Conklin skipping/hard starting....

[Misfit]

I got a Conklin Duragraph Amber pen with 1.1mm stub nib yesterday, and it is writing well. I have another Conklin on order. I’m happy with mine. I got the Duragraph Red Nights earlier this year. It wrote well too. 

[Cirrus22]

Just to close the loop, the third M nib performed better than the previous two, but still skips. I'm back with the fine nib (which now intermittently skips). This Conklin All American cost me $150 in my money and a lot of stomach acid. I have since bought a Jinhao X159 ($17) and a Jinhao X850($6). There is never any skipping, the ink goes smoothly onto the page and they write really well. I'm told Jinhao make the Conklin All American (probably at a cost of $10 or less), but see above, Conklin dicked around with the feeds. 

 

Since I do believe it's the feed, I may order a feed and nib from AliExpress for $3 and see if that makes a difference.

 

Oh and even though the support staff have been excellent, that's my first and last Conklin.

[Misfit]

I ordered a Duragraph Voyager with 1.1mm stub nib. It did not write like the Amber version.  It seemed a bit ink starved too. I contacted the seller, and they said to send the pen back for a nib swap. When it arrived, it was clear they tested it with a dark ink. It writes how it should. So I’m glad the process worked out. 

[AceNinja]

On 8/22/2023 at 11:28 AM, Cirrus22 said:

I'm told Jinhao make the Conklin All American (probably at a cost of $10 or less)

Jinhao have a model called Jinhao 9056.

and PenBoyRoy have reviewed and compared it directly to Conklin All American.

 

[Radius Solis]

I would ask if I should consider Conklin All American Ebony Gunmetal Limited Edition EF one as price seemed okish ( $60 to be precise ) but all I get from this topic running away to other direction.

 

Anyone has any experience with EF nib ? It says Jowo 6 nib but apparently not that good?