Parker 61 nibs

[Ray Roewert]

Does anyone have a photo of a Parker 61 nib (out of the pen) they can post?

[richardandtracy]

Here are a couple of photos of a P51 nib, a P61 nib, and a modified P61 nib (filed to fit a P51).

 

The arrows point to the three tags on a P61 nib that need to be filed off to get it to fit a P51. Use a needle file, and clean it regularly - gold is soft & clogs the file (it's not often that you'll have a file clogged with gold, I bet, so make the story as good as you can!). Don't use much force, and take your time.

 

Regards

 

Richard.

[JimStrutton]

Hey Richard,

 

NICE photo, they say a picture is worth a thousand words and that is sure worth a few K

 

I am trawling the markets and fleabay looking for some donor bits, what I need is one oh dem big juicy 61 stubs that are about in places and stick it into a nice Aero "51" body as a Signature pen

 

Jim

[richardandtracy]

...I am trawling the markets and fleabay looking for some donor bits, what I need is one oh dem big juicy 61 stubs that are about in places and stick it into a nice Aero "51" body as a Signature pen

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I suspect it'll be amazing when you get it. Best of luck.

 

Regards

 

Richard.

 

[johnee]

Hey Richard,

 

NICE photo, they say a picture is worth a thousand words and that is sure worth a few K

 

I am trawling the markets and fleabay looking for some donor bits, what I need is one oh dem big juicy 61 stubs that are about in places and stick it into a nice Aero "51" body as a Signature pen

 

Jim

 

That's exactly what I'm thinking of doing, I just bought a 61 with a stub nib. Not sure though, I want to see how well the 61 works before I do that.

 

Great photos, very exact and practical; you couldn't ask for more.

[Chrissy]

Hi Richard, Thank you for valuable assistance.

 

I am now seriously searching for a P51 F or P61 F nib to swap for my steel nib in my 51.

[richardandtracy]

If you succeed, put the P51 nib to one side for a while, to see how the P61 nib goes. After that, if it's good, there are quite a few people who are looking for P51 nibs, and I'm sure it would be snapped up in the classifieds section.

 

Regards,

 

Richard