Visconti Nibs (14K Vs 23K)

[lionheartlee]

I have a Homo Sapiens with the Pd ExtraFine nib.

 

I have thinned to EF nib to be a true EF, heat set the feed tight against the nib, closed the tines together as tight as I could, and the pen is still too wet. The feed completely fills with ink when the nib is pointed down (as in when it's being used.)

 

The pen doesn't drip ink,It does write with zero pressure, as Visconti states.

 

But it makes me uncomfortable to see the feed combs completely full, and if I touch them I might get ink on my finger.

 

I have no additional tricks to fix the pen. I find that Iroshizuku inks somewhat improves the problem, but it's still a problem.

 

Anyone had this problem, and found a fix???

 

 

thnx,

 

I LOVE how wet my Bronze Age PD nib writes! I wish the Lava didn't soak up the ink and stain, but you get what cha get.

[Ghost Plane]

That's the desirable effect I want for my 1.3 stubs and broads, so I've never sought a fix for nirvana.

[RyanM]

Just a comment. I have had a bit of experience with Visconti nibs.....

[Ego Id Veto]

I have a Homo Sapiens with the Pd ExtraFine nib.

 

I have thinned to EF nib to be a true EF, heat set the feed tight against the nib, closed the tines together as tight as I could, and the pen is still too wet. The feed completely fills with ink when the nib is pointed down (as in when it's being used.)

 

The pen doesn't drip ink,It does write with zero pressure, as Visconti states.

 

But it makes me uncomfortable to see the feed combs completely full, and if I touch them I might get ink on my finger.

 

I have no additional tricks to fix the pen. I find that Iroshizuku inks somewhat improves the problem, but it's still a problem.

 

Anyone had this problem, and found a fix???

 

 

thnx,

 

 

Heat setting the feed of a Visconti is useless at best, harmful at worst, as the feed is plastic, not ebonite.

 

The wetness is likely due to the tines still being too far apart for your liking, i.e you've still not been able to close the gap enough due to the inherent springiness of the Pd nib.

 

The fix? Use a drier ink like Pelikan 4001 black, blue or blue-black, or an iron gall ink such as Rohrer & Klingner Salix. Or, send it to a nibmeister for adjustment.

 

I should mention, however, that this isn't a "problem", as you say. It's just how the nibs are designed to write. Some like it, some don't.

Edited September 2, 2016 by Ego Id Veto

[markh]

Heat setting the feed of a Visconti is useless at best, harmful at worst, as the feed is plastic, not ebonite.

 

The wetness is likely due to the tines still being too far apart for your liking, i.e you've still not been able to close the gap enough due to the inherent springiness of the Pd nib.

 

The fix? Use a drier ink like Pelikan 4001 black, blue or blue-black, or an iron gall ink such as Rohrer & Klingner Salix. Or, send it to a nibmeister for adjustment.

 

I should mention, however, that this isn't a "problem", as you say. It's just how the nibs are designed to write. Some like it, some don't.

 

 

Well, we all have different ideas.

 

As to heat setting - of course you can set the nib. I've had Visconti pens where the feed is so far from the nib that ink won't flow. And Visconti pens where the feed is set so high it causes the tines to split. (Visconti pens never seem to leave the factory in perfect tune.)

 

Plastic feeds are heat set with water just at or below the boiling point. Works fine. Unlike trying a heat gun (which is the heat source of choice for ebonite feeds) the feed combs aren't damaged by the heat.

 

In the case of the Visconti Homo Sapien - I now have two of these. The original bronze, and a newly acquired Dark Age. In both cases I set the feed to be against the nib and I like them much better. In addition to better controlling ink flow and solving the problem of the feed combs filled with ink, the change has the feeling of reducing the "vibration" of the nib when the pen writes. I'm not sure exactly what this is, but I like it better.

 

Also in both cases I bent the feed tines closer together - so they just touch. And I bent the nib slightly down. The result is a lower flow, finer line, and a very slightly harder nib. Not as soft as the PD nib as it came from the factory, but still softer than the average 18c gold nib.

 

The result fits me better. Like everything, you might prefer different.

 

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