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14 hours ago, Newton Pens said:

You can learn about watch repair people if you ask over at watchuseek I bet.  Good luck.

Thanks for the tip!  I will check there and try to refrain from falling into that rabbit hole.

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9 hours ago, lionelc said:

any suggestions for nib work in australia?

 

No. The one person I had recommended to me there mangled two nibs, removing almost all of the tipping on one of them. If you value your nibs, take the hit of sending them to a competent professional.

Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.

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On 4/9/2021 at 12:01 PM, essayfaire said:

I'm sending them to Barcas.  I decided to have him smooth a nib on a Kaweco XF and get a grind on an inexpensive TWISBI to try to figure out what I want on the Benu since I know nothing about nib tuning.  I was told my writing style (and I also prefer XF/F) suits a cursive italic and might also be good with a hybrid. Time will tell (now in only I could find a decent watch repair shop in town...).  Thanks.

What type of mechanism does your watch use?

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11 hours ago, silverlifter said:

No

ouch - thought this was the case.  have so far been sending my nibs to the usa - turnaround times are extreme.

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