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Sinistral1 Antique

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So now I added "get a Dremel with 600 attachments" to my shopping list! In addition to modifying at least one of my Ahabs, I found a dip pen nib that fits my no-name German pen, but it's too long. The Dremel will be a necessary tool in my kit if I'm going become a nib fiddler, ah, nib tweaker, oh, you know what I mean!

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Wow! I'm impressed by the amount of flex you are getting with your modified nib! I just did Pterodactylus's mod on my Konrad and it's already greatly improved.... but now you've got me wanting to try yours too! Thank you for sharing.

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Finally got around to doing a bit of fine tuning for the horrendously ugly Ahab nib my hands produced.

 

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t595/fivecatpenagerie/2D00439A-2075-43A4-A8AF-E92744F51BDB-21730-00000363CFC6CAF6_zpsdaf2749a.jpg

 

It's the same one as in my picture above, but it's in a very stained Konrad demonstrator now. I had to heat-set the feed to fit it.

 

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t595/fivecatpenagerie/D006C0FF-0D6A-4237-A1D0-7424642322FB-21730-00000363D45E71EC_zps8671a544.jpg

 

Unmodified Ahab nib:

 

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t595/fivecatpenagerie/E8CF5168-09AD-4446-B8EE-19FB831F17E3-21730-00000363E1A3EBE1_zps063ca0fb.jpg

 

Modified:

 

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t595/fivecatpenagerie/4E0B9ACB-903E-4CDE-996D-80E89875FF32-21730-00000363DB82EEBD_zps844f8932.jpg

 

It's MUCH easier to flex now—easier than many of my old Waterman nibs.

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Mhphoto:

 

Any chance of you posting photos showing an unmodified nib next to the new superflex nib? I'm just wondering because it looks like you removed metal from side to side and from shoulder to tip, in addition to the notch on either side. Actually, it looks like you removed the shoulders entirely. I'm looking forward to doing this myself!

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Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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I'm sooo tempted to do this, but as I'm favouring my Kaweco Sport with FPR flex nib and thinking of selling my Konrad, I probably won't... But I'll definitely be trying out a similar bit of modification to a FPR nib once my new order arrives.

 

Awesome!

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Finally got around to doing a bit of fine tuning for the horrendously ugly Ahab nib my hands produced.

 

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t595/fivecatpenagerie/2D00439A-2075-43A4-A8AF-E92744F51BDB-21730-00000363CFC6CAF6_zpsdaf2749a.jpg

 

It's the same one as in my picture above, but it's in a very stained Konrad demonstrator now. I had to heat-set the feed to fit it.

 

 

have you thought about dremelling the inside of the nib rather than the outside? This way you won't have to worry too much about the final finish.

 

By the way, the FPR pen is pretty bad. I tried it stock, but not planning on keeping or modding the nib. Will eventually donate the pen.

 

Now looking for the Ahab.

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Nailed it.

 

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t595/fivecatpenagerie/B72DDCE2-46F3-4962-A08E-2DFFC4F265D6-3551-0000007A930D8BF1_zpsfdb6fbd1.jpg

 

:lticaptd: :lticaptd: :lticaptd:

 

Best I could do on my lunch break. The next one will be better, I promise. :lol:

Wow, just wow... it's just chomped!

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have you thought about dremelling the inside of the nib rather than the outside? This way you won't have to worry too much about the final finish.

 

I wasn't even trying to thin the nib. All that was caused by unsteady hands… :D

 

Wow, just wow... it's just chomped!

 

It's the way I prefer my nibs—a visual equivalent to Tom Waits' voice. :lticaptd:

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It's the way I prefer my nibs—a visual equivalent to Tom Waits' voice. :lticaptd:

Nailed it!

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I'm tempted to try too.

 

Nice mod!

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Sinistral1 Antique

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I'm glad this post came up again. There's another on on the same subject, and I think this one has better photos. I've been tentatively shaving away and am getting close to what I want. This is easy enough to do, so I hope Nathan sees this and at least considers offering a more flexible nib choice than is available currently with the Ahab/Konrad/Nib Creeper models.

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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my crude wire cutter version.

ie, just cut off the shoulders

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/10972307874_d4130215a5_c.jpg
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and add breathing hole on the nib to encourage ink flow. ( hole hidden )
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/10972264766_276ce48274_c.jpg

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Maximme:

 

Can you post a a sample of your writing, please?

Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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the best i could do with the Ahab
( in the right hands it can do better )

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How do you make the line smaller?

If anybody wants to buy a FPR triveni, a waterman's crusader with a modified barrel, or faber castell pitt brush pens I have one just for you!

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