Welcome To The Broad Side...

[vojtahlad]

Did you have to do something to the feed on your Kaweco?

 

No tweaking was necessary. The nib was wet from the factory.

[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

The late great Susan Wirth on broad and italic nibs.

 

https://youtu.be/abJkd0XAswU

[SNAK]

 

No tweaking was necessary. The nib was wet from the factory.

 

Oh lucky you. Mine was quite stingy on ink flow so I had to get the BB nib's tines opened up with some shims, and be careful with the choice of ink. The ink I ended up using with it was Noodler's Rome Burning (super gusher) so it did flow pretty well in the end, but the tiny refilled cartridge was gone after a few pages so wasn't all that practical, but fun nonetheless.

[Namo]

Better late than never.

Of course your are right. The good side is that chosing a pen for long session is a simple process: I've two B+ nibs (could make it three of I put that 18k B Lamy 2000 in my 2000 steel). But seriously, this Waterman nib is just awesome, and I am lucky enough to experience absolutely no flow trouble even if I do write quote quickly.

[zaddick]

Thanks to all for so many great contributions. I have been keeping tabs on the thread and enjoying everyone's broad nibs. I am finally ready to post a few more on my own recent discoveries.

[zaddick]

This nib came in the post literally today, maybe 30 minutes ago. I had to rush to get it onto one of my pens that had a serviceable, but bland B nib. Such fine celluloid deserves a special nib...

 

 

I found this nib on Pendleton's ebay store on another Bexley Prometheus. I was charming (maybe) and earnest about broad nibs, so he agreed to sell me just the nib. I think it is a suitable fit for such a large pen.

 

 

 

I have not had time to fall in love with it. This nib is like an Italian sports car from the 1960s. You cannot just hop in and expect to go fast without crashing. I will have to learn the nib, find the sweet spot and figure out how to push it to its potential. I do love the significant line variation I can achieve.

 

 

And yes, it is 1.93 MM according to his calipers. A standard Bexley S nib is about 1.3MM.

Edited August 22, 2017 by zaddick

[Ghost Plane]

Ohhhhhh!

[Tom Kellie]

~ zaddick:

 

That's one CRAZY nib!

Beautiful celluloid pen, too.

Thank you for posting it here, on this delightful thread.

Tom K.

[stephanos]

This is a seriously droolsworthy thread. Thank you to OP and contributors.

[SNAK]

... This nib is like an Italian sports car from the 1960s. You cannot just hop in and expect to go fast without crashing. ...

 

Well put, zaddick! May you have lots and lots of fun with that whopper of a nib.

[pankaj]

This nib came in the post literally today, maybe 30 minutes ago. I had to rush to get it onto one of my pens that had a serviceable, but bland B nib. Such fine celluloid deserves a special nib...

 

 

 

I found this nib on Pendleton's ebay store on another Bexley Prometheus. I was charming (maybe) and earnest about broad nibs, so he agreed to sell me just the nib. I think it is a suitable fit for such a large pen.

 

 

 

 

I have not had time to fall in love with it. This nib is like an Italian sports car from the 1960s. You cannot just hop in and expect to go fast without crashing. I will have to learn the nib, find the sweet spot and figure out how to push it to its potential. I do love the significant line variation I can achieve.

 

 

 

And yes, it is 1.93 MM according to his calipers. A standard Bexley S nib is about 1.3MM.

Ohh , that's a killer !! Does it require a weapon Licence to possess, Zaddick ??

[pankaj]

This thread has so many yummy eye candies! I've really enjoyed looking through them all. I have a foot definitely on the broad side for writing, although I love my extra extra fines for drawing still. My favourites have been oblique broad nibs but I will happily take any juicy wet broad ones.

 

These are the photos I took today for another thread but I thought they would fit in here as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pens:

Nakaya Sumiko Camellia with Flexible OBB nib ground by John Mottishaw

Sailor 1911 Realo Hana Maki-E Camellia with Oblique Music nib ground by Gena at nibs.com

Awesome nibs ! SNAK.

Sailor is one of my top favs. Must be very juicy , No ?

Congrats !

And now I'm caught with envy

[Ghost Plane]

Oh yum!

[zaddick]

I am back into the mix with a recent acquisition. This pen is a bit of a mutt. When Tibaldi (version 2) died off, the unfinished pens and celluloid were sold off. (That is how the Bexley I posted recently came to exist.) At some point in the past somoen got a Tibaldi Impero body and shoved an Omas nib into the pen. The nib was originally an OM, but was gound to a fairly broad stub.

 

 

 

And the pen itself...

 

 

What's interesting to me about the nib is that it writes pretty well with the typical orientation for a stub, maybe a little feedback. But, there is an oblique angle that still exists that is very smooth. So I am not sure if that is a "ghost oblique" still living in the nib or just some funky grinding. Either way, more character.

Edited August 31, 2017 by zaddick

[jmccarty3]

I am back into the mix with a recent acquisition. This pen is a bit of a mutt. When Tibaldi (version 2) died off, the unfinished pens and celluloid were sold off. (That is how the Bexley I posted recently came to exist.) At some point in the past somoen got a Tibaldi Impero body and shoved an Omas nib into the pen. The nib was originally an OM, but was gound to a fairly broad stub.

 

 

 

And the pen itself...

 

 

What's interesting to me about the nib is that it writes pretty well with the typical orientation for a stub, maybe a little feedback. But, there is an oblique angle that still exists that is very smooth. So I am not sure if that is a "ghost oblique" still living in the nib or just some funky grinding. Either way, more character.

 

It is the oblique's true nature still shining through. It may be dressed in a stub's clothing, but it remains an oblique at heart. Don't fight the nib. It will serve you well.

[zaddick]

A new toy was fetched from the MB boutique yesterday. A dull, wimpy pen was sent off to boarding school and returned from an overly long and arduous adventure ready to fight for my affections. Time will tell, but this one does lay down a nice line.

 

 

 

 

[zaddick]

A comparison shot to with my much older 18C nib.

 

[Ghost Plane]

Ohhhhhhhh!

[mitto]

Dumbfounded to see such monstrous nibs. If P51 nibs count I have just inked two of my broadest nibbed P51s. And the strange thing, well to me, is that the broadest of the two nibs is a USA made. I have never seen such a monster nib on a US made 51. The other one is a English nib on a English 51. This English nib is a double broad stub. I like using both the nibs. It is a real joy to write with these nibs. Both are pretty wet.

[zaddick]

Dumbfounded to see such monstrous nibs. If P51 nibs count I have just inked two of my broadest nibbed P51s. And the strange thing, well to me, is that the broadest of the two nibs is a USA made. I have never seen such a monster nib on a US made 51. The other one is a English nib on a English 51. This English nib is a double broad stub. I like using both the nibs. It is a real joy to write with these nibs. Both are pretty wet.

A broad line is a broad line, no matter where it comes from (ok, no finger painting sample here please). I'd love to see some photos and a writing sample while still inked.