Exploring Opinions: How Much Does Nib Creep Matter To You?

[Komitadjie]

Not an IDEAL thing, but if it's confined to the nib, it doesn't bother me. That's down right at the bottom of my concerns with an ink, right next to the smell of the open bottle.

[mhosea]

I don't like it, but I rarely see it, so it's a moot question for me.

[OPG4711]

A little nib creep is OK. But when it's a favorite ink (Diamine Oxblood), it's really irritating. I love that ink but it doesn't want to behave.

[OneBadBadger]

A little nib creep is OK. But when it's a favorite ink (Diamine Oxblood), it's really irritating. I love that ink but it doesn't want to behave.

I just got a sample of oxblood delivered yesterday, when I get back to town it will be waiting, along with 4 other samples and my Pilot Metropolitan Fine

[Paddler]

Well? DId anybody try it? Did anybody even read about it? (Probably not.)

[flatline]

I don't notice it unless I'm looking at the nib for some reason. For instance, I can't even tell you which of my pens or inks creep. Heck, they probably all do a little.

 

This probably means that I haven't experienced bad nib creep with any of my pens.

 

--flatline

Edited May 13, 2014 by flatline

[Inkydinkydog]

I don't mind unless it's excessive.

[Sudhir]

Not at all. Actually kind of like it.

 

Allows me to tell quickly which pen is inked and which is not - among the pens lying on my desk or in the desk drawer.

 

Cheers

Sudhir