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"Majority of FP buyers don't consider a repairman skill set as a prerequisite.

 

As for us FP nerds,"

 

are you sure us PF nerds we are not the majority of FP buyers, yet?... :)

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are you sure us PF nerds we are not the majority of FP buyers, yet?... :)

 

I don't think they are.

 

FP's are, not yet, such a niche hobby/category that only attracts nerds. ;)

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Can you ask for a exchange? I know that Pelikan offers something like that and scratchy nibs are quite annoying. I tried to to kind of grind my ef nib but completely destroyed it. I just simply bought a f nib and it worked nicely.

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Before grinding, always check tine alignment with a 10X good glass loupe or a cheap 40X Chinese one....same strength actually.

Saves a lot of nibs that way.

 

EF is often to almost always going to be scratchier than F or M...less sweet spot.

If one prints, Japanese nibs are designed for a tiny printed Japanese script. Cursive should have a slightly different tip form.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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I have 3 of these Pelikan editions (smokey quartz EF, aquamarine F, blue demo F) and they all have mismatched nib tips. one tine is larger than the other tine. But they all write fine with some minor feedback.

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It could be the nib. My first M200 Café Crème, which had a B nib, had flow issues, no matter what ink I put in it. A nibmeister at a pen show put it right. Easier and cheaper than sending it back to Germany (I bought the pen from Rolf Thiel at Missing Pens from off eBay).

Of course, 6 months after the nib was nicely tuned, I lost the pen.... :(

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I hope you've found that Cafe Creme by now :)

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I have 3 of these Pelikan editions (smokey quartz EF, aquamarine F, blue demo F) and they all have mismatched nib tips. one tine is larger than the other tine. But they all write fine with some minor feedback.

Should have sent them back, immediately....now too late I'd guess. Wouldn't hurt to ask though.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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