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Hoping for some insight here. After bumping about on here a bit I decided to give a Jinhao x750 a go. It finally came in the post yesterday and I was impressed by the weight of it; it seems like a rather nice pen for the $4 Canadian I paid for it.

 

This is the problem - I ordered an extra-fine, but this pen writes at least medium. Is that to be expected or did they send me the wrong pen? There is no nib stamp to confirm it either way. It writes better than expected and cleans out beautifully but I'm really not keen on such a thick line. I have seen others mention getting a Goulet nib for them but am not sure what that entails.

 

I have attached a couple photos of writing samples. The pink is a fine Pilot Metro and the black is a Lamy Safari extra-fine for comparison purposes.

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In my experience, I did not know that Jinhao makes an extra fine nib especially for the x750. I thought all of their nibs were the same - which is about a medium. The only Chinese brand that I know of where you can get an EF is in the Kaigelu 317.

 

Others might have more experience with this than I do.

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I have the same experience as Dr PenFection: I have never heard of a Jinhao coming with anything but a M from the factory.

 

EDIT: apologies, missed where you said no stamp on the nib. I would wager it is a cheap aftermarket nib put in there by the distributor/seller, and obviously not a true EF. All the Jinhao pens I have seen came with a nib stamped with the Jinhao brand.

 

You could definitely pick up a great nib online from fpnibs, Goulet Pens, etc. and have a phenomenal EF writer. I did that with an x750 and loved it for a time, though ended up giving it to a newbie friend. The Jinhao x750 takes a #6 nib - all of Goulet Pens loose nibs are #6 for instance. Just order one, pull the nib/feed out (friction fit), line up the feed and new nib, and press carefully back in. Very easy.

 

By the way: nice handwriting!

 

~AK

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FWIW, the finest #6 EF nib I know of is the Nemosine Singularity EF - you can buy just the nib from Goulet. Depending on how fine you want, that may be better for you than the Goulet EF (or not). Their nib nook should show you. And, of course, there are other nib sellers - the key is to get a "standard" #6.

 

(And, like everyone else, I've never seen an x750 with anything but a medium nib - not from Jinhao, anyway.)

 

ETA: Above is considering only standard / stock, sub-$20 nibs. I'm sure you can get finer nibs and better / different, just thinking of the usual nibs, not gold, not custom.

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Thanks for the help! I checked the ebay auction I bought it from and it is listed as a fine, not extra-fine, but there is no way that is a fine. I didn't realize they only came as a medium but if a #6 nib will solve that I may just get one as I love the pen otherwise. The nib is stamped with the brand, just not the nib size like my other pens.

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My Jinhao X450 and 159 write much finer than your X750. My Wing Sung 3008 with a fine nib is finer than my Jinahos and close to your Lamy. This is to be expected as the nib is a Lamy style nib. Give the Wing Sung 3008 a try -- you won't be disappointed.

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Thanks for the help! I checked the ebay auction I bought it from and it is listed as a fine, not extra-fine, but there is no way that is a fine. I didn't realize they only came as a medium but if a #6 nib will solve that I may just get one as I love the pen otherwise. The nib is stamped with the brand, just not the nib size like my other pens.

 

I echo what AK-47 says above. Buy a #6 nib from Goulet Pens in an EF and swap it out. It is very easy and Goulet even has a video on how to do it.

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Also, I agree with Liz: the finest loose #6 nib I have tried is the Nemosine EF. The Goulet EF is a hair wider but wetter and smoother. Neither will be quite as fine as your Pilot F (Japanese nibs!) but will be close to your Safari and definitely thinner than your current nib. Both are available at Goulet pens.

 

Good luck!

Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I found out long ago.

~C.S. Lewis

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Edison Menlo <m italic>, Lamy 2000 <EF>, Wing Sung 601 <F>

Pilot VP <F>, Pilot Metropolitan <F>, Pilot Penmanship <EF>

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Thank you so much for the advice - my extra fine #6 Goulet nib is on its way and I watched the video for how to change it. Now the hard part - waiting for it to come in! :)

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I had the same problem with 3 Jinhao 992s that I bought. Advertised as fine nibs but were definitely medium or larger. I really like the shape of the pen and ability to use it as a eyedropper. I have a problem with buying a nib and paying postage for 10 times what I paid for all 3 pens. I'm going to use the opportunity to experiment with grinding the nibs down to fine myself.

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I had the same problem with 3 Jinhao 992s that I bought. Advertised as fine nibs but were definitely medium or larger. I really like the shape of the pen and ability to use it as a eyedropper. I have a problem with buying a nib and paying postage for 10 times what I paid for all 3 pens. I'm going to use the opportunity to experiment with grinding the nibs down to fine myself.

I would be extra cautious about using a Jinhao 992 as an eyedropper pen. The transparent ones especially are prone to cracks in the end of the barrel, where the barrel plug is inserted <eta> but the opaque ones are not immune.

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This is the problem - I ordered an extra-fine, but this pen writes at least medium.

The problem is that the pen only comes with that one nib, and sellers call it anything from EF to B.

 

I own a couple of Jinhaos that use that stock #6 nib, and my recommendation - which you already did - is to replace it with a better #6 nib. I purchased a #6 B nib from Anderson to put in a Jinhao x750 and it's a very smooth writer, and mnuch improved over the stock nib. And I currently have an M nib in my cart, and I'm trying to determine what inks I want to add to the order in order to hit that $50 minimum for free shipping.

 

 

Best of luck with your new setup!

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