Conklin Duragraph Screw In Nib Unit, Replacement Options?

[amberleadavis]

I just switched mine out, it is a few years old and it is a Bock set up.

[sansenri]

On 4/9/2022 at 12:12 AM, Susanne4224 said:

I just got a Conklin and yes the nibs are #6 JoWo but unfortunately the feed is just the cheapy plastic feed. And I believe that this is the actual problem. I also have a Monteverde with the same set up and same skipping problem. My question would be if the JoWo feed would fit in the housing? I would love to switch.

 

Jowo nibs have plastic feeds, but they are usually decent quality feeds. Plastic can be produced with specific surface characteristics and/or also treated so as to increase wettability and improve flow. Some plastic feeds are actually quite good (think Pelikan, or Montblanc, but also Bock and Jowo).

If the feed in your Conklin is of cheaper quality, you may not be able to swap in a Jowo feed even of the nib is Jowo, the housing and feed are usually made to go together, so you can often switch the nib, but the feed is more difficult, it may not match with the housing, and that will cause flow problems.

 

Just in order to be able to recognize Bock and Jowo feeds

Bock on the left, Jowo on the right

 

 

[amberleadavis]

On 4/15/2022 at 12:37 PM, sansenri said:

 

Jowo nibs have plastic feeds, but they are usually decent quality feeds. Plastic can be produced with specific surface characteristics and/or also treated so as to increase wettability and improve flow. Some plastic feeds are actually quite good (think Pelikan, or Montblanc, but also Bock and Jowo).

If the feed in your Conklin is of cheaper quality, you may not be able to swap in a Jowo feed even of the nib is Jowo, the housing and feed are usually made to go together, so you can often switch the nib, but the feed is more difficult, it may not match with the housing, and that will cause flow problems.

 

Just in order to be able to recognize Bock and Jowo feeds

Bock on the left, Jowo on the right

 

 

 

Thank you for sharing.