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Someone is offering a Lamy 2000 at a reasonable price...but says it has a stainless steel nib.  I had no idea they used anything other than platinum-plated 14ct gold nibs.  Is the seller mistaken or is this just me showing off my ignorance?

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Either the seller is mistaken (because the nib looks like stainless steel) or the original gold nib was swapped for a L2k compatible steel nib from a vintage pen like a Lamy Ratio or some Lamy Artus.

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Thank you.  If it is a steel nib, it defeats me as to why one would swap the original gold.  Thank you for these comments. 

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1 minute ago, Firecrest said:

Thank you.  If it is a steel nib, it defeats me as to why one would swap the original gold.  

There is at least one reason: if you damage the original L2k gold nib you could consider replacing it with a more economical vintage steel nib. These are harder to come by but well worth it.

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5 hours ago, Firecrest said:

Thank you.  If it is a steel nib, it defeats me as to why one would swap the original gold.  Thank you for these comments. 

These steel nibs are awesome! More rigid than the 14k, finer as far as I know, and really smooth. 

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5 minutes ago, Firecrest said:

Thank you.  I am learning...slowly.  So gold nibs aren't always the go-to choice?

They are for some but not necessarily for all

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I have '30-60's steel nibs from Osmia, that match anyone's gold semi-flex nibs of the era. Osmia's steel nibs are just as good as their grand gold nibs.

 

It depends on what era the company made the nib to how much 'flex' it has.....Lamy is a known Nail.....but I've never gotten a 2000, so can't say if it's not as nailish as the Persona or Joy I do have. Had a couple other Lamies and they were nails.....and I don't chase nails.

 

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I have a Lamy 2000 EF that has some sprung or something like that.  I had to align this EF nib endlessly, and finally something gave.  I aligned it again, and it is kinda-sorta working.  I saw a pack of chinese steel nibs for the Lamy 2000 on Etsy, and bought them for about $5.  We'll see.

 

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Why didn't you send it to Lamy for free fixing....takes a bit of time but is free.

Lamy and Cross may be the only 'life time' repaired pens out there.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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On 1/17/2021 at 6:29 AM, Firecrest said:

Thank you.  I am learning...slowly.  So gold nibs aren't always the go-to choice?

 

In most pens, you'll never know the difference. Gold isn't touching the paper, neither is steel (unless it's a cheaper un-tipped stub or some early vintage low-cost pens) 

 

The only real difference is that some gold nibs have a degree of "bounce" or "flex" that can be very unique. 14k is generally the ideal standard, it has a more tactile "snap back" return from flex or pressure. so they can be "bouncy". 18k will be softer, but less snappy. 21/23/24k nibs are pretty much exclusively japanese sailor/platinum and are all pretty much rock hard because if they flexed, the gold would permanently deform. But not all 14k nibs are going to be the same either. How they're shaped makes the difference between flex/bounce/rock hard

 

Steel nibs are generally hard, but not always. Some vintage steel nibs can be very flexy. Vintage japanese shiro nibs from gold-rationing days around ww2, modern pelikan m200 nibs are quite bouncy and a little flexible. If pelikan stamped their steel nibs as 14k, I'd be hard pressed to tell a difference. They're more flexible than the m400's gold nib.

 

Titanium nibs tend to be bouncy (they're only made by like one manufacturer) and soft, but not snappy. More like an 18k nib than a 14k.

 

Palladium silver nibs are historically quite hard

 

23k palladium nibs from visconti are bouncy and somewhere between a 14k and 18k.

 

Generally, gold only becomes "the go-to" because it's inert (iron gall inks can't hurt them like they can steel nibs with long-term use) and because when you're spending north of $150 on a pen, the materials costs of the barrel and cap tend to be relatively cheap, so it's just a "what am I paying for then?" question. It's why I hate montegrappa. Don't care how good their steel nibs are. A plastic $400 pen with a steel nib is NOT worth that to me.

 

Lamy 2000's gold nibs are small and have a LITTLE give. Their 14k larger nibs are pretty bouncy.

 

 

 

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The 14K EF nib in my Lamy 2000 has gotten continually out of alignment and had to be carefully realigned.  I don't think I want it fixed, but I might buy another Lamy nib that will fit if the Chinese nbs don't work out.

 

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4 hours ago, pajaro said:

The 14K EF nib in my Lamy 2000 has gotten continually out of alignment and had to be carefully realigned.  I don't think I want it fixed, but I might buy another Lamy nib that will fit if the Chinese nbs don't work out.

 

Plz keep us updated with the Chinese nibs. Very curious to find out. Are they available in different tipping sizes?

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