Jump to content

Which Chinese pens will take a Pilot Plumix/Pluminix/78g/Metropolitan/Prera/etc. nib?

PithyProlix

By PithyProlix
in China, Korea and Others (Far East, Asia)

 Share

Recommended Posts

PithyProlix Antique

PithyProlix

Posted
Posted

I really like the Plumix/Pluminix F nib but I don't like the pen it comes in at all. I've put one of these nibs in a uber-inexpensive Wing Sung 3003 a few weeks ago and, so far, so good - I like it better than the Pilot 78g's that I used previously for swapping Pilot nibs of the same ilk. (Though I wish I could have used the Pluminix's feed with the WS 3003 but it didn't seem to fit. The performance with the WS feed is fine, regardless.)

 

I thought to try a PenBBS 494 for my next nib swap from a Pluminix but which other Chinese pens should I be looking at that fit the Pluminix nib well, please?

My pens for sale: https://www.facebook.com/jaiyen.pens  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 6
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • PithyProlix

    3

  • Mech-for-i

    2

  • A Smug Dill

    1

  • DrScholl

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

A Smug Dill Museum Piece

A Smug Dill

Posted
Posted

Pali 013, which is from the same mould as the Wing Sung 3013.

 

PenBBS 494, as you've already mentioned.

 

I'm sure there are others, but having several of the above (and some unopened Pilot Prera pens in a drawer, plus several older Pilot 78G pens from maybe 2014 that sit largely unused), I'm not going to look any further myself, and so won't be offering any other alternatives.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DrScholl Near Mint

DrScholl

Posted
Posted

Hello, I could fit a M Plumix nib into a Wing Sung 698, whose nib was skipping.

Fits a bit tight but writes smoothly.

[Edit] If I recall correctly I could only fit the nib, not the feed/nib combo...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
PithyProlix Antique

PithyProlix

Posted
  • Author
Posted
On 9/24/2021 at 3:09 PM, A Smug Dill said:

Pali 013, which is from the same mould as the Wing Sung 3013.

 

PenBBS 494, as you've already mentioned.

 

On 9/24/2021 at 3:24 PM, DrScholl said:

Hello, I could fit a M Plumix nib into a Wing Sung 698, whose nib was skipping.

Fits a bit tight but writes smoothly.

[Edit] If I recall correctly I could only fit the nib, not the feed/nib combo...

 

18 hours ago, Mech-for-i said:

Actually the best IMHO would be the Caliarts EGO-II

 

WRT the Caliarts EGO-II, are there any differences other than the clip and the colors/finishes between it and the earlier version of the EGO?

 

Thanks to all for the info!

My pens for sale: https://www.facebook.com/jaiyen.pens  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mech-for-i Collectors Item

Mech-for-i

Posted
Posted
15 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

 

WRT the Caliarts EGO-II, are there any differences other than the clip and the colors/finishes between it and the earlier version of the EGO?

 

Thanks to all for the info!

 

The Mfr made small improvement on the piston assembly but generally you can consider both version the same

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33563
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26746
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...