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Pen here. How much of a problem is an overcut nib?

 

I knocked the nib and feed out (should've taken a picture from the back but forgot) - it seemed like someone overcut the nib. I know the breather hole is supposed to dispel pressure and overcutting it reintroduces the problem- in that case should I try to sand use a file and sand it down?

 

 

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I don't think it's all that much of a problem. I see a lot of overcut vintage nibs, some cut more deeply than yours. I think the pressure is only reintroduced if it's used with a very heavy hand.

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It seems to have survived for the last 100 years pretty well - filing the breather hole would be a bad idea IMHO. I also have a few similarly over-cut nibs, its not uncommon to see.

 

If it bothers you enough send it off to Greg Minuskin or John Mottishaw or if you are in Europe you could look up gold nibs.com and get it closed up.

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