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Hi,

 

I have a spare LAMY NIB B and wanted to tune it to a cursive italic M nib. I thought of FBNIBS.COM as I read a lot of positive things. But either their server is down, either they changed their website. Any other nibmasters in Europe?

 

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They do sell lamy italic nibs in various sizes. 1.1, 1.5, 1.9 etc.

 

It might be way cheaper to buy a stock italic lamy nib instead of sending your nib to a nibmeister.

 

If you are already aware of lamy italic nibs and want something custom ground to your specs then a nibmeister would be the way to go, though it would still be a lot of expenditure to customize a fairly inexpensive steel nib.

 

I used to do the same in the past, send cheap nibs to have them ground but in the long run there are other options that seem to work better for me now.

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They do sell lamy italic nibs in various sizes. 1.1, 1.5, 1.9 etc.

 

It might be way cheaper to buy a stock italic lamy nib instead of sending your nib to a nibmeister.

 

If you are already aware of lamy italic nibs and want something custom ground to your specs then a nibmeister would be the way to go, though it would still be a lot of expenditure to customize a fairly inexpensive steel nib.

 

I used to do the same in the past, send cheap nibs to have them ground but in the long run there are other options that seem to work better for me now.

 

+1 for this. It would be much easier and cheaper to just buy a 1.1mm or 1.5mm nib for your Lamy pen. Amazon.de usually has keen prices.

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@Cheetah,I've bought a number of custom ground nibs from fpnibs.com and would happily recommend them - they are exceptional value for money, and do a great job. Their website is working fine for me! They're also very happy to offer advice up front if you have questions.

 

My only advice would be to compare the cost of shipping your existing nib in for service vs buying a new one - steel Lamy nibs are comparatively inexpensive!

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@pepsiplease69,i agree that stock italic nibs will be cheaper than custom ground - but if you want the latter (to get a crisper or finer italic), Fpnibs.com are astonishingly inexpensive, and do amazing work. I've been especially impressed with their architect grinds (for 1/3 the price of most American nibmeisters I've come across), which can do easily go wrong when ordering online - and their cursive italics are just as good.

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I love pablo's work. But for a lamy steel nib.... no.

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@pepsiplease69,i agree that stock italic nibs will be cheaper than custom ground - but if you want the latter (to get a crisper or finer italic), Fpnibs.com are astonishingly inexpensive, and do amazing work. I've been especially impressed with their architect grinds (for 1/3 the price of most American nibmeisters I've come across), which can do easily go wrong when ordering online - and their cursive italics are just as good.

 

Lamy stock italic nibs are surprisingly smooth for me. Having been used to writing with their 1.1mm nibs, I was shocked when I received a pen brand with an untipped italic grind, that was so sharp I didn't like it at all.

 

OP you have a Lamy B nib that you may not like. A 1.1mm steel nib would cost about $6, so it's not really worth paying to have it ground. However, if you wanted to do it yourself, it would be an easy grind to do as a practice. To get it like a Lamy 1.1mm stub, you would need to grind off all of the tipping, then smooth it across at the tips of the tines until it felt right for you. If you've not done so, then have a look at some You Tube videos on grinding nibs before you decide. Or do a FPN search to see what kit other members have used.

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As many have said, buying a 1.1 stub Lamy nib would be more economical than shipping your nib to Pablo and have him grind it to a cursive italic and then having it shipped back to you. Here's what I suggest. Buy any of the Lamy nibs- Oblique medium, Oblique Broad, 1.1 stub or 1.5 stub. And then stub your original broad. I'm considering writing an article on how to stub a nib using sandpaper as I have successfully stubbed a few nibs with nice success.

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