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What do folks think the chances are of getting a FPR 14K gold flex nib to fit a Leonardo Momento Zero fountain pen - has anyone tried?

 

 

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Leonardo takes a standard Bock #6. FPNibs flex/semi-flex is a standard #6 Jowo. No, I have not tried.

I have put Jowo nibs into a Bock housing/feed without issue.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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What do you mean by flex??? :rolleyes:

 

There are terms and degrees of "Flex".

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What do you mean by flex??? :rolleyes:

 

There are terms and degrees of "Flex".

This is the particular nib I'm talking about:

 

https://fprevolutionusa.com/products/fpr-6-14k-gold-flex-nib

 

Provides a quite reasonable level of flex by all accounts and is easily modifyable to provide more.

 

If I can get one to fit the Leonardo, it will be a good staring point - and I can modify from there.

 

Extreme flex is not the aim however, it's the ability to increase flex until I find the expression I want in the pen.

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Interesting idea. There is a post floating around from a year ago when these came out the the FPR gold flex nibs are not particularly snappy, so a bit blobby, not a wonderful gold flex. Not sure if anything has changed since then.

 

Also, you would want the ebonite feed to go with it else it would be ink-starved with a plastic feed. I have a #6 FPR steel flex with plastic feed on the Treveni Jr... it lays down a nice fine line, but railroads with any flex.

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I haven't tried a #6 14K flex nib from FP Revolution yet - but if it's the same shape as their steel nibs, you may have trouble fitting it into a Leonardo pen. The base (back end) of the nib is more 'squared off' (less of a taper) compared with a JoWo or Bock nib - I haven't been able to use them in my Jinhaos or other pens I've tried. I *think* I've read reports from others who *have* managed to ram a FPR nib into a different pen - but usually they've had to remove some of the material to get there.

 

FPR's #5.5 nibs are a different story - they're much closer in shape to their JoWo or Bock counterparts - but obviously they won't fit a pen designed for a #6 nib!

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I haven't tried a #6 14K flex nib from FP Revolution yet - but if it's the same shape as their steel nibs, you may have trouble fitting it into a Leonardo pen. The base (back end) of the nib is more 'squared off' (less of a taper) compared with a JoWo or Bock nib - I haven't been able to use them in my Jinhaos or other pens I've tried. I *think* I've read reports from others who *have* managed to ram a FPR nib into a different pen - but usually they've had to remove some of the material to get there.

 

FPR's #5.5 nibs are a different story - they're much closer in shape to their JoWo or Bock counterparts - but obviously they won't fit a pen designed for a #6 nib!

 

 

The guys at FPR say their Steel nibs are a tough fit into anything that accepts a #6 Bock, but that the 14k nib has a thinner section. That being said, they haven't tried one for size and in any case, their ebonite feed definitely wouldn't fit into the space.

 

Looks like I'll have to try something else!

 

A vintage nib is an attractive option, but I have no idea what would fit something that normally accepts a #6 Bock module. Even if I did, it's very doubtful I could source whatever it turned out to be locally. That said, identifying what fits would be a start and would allow me to scour the online ads for a prospective purchase. Input anyone?

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Looks like I'll have to try something else!

 

 

I think I can hear FPNibs calling you. Pablo can make you a very nice 14k #6 traditional semi-flex.

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Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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This is the particular nib I'm talking about:

 

https://fprevolutionusa.com/products/fpr-6-14k-gold-flex-nib

 

Provides a quite reasonable level of flex by all accounts and is easily modifyable to provide more.

 

If I can get one to fit the Leonardo, it will be a good staring point - and I can modify from there.

 

Extreme flex is not the aim however, it's the ability to increase flex until I find the expression I want in the pen.

 

That nib does not fit a lot of different #6 housings.

 

I've also seen pretty bad reviews of that 14k nib.

 

If you have the $150-300, pablo at fpnibs can make you a lovely semiflex 14k nib all the way through a ludicrous wet noodle.

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