by this nib. It's not as bold as I thought it would be , it SKIPS , and it's not particularly wet ( remember it's a PELIKAN nib and that's surprising). Finally I'm not an expert but I'm not sure that this nib writes like an ordinary nib should (and it's supposedly an ordinary nib, albeit a very broad one), maybe that it writes more than an oblique nib or something like that.

 

My two cents .

 

Patrick

[carlos.q]

Some pictures would be nice.

Edited June 6, 2017 by carlos.q

[Bo Bo Olson]

Skipping could be from baby bottom....sounds it.

 

I assume you hold your pen behind the big index knuckle and not before like a ball point.....though the tipping should be thick enough on the point of modern nibs.

If you hold the nib to the light, if it slants ....normally to the left...."left foot" it is oblique. If not is normal.

 

Have you any pen flush? Could be some gunk in the ink channel....or just flush the pen with a touch of non-sudsing ammonia 1/10th...not more, and a couple drops of liquid dish soap. Do that a few times...4-5 times should do the trick.

 

I have two rubber bulb syringes....one for regular C/C pens the other has the spout chopped off some so it fits over the back of Pelikan nibs, so when cleaning them, I can do it faster.

[billy1380]

Hi Patrick... What pen did you get the 3B for? is it an m800 or m1000?

[Ghost Plane]

Should be a smooth firehose. That doesn't sound right at all.

[sargetalon]

May need some alignment and smoothing. Seems to be atypical for a 3B which should be very wet and wide. What ink were you using?

[Calabria]

I like reading about 3B nibs since I'm always a bit dissatisfied that my M605 F nib writes very wet, like a smooth M - this reminds me that a "smooth firehouse" can be very desirable!