Is This My Imagination?

[essayfaire]

As some of you may know, I have been on the hunt for the right ink for my new Sailor Vega MF. It seems to me that the MF nib is no larger than the HF I have on my 1911S. Samples are with Sailor Jentle ink (black) in the 1911 and Oster Tokyo Blue Denim in the Vega. The MF doesnt seem as smooth, which is odd as it should be wider. Anyone else have similar experiences? It is more pronounced on my Peter Pauper Press journal than it is on, say, a newspaper crossword.

 

Apologies for the upside down images - new device that should make pictures easier once I have time to figure out how to use and rotate them.

[Intensity]

Theres some variation between nibs, some might be more dry and produce finer lines, and vice versa. Take a look and see if the slit between the tones of your Fine is slightly wider than on the MF nib. I have a 21K Fine that now writes like a juicy medium. Dry nib with constricted spacing between the tines will generally give more feedback in writing. Also regular use can smooth out nib tipping compared to a brand new nib.

[A Smug Dill]

It seems to me that the MF nib is no larger than the HF I have on my 1911S. Samples are with Sailor Jentle ink (black) in the 1911 and Oster Tokyo Blue Denim in the Vega. The MF doesnt seem as smooth, which is odd as it should be wider.

 

 

That's not comparing like for like. Don't be lazy. If you really want to validate your observation, then at least disconnect the inked converters, clean and dry both pens' nibs the same way, then compare the writing output of the nibs using the same ink on the same sheet of paper by feeding them serially with the one converter. Both pens take the same converters, so you can just swap the ink reservoir over from one pen to the other. Then try it with the other inked converter. Or maybe even a third converter or ink.

[essayfaire]

That's not comparing like for like. Don't be lazy. If you really want to validate your observation, then at least disconnect the inked converters, clean and dry both pens' nibs the same way, then compare the writing output of the nibs using the same ink on the same sheet of paper by feeding them serially with the one converter. Both pens take the same converters, so you can just swap the ink reservoir over from one pen to the other. Then try it with the other inked converter. Or maybe even a third converter or ink.

Guilty as charged, though I thought it might be easier to use two cartridges.

[essayfaire]

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[Intensity]

There's some variation in individual nibs. MF and F are supposed to be pretty similar. So if including some small variation in nib setting on the feed, which can increase or decrease the tine spacing (slit size), there can be higher or lower ink flow which would result in different line thickness.

[essayfaire]

There's some variation in individual nibs. MF and F are supposed to be pretty similar. So if including some small variation in nib setting on the feed, which can increase or decrease the tine spacing (slit size), there can be higher or lower ink flow which would result in different line thickness.

This makes sense - when I checked the tines they both have tines that are close together. The hole on the nib for the F actually seems larger than that on the MF.

 

 

So, do you agree that the MF doesn't look broader than the F?

[Intensity]

The breather hole won’t make much difference, but the tine spacing at the tipping would.

 

It’s difficult to tell from your photograph, but they do look very similar. From what I’ve read and seen, MF is pretty close to F. Very gradual transition from F to MF to M, also complicated by inks, paper, and individual pen/nib variations. The transition from F to EF is more dramatic and noticeable.

Edited August 7, 2020 by Intensity