Kaweco Perkeo Nib Alignment

March 9, 2018

Hello All,

I've bought a Kaweco Perkeo when they came out since they perfect daily pens (full size, good nib, nice retro colors, etc.), however the pen's nib tines are visibly out of alignment. I noticed that the nib is also not aligned on the feed and I aligned it by holding from sides with a cloth. This alignment equalized the nib more or less, but it's not perfect. I can still see some difference even with naked eye, however the pen is writing much more smoothly now.

I also tried to align the nibs by nudging by my nail, but since it's both a daily driver and a lower end pen aimed to beginners, the nib is very springy. It retains its tine positions very well.

Did anyone experienced a similar issue? How can I fix the issue?

Thanks in advance,

Hakan

March 10, 2018

I was disappointed with my Kaweco Sport for years, even after a very skilled person adjusted it, but have finally found a means of turning it into a pen I do not regret buying:

Convert the pen to an eyedropper. On my Sport, all this move involved was to stop using the cartridge. I didn't even grease the threads, and I've been able to carry the pen around without a single leak or burp.
Use very wet inks. I have lately been using Birmingham Pen Company inks, but I suspect that De Atramentis inks would work similarly.

With the significantly increased flow, the Sport has become a good enough writer that I would consider giving one as a gift to a person new to fountain pens.

For various other ideas, search the forum for "Kaweco nib problems." There are several threads in which people describe steps they've taken to compensate for the deficiencies of Kaweco nibs.

I believe that companies like Kaweco rely very heavily on the assumption that most customers will be willing to try to fix their own nibs, as opposed to returning them for refund or exchange.

March 11, 2018

I was disappointed with my Kaweco Sport for years, even after a very skilled person adjusted it, but have finally found a means of turning it into a pen I do not regret buying:
Convert the pen to an eyedropper. On my Sport, all this move involved was to stop using the cartridge. I didn't even grease the threads, and I've been able to carry the pen around without a single leak or burp.
Use very wet inks. I have lately been using Birmingham Pen Company inks, but I suspect that De Atramentis inks would work similarly.
With the significantly increased flow, the Sport has become a good enough writer that I would consider giving one as a gift to a person new to fountain pens.

I have a standard Sport and Perkeo. Their feeds are very different and they don't have the same nibs. After washing the sport with dish soap + water solution (actually read it here somewhere, or someone answered my question, I don't remember), it started to write well with Kaweco inks. I use the caramel brown on that one, and while it writes well, it uses little ink, which is surprisingly nice.

I believe that companies like Kaweco rely very heavily on the assumption that most customers will be willing to try to fix their own nibs, as opposed to returning them for refund or exchange.

My Perkeo has no flow problems. It's just scratchy. Perkeo is a new pen and possibly its production line have some problems assembling the pen. It's more than half decent, but it's not refined as a Lamy Safari or Al-Star.

I will adjust its nib and use the pen, because of the bookshop I bought is a big franchise (which is more into selling things rather than being a genuine bookshop), and the hassle of dealing with them is way greater than fixing a scratchy nib. I think I can manage to fix it if I read beforehand and be patient about the issue.

Thanks for your answers and opinions. It's greatly appreciated.

Edited March 11, 2018 by bayindirh