Close Up Of Nib From Different Brand

[Alson]

from a Japanese magazine...

[Bo Bo Olson]

Hell of a great post!

 

That UEF is one hell of a needle point.

The gold nibs of Lamy I didn't get to see anything of in the newspaper won factory tour I did some four-five years ago, in the gold section was closed for 09:00 breakfast....preventing them from getting paranoid about strangers and gold.

 

The steel nibs are all done robotically, in a 4 Meter/yard deep, 10 meter/yard long machine, where a man just changes the thin diamond rubber nib slit maker. There was some twenty steps to punching out the nib. They needed a bit of heat to bring the well spread tines back together again.

 

Tested was on a big 5 foot or so drum with a paper roll, by sound. Any that didn't sound right were kicked out to a little ol'lady who tweeked them....often needing only one go, sometimes 4 to have the nib good.

[PabloAU]

That's fantastic! Where can one get a copy of this magazine?

[Bo Bo Olson]

96 views and only two posts......no ...no ..........so, Thanks.

[bizhe]

Yes, fantastic post. Surprised to see that parker and lamy tip design have similarities.

[dcwaites]

Unfortunately, the nib in the first image would be a bit scratchy. The left hand tine, when held normally, extends past the other tine, and has a sharp edge to it.

 

Otherwise, a very interesting post.

[Chrissy]

It's interesting to see them all together. Thanks

[LanceSaintPaul]

Unfortunately, the nib in the first image would be a bit scratchy. The left hand tine, when held normally, extends past the other tine, and has a sharp edge to it.

 

Otherwise, a very interesting post.

 

It does appear that way. However, I wonder if it isn't an optical illusion from the shadows cast by the lighting source.

[MarkTrain]

Interesting to compare the shaping of the tips of Pelikan nibs vs Montblanc nibs. The Pelikans are now completely ball shaped while Montblanc still has considerable stubiness to theirs.

[PAKMAN]

Great resource! Thanks for the pics!

[Inkyways]

One of the greatest posts. Thank you.