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My small contribution:

 

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So today was a day on which 'I accidentally some stuff"

I broke a pen accidentally. Dang it. So I went to my small collection of 'potential newbie gift pens' and pulled out this FPR Dilli. Nice enough really, but a loveless little F nib in it.

Thought, 'What else is there?' How about this broken (one tine broken off) 'Silver Alloy' nib (probably not actually silver) from another pen I also accidentally broke (Please don't ask).

Nothing to lose, right? So I pinched off the remaining tine, smoothed it out just a touch with 1000 grit sandpaper (wet, with ink) and it's awesome. It's really very smooth. How can it be?

 

The little diligent Dilli also had an ebonite (not sure) feed that was easily adjusted for the serious ink needs of this broad stub.

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Coincidentally, the ink is also the result of a shot-in-the-dark & whatever mixing experiment.

---> So good.

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pelman Vintage

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Pelman, this OB's tip seems to have a severe angle. Is the nib in original condition (not modified)?

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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Pelman, this OB's tip seems to have a severe angle. Is the nib in original condition (not modified)?

yes, I believe it to be the original. I don't see any signs of modification under a 10X loupe.

 

I think I have also taken the photo at a slight angle which makes the angle more pronounced.

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Cool. Maybe stub o' the year, eh?

Well, I wouldn't know about that. It was an accidental discovery -both, pen and ink- and both still perform really well.

Also, as long as things are as fun as they are now, I don't need such duality as in 'the best'/'not the best'. It's great fun with very little money spend and it's one of the regulars on my desk for now (I used it today too). What's more to ask?

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So I guess cursive italics count as admissible in this

Stub O the Day thread ?

:W2FPN: Apparently yes!

On this fascinating long-legged thread, I've seen stubs, cursive italics & oblique edged nibs on display.

At times someone's CI may be stubbish or someone's stub might be a little sharp cornered.

 

In my experience, I've received a stub from a popular, well renowned nib technician, that in practice turned out to be a fairly sharp (yet still smooth writing) cursive italic.

 

This stub wrote with a pronounced line-with-variation that's usually associated with cursive italics. In the end, it became a valued member of my nib collection.

(I don't think that my tech made an"error" in his grind or his finishing. What I received was his "interpretation" of a stub.)

 

Every one of my nibs have been modified into either stubs or cursive italics. Each one of these nibs (whether named a stub or CI) has its own special character & becomes a "keeper" if it works well for me as a daily writer. :rolleyes:

(I have come to believe that nib grinding may be more of an art than a science.)

 

Cheers: Istvan

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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Well, I wouldn't know about that. It was an accidental discovery -both, pen and ink- and both still perform really well.

Also, as long as things are as fun as they are now, I don't need such duality as in 'the best'/'not the best'. It's great fun with very little money spend and it's one of the regulars on my desk for now (I used it today too). What's more to ask?

You said it, Bruddah. Those accidental discoveries can be the most fun.

Qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur.

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This was found at an estate sale in Janesville.
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Rather stubish I think.

 

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Neat,... looks like a German JoWo transplanted into a NN pen. I didn't realize that these nibs fit the Sheaffer feeds.

 

BTW: Welcome to FPN, Gary :W2FPN:

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*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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Thanks, tinta. The jowo #6 is the same size as the Sheaffer, but too long in the shank. I cut it with a small triangular file to about the same size as the original. It writes nice and smooth, a great $15 mod.

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Bops Near Mint

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All this looks and sounds facinating.

 

Is it recommended to get the nib ground to make it a stub or is it better to buy a stub nib/pen?

Can you grind a F nib to make it a stub or do you have to start with a wider nib?

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So I Am using my first Bird i ever bought today...



Pelikan M200 Cognac with Bold Italic Nib, Inked with Montblanc Toffee Brown



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