Sheaffer nib question

[149OBB]

Hello
could someone tell me the size of this nib because I would like to replace it by a flex one but I noticed that the feather touch n°5 is much smaller.

the FP is Sheaffer Balance black Senior OS

 

 

thanks

[terim]

Replacing it with a flex nib is going to be  matter of trial and error. There's no standard sizing. They did make a Feather Touch 8 nib, which might be the right size, but they are near possible to find.  We had one that had been fitted to an oversize Balance.

 

https://www.peytonstreetpens.com/sheaffer-balance-lifetime-fountain-pen-oversized-1930s-black-fine-feathertouch-8-nib-superior-restored.html

 

If you are looking for flex you might find a Warranted nib that would fit, but as I said above it's going to be trial and error.

 

Good luck!

TERI

[149OBB]

3 minutes ago, terim said:

Replacing it with a flex nib is going to be  matter of trial and error. There's no standard sizing. They did make a Feather Touch 8 nib, which might be the right size, but they are near possible to find.  We had one that had been fitted to an oversize Balance.

 

https://www.peytonstreetpens.com/sheaffer-balance-lifetime-fountain-pen-oversized-1930s-black-fine-feathertouch-8-nib-superior-restored.html

 

If you are looking for flex you might find a Warranted nib that would fit, but as I said above it's going to be trial and error.

 

Good luck!

TERI

Thanks Teri For these informations. I stay tuned and i wait...

[terim]

1 minute ago, 149OBB said:

Thanks Teri For these informations. I stay tuned and i wait...

Good luck with your quest!

[FredRydr]

It is trial and error.  One step that can help when evaluating nibs by photo is to look for nibs marked with straight lines emanating from the hole in a shallow V.  Caveats: (1) the earlier the nib, the less likely a Sheaffer flex nib will be marked with lines (which is most of them), and (2) usually they will be all gold without the rhodium color mask (over many years, I've only twice seen dual-color nibs with this line pattern).  

 

 

Good luck with your hunt.  In the '30s, Sheaffer made what turned out to be my favorite nibs for flex.  In the group photo, all are flex nibs, two have the lines, three do not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[149OBB]

8 minutes ago, FredRydr said:

It is trial and error.  One step that can help when evaluating nibs by photo is to look for nibs marked with straight lines emanating from the hole in a shallow V.  Caveats: (1) the earlier the nib, the less likely a Sheaffer flex nib will be marked with lines (which is most of them), and (2) usually they will be all gold without the rhodium color mask (over many years, I've only twice seen dual-color nibs with this line pattern).  

 

 

Good luck with your hunt.  In the '30s, Sheaffer made what turned out to be my favorite nibs for flex.  In the group photo, all are flex nibs, two have the lines, three do not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for all this valuable information.

[es9]

Here are two that are have the rhodium plating for reference.  The one with the v-shaped lines is from a standard balance.  The one without the v-shaped lines is from a slender balance; it also has less flex.  Note neither pen has been restored -- the reason why is a long story.  

 

...the one I can't seem to find (at least at a price I can afford) is a snorkel flex nib!