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I have a Bock Ti and like it. I have no interest in flex. I very much appreciate its softness and elasticity, and find it a joy to write with. But it's a round point. For me it would be more better, that's right, I said it, way more better, if it was a cursive italic.

 

I see vendors (Conid, Saarpen) selling pens with stub/CI titanium nibs, but I haven't been able to find any reference of anyone grinding one, or sharing the experience of having done so.

 

If you've done this, please share! Having a meagre FP budget, I'd rather not go first.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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I have a Bock Ti and like it. I have no interest in flex. I very much appreciate its softness and elasticity, and find it a joy to write with. But it's a round point. For me it would be more better, that's right, I said it, way more better, if it was a cursive italic.

 

I see vendors (Conid, Saarpen) selling pens with stub/CI titanium nibs, but I haven't been able to find any reference of anyone grinding one, or sharing the experience of having done so.

 

If you've done this, please share! Having a meagre FP budget, I'd rather not go first.

 

Conid's nib specialist can ground your titanium nib to any of the common shapes you would prefer : stub, oblique, architect , no problem at all !

Francis

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Thank you Francis! Very kind.

 

I have emailed Conid. :D

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Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Conid's nib specialist, ground my baby bottomed, Pelikan 605's BB into a butter smooth 1.0 stub. :thumbup:

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Titanium is strong and very hard. Altering a nib means "destroying" the old nib. There is NO going back. Consider obtaining another nib for grinding, and keeping the old one in tact.

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Titanium is strong and very hard. Altering a nib means "destroying" the old nib. There is NO going back. Consider obtaining another nib for grinding, and keeping the old one in tact.

Isn't the grind on the tipping not on the nib's material (steel, gold, Ti) or is Ti different?

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Titanium is strong and very hard. Altering a nib means "destroying" the old nib. There is NO going back. Consider obtaining another nib for grinding, and keeping the old one in tact.

Yup. That's exactly why I grind a nib. Don't want it the way it was. Not that I'm much good at it. Which is why, for now, I limit myself to Jinhao nibs. It's fun learning experience. Three in the bin and two in use.

 

As for LLoyd's question I look forward to a difinitive answer.

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