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I’m a big fan of the Pilot Justus 95 and own two: a stock F in chrome trim and a M in gold trim that Anabelle Hiller just changed into the most amazing soft mini-stub that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using. 

 

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The stub is a very soft, super-smooth floaty thing that glides over the paper. Note that the line variation is strictly due to the grind. The F is totally stock and I’ve adored that pen ever since I first laid hand on it. Both writing samples show the soft (i.e. wet) setting. Changing to the hard (i.e. dry) setting reduces ink flow and thereby saturation and line width, while making the nib feel less soft.

 

A pair like this will never back me into a corner. Top quality, reliable, durable, comfortable and (most of all) diverse.

 

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1 hour ago, TheDutchGuy said:

I’m a big fan of the Pilot Justus 95 and own two: a stock F in chrome trim and a M in gold trim that Anabelle Hiller just changed into the most amazing soft mini-stub that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using. 

 

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The stub is a very soft, super-smooth floaty thing that glides over the paper. Note that the line variation is strictly due to the grind. The F is totally stock and I’ve adored that pen ever since I first laid hand on it. Both writing samples show the soft (i.e. wet) setting. Changing to the hard (i.e. dry) setting reduces ink flow and thereby saturation and line width, while making the nib feel less soft.

 

A pair like this will never back me into a corner. Top quality, reliable, durable, comfortable and (most of all) diverse.

 

💘

Nice; enjoy!

The nib viewed from above, as in the photograph, gives the fleeting impression of a Sailor Emperor nib!

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This thing is freaking amazing 🤩. So soft and bouncy and feathery and floaty. And so incredibly smooth yet somehow offering good control. Vert Atlantide seems to be just the right ink for it. Consider me over the moon 🤪.

 

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Congrats! I enjoyed seeing the results.  The pens without writing aren't as interesting (to me).

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3 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

Does the nib softness/hardness adjustment change the line much, is it mainly a change in the feel, or ... ?

 

Opinions vary on this. Some folks consider this a pen with a variable amount of flex, as can be seen on various YT vids. But Pilot doesn’t advertise it as a flex pen, and rightly so. It isn’t. The nib is soft, not flex. If you push down, you can get some variation. But if that is your goal then I would suggest other pens than the Justus. The softness adjuster is just that: it changes how soft or rigid the nib feels on paper. Depending on your writing pressure, the softness difference can be very subtle or it can be profound. The adjuster also changes the wetness of the pen. Soft mode is considerably more wet than rigid mode and it is this increased wetness that mostly attributes to the line width on the page. In rigid mode, the F is a real Japanese F, i.e. considerably more fine than a Western F. In soft mode, depending on ink, paper and writing pressure, the F can range from Western EF to Western F (just as an indication, not to be taken too literally). The M is comparable to a Western M in both soft and rigid settings, but (much) wetter in the soft mode.

 

Whether or not the adjuster adds something to your writing experience is personal. Some perceive it as a gimmick, some as a revelation.

 

No single pen is suitable for everybody, but if you have a chance to try a Justus then by all means try it.

 

 

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On 5/27/2021 at 2:32 PM, manolo said:

congratulations!! that stub seems awesome

 

Thank you! It is! Super-soft, super-smooth and crisp. It turns a good M into something really special.

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Wonderful! I really love mine but that stub, wow!

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12 hours ago, TheDutchGuy said:

 

Opinions vary on this. Some folks consider this a pen with a variable amount of flex, as can be seen on various YT vids. But Pilot doesn’t advertise it as a flex pen, and rightly so. It isn’t. The nib is soft, not flex. If you push down, you can get some variation. But if that is your goal then I would suggest other pens than the Justus. The softness adjuster is just that: it changes how soft or rigid the nib feels on paper. Depending on your writing pressure, the softness difference can be very subtle or it can be profound. The adjuster also changes the wetness of the pen. Soft mode is considerably more wet than rigid mode and it is this increased wetness that mostly attributes to the line width on the page. In rigid mode, the F is a real Japanese F, i.e. considerably more fine than a Western F. In soft mode, depending on ink, paper and writing pressure, the F can range from Western EF to Western F (just as an indication, not to be taken too literally). The M is comparable to a Western M in both soft and rigid settings, but (much) wetter in the soft mode.

 

Whether or not the adjuster adds something to your writing experience is personal. Some perceive it as a gimmick, some as a revelation.

 

No single pen is suitable for everybody, but if you have a chance to try a Justus then by all means try it.

 

 

Wonderful explanation - thank you. Hope I have a chance to try one some day. 

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