Nib Switching Pilot/sailor/platinum

[mke]

How easy is nib switching @Pilot/Sailor/Platinum pens - DIY possible?

[Tinjapan]

Good question.

[Immoteus]

Although I can't speak for platinum nibs, Sailor and Pilot nibs are friction fit. Just remember to line up the nib and feed correctly.

[Algester]

if you are thinking if each brand can be swapped with each other that I do not think... else each brand can be swapped with themselves Sailor-Sailor, Pilot-Pilot, Platinum-Nakaya

[jde]

How easy is nib switching @Pilot/Sailor/Platinum pens - DIY possible?

 

 

Well, if the nibs are of the same size and footprint, you can swap them around. Perhaps easier with Sailor and Pilot, as current Platinum #3776 nibs have a notch in the tail.

 

Certainly, you can play with this and see for yourself, ay? Many of us have done that over the years.

 

However: the question is what do you mean to accomplish, beyond experimenting? The thing I've learned is that a nib's qualities are best found with the feed it was originally paired with. Feeds among Sailor/Pilot/Platinum can't be swapped around.

 

But if you mean, nib switching within a brand: again, if the size of the nib is the same, you can easily swap a B nib for an F.

 

Best regards!

[mke]

Just wanted to confirm that no special tools are necessary. As I had not seen any detailed discussion on nib switching @Japanese Pens, I asked.

Thank you.

[jde]

Just wanted to confirm that no special tools are necessary. As I had not seen any detailed discussion on nib switching @Japanese Pens, I asked.

Thank you.

 

 

Here's a video to watch; not about Japanese nibs, but he explains how to hold the nib before you pull:

http://meisternibs.com/how-to-switch-nibs/

 

You shouldn't work on a nib cold, but perhaps rinse under lukewarm water. If the nib is too tight, well, use some judgement as to know when to stop so that you don't twist or ruin your nib or feed. While in general it's easy to pull a friction fit nib with your fingers, sometimes special tools are needed. Sometimes a nib is just too tight. Older Platinum nibs were very hard to pull without a special tool, unlike the current #3776 nibs which are designed so that people can pull them out when needed. I once had a Pilot nib that was so tight I nearly ruined it. Sometimes you gotta know to just "stop."

 

As always, proceed at your own risk. You're the one responsible for your pen experience, ay?

 

Kind regards, and good luck!

Edited June 30, 2017 by jde

[Mister5]

The nib on a Pilot CH 92 is friction fit, and I think its a #5. I think you could swap it out with a Custom 74 nib. I haven't tried doing that mind you. But I have pulled the nib/feed on my CH 92 to clean it out and so a touch of surgery on the feed.

 

I've swapped a extra fine nib from a Platinum Preppy and plugged it into a Platinum Plaisir, since I don't think there's an EF Plaisir, but there is on the Preppy. I pulied out the tube and the nib and swapped them that way, but I think there's probably a much easier way.

 

Not sure if the nibs are swappable between Sailor/Pilot/Platinum.

Edited June 30, 2017 by Mister5

[Algester]

Remember all of the Japanese big 3 pens have friction fit nibs and feeds just much them with the same brand and you are going to be ok

[Immoteus]

Not sure if the nibs are swappable between Sailor/Pilot/Platinum.

Yes and No, I'll explain.

 

Sailor - Sailor

Platnium - Nakaya

Pilot - Namiki and Hakase

 

This is assuming the nibs and feeds are the same size.

[AltecGreen]

Yes and No, I'll explain.

 

Sailor - Sailor

Platnium - Nakaya

Pilot - Namiki and Hakase

 

This is assuming the nibs and feeds are the same size.

 

 

Current Platinum/ Nakaya are not compatible with the older nib and feed design from a few years ago.

 

There are older Hakase pens that used Sailor nib and feeds.

[grainweevil]

I've swapped a extra fine nib from a Platinum Preppy and plugged it into a Platinum Plaisir, since I don't think there's an EF Plaisir, but there is on the Preppy. I pulied out the tube and the nib and swapped them that way, but I think there's probably a much easier way.

 

For ultimate ease, you can just swap the entire section.

[mke]

> you can just swap the entire section

That's right, Platinum Preppy = Platinum Plaisir. Absolutely identical.

 

fyi:

Plaisir from 677 Yen (HP 1000)

Preppy from 147 (HP 200), there are also Preppies which are a bit more expensive, e.g. with Hello Kitty printing (the Kitties seems to be not sold online, HP 450)

[Olya]

 

For ultimate ease, you can just swap the entire section.

That's what I like about Sailor pens! Many dislike the black sections in the Sapporo & Standard, but I love it! No fiddling with nibs & feeds for change of nib width, just swap the sections et voila!

[mke]

> For ultimate ease, you can just swap the entire section.

That was an argument for Platinum Preppys and Plaisirs.

 

Sailor Sapporo, is that the entry level of professional gear pens? No pen is known under this name in Japan. The size which I found on the web point to that.

But unfortunately, between levels, e.g. sections of Sailor Profit Standard and Profit21 cannot be exchanged.

[Olya]

Yes the Sapporo is the Pro Gear Slim, I think it had different names in different markets and is now everywhere simply the "Pro Gear Slim". I know the comment was originally meant for the Preppy/ Plaisir, but Sailor's sections are interchangeable, albeit as you note, only within their lines/ models, not throughout the whole offer. Though apart from ease of switching to me a further advantage is also that black sections hide potential ink stains better than coloured sections..

[Driften]

The sections, caps, and bodies change between the Pilot 74 and 91. The cap swaps between the 92/91/74. The nibs are friction fit and swap between the three but they are all Pilot #5 nibs. So you can make combinations of those pens that are not available from Pilot.

 

BTW if anybody has a spare cap from one of those let me know. My dog eat the cap from my clear 74.

[Mister5]

> you can just swap the entire section

That's right, Platinum Preppy = Platinum Plaisir. Absolutely identical.

 

fyi:

Plaisir from 677 Yen (HP 1000)

Preppy from 147 (HP 200), there are also Preppies which are a bit more expensive, e.g. with Hello Kitty printing (the Kitties seems to be not sold online, HP 450)

I think I might have did it the hard way not knowing any better at the time. I'll probably get one of those Nova Orange Plaisirs soon since my clip in the Gunmetal one is a bit loose from my abuse.

 

I find the medium nib on the Preppy a bit stubbish. Is it just me?

Edited July 3, 2017 by Mister5

[Algester]

I always thought sapporo was the pro gear slim mini... Ohh well

[Vicary]

I think the nibs are easily swappable within the brands as long as the nibs are the same size. My Namiki Custom Impressions is currently sporting a #10 music nib that I swapped in from a Pilot 742.