The Best #6 Nib

[Betweenthelines]

Hello folks,

 

Well with my new acquisition of a Micarta from Pendleton Brown, I finally have a pen that accepts 'standard' swappable nibs. I am sure his butter line stub will be an absolute delight, but given that I can easily buy an extra fine round to swap in, I figure 'why not?', even if I'll never use it!

 

So, in your opinion, who makes the best #6? Goulet? Edison?

 

Also, where can I buy Knox and other cheap #6 nibs in interesting sizes? Specifically small italics (0.6)?

 

Thank you!

[TheModernGent]

I have a Goulet 1.5 and I LOVE it. Others have said great things about Knox nibs as well (they are also significantly cheaper than most others).

 

They are found at xfountainpens.com

Edited June 24, 2014 by TheModernGent

[lahlahlaw]

Meisternibs sells #6 JOWO nibs in several finishes for very reasonable prices. I like that they don't have a logo engraving.

Edited June 24, 2014 by lahlahlaw

[maus930]

Does anyone know a source for #6 titanium nibs?? Bock makes them but no one seem to sell them??

[kidde]

I can't answer for the Ti nibs, but for #6's at xfountainpens the Nemosine nibs come in .6 and .8 calligraphy (italic) for $7 and Bulow nibs (M only, but good to practice grinding) at $3.

Also check indy-pen-dance.com for Bock @$12.50, and Schmidt @$3.

I have no relationship with any of these companies except they take my money!

 

Paul

[Blue_Moon]

I've got two Goulet nibs, 1.1 and 1.5 in two-tone on their way to me now, for my Micarta. I keep hearing great things about the Goulet nibs.

[benay148]

The Goulet nibs are great, I have their 1.1 in my nemosine eyedropper, it's unreal.

[Randal6393]

My recent experiences with # 6 nibs lead me to believe that the Goulet JoWo nibs are the best off-the-shelf nib available. Their nibs work without fiddling with them and adjustment is not necessary. Cost is moderate, about $15 each. xFountainPens has good Knox nibs, require some adjustment and tuneup grinding, but run about half of what the Goulet nibs cost. Cheapest of the nibs are the Nemosine, at about $7 each, also available from xFountainPens. Good nibs but regrinding, tweaking for flow, and tuning will be necessary to get the nib to work well. However, when properly set up, the Nemosines write well and are a sturdy, dependable nib.

 

I am adding a few Konrads and Ahabs to my collection of pens, so am buying a few nibs here and a few nibs there. To summarize, if you only want one nib, go with Goulet pens for dependability and performance. If you tinker and adjust nibs, might be fun to try the Nemosine or Knox nibs.

 

Enjoy,

Edited June 25, 2014 by Randal6393

[cjr]

+1 on the Goulet nibs. I have their EF, F, and M nibs and all three wrote smoothly without adjustment. I use them in my Konrad and Jinhao X750. Planning to try one of their stubs next. Can't beat $15 per nib for near perfection.

[tonybelding]

As far as I know, Edison/Meister nibs and Goulet nibs are both made by Jowo and are basically the same thing. The last several that I got from Goulet have been excellent. Jowo seem to have perfected their nib tuning, and the EFs were really nice.