I Almost Love My New Twsbi Eco, Alas

[braindouche]

I recently rediscovered my love of fountain pens, and having learned that after 10 years away the market has suddenly decided to make all the pens exactly how I like them, i went on a bit of a buying binge My most recent purchase is an Eco with a stub 1.1 nib, and I mostly sort of love it but not quite.

 

Is it possible to get this nib ground or adjusted to be crispier? Because it's whatever the opposite of that is. (What's the term for that?) I'm asking because Nib Grinder (http://www.nibgrinder.com/shop) specifically calls out this nib as something he can't modify, and maybe that's just Nib Grinder or maybe that's a thing?

 

As a point of reference, my favorite pens are Pilot 78G B's and BB's, which I'm told are super crispy, and I would very much like my new Twsbi to write a little more like those pens.

 

Thanks guys!

[DrDebG]

I have several TWSBI Ecos with the 1.1 stub nibs. They do not deliver the really sharp edge, but if they did they would likely not be nearly as smooth. Compared to other stubs, the TWSBIs do have a bit of an edge.

 

If you are looking for a crisper line, you may want to consider a nib other than a stub, such as an italic.

[Jamerelbe]

I recently rediscovered my love of fountain pens, and having learned that after 10 years away the market has suddenly decided to make all the pens exactly how I like them, i went on a bit of a buying binge My most recent purchase is an Eco with a stub 1.1 nib, and I mostly sort of love it but not quite.

 

Is it possible to get this nib ground or adjusted to be crispier? Because it's whatever the opposite of that is. (What's the term for that?) I'm asking because Nib Grinder (http://www.nibgrinder.com/shop) specifically calls out this nib as something he can't modify, and maybe that's just Nib Grinder or maybe that's a thing?

 

As a point of reference, my favorite pens are Pilot 78G B's and BB's, which I'm told are super crispy, and I would very much like my new Twsbi to write a little more like those pens.

 

Thanks guys!

 

If you can't find someone to adjust the nib for you (and aren't game to try it yourself), have a look at fpnibs.com - they sell TWSBI Eco (and other) nibs at reasonable prices, and custom grind them to your preference for very reasonable prices. I have a "crisp-ish italic" they ground for me (for a TWSBI Diamond Mini) from a B nib, that might be right up your alley...

[akrohn2010]

 

If you can't find someone to adjust the nib for you (and aren't game to try it yourself), have a look at fpnibs.com - they sell TWSBI Eco (and other) nibs at reasonable prices, and custom grind them to your preference for very reasonable prices. I have a "crisp-ish italic" they ground for me (for a TWSBI Diamond Mini) from a B nib, that might be right up your alley...

+1

 

Sounds like you want more of an italic nib, which you'll have to order separately from somewhere like fpnibs.com.

[braindouche]

Thanks guys, that's the info I needed!