Looking For A Pen With A Medium Italic Nib (Around 0.8)

[Vitruvia]

Hello, I've just recently begun practicing italic calligraphy with my Pilot Parallel (1.5mm) and now I'm looking for a pen for my everyday writing. I want to keep using italic nibs, but my normal writing is much smaller and a medium pen would be ideal. What would you guys suggest I bought?

[Water Ouzel]

Hello, I've just recently begun practicing italic calligraphy with my Pilot Parallel (1.5mm) and now I'm looking for a pen for my everyday writing. I want to keep using italic nibs, but my normal writing is much smaller and a medium pen would be ideal. What would you guys suggest I bought?

 

A Pilot 78g with a B nib is roughly a 1mm stub, they're out of production, but still pretty available from various asian sources.

 

The Nemosine Singularity is offered with a number of different nibs, including .6mm and .8mm italics.

[linearM]

You might look at the offerings at http://www.franklin-christoph.com. They have quite a range of nibs in the cursive italic/stub range. I have a Intrinsic cursive italic and really like the pen.

[Vitruvia]

You might look at the offerings at http://www.franklin-christoph.com. They have quite a range of nibs in the cursive italic/stub range. I have a Intrinsic cursive italic and really like the pen.

Those are beautiful pens, but I can't afford one at that price yet.

[ScienceChick]

+1 for the Nemosine Singularity; I have an 0.6 and a 0.8 and both wrote well out of the box. While I like the 78G B (which is very stubbish), it didn't write well at first - wouldn't write at all without a soap and water rinse then very, very dry. It was pretty easy to adjust however.

[brunico]

The Pilot 78g B nib is the same as the (italic) Pilot Plumix B nib, which Pilot says is 0.8mm. Ignore these numbers. They're used inconsistently, and common numbers such as 1.1 and 1.5 are often used as conventions, like M and B.

 

The Pilot Plumix M nib is a sensible size for a medium italic nib (Pilot says it's 0.57mm, but just ignore that). It's a fraction narrower than the Lamy 1.1 nib, which some people find a fraction too wide. You could look for a Plumix on Ebay, or get a Pilot Prera for much nicer pen. Some Preras are sold with a CM (calligraphy medium) nib, which is the same as the Pilot Plumix M.

 

Have a look on Ebay or J-Subculture for the best Prera prices. If you find a Prera without the CM nib at a good price, you can take the nib from the Plumix (or Pluminix).

[ink-syringe]

Italix Parson's essential comes in a Medium and a Broad. Email him and ask which is closer.

 

I have several .8 stubs and they are pretty much my all time favorites. Wide and sharp enough to look good and show some ink but not so large you can't use it for every day stuff on lines paper. .8 hits a sweet spot.

[Inky.Fingers]

Try...Manuscript. Sworn by many.

Then try..Shaeffer

Then try..Italic

Then try..Pilot 78g Italic

 

Or.... Send me your pen with B nib and I'll grind it for ya...

[linearM]

If cost is a consideration you might look at Greg Minuskin's offerings:http://gregminuskin.com. The pens aren't new but you could find a pen that suits you. Many of his less expensive pens are user pens but with excellent nibs. I have also been lucky enough to find one of my best pens on his sight, both in terms of quality and nib. If you see something you like you have to be ready to pounce, there are lots of lurkers looking for just the right pen.

[KellyMcJ]

I just picked up a TWSBI with a stub nib and I love it! Lamy, Monteverede were also recommended. I posted a thread asking for suggestions about a week ago, I also love italics/stubs. There were a ton of suggestions, I can't recall them all. I'm pretty sure my thread is in this same subforum.

[jabberwock11]

Nemosine has several inexpensive pens with 0.6 and 0.8 nibs. They are way to fine for me, and I end up regrinding them to be closer to 1.1mm. 1.1 nibs are what the vast majority of folks use for everyday writing. If you do not write extremely small, then any pen with a good 1.1 nib will work well for you.

 

A Pilot Metropolitan with a Pilot Plumix nib (about 1mm) will give you a nice pen that writes well every time and costs less than $25. This set up is not too far off from the 0.8 that you are looking for, but will give you a bit better line variation.

 

As has been said, Manuscript makes an inexpensive pen with a variety of nibs (F=.85mm, M=1.1mm, B=1.35mm, B2=1.6mm, B3=2.2mm, B4=2.8mm) for less than $15. They are available at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and many on-line retailers.

 

 

 

Nemosine ($15 or more and you get free shipping):

http://www.xfountainpens.com/collections/fountain-pens/nemosine+8mm-calligraphy-nib-fountain-pens

 

Pilot Metropolitan:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009M3PJFM?keywords=pilot%20metropolitan&qid=1452313203&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

 

Pilot Plumix:

http://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Refillable-Fountain-Cartridge-90055/dp/B0058NN4M0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452313233&sr=8-1&keywords=pilot+plumix

 

Manuscript:

http://www.amazon.com/Manuscript-Pen-Classic-Calligraphy-Set/dp/B005IQGZXC/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1452313375&sr=8-9&keywords=manuscript+pen+set

[john74]

I recently acquired an Italix Parson's Essential with medium italic stub nib and think that it would fit your criteria.

[sakayume]

I have a Pilot Prera with a CM nib. I was looking for an italic nib finer than the Lamy and Kaweco ones and the Pilot fit the bill.

[Vitruvia]

Hello, thank you all for replying, I will do further research on the pens you suggested.

 

Try...Manuscript. Sworn by many.
Then try..Shaeffer
Then try..Italic
Then try..Pilot 78g Italic

Or.... Send me your pen with B nib and I'll grind it for ya...

Thanks so much for the offer, but since I live in Brazil I think buying a pen will be more practical for me.

[fabri00]

I'm travelling out of my country now, and I cannot check the model, but about 6 months ago I bought on ebay a hero from China.

Slim pen, cylindrical, in light aluminium, very simple.

Priced around 4 euro each shipped, and with 3 nibs and sections of different sizes, all stub (like italic, but not angled point).

Also a converter was included.

It writes quite well.

[dylim1]

If you already have a pen with #6 nib, you can choose to only buy the Nemosine italic nib to fit on your pen.

 

That's what I did for my TWSBI Vac700. I bought the Nemosine nib and put it on my Vac 700.

[Vitruvia]

Between a Pilot Prera and an Italix Parson's Essential, which one do you guys think is best?

[tartuffo]

Between a Pilot Prera and an Italix Parson's Essential, which one do you guys think is best?

 

Best is always a matter of opinion.

 

I have both pens. And they are very different one from another. One is a demonstrator with a large choice of colours and the other is solid black with gold trim.

 

The Prera has a nib that is interchangeable with a whole range of " low end " Pilot pens. I don't mean "low end" to be negative as I get as much pleasure writing with the Prera as I do with other Japanese pens that cost 10 times as much.

 

The Parsons is made of brass so it is much heavier 35g. than the Prera at 16 g.

 

If you are used to the Parallel you will find it easy to write with the Prera CM calligraphy nib. It is much more of a stub than a cursive nib but you can still get good

line variation. The Parsons Medium Italic ( Bock ? ) nib I would qualify as being closer to a stub than a cursive italic. Both nibs are very smooth and are much more

forgiving than the 1.5 Parallel nib.

 

I am attaching something that might help you see the differences in the nibs I mentioned.

[Vitruvia]

 

Best is always a matter of opinion.

 

I have both pens. And they are very different one from another. One is a demonstrator with a large choice of colours and the other is solid black with gold trim.

 

The Prera has a nib that is interchangeable with a whole range of " low end " Pilot pens. I don't mean "low end" to be negative as I get as much pleasure writing with the Prera as I do with other Japanese pens that cost 10 times as much.

 

The Parsons is made of brass so it is much heavier 35g. than the Prera at 16 g.

 

If you are used to the Parallel you will find it easy to write with the Prera CM calligraphy nib. It is much more of a stub than a cursive nib but you can still get good

line variation. The Parsons Medium Italic ( Bock ? ) nib I would qualify as being closer to a stub than a cursive italic. Both nibs are very smooth and are much more

forgiving than the 1.5 Parallel nib.

 

I am attaching something that might help you see the differences in the nibs I mentioned.

 

Hello. Thank you very much for such a detailed response. The images you provided certainly helped me make my mind, I am positively sure that I want the Prera now.

On a side note, I hope that my calligraphy practice makes my handwriting as nice as yours someday.

 

Cheers!

[KellyMcJ]

 

Best is always a matter of opinion.

 

I have both pens. And they are very different one from another. One is a demonstrator with a large choice of colours and the other is solid black with gold trim.

 

The Prera has a nib that is interchangeable with a whole range of " low end " Pilot pens. I don't mean "low end" to be negative as I get as much pleasure writing with the Prera as I do with other Japanese pens that cost 10 times as much.

 

The Parsons is made of brass so it is much heavier 35g. than the Prera at 16 g.

 

If you are used to the Parallel you will find it easy to write with the Prera CM calligraphy nib. It is much more of a stub than a cursive nib but you can still get good

line variation. The Parsons Medium Italic ( Bock ? ) nib I would qualify as being closer to a stub than a cursive italic. Both nibs are very smooth and are much more

forgiving than the 1.5 Parallel nib.

 

I am attaching something that might help you see the differences in the nibs I mentioned.

Thanks, now I want a Parsons. *sigh*

 

This place is going to be bad for my bank account.