Cheapest Pen You Would Have Nib Work Done On?

[Runnin_Ute]

The only one that I have had done is a TWSBI 580 with a B nib. I didn't have a pen with a custom nib but had tried one.(amberleadavis the enabler hard at work) I didn't send it off immediately, but used it for a while. Two to three months. I wanted to make sure I wouldn't regret it. I haven't. When it came back, in the box was a Jinhao 598 which had its M nib stubbed to match the 580's B. I would never get the $35 plus shipping back in a sale. It's a pen I paid $50 for. I have no intention on selling it though.

 

But like others have said, is there something about the pen that would make you want to do that as opposed to other options available. Regardless of cost.

[wasteland]

I'm actually surprised you're having to smooth and align a Loom since F-C nibs have a reputation of being smooth out of the box. Aligning and smoothing (in that order), I would do myself. And I'd be very conservative about the smoothing. In my experience, correctly aligning the tines will take care of most "smoothing" problems.

 

For nib grinding (I use cursive italics exclusively) I would rely on a nib technician. For a lower price (under $50) pen, I'd be more inclined to either get a pen with a swappable #6 nib that I can replace with an italic from Goulet or Nemosine or get a TWSBI or Lamy Safari with the factory italic nib.