Welding The Nibs

[Jaspreet]

I am trying to make a cross point nib. But not sure how to welding when two nibs are stacked together

[Bo Bo Olson]

Why?

Can't see how the nib will feed, if + instead of -.

What are you looking for in a pattern....or why try to do something no one has sold?

[NinthSphere]

....or why try to do something no one has sold?

 

You should probably let Sailor & Regalia Labs know that stacked nibs don't sell.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Stacked one on top???....not in a Cross nib, like a screwdriver?

[BlueJ]

Bo Bo,

In a Sailor cross point, it is the slits that make a cross when viewed from the front, not the tines. The horizontal slit is created by essentially stacking two nibs in a sandwich. There was even a triple-stacked nib, called the King Eagle if I recall correctly. Now that Mr. Nagahara is gone from Sailor, it seems these nibs cannot be produced anymore.

 

Some Sailor experts should chime in with more details. I wish the OP luck in his endeavor but I suspect it will prove extremely difficult to achieve anything that performs remotely like the Nagahara nibs.

[rafapa]

Bo Bo,

In a Sailor cross point, it is the slits that make a cross when viewed from the front, not the tines. The horizontal slit is created by essentially stacking two nibs in a sandwich. There was even a triple-stacked nib, called the King Eagle if I recall correctly. Now that Mr. Nagahara is gone from Sailor, it seems these nibs cannot be produced anymore.

 

Some Sailor experts should chime in with more details. I wish the OP luck in his endeavor but I suspect it will prove extremely difficult to achieve anything that performs remotely like the Nagahara nibs.

Well, maybe there is still hope

https://youtu.be/2yHrbLvTzWU

[southpaw]

Regalia Labs has also successfully done it and numerous other such nibs.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Sort of a reverse CI...and a nail's nail.

OK, one can learn something here somewhere every day, even if one don't put his mind to it.

 

I'm sure one of the two (one in the States and one in Spain) that re-weld tipping, could weld a bigger blob of Iridium on a tip and grind for that.....looks to me a nail, is the nib wanted, in tine spread would ruin the effect.

[Jaspreet]

Yes. Exactly like sailor nibs or regalia writing lab pics. I do have some ideas in mind. Such as brazing them using a torch and silver rod. Bonding the metals together with loctite metal to metal glue.

[Honeybadgers]

bobby from ebay is currently working on one made from steel. His custom ground nibs are usually about $10 shipped, so I presume the steel variant will be under $40.

 

Edited August 21, 2018 by Honeybadgers