Estie Lj Set

[Beechwood]

I have just won an Estie LJ set for £12.50

 

 

The only problem is a bend in the 9450 nib, do Estie nibs respond well to a gentle straighten or would you replace?

Edited October 22, 2009 by Arthur

[ZeissIkon]

I have just won an Estie LJ set for £12.50

 

 

The only problem is a bend in the 9450 nib, do Estie nibs respond well to a gentle straighten or would you replace?

 

Depends on how much and where it's bent. To do any serious straightening, you'd have to have the nib off the feed, and that's usually a one-way trip for Esterbrook nib units, as you usually destroy the collar getting the nib and feed out of it.

[Beechwood]

Thanks for the guidance

[OcalaFlGuy]

Try it, what have you got to lose?

 

It's probably gonna look fuggly but hey, if it writes well...

 

I have a rebent 2442 that writes pretty nicely actually. Sure looks like it wouldn't though.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[Bo Bo Olson]

Why not send it in to get repaired. It's a good nib...why throw away what can not be remade....It's not like you run out and buy a new Ford because you dented your own fender.

[ZeissIkon]

Why not send it in to get repaired. It's a good nib...why throw away what can not be remade....It's not like you run out and buy a new Ford because you dented your own fender.

 

But then you're paying someone like Richard Binder, Ron Zorn, or Greg Minuskin more than the cost of a top-notch restored J with 9xxx nib, to fix a nib you can replace for around $20, with a little patience. For anything less than a 9xxx nib, it'd be obviously foolish, but some of the 9xxx series nibs are hard enough to find now to make it almost worth considering. That said, I'm not certain even the masters can reliably disassemble an Esterbrook nib unit and leave it in a state that can be reassembled. Doesn't cost anything to ask, I suppose...