Wahl-Eversharp Oxford Skyline.

[SigmaZuiko]

So I have what I believe to be a F-M flex nib on my Skyline (if you can tell by looking at a writing sample please correct me if I'm wrong as I only have two fountain pens and don't exactly know what's what) and a F-M nib on my Oxford. However, the Oxford tends to naturally flex under the weight of my hand making it too bold for my small handwriting. I like how my Oxford looks since from afar it appears more extravagant in comparison to a burgundy Skyline, but in my hand the curvy Skyline section feels the best. When my Skyline Barrel broke for the second time, I decided to sand down the threads since they had become permanently affixed to the section. While sanding, it hit me that it might be possible to sand it just enough so that it slid into the Oxford barrel with friction holding it in place allowing me to use the "smaller" (yet larger in size) Skyline nib and section in my Oxford.

 

Below is a comparison of the nib thickness, but what I would like to know is why the Oxford tends to flex so easily under my normal hand pressure in comparison to when I'm just making lines...

 

I really like the ease of flex from my #2 Oxford nib, but it writes too thick for my handwriting

Edited May 25, 2011 by SigmaZuiko

[jonveley]

Although purists might turn up their nose at this, I too have found that Skyline nibs are a good "universal donor" in other pens because they are still plentiful and perform beautifully in almost any setting, often dressing up an otherwise unsatisfactory pen and turning it into a beautiful writer.

 

If you'd put it in a Wearever, I might question your judgment, but at least in an Oxford you're keeping it "in the family," right?

 

I am a little confused about what "threads" in the Skyline you sanded down... Skyline sections are friction fit, just like the Oxfords. Did you mean that you left the broken part of the barrel on the section and just sanded down the plastic around it to "fur out" the section to fit?

 

Now you'll just have to find a good pen to put that Oxford nib into! How about souping up a steel-nib Bantam?

Edited May 25, 2011 by jonveley

[SigmaZuiko]

I am a little confused about what "threads" in the Skyline you sanded down... Skyline sections are friction fit, just like the Oxfords. Did you mean that you left the broken part of the barrel on the section and just sanded down the plastic around it to "fur out" the section to fit?

 

The Oxford can be returned to full Oxford-goodness, but yes I left the broken part of the barrel on the section, sanded it down to fit the Oxford barrel and am using it as-is