How To Adjust Tine Width For Hooded Nibs?

[linkoiram]

I've gotten into the habit of running a feeler gauge through most of my pen nibs when I get them to ensure proper flow, but with hooded nibs it is more difficult, but possible. What is much more difficult is reducing the tine width for hooded nibs. With regular nibs I can cross the tines over each other, but I've started using pliers and a thick piece of rubber so the nib won't get damaged and very gently squeezing the tips of the nibs between the rubber and pliers. This is dangerous but due to the rubber not much force is transferred to the nib so it seems safe enough.

 

Is there any better option for bringing the tines closer together for hooded nib pens?

[hari317]

I am not a pro and work only on my own pens and I have no concerns of throughput.

 

I remove the hood.

 

I even remove the nib from the connector many a times to adjust the nib.

 

while opening or closing the nib slit, you have to make sure the slit walls and tipping walls are perfectly true and parallel post adjustment.

 

Sealing the hood is the very last step after the pen has been tested thoroughly.

[linkoiram]

I am not a pro and work only on my own pens and I have no concerns of throughput.

 

I remove the hood.

 

I even remove the nib from the connector many a times to adjust the nib.

 

while opening or closing the nib slit, you have to make sure the slit walls and tipping walls are perfectly true and parallel post adjustment.

 

Sealing the hood is the very last step after the pen has been tested thoroughly.

In this case I didn't mention, but I'd like to be able to do this without removing the hood. The main pen I ask this for is the jinhao 51a which afaik does not have a removable hood.

[hari317]

In this case I didn't mention, but I'd like to be able to do this without removing the hood. The main pen I ask this for is the jinhao 51a which afaik does not have a removable hood.

Oh!, I was primarily assuming a Parker 51 in my reply. Unfortunately I have never seen the Jinhao you are asking about.

Good luck!

[Gord K.]

The nib on the Jinhao 51a (and the 911) just pulls straight out, no need to remove the hood.

[linkoiram]

The nib on the Jinhao 51a (and the 911) just pulls straight out, no need to remove the hood.

It appears it does. Thanks for confirming that, I was afraid to try it because there is no good way to get a grip on the nib without pliers and I didn't want to have to use pliers without knowing for sure that it was possible to do so

[linkoiram]

The nib on the Jinhao 51a (and the 911) just pulls straight out, no need to remove the hood.

Now do you know if the wing sung 618/601 replacement nibs or hero nibs will work on the jinhao 51a?

[linkoiram]

The nib on the Jinhao 51a (and the 911) just pulls straight out, no need to remove the hood.

Also is there a strategy to removing a nib like this without needlenose pliers? Knockout block is out of the question because of the hood being part of the mold, I have a rubber grip thing but it is too thick to get a grip on most nibs, rubber gloves are too thin. Best I can do is using one layer of the rubber glove around the nib and pulling. It works well but I noticed the nib did bend a little upwards, nothing that couldn't be fixed by bending back, but a method that is less accident prone would be preferable

[Gord K.]

I just used pliers. I figure the nib will release from the pen before the pliers do any damage to the tipping. It is important to pull the nib straight out.

 

I just looked at the nib with my lighted 15x loop and I don’t see any damage to the nib.

[Ron Z]

Please don't try this on a Parker 51.

[Gord K.]

Thanks Ron, you are among a number of members of this forum whose knowledge and experience I greatly respect. My answers to the OP were applicable to the fairly inexpensive Jinhao 51a he referred to in his second post. I have no experience or knowledge of the Wing Sung models he later asked about. I would never advocate this approach on a Parker 51 (or 21) because I understand they are constructed differently.

[linkoiram]

Please don't try this on a Parker 51.

Trust me, I won't. I want to get a parker 51 but the filling system is a hurdle for me not gonna lie, it seems like a pain to clean.

[Ron Z]

Thanks Ron, you are among a number of members of this forum whose knowledge and experience I greatly respect. My answers to the OP were applicable to the fairly inexpensive Jinhao 51a he referred to in his second post. I have no experience or knowledge of the Wing Sung models he later asked about. I would never advocate this approach on a Parker 51 (or 21) because I understand they are constructed differently.

You do, but many people don't, hence my comment. I had a client send a 51 back because the nib "fell out." We both knew that he had pulled the nib without taking the hood off, and couldn't get it back in.

[entertainment]

Trust me, I won't. I want to get a parker 51 but the filling system is a hurdle for me not gonna lie, it seems like a pain to clean.

Aerometric 51s are easy to clean, as long as no one else has not left them full of dried ink. Just flush. This has to be the most reliable filling system other than an eyedropper. The pvc sac is incredibly durable and there are no parts sliding past each other as in a piston filler or converter.