Looking For A Needle

[AX2]

I love the Nikko G and I've been looking for a similar experience on a fountain pen, without going vintage or frankenpen, including Desiderata.

Of course I wouldn't expect the same degree of flex as a dip pen – I'm more interested in the needle-sharp aspect of it (with some flex). I like them scratchy.

Are there any modern pens with a nib like this? Aside from the Falcon SEF.

Edited September 24, 2020 by AX2

[silverlifter]

Pablo Carassco at FPNibs.com grinds XXXFs (0.1mm) and can also produce flex.

[Daosus]

John Mottishaw of Nibs.com will grind a very fine needlepoint. I've also found the PO nib on a Pilot Custom Heritage 912 to be excellent.

[txomsy]

Me, I'm happy with an FPR ultraflex or with an FPR or Noodler's Flex nib subjected to the Ease My Flex mod.

 

I've got an FPR flex + EMFmod (basically same as an FPR Ultraflex) #5.5 nib that is rather fine. Once I started tinkering, after doing the EMFmod, I'm now considering attempting to grind one to XXF, but that'll have to wait till I find some free time slot.

 

Thus, I think that any FPR pen with a #5.5 ultraflex nib would made a fine starting point at a very affordable price tag.

[Mangrove Jack]

I don't know much about flex but almost any Japanese Extra Fine nib will be a very fine point.

Try the Platinum Plaisir extra fine. It's cheap, has a metal body, plastic grip section, has a seal to prevent drying.

[JosephKing]

Platinum with a UEF nib

Sailor with a Saibi Togi nib

Pilot with a PO nib

Edited September 26, 2020 by JosephKing

[Tas]

If you like them scratchy, give the Tachikawa School G a go. The F nib has teensy flex and is really fine if gentle.

(The EF is bonkers fine. Easily my finest line from a pen I own. Makes the 912 PO look like a medium)

[MadAsAHatter]

Reading the topic line my first thought was... have you tried the haystack?

 

Platinum has some really fine nibs but they're not very flexy. In general check out Japanese nibs, they're usually 1 step finer than western nibs to accommodate the writing style and Asian characters