Cursive Italic Jinhao X450

[Madeline]

Interested in trying out an inexpensive cursive italic pen? This giveaway is for a JINHAO X450 fountain pen, glossy black with a customized cursive italic nib. Converter included.

Open to members in the U.S. (only because the international mailing cost would be more than this pen's value).

I'll keep this PIF open through December 22. Best holiday wishes to everyone!

~ M

[Nia]

Oh! Please include me for this, and lovely pen!

[plow]

Cool, count me in

[jcp1st]

Indeed, I am very interested!

[flyingfox]

Oh wow, a classy pen! I would like to put my name in the hat. Thank you for the chance!

[InsaneRN]

Always up for a Cursive Italic nib! :-) Count me in!

[Manalto]

I'm in too. Thanks!

[melissa59]

I have never used a cursive italic nib. I would love the opportunity to try one.
Please allow me to enter my name in your generous giveaway.

[Madeline]

Promptly at midnight, all names went into the "hat," and blindly I chose . . .

Congratulations, flyingfox! If you can PM your name and mailing address to me, I'll put this Jinhao into the mail to you at the next post.

Thanks, everyone, for your interest! I hope to do another one before the next solstice.

Best wishes,
~M

[flyingfox]

OMG!!! Wow, thank you!!!!! I am soooo excited!!!!!

[Madeline]

Cursive italics are fun! I'll mail it your way tomorrow. Congratulations, flyingfox! ~what a wonderful name you have, there!

 

All the best,

madeline

[Dip n Scratch]

Is there still tip material on this nib? I am just curious about the difference compared to the standard nib. The OE nib is on the broad side of medium & I personally do not like it.

[Manalto]

Congratulations, flyingfox. Enjoy!

Edited December 24, 2019 by Manalto

[Madeline]

Is there still tip material on this nib? I am just curious about the difference compared to the standard nib. The OE nib is on the broad side of medium & I personally do not like it.

 

Yes, I would say it is somewhat broader than the mediums I am used to. It does still have tipping material on the nib but it's been reduced, probably as a result of the custom grind. I really enjoyed trying out its italic qualities, so that made up for its reduced tipping in my case. But by now flying fox has probably received it. Maybe you can tell us what you think, flyingfox?

[Dip n Scratch]

How on earth did you manage to grind down the 'blob' of the material? I have always started with cutting the tip off, as I do not have a a grinding wheel.

Unless you use a stone and oil, as you would to renovate a chisel blade.... I fancy having another bash at making a CI nib of around 1mm.

[Karmachanic]

How on earth did you manage to grind down the 'blob' of the material?

 

Micromesh 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000 works for me.

Edited February 14, 2020 by Karmachanic

[Manalto]

How is a cursive italic nib different from a regular italic nib?

[WLSpec]

I'm in! Thanks for the opportunity.

[Madeline]

Dip n Scratch-- How kind of you to think that I did this myself! I am really a novice of the fountain pen world. This pen was a Jinhao that I purchased overseas--a pen which had been custom ground by another.

 

Manalto-- There are certainly many experts in this forum who could give you a definitive answer, much better than my own. But my own is simply that a cursive italic is smoother (i.e., not quite as sharp) than a regular italic. A better answer might be that the italic nibs exist on a continuum; so if you are having a nib custom ground to an italic, the nibmeister is likely to ask you where on the continuum you wish your nib to fall. Richard Binder has a great description of this on his website.

 

WLSpec-- I am so sorry... This pen has already been given away!

[WLSpec]

I'm in! Thanks for the opportunity.

Whoops, realized it was already given too late

 

Out of curiosity, how is this nib? Never seen a Ci Jinhao before.