Nibs

[cat74]

@Andrew_L that is a lot of good testing!!

 

My two nibs are of the vertical 9128 type you can see one has much more tipping material. It works just as the other but does railroad once in a while and on my cheap work notepads it will tear the paper

 

can't complain too much as these were both free!!

[Andrew_L]

1 hour ago, cat74 said:

My two nibs are of the vertical 9128 type

 

The one that is bent must be straightened, it is not right and bent to down is adds stiffness. The one that scratches must be looked at 10x loupe for understanding why it does it. The 9128 is EF size, so the nib doesn't have to big tip, but all those replacement Esterbrook nib units are cheap nibs (at their times), it's like comparing a Lamy Safari to Lamy 2000. Also the rails can be from dirty channels in the feed because the ebonite feed should work well, but I also sometimes had rails, but I associated it with a modern filling system - because modern converter is not adapted to fill such a nib unit without nipple. I am not tested my nib units in vintage pens.

[Andrew_L]

ground Noodler's Flexible #6(35) nib to UEF

 

 

Detail: http://lenskiy.org/2023/06/ground-to-uef-modern-noodlers-flexible-nib/

[Targa]

Just a few pics

 

[Andrew_L]

half-vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck 146 w| 18C BB nib

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/07/montblanc-146-meisterstuck-lately-80s/

[Inkyways]

Very nice 

39 minutes ago, Andrew_L said:

half-vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck 146 w| 18C BB nib

 

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/07/montblanc-146-meisterstuck-lately-80s/

I recently bought a Mont Blanc  and it has a Semi-vintage nib too .

[Inkyways]

Very nice Mont blanc. I recently bought a similar Semi- vintage pen it has a oblique  nib.

[Andrew_L]

modern Conklin "Mark Twain" Crescent-filler Hard-Rubber (first edition)

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/07/modern-conklin-mark-twain-signature-crescent-filler-first-edition/

[Andrew_L]

Not nib, but necessary part for nibs work - handmade custom ebonite feed for Sailor KOP 1911 Profit.

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/07/modern-sailor-profit-1911-king-of-pen-experiment/

 

 

[Andrew_L]

Pilot Capless VP 18K M size

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/07/modern-pilot-vanishing-point-pilot-capless-vp/
 

[Inkyways]

Hi Andrew  ,

Very nice pen.

Have you ever tried to grind this Capless  Namiki pens? I love to have a pen but I need a EEF nib. I have seen someone using a EEF ( Spencerian ground nib by a nib master. It is amazing and very dry side of the writing to suit Spencerian writing) I agree with him to have a nib to enough writing but not wet. In tat way hair lines are very controllable.  I like the pilot  Nimiki Elabo Flacon . I have already one pen SF. I just bought today a vintage Namiki Flacon , again a SF Black laqur Pen . Don't know why is means but guess it must be a Rasin Black pen. I am planing to grind that nib oneday to a EEF. 

 

[Andrew_L]

On 7/30/2023 at 11:29 PM, Inkyways said:

Have you ever tried to grind this Capless  Namiki pens?

 

Yes, I have ground Capless NU and Falcon to EF/UEF several times. I still have one of the my first Capless VPs with ground to UEF nib, which is still my favorite pen for drawing by commission.

 

http://lenskiy.org/2018/06/ground-f-to-ef-modern-pilot-vanishing-point-pilot-capless-vp/

[Inkyways]

Thank you   @Andrew_L  Beautiful web site with beautiful work. I like that pen . I have a collections of pilot pens and I only miss this capless pen. It is on my list already. Thank you for this special grinding on this pen. 

I have another question for you. Do you have any videos  on Nib grinding techniques  and the tools you use . I am interested in learning some basic. So I can tune some odd nibs of some of my fountain pens I don't use regularly.

I guess you do your grinding manually and not using many electric tools. I appreciate your share and the idea and if you don't mind I am asking this question  here. Your work / drawing and writing is very impressive and thank you for sharing your passion.

[Andrew_L]

2 hours ago, Inkyways said:

Do you have any videos

 

Thank you. I'm not friends with videos)), because I don't have an assistant, and it's impossible to do everything alone. For grinding I have micro-lathe (can be replaced by Dremel), some stones, Micromesh and microscope for viewing and control. But I view some videos from other masters on YouTube and they are almost all the same. In this direction, the main thing is not the basis, the main thing is the personal experience of each master, his findings and achievements, which the masters do not share in order to preserve their individuality.

[Andrew_L]

vtg. Waterman`s Standard Middle w|glass cartridges

 

 

Detailed: 
http://lenskiy.org/2023/09/watermans-standard-middle-w-glass-cartridges-modern-adapted/
 

[Andrew_L]

Yongest vtg.Waterman's Standard Slim/Lady w|glass cartriges

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/09/watermans-standard-lady-w-glass-cartridges-modern-adapted/

[Andrew_L]

Montblanc Meisterstuck 144 Gen.2 with 18K M nib

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/10/montblanc-meisterstuck-144-gen-2/

[Andrew_L]

vtg or half-vtg USSR fountain pen Avtoruchka AR-65 (USSR Parker 51 modded clone)

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2023/10/avtoruchka-soyuz-ussr-ar-65/

[Andrew_L]

Another vtg or half-vtg USSR fountain pen Avtoruchka AR-17 MZPP (USSR Montblanc 32 Intarsia modded clone)

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2019/09/modern-autopen-mzpp-ussr-ar-17/

[Andrew_L]

Another vtg or half-vtg USSR fountain pen Avtoruchka AR-806 "Shark tail" Kharkiv's "Orgtechnics" factory (USSR Montblanc 12, 14, 22, 24, 32, 34 modded clone)

 

 

Details: http://lenskiy.org/2018/10/modern-kharkov-ar95-shark-tail/