Replacement Nib For Pilot Prera?

[heymatthew]

Hello all!

I was recently in the market for a Pilot Prera and I had a bunch of Staples Rewards so I cashed them in on a Prera Demonstrator. I absolutely adore this little pen as an everyday pocket pen, but the Medium Nib that I ordered isn't quite as fine as I'd like. Do any of you know where I can find a replacement nib? I don't really have much invested in the pen because of the reward points so I can deal with it, but I would really love to find a fine nib.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Also, if anyone has a Prera in F or EF and wants something a little bolder, I'd be glad to do a swap.

 

Thanks,

Matthew

Edited January 12, 2013 by heymatthew

[K. Cakes]

78Gs and Penmanship (EF) nibs will both fit in the Prera for a decent price. Unfortunately the 78G nib is gold, so it may not match all that well, but I believe that's the only fine nib that can be switched into the Prera.

[Liyalla]

You can buy a cheap Pilot Penmanship with an EF nib and just swap them out, that's what I did with my fine Prera. I think JetPens has them, but I bought mine in the UK.

[WillSW]

My daily note-taking pen is a 78G with an EF taken from a Jetpens-purchased Penmanship. One of my favorite and finest nibs.

[Mafia Geek]

I think other than buying a new Prera with a Fine nib, you can only get an Extra Fine or Medium Stub. The Extra Fine from the Penmanship (Jetpens) and for the stub the Plumix (Jetpens) which are both great nibs, I have both. The Extra Fine writes very fine, and so is a little scratchy, but it does still write well, flow is quite good. The stub sometimes has start up issues, but once it's going it's great, it's about a 0.7mm stubb, which for me is about perfect, not too wide. To swap them out you just grab the nib and feed (thumb on feed finger on top of nib) and pull gently and they should both easily come out.

 

Hope that helps.

[heymatthew]

Ask and ye shall receive. How about that? You guys are all rock stars. I just ordered the Pilot Penmanship. Thank you guys so much for your suggestions. I have a 78G on the way, but the nib is gold-colored and it wouldn't match. I'm glad you guys pointed me in the right direction for the silver-nib.

 

Best,

Matthew