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Comparison Of Twsbi And Lamy Stubs

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I have Lamy Joy 1,1 mm for about five years now and I love it. But the thread shows that the pen is used very often and unscrews itself when I write. So I decided to buy another pen. After reading hundreds of topics on this, I want to go for TWSBI 580 (really like the way it looks). But... People often report that its stub is really wide. Not sure now, if Eco wouldnt be better. Is there anyone who owns both Lamy 1,1 (pretty sure Safari has the same nibs as Joy) and/or TWSBI 580 and Eco in stubs and could make a comparison of them?

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I can't post photos since it is too impossible here on FPN, but I have multiples of both and in general I think the TWSBI nibs run a skosh wider, but also are a bit more crisp. In my experience, the TWSBI stubs are smoother and offer a bit more line variation, but not by much. I like both of them quite a bit.

 

I could take a few pics and post them on FPGeeks via tapatalk if you would like.

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That would be great 😀 Glad to hear you found twsbi crispier, love this on pens. I often heard that 580 stub is too wide for daily writing, so wanted to find out if its true. (Also probably gonna have some more questions later since there are many topics on twsbi and on lamy but just few on lamy vs. twsbi and as far as I know none on comparing their stub versions 😁)

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Thank you so much 😀 Thats exactly what I needed. Probably going to buy 580 first and maybe Eco later (curious about why everyone seems to like it so much). And just one more question - is the Precision comfortable to hold? At the beginning of my search I wanted to go for it but the different widths of barrel compared to the grip part seemed rather uncomfortable 😄

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I find the Precision to be very comfortable to hold. The step down between the barrel and the section is not very much. The weight of the pen just fits my hand. I don't post any of my pens, so I am used to only holding the pen body and the balance I get with that. The cap is always just held in my left hand.

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