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Edison Nib On A Conklin


Vago

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Dear FPN mates,

 

I wonder if anyone has experience or advice to offer with the following:

 

Will an Edison two-tone steel 1.5 stub nib fit into a Conklin All American pen?

 

As a hint: A Goulet two tone 1.5 stub will fit on both the Edison pens and the All American.

 

I am not sure if deductivelly that would mean the Edison nib would fit the All American but the reason I am asking is because it is hard to get a goulet nib over here in Europe whereas I can get my hands on an above mentioned Edison one from a local dealer.

 

Any ideas?

Many thanks in advance,

 

Vago

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The nib alone should fit they are both #6, but I am not sure the nib until will just screw in. The nib unit on my Conklin duraflex does not look like the same threads as my Franklin-Christoph nib unit which is a match for the Edison.

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Hi thanks for your reply. I only want to make sure the nib alone will fit into the Conklin All American feed. Would thanks then be possible?

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Edison uses #5 and #6 JoWo nibs which they brand and tune. So does Goulet. A Conklin pen uses a #6 nib in both the modern All-American and Duragraph.

 

So as long as you buy a #6 Edison branded nib, it should fit. As mentioned above, you will likely need to separate nib and feed and swap only the nibs.

 

Good luck!

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Dear Forum members,

 

For the record and for advice to anyone in a similar endeavour, here is the results of the nib change:

 

The Edison 1.5 stub steel #6 nib made by JoWo fitted the Conklin All-American perfectly, significantly improving the flow of ink in the pen and the feel of writing. Thanks to all who helped with advice.

 

Also to mention I have renamed the pen to "All-American Co-Ed"

(All-American Conklin Edison)

 

Vago

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Glad to hear your swap was a success! Enjoy.

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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Current Rotation:

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

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

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Dear Forum members,

 

For the record and for advice to anyone in a similar endeavour, here is the results of the nib change:

 

The Edison 1.5 stub steel #6 nib made by JoWo fitted the Conklin All-American perfectly, significantly improving the flow of ink in the pen and the feel of writing. Thanks to all who helped with advice.

 

Also to mention I have renamed the pen to "All-American Co-Ed"

(All-American Conklin Edison)

 

Vago

 

 

Were you able to just swap nib units or did you have to pull the nib and put it in the Conklin unit?

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