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Which Jinhao fountain pens sport a #5 nib? Or if it's shorter by way of omission, which ones are #6

 

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They are not exactly the same as a Jowo #5, but seem capable of swapping

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Hello!

 

Which Jinhao fountain pens sport a #5 nib? Or if it's shorter by way of omission, which ones are #6

 

Thank you

 

 

Jinhao X159, X450 & X750 are all #6 . I am also interested to know if Jinhao has any other #6 . Please inform .

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Jinhao 159 also takes a #6.

 

I currently have a #6 Jowo B on my x750, and when I use up its ink I'm moving the nib over to my 159.

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Also, on ebay I see replacement Jinhao 500 nibs listed as fitting Jinhao 165 as well, so you could probably add that to your #5 list.

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Thank you Ted. 500 should do the trick. Looking for a handsome pen to convert to rollerball using the Beaufort rollerball nib.

 

 

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They are not exactly the same as a Jowo #5, but seem capable of swapping

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Big nib on big pen! :D Bigly!!

 

Jinhao 159 also takes a #6.

 

I currently have a #6 Jowo B on my x750, and when I use up its ink I'm moving the nib over to my 159.

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Thanks. But mini converter and shield on the clip.

 

Also, on ebay I see replacement Jinhao 500 nibs listed as fitting Jinhao 165 as well, so you could probably add that to your #5 list.

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250, 500, 601, 950, 992 all take a size 5

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250, 500, 601, 950, 992 all take a size 5

 

Thank you Phil!

 

Having had a look it's either a 188 or a 601. I'm leaning towards the 601. For next month's budget.

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I got #5 replacement nibs from Gullor that are suppposed to fit in Jinhao 250/301/500/5099/8802/9009/5000 pens.

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Thanks Brandy wine. Full list so far:

 

163,
188
250
500
599
601
950
992 DasKaltblut tells us this is a 5.5 Phil Dart says it's a #5. I'm tending towards Mr Dart.
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5099
8802
9009

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Thanks Brandy wine. Full list so far:

 

163,

188

250

500

599

601

950

992

5000

5099

8802

9009

 

The 992 is not a true #5 - it is something in between (more like a #5.5) and swapping any nib on a 992 will cause misery. Once you take the original nib out, anything you put back in will be loose or loosen eventually, even the original nib. It is like they are glued in or something. I've tried this and also had reports from others who have tried this. You've been warned. :)

 

The best Jinhao I've found for a #5 nib is the 250. They fit perfectly in that one and the feed is the right shape. The 301 has a really tiny, not great converter, so you can swap, but you will run out of ink very quickly.

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Do any of the Jinhaos have larger than 'standard' feeds? I know that you can buy a packet of 10 feeds (that are said to fir the 250, 450 and 750) for $2, but I wonder if any pens might be designed to provide better inkflow....

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tvradio. First off be wary of the $2 feed pack. It's only $2 but my understanding is that, for the most part, they do not fit. Have you flushed the pen/converter with water and a drop of liquid soap? Cleaned the feed with a soft toothbrush? Checked the spacing of the nib slit? Is the nib properly aligned on the feed? Most times these are the sources of inkflow problems. The size of the feed is not so much. Occasionally The feed itself may need tweeking

 

Go to your favorite search engine and enter : "making a nib wetter" and /or 'adjusting your fountain pen'. In doing this you will find links to Brian Goulet, SBRE Brown, Matt Armstrong and others' youtube channels. A vast font of fount of pen fixology! Not forgetting to also search the Nibs and Tines section of this wonderful forum.

 

Hope you find some of the above useful. It works for me.

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tvradio. First off be wary of the $2 feed pack. It's only $2 but my understanding is that, for the most part, they do not fit. Have you flushed the pen/converter with water and a drop of liquid soap? Cleaned the feed with a soft toothbrush? Checked the spacing of the nib slit? Is the nib properly aligned on the feed? Most times these are the sources of inkflow problems. The size of the feed is not so much. Occasionally The feed itself may need tweeking

 

Go to your favorite search engine and enter : "making a nib wetter" and /or 'adjusting your fountain pen'. In doing this you will find links to Brian Goulet, SBRE Brown, Matt Armstrong and others' youtube channels. A vast font of fount of pen fixology! Not forgetting to also search the Nibs and Tines section of this wonderful forum.

 

Hope you find some of the above useful. It works for me.

 

Thanks. I'd actually just done all of the above... to a different Jinhao when I used up the ink. My plan was to finish up the ink in my currently-inked, problematic x750 with a Jowo B nib (to which I'd only done a simple water/soap soak [prior to my later purchase of clear ammonia]) and swap it into the well-cleaned Jinhao. So yes, a better soak/scrub could solve the problem.

 

The seller of the 10-pack of Jinhao-branded feeds (33k+ sales 99.3% positive feedback) said in email that they work with the x750, and, yes it is just $2, so I'm inclined to go for it just to see. Size is listed as 40 X 6mm, which doesn't help me since I don't know the size of the feed currently inked. :glare:

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The seller of the 10-pack of Jinhao-branded feeds (33k+ sales 99.3% positive feedback) said in email that they work with the x750, and, yes it is just $2, so I'm inclined to go for it just to see. Size is listed as 40 X 6mm, which doesn't help me since I don't know the size of the feed currently inked. :glare:

 

You only need 5mm feed for Jinhao No. 5 nib . As for No. 6 nib, you'll need 6mm feed , I have used both feeds for many Jinhao & Baoer FPs and they all work O.K.

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992 DasKaltblut tells us this is a 5.5 Phil Dart says it's a #5. I'm tending towards Mr Dart.

 

My statement is based on customer feedback. I feel it is important to point out that whereas I personally own several Jinhao pens, as a company we don't have direct experience of a 992 other than what customers have told us. If DasKatblut does have direct experience, then I would be tempted to at least pay some attention to his statement. Having said that, it is extremely unlikely that Jinhao will have gone to the trouble and expense of commissioning a nib and feed (especially the feed) that is unique within the wider pen industry. The way these things work is that a named brand, in this case Jinhao, will be buying in nibs and feeds from a massive Chinese nib manufacturer, having first had them branded. If a standard size 5 is loose on a 992, it is probably still a size 5, but likely to be a slightly wider shoulder, a bit like the Bock 076 nibs, which you can see here, but still on a size 5 feed.

http://www.beaufortink.co.uk/bock076.html

 

However, having done a little homework this morning with the help of my good friend Mr Google, I can see no other references to a standard #5 not fitting, in fact quite the contrary, so I have just taken the step of investing a whole £1.97 on Ali Express and bought one. We'll find the answer for sure in a couple of weeks time.

 

Do any of the Jinhaos have larger than 'standard' feeds? I know that you can buy a packet of 10 feeds (that are said to fir the 250, 450 and 750) for $2, but I wonder if any pens might be designed to provide better inkflow....

 

A pen designed to take a certain size of nib cannot be changed to take a different size. A 250 takes a #5 whereas the 450 and 750 both take a #6. Therefore the same feed will not fit all of those pens I'm afraid,

 

The seller of the 10-pack of Jinhao-branded feeds (33k+ sales 99.3% positive feedback) said in email that they work with the x750, and, yes it is just $2, so I'm inclined to go for it just to see. Size is listed as 40 X 6mm, which doesn't help me since I don't know the size of the feed currently inked. :glare:

 

Unless there is physical damage to the feed, for example, bent fins or a broken intake stalk, it is extremely unlikely that changing a feed will help to improve inkflow. The feeds in your link are a generic #6 feed from China that will fit any number of makes of pen across the entire Far Eastern output. Inkflow is generally to do with alignment of the nib in the feed, alignment of the slit between the tines, or the nib itself. At $2 dollars a pop for 6 though, it can certainly do no harm to have them as spares, but I think you may be disappointed if you are hoping for a magical transformation in the performance of your pen.

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Thank you Mr Dart. My logic for tending to your answer was the same as you mentioned in your reply. I couldn't imagine Jinhao of going to the trouble and expense of maunfacturing a one off "exotic".

 

tvradio. How does the pen perform with the original nib? If the problem is peculiar to the Jowo nib you might consider installing a Jowo feed instead. It may fit : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/325585-jinhao-pens-and-jowo-nibs/?hl=%2Bjinhao+%2Bfeeds&do=findComment&comment=3891776

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