What Is Everyone's Favourite Nib Size?

[mana]

Italic > CI > Stub, nowadays preferring a crisp, wide B or BB for everyday writing.

 

More narrow and wide stub/CI/Italic nibs can be plenty great also, mainly looking after that nice natural line width variation.

 

Vintage nibs are great for this, especially Pelikan but Lamy, MB too. Modern nibs... plain steel 1.1mm italic nibs can be loads of fun.

[countrydirt]

I'm not sure if I answered this before, but I'm becoming more and more partial to the F and EF nibs in the 2000 and the F and 1.1. nibs on the other pens that accept them. I just ordered a Studio with an EF gold nib so i hope it becomes a favorite as well.

[Honeybadgers]

On a lamy? I kind of hate all the Z50 nibs equally. I would say EF but I'd be lying, because I actually take off all my lamy nibs and replace them with $1 chinese EF's that are much finer, smoother, and more consistent with the QC.

 

Now, if we're talking gold, I'd probably say EF. I only have used three though, an F 2000, an EF 2000 (still kinda too wide though) and an OM 14k on my platinum CP1. The OM is nice, but just a ball. I'd have preferred an EF.

[Honeybadgers]

I'm not sure if I answered this before, but I'm becoming more and more partial to the F and EF nibs in the 2000 and the F and 1.1. nibs on the other pens that accept them. I just ordered a Studio with an EF gold nib so i hope it becomes a favorite as well.

 

If you don't like it and want to trade for a nearly unused 14k OM, PM me

[Mongoosey]

I started out on Jowo sized Broads,

 

Then shifted to Jowo sized Mediums,

 

Now I prefer European Fines/Lamy EF's/ Japanese Mediums,

 

I may grow to like finer nibs, but am not there yet.

[IvoryParker]

I'm normally partial to a medium nib however I am quite enjoying the fine at the moment. I feel much more in control

[roadrunner320]

The fine and extra fine metal nibs fit my handwriting perfectly.

 

 

[Karmachanic]

Today it is a wet Dolcevita F

[bonnie-scott]

my daily writer is a medium, makes taking notes easy.

my preferred is EF but it does slow me down so I only use it when I'm writing for pleasure.

For my poor attempts at calligraphy it is a 1.1

[Aysedasi]

Broad left foot oblique is my penchant. I use broads and mediums as well. Anything less than a decent medium is totally wasted on me.

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting to see the responses here after the last time I checked into this thread.

I started out with mediums. When I got my first F nib pen I didn't think I could get used to it -- until I saw how much further I got without having to replace a cartridge. While F nibs are definitely now my preference, I am seeing how a well-tuned vintage EF nib (and or a European EF) can be enjoyable writing experiences.

But most of my (few) EF nibs have needed work. The only ones which haven't are the two Pelikans I have with EF nibs -- the M405 and the M600. But since those nibs tend to run a little wider, they really are more like F nibs. I have now gotten used to the EF nibs a couple of Parker 51s (one, a 51 Vac; and the other the $2 Forest Green Aero) -- but both of those needed to have the tines opened up to make the nibs not scratchy. If I need to do research and take a lot of notes, I'm very likely to reach for one of those two, especially the 51 Vac.

I won't go narrower than an F nib on an Asian nib, though, if I can possibly avoid it. And am more likely to be looking at a M unless it's a high quality nib (like the one on my Pilot Decimo). And the flip side is that I'm starting to rethink the TWSBI 580-ALR with it's 1.1 stub because it's such a gusher. Right now I have R&K Salix in it, and even then, with an IG ink in the pen, it's pretty wet....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[siddr90]

After experimenting with nibs size from EF - BB, I've finally come down to EF for daily work.

 

Currently using my L2k Bauhaus with the EF nib. May look to add a F nib Lamy if I miss the higher ink flow.

[Kursaal]

1.1mm italic

[Astronymus]

Hm, for writing M. Scetching in black EF. But every type has it's advantages depending on the ink.

[Tseg]

Long story, but after going through F, OM, B and now EF on my Lamy 2000 the EF definitely feels best with this pen, and I'm not necessarily as thin-line person.

[tim77]

Medium, or extra-medium.