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I wish I could have that nib in a Parker 75 body.

 

After recently buying some 180s, I grew fond of that nib. When writing "western" characters, I use the M side and when writing "asian" characters, I use the XF side. But using it for longer times, it makes my hand tired, it is a tiny bit too small/slim.

 

Are there any rumours, why Parker abandoned this nib? Didn't become popular?

 

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The Parker 180 was a pen for the slimline era.

Opposite from you, I LIKE that pen and its sibling, the Parker Classic, they feel good in my hand. But then I was probably so used to holding pencils that the wider pens were "un-pencil-like" in size.

 

Sheaffer had a similar pen to the 180, though I think slightly larger in diameter, so might fit your hand better.

Sorry but I do not know the name of that pen.

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That was the Stylist, I think. I have one. The nib is kinda like the one on the 180 and the Classic but steel.

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> Opposite from you, I LIKE that pen

I like it too, just makes my hand tired. Perhaps I get used to it one day. I hope.

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I find the trick with the 180 (and other very slim pens) is to make a study of relaxing my grip-- I'm not a clencher, but the slender pens seem to trigger the urge to pinch. Since my writing is limited to Roman characters, though, I'm not sure how transferable the advice is when pursuing ideograms.

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As EB said, "light" grip.

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I got my first 180 a few days ago, cleaned it out, and inked it today. It has a XF/M nib.

 

I'm finding the XF side has the line width of a Japanese XF - significantly finer than my Parker 45 XF nibs, for instance - and, similarly, the M side has the line width of a Japanese M (or even MF). Does that jibe with other's experience with the 180's XF/M nib?

The XF side of mine is pretty scratchy. I tried to do a little tine adjustment but didn't want to throw off the M side, which writes great. I might end up polishing the tipping on the XF side but, given its very narrow line width, I'll probably just keep it the way it is and use the M side exclusively.

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Hi,

 

I have a number of 180's and never found the finer side of the nib satisfactory, but I was never interested in  using that side of the nib, so never bothered attempting to polish it. If you do, please share your results. I might get curious enough to explore this if your results are encouraging.

 

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On 7/4/2021 at 2:03 AM, PithyProlix said:

I got my first 180 a few days ago, cleaned it out, and inked it today. It has a XF/M nib.

 

I'm finding the XF side has the line width of a Japanese XF - significantly finer than my Parker 45 XF nibs, for instance - and, similarly, the M side has the line width of a Japanese M (or even MF). Does that jibe with other's experience with the 180's XF/M nib?

The XF side of mine is pretty scratchy. I tried to do a little tine adjustment but didn't want to throw off the M side, which writes great. I might end up polishing the tipping on the XF side but, given its very narrow line width, I'll probably just keep it the way it is and use the M side exclusively.

 

@PithyProlix@alexwi

Any update on this? I just got my Parker 180 X/F yesterday, and, like you, am slightly dissatisfied with the scratchiness of the X side.

 

 

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It can be difficult to get both sides of the nib in tune. If you correct the tuning of one side you are likely to throw off the tuning on the other side. IMHO, it's not a good design. 

 

I gave up on getting both sides in tune. 

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Either you are writing with the nib pressed down or, if the pen is used, the ink flow has not been restored.

 

My first X/M180 was unused, but it did not draw particularly fine lines compared to other PARKER X nibs.

In contrast, I remember that the user-grade 180X/M had extremely fine lines and took over a month to clean.

 

If you write with the nib well moistened, the nib should not catch.

 

Soak/ultrasonic clean the nib for 6-10 hours in a cup of（20ml〜） ascorbic acid solution (1000mg/20ml pH 2.2-2.5) and a weight.

This should be done with the section and barrel connected and the pen standing face down.

(In my case, this process is preceded by ultrasonic cleaning with an adequate sodium bicarbonate solution.)

At this time use SOLV-X ink if you have it.

After a month of use, the ink supply will be restored.

Even after doing this, my user grade 180X/M is not as moist as unused.

 

In my experience, and from what I have read on the net, used 180X/Ms often have ink flow problems. (Sometimes fatal.)

 

Postscript.

For ultrasonic cleaning with ascorbic acid solution, I forgot to write that the collector is filled with cleaning solution using a converter because the solution is low.

The weight in the cup is to counteract the buoyancy the cup is subjected to.

This method is not established, so please adjust the concentration of the ascorbic acid solution at your own risk.

 

 

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