Cross Century II Nib Choice

[bobioden]

I just ordered the Century II Pen and Pencil set in Charcoal Gray. I am getting ready to add the matching Fountain Pen and am confused on what nib to order. This is going to be my first fountain pen.

 

I currently use a Waterman Expert II Ballpoint for home use which I like, but it is too wide of a pen. My current work pen is a Waterman L'Etalon, again a great pen, but heavy and after a few hours of taking notes durning business meetings my hand is tired. Both of these pens are medium point.

 

Besides using the Cross pen and pencil, I would like to use a Fountain Pen for taking notes. I am used to and like a medium point in the BP's but will it be similar in the FP? I am torn between the Fine and Medium nib.

 

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

Edited February 22, 2006 by bobioden

[Sharkle]

Hi Bob! I have a Century II fountain pen with a fine nib, and it's a perfect line width for me on FP-friendly paper (i.e. copy paper makes the line much thicker due to bleeding). I'd call Cross and ask them if they have an approximation in millimeters for the average line width of their M and F nibs. I find my F nib line width to be pretty standard compared to my other non-Cross F nib pens. Hope this helps!

 

Tricia

[joseanes]

Check this posting:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...03&hl=cross+nib

 

I scanned a Fine and an Xtra Fine nib from cross and compared them on the same paper to several common Microsoft Fonts. It may help you.

 

In my opinion, the Fine is my preffered nib for note taking and letter writing.

The Xtra Fine is my preffered pen for my pocket moleskine.

[refillczar]

Hi Bob! I have a Century II fountain pen with a fine nib, and it's a perfect line width for me on FP-friendly paper (i.e. copy paper makes the line much thicker due to bleeding). I'd call Cross and ask them if they have an approximation in millimeters for the average line width of their M and F nibs. I find my F nib line width to be pretty standard compared to my other non-Cross F nib pens. Hope this helps!

 

Tricia

Our line width spec for CenturyII nibs is .30mm-.46mm for fine with a traget of .37mm and for medium it's .43mm-.66mm with a traget of .52mm. I hope this helps with your decision.

[bobioden]

Thanks all for the responses. I decided to go with the F point.

 

Thanks again.

 

Bob