Upgrading A Baoer 388 Nib

[MontPelikan]

Hello,

 

a short video review of the Baoer 388 here:

 

 

Thank you for watching and sharing!

 

MontPelikan

[Ardakilic]

I wanted to make my Baoer 388 write finer, so I bought "fine" Jinhao #5 replacement nib, got one, but the slit width is different (wider) and sadly it does not fit. I tried to use pliers, however, that resulted a messed a cheap nib. So, be careful.

[Dip n Scratch]

The Bock #5 nib unit seems unusually hard to strip the nib from compared to a #6.

The only Baoer pen I owned had a section that was way too thin for my comfort.

It was a juicy wet writer, which was a big plus when using dry writing or inks or weak colours.

As the Chinese don't seem to do much in the way of alternate tip widths a swop is the only alternative.

[Bookman]

I installed a #5 FPR "flex nib" in my Baoer 388 not long after I bought it. It instantly became my #1 EDC. Now, I realized when I installed it—and really had to shove hard to get it in—I knew I was going to leave it in permanently. I would've left it in anyway. I eventually gave it away when I was at a restaurant in Bozeman MT (hey Asher!). My server noticed the pocket "Shakespeare" notebook I'd placed on the table and said he always carried a pocket notebook to write in. When I learned he was also an avid reader of classics, that did it. I couldn't let that kind of behavior go unrewarded. While he was busy with another table I began to sneak-leave my gift. I took my pen out of my pocket. As usual, it was my 388. I set it on the table next to the ticket with my cash payment, and then I realized I'd better give him the ink that was already in there. I hightailed it to my car parked in 25 degrees Fahrenheit on the street, grabbed the bottle, ran back, and set it next to the pen. I left a note with minimal instructions, my phone number, and this website, and said call me or go to FPN if you have a question or problem. Now that I'm home from my road trip I plan to buy another 388 and shove another #5 FPR "flex nib" into it.

Edited October 16, 2018 by Bookman

[NgunnawalJack]

I know this is years on, but….

I just bought a batch of 388s to give to students and I wanted to get some spare nibs in case of damage or faults.  Does anyone have any updated advice?

I was about to buy the Jinhao #5 until I saw this post:

 

On 9/28/2018 at 2:05 PM, Ardakilic said:

I wanted to make my Baoer 388 write finer, so I bought "fine" Jinhao #5 replacement nib, got one, but the slit width is different (wider) and sadly it does not fit. I tried to use pliers, however, that resulted a messed a cheap nib. So, be careful.

 

I’ve inked 2 and I quite like the writing experience so far, but I am also willing to experiment a little also.

 

any advice gratefully received.

[Tony1951]

On 11/29/2016 at 4:50 PM, Helen350 said:

 

SBREBrown did a video on YT on how to fix an inner cap problem. Hope this helps for your particular pen:

 

 

Brilliant.

 

Thanks so much for posting that. I have a well used x450 which I dropped and the inner cap broke with the shock when it hit the hard floor. Now I can fix it.