$10, Custom #6 Architect Nibs On Ebay (They're Great)

[Office_Supplies_Pen]

I pulled the trigger. Here is my experience.

 

The good news:

• The nib looks great - see the attached pictures. Its prow-like shape is simply stunning.
• It fits my PenBBS 323 pen perfectly.
• The ink flow is rich, writing is expressive.
• The shipping was extraordinary fast. It took less than one week to deliver my purchase from China to my desk.

The bad news:

• The contrast between vertical and horizontal strokes is lower than I expected.
• The nib has got a baby's bottom and it hard starts quite frequently. The cursive writing on my first image is a bit misleading - I started two words twice after skipping their complete first letters. The skipping can be eliminated by slowing down but it decreases my writing comfort when the tool dictates my pace.

Several pictures (click to enlarge): writing sample, nib details and comparison with the standard PenBBS nib. The first line in my writing sample was written by the standard nib (same pen, same ink, namely the KWZ Walk over Vistula), the last one was written by the reverted architect nib. Reverse writing works very well with this nib.

 

Thank you for ur suggestion! it is also very hard to find suitable #6 nib to made this kind of architect nib, I will accept ur first suggestion to larger its contrast between vertical and horizontal strokes,I also will give ur feedback to nib master.

[Office_Supplies_Pen]

i got this nib too. beta version. it is very good one, indeed. mine doesnt have baby bottom, writes instantly, no skipping. i put it into jinhao x450, (i dont have any other #6 six pen) but i am waiting for penbbs 308 to come. it is rather naginata togi like design, not architect. i like it and i bought another one. 10 for a nib, 15 for a 308. 10th of sailor pro grear with NMF price. I dont have sailor NMF, i suppose quality wise it will be better, but surelly not 10 times better.

 

same goes for original bobbys medium/broad nibs which was a nib for this architect grind. very good nibv, i dont know where bobby sources it. for me it is better than jowo broad. thy it if you can. 6 for a bundle of four #6 nibs. (there arent many chinese broad nibs out there, you know)

I really appreciate ur support!

[Office_Supplies_Pen]

Office Supplies Pen, Bobby,

Great to have a pen vendor here who is interested in engaging with the community! Thank you.

Welcome, Thank you!

[Office_Supplies_Pen]

A bad news: flex nib need to be stop,bec I couldn't find suitable pen feed and the beta version flex is also not very good, but I don't give up.

A good news: muti-lawyer nib could be made in Sep.

[Honeybadgers]

What is the problem with the feed, bobby? The penBBS feeds are a little fragile, but I have experience using a razor blade and a slit saw to open up plastic feeds, and have had good luck getting plastic feeds to keep up with super flexible gold nibs.

 

I'd like to try one of the flex nibs out (I'd be happy to pay for it) and see if I could get it to work with some of the pens in my collection (I have a lot of spare plastic and ebonite feeds in various bodies.

If flow is an issue, maybe look into adding a tiny, thin piece of steel shim to the nib to act as an overfeed?

 

http://www.leighreyes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/P1090455.jpg

 

Sign me up for the multi layer nib, if it's anything like the one you posted to your channel, I'll seriously buy ten.

Edited July 24, 2018 by Honeybadgers

[mrsharkbait]

I bought the 3rd version last December, and I love it. You do need to adjust your writing angle to get the best out of the nib, but that is expected.

[Mechayoshi]

Would love to try one of these but Bobby has blocked me on ebay for some reason...