What is a "52 degree nib"

[npcole]

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/stipula/etruria.php

 

This pen is advertised as having a "52 degree nib" as an option. What's one of those, then?

[BillTheEditor]

It seems to be a species similar to the Sailor "Zoom" nibs. From www.penseller.com:

 

"This nib offers more options than the Italic in terms of thickness variability of the line: 52 degrees is the “even†angle, the angle that the pen, on average, forms while writing. If you write with the Stipula Special 52 degrees nib and you lower the angle of the pen below 52 degrees, the thickness of the horizontal line will be affected and become broader, while vertically it will get thinner. On the other hand, if the angle that the pen forms with the paper is more than 52 degrees, the thickness of the horizontal line will be become thinner, while vertically it will get broader. "

 

Is that a practical nib for everyday use? hmmm. But somebody must buy them.

 

Thanks for asking about this. It reminded me how much I want a Stipula DaVinci LE ... but I think I will pass up the chance to get one with a 52-degree nib. (As if there's a chance I will have $750 burning a hole in my pocket any time soon.)

Edited May 17, 2007 by BillTheEditor

[Philip.Yaklich]

Hi...this hopefully reaches one of you knowledge people.  I'm considering purchasing a 52⁰ nib on an OMAS 360...not fam with 52⁰ read a bit here...any insight from any of you?  

 

I am new to tge FPN...posted a 149 question some time ago and could not find how to review response...where do I find responses?

[A Smug Dill]

37 minutes ago, Philip.Yaklich said:

posted a 149 question some time ago and could not find how to review response...where do I find responses?

 

Any further replies to that would be appended to the discussion thread — titled Keep a newly purchased MB 149, in the Introductions forum — that you created and also replied to late in May.