...Dip nibs

[DanF]

What kind of wax are you using, and how do you get it to stick?

 

Thanks, Dan

[jbb]

What kind of wax are you using, and how do you get it to stick?

 

Thanks, Dan

I think it's bee's wax. It is maleable enough with the heat of my hands to push a little piece onto the back of the nib. I've been using a toothpick to then push it into shape a bit. So far it's staying in place on it's own but that's only after two days of use.

[kudzu]

Ooh, ooh, ooh! Jbb sent me one of her famous dip pen nibs with wax. It arrived today, jbb - I'm off to play volleyball, but I'll play with it tomorrow. What a crazy, exciting, fun thing to think of. (And you sent a G404 - my fave! You are too fabulous for words!)

 

[DanF]

What kind of wax are you using, and how do you get it to stick?

 

Thanks, Dan

I think it's bee's wax. It is maleable enough with the heat of my hands to push a little piece onto the back of the nib. I've been using a toothpick to then push it into shape a bit. So far it's staying in place on it's own but that's only after two days of use.

 

Thanks, a friend of mine keeps bees, I'll see if he has some wax.

 

Dan

 

[jbb]

Ooh, ooh, ooh! Jbb sent me one of her famous dip pen nibs with wax. It arrived today, jbb - I'm off to play volleyball, but I'll play with it tomorrow. What a crazy, exciting, fun thing to think of. (And you sent a G404 - my fave! You are too fabulous for words!)

Hi Kudzu! I wrote about you here too: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...c=80123&hl=

Let me/us know if that wax feed works for you. I'm still liking it.

[jbb]

Thanks, a friend of mine keeps bees, I'll see if he has some wax.

 

Dan

I think the wax I have is sewing wax like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bees-Wax-threads-sewin...p3286.m20.l1116

 

[AllWriteNow]

Better late than never...

A Waterman's Canada Italic nib with the ebonite feed that came in the pen.

 

I'll have some for sale shortly

 

Steve