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sappie66 Near Mint

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Oh boy, wasn't going to mention this but I took delivery of a very nice Graf von Faber-Castell Classic F nib in Grenadilla last week.  Oozes class.  Writes buttery and bouncy.  Been using it at the office lots!

 

 

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12 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

What about the B? :o

 

Oops. I do have a B nib, I just forgot to list it.

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Mercian Antique

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14 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

So now I have Platinum #3776 14K gold UEF, EF, F, SF, M, B, SM, and MS nibs in my fleet. That's every nib type and width grade available for the #3776 line except Coarse.


A nib grade called ‘Coarse’? 🤔

Is it a speciality nib whose grind is optimised for the writing of Rude Letters? 😉

 

Sorry folks.

I’ll get me coat….

 

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1 minute ago, Mercian said:


A nib grade called ‘Coarse’? 🤔

Is it a speciality nib whose grind is optimised for the writing of Rude Letters? 😉

 

Sorry folks.

I’ll get me coat….

 

 

🤣🤣🤣

 

"Coarse" does sound interesting, though. What is it like?

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Karmachanic Donor Pen

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On 2/1/2022 at 2:13 PM, Karmachanic said:

Pelikan 805 Black/Silver, because last chance.

 

Refunded. Not in stock.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Mercian Antique

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8 minutes ago, Karmachanic said:

 

Refunded. Not in stock.


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4 hours ago, Mercian said:

A nib grade called ‘Coarse’? 🤔

 

Yes, Platinum has it, and so does Pilot.

 

4 hours ago, carola said:

"Coarse" does sound interesting, though. What is it like?

 

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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Thank you, ASD.

 

The "Coarse" looks a lot like a Pelikan BB or even 3B. Found it interesting, too, that the Pelikan IB is even broader than a Sharpie. I have one and knew it is broad, but that comparison brought out quite HOW broad it is pretty nicely.

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amberleadavis Pen Dust

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10 hours ago, essayfaire said:

 

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For me, the barometric pressure seemed to make a difference about when the pens would work.  The pressure could be the difference in how prone to surface tension the pen is and when you combine the heat of holding the pen and the large surface area available because of the large ink capacity,  it just seemed to be that eyedroppers and Las Vegas do not agree.

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This guy... which was promptly disassembled, cleaned, with old sac material taken out of the barrel, and then re-sac'd and ready to write within a couple hours of receipt. 

 

No definitive clue on when it was made, could be 1910s, but could also be 1920s (they were a cheaper brand run by Waterson). 

 

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3 hours ago, KBeezie said:

This guy... which was promptly disassembled, cleaned, with old sac material taken out of the barrel, and then re-sac'd and ready to write within a couple hours of receipt. 

 

No definitive clue on when it was made, could be 1910s, but could also be 1920s (they were a cheaper brand run by Waterson). 

 

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HkSMXa8.jpg

 

 

Nice job for refurbishing it. Did you do any polishing? If not, it is even more impressive.

 

How does it write?

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Mercian Antique

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22 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

Yes, Platinum has it, and so does Pilot.


The thread to which you linked is a fascinating (& envy-inducing) demonstration of the range of nibs that is still offered by Japanese manufacturers.

 

I must add that I am amused by the fact that these manufacturers have chosen to name these nibs ‘coarse’.

Its main meaning is of course as an antonym for ‘fine’, but one synonym of ‘coarse’ in English is ‘vulgar’ (in order to describe a contrast with ‘fine’ manners, ‘fine’ quality, etc).

 

The fact that Japanese companies chose the name ‘Coarse’ for their grade of nibs that are even wider than the ‘Broad’ nibs produced by Foreigners from the West pleases me 😁

Full disclosure: I am an English man who also finds the abusive German-language term ‘Inselaffen’ for Brits to be amusingly apposite.

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32 minutes ago, Mercian said:

The fact that Japanese companies chose the name ‘Coarse’ for their grade of nibs that are even wider than the ‘Broad’ nibs produced by Foreigners from the West pleases me 😁

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Just ordered a Karas Ink v2 in all Copper with a double broad nib.

I told myself I wouldn't buy any pens for the first half of the year. Now I need to find a new calendar to use.🤪

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2 hours ago, tde44x said:

Just ordered a Karas Ink v2 in all Copper with a double broad nib.

I told myself I wouldn't buy any pens for the first half of the year. Now I need to find a new calendar to use.🤪

Beautiful pen. Make sure you start working out with whichever hand/arm you use to write with. Than pen weighs >100g. It is a beast!

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22 hours ago, Gloucesterman said:

Nice job for refurbishing it. Did you do any polishing? If not, it is even more impressive.

 

How does it write?

Just a wipe down and clean out with mineral oil to avoid any contact with water. The only part oxidized is the area around the imprint.

 

Nib is very smooth and a slight semiflex. A little cumbersome filling with a coin filler.

 

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On 2/3/2022 at 2:51 PM, Mercian said:


A nib grade called ‘Coarse’? 🤔

Is it a speciality nib whose grind is optimised for the writing of Rude Letters? 😉

 

Sorry folks.

I’ll get me coat….

 

 

On 2/3/2022 at 2:53 PM, carola said:

 

🤣🤣🤣

 

"Coarse" does sound interesting, though. What is it like?

 

 

The current "coarse" offerings are just shadings of "broad" that vary in actual width by manufacturer, however Pilot made a very cool "coarse" nib variant back in the 1960s:

 

 

David-

 

So many restoration projects...

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6.thumb.jpg.6d6e14849e2e2d7e3940de7042c22944.jpgPelikan M200 with a Nagahara Concord nib.

 

 

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