Woodex Pens

[hari317]

5 hours ago, hariharan said:

 

Do you send them ebonite rods, for they make only the standard mottled ebonite colours. Even the earlier matte green of your woodex was fantastic. 

No. I just choose my color from the options they provide. 🙏🏼

[hari317]

Woodex 39:  

with an Ambitious no 40 nib unit available at ASA pens. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambitious no 40 nib unit compared to Bock 250 ( no 6) nib unit. 

 

 

Writing sample: 

[Aravind_A_2310]

59 minutes ago, hari317 said:

Woodex 39:  

with an Ambitious no 40 nib unit available at ASA pens. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambitious no 40 nib unit compared to Bock 250 ( no 6) nib unit. 

 

 

 

Wow... That's one handsome looking pen... Honestly I think the no.40 nib suits it more than the kanwrite no 35 nib it comes with... Feels more in proportions with the section and the pen overall... How's it to write with? Could you share a writing sample?

 

Cheers

Aravind

[K Singh]

57 minutes ago, hari317 said:

Woodex 39:  

with an Ambitious no 40 nib unit available at ASA pens. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambitious no 40 nib unit compared to Bock 250 ( no 6) nib unit. 

 

 

 

Very nice 👍. For anyone who loves Indian eyedropper pens, I think this is a must buy. The finishing and the polishing of this pen is just superb. 

[hari317]

1 hour ago, Aravind_A_2310 said:

Wow... That's one handsome looking pen... Honestly I think the no.40 nib suits it more than the kanwrite no 35 nib it comes with... Feels more in proportions with the section and the pen overall... How's it to write with? Could you share a writing sample?

 

Cheers

Aravind

Woodex has no 40 nibs in stock now and can supply you in friction fit setup. They dont have nib units. you can buy nib unit from ASA and request Woodex to thread accordingly if they agree. 

 

I will try to post a writing sample

 

 

 

[hari317]

1 hour ago, K Singh said:

Very nice 👍. For anyone who loves Indian eyedropper pens, I think this is a must buy. The finishing and the polishing of this pen is just superb. 

thanks

[Aravind_A_2310]

38 minutes ago, hari317 said:

Woodex has no 40 nibs in stock now and can supply you in friction fit setup. They dont have nib units. you can buy nib unit from ASA and request Woodex to thread accordingly if they agree. 

 

I will try to post a writing sample

 

 

 

Also, do you know if the model 4 and model 40 also accept this no.40 nib?

[hari317]

31 minutes ago, Aravind_A_2310 said:

Also, do you know if the model 4 and model 40 also accept this no.40 nib?

I don't know, but you can ask them

[sansenri]

6 hours ago, hari317 said:

Woodex has no 40 nibs in stock now and can supply you in friction fit setup. They dont have nib units. you can buy nib unit from ASA and request Woodex to thread accordingly if they agree. 

 

I will try to post a writing sample

 

 

 

Looks very nice, it's a rather large pen, isn't it?

So if I understand you set up the no. 40 Ambitious nib with a feed and collar and asked Woodex to thread the pen to the size of the collar.

What collar and feed are you using there? (I understand you got it from Asa).

The threading on that collar looks larger that the size 6 Bock next to it, is it a size 8 diameter collar?

thanks

 

PS

an additinal questions regarding ASA.

These days their online shop seems to be out of stock of almost anything.

I wanted to order an I Can from them but it's many months all ASA pens are out of stock except the odd one or two.

I also notice that when some of their pens are available there is only one choice of ebonite (usually black) and finish (usually matt), and other coloured ebonite is very rarely available.

Do they have specific problems? I suppose Covid has not helped.

[hari317]

10 minutes ago, sansenri said:

Looks very nice, it's a rather large pen, isn't it?

So if I understand you set up the no. 40 Ambitious nib with a feed and collar and asked Woodex to thread the pen to the size of the collar.

What collar and feed are you using there? (I understand you got it from Asa).

The threading on that collar looks larger that the size 6 Bock next to it, is it a size 8 diameter collar?

thanks

 

PS

an additinal questions regarding ASA.

These days their online shop seems to be out of stock of almost anything.

I wanted to order an I Can from them but it's many months all ASA pens are out of stock except the odd one or two.

I also notice that when some of their pens are available there is only one choice of ebonite (usually black) and finish (usually matt), and other coloured ebonite is very rarely available.

Do they have specific problems? I suppose Covid has not helped.

Thanks! 
this is a complete nib unit supplied by ambitious. Nib unit consisting of housing feed and nib. ASA resold this nib unit to me. 
Woodex supplied the pen with a no 35 nib friction fit.

I threaded their section for this no 40 nib unit. 
I hope it is crystal clear now. 👍
I have no idea about other asa items. Maybe you can ask them directly? 
best

hari

 

[hari317]

11 hours ago, Aravind_A_2310 said:

How's it to write with? Could you share a writing sample?

It’s a nice writer. I have updated my post with a written sample. 

[sansenri]

On 4/1/2022 at 2:54 PM, hari317 said:

Thanks! 
this is a complete nib unit supplied by ambitious. Nib unit consisting of housing feed and nib. ASA resold this nib unit to me. 
Woodex supplied the pen with a no 35 nib friction fit.

I threaded their section for this no 40 nib unit. 
I hope it is crystal clear now. 👍
I have no idea about other asa items. Maybe you can ask them directly? 
best

hari

 

Got it, thanks. I understand you bought the full no. 40 nib unit from Asa, and that the Woodex pen was a 35 nib friction fit (so I assume the diameter of the friction fit feed was 6mm or just a fraction more).

When you threaded the pen for the 40 nib unit, to which diameter did you thread it? (I assume to thread it you need to know the diameter...)

It is correct to say that the nib unit that holds the 40 nib is a larger diameter than the threading that would hold the Bock size 6 nib unit that you are showing in your images? (they look different diameter!).

(you know why I ask, Hari? because there is still a group buy going on for the Ambitious nibs, and I still have not understood if the no. 40 Ambitious nib can be fitted in a Bock size 6 housing, or it needs a larger one with a larger feed!... I did ask, and the answers was that no. 35 and no. 40 nibs both fit in a size 6 housing... but then others said the no. 40 does not, so I want to be 100% sure)

[hari317]

5 hours ago, sansenri said:

Got it, thanks. I understand you bought the full no. 40 nib unit from Asa, and that the Woodex pen was a 35 nib friction fit (so I assume the diameter of the friction fit feed was 6mm or just a fraction more).

When you threaded the pen for the 40 nib unit, to which diameter did you thread it? (I assume to thread it you need to know the diameter...)

It is correct to say that the nib unit that holds the 40 nib is a larger diameter than the threading that would hold the Bock size 6 nib unit that you are showing in your images? (they look different diameter!).

(you know why I ask, Hari? because there is still a group buy going on for the Ambitious nibs, and I still have not understood if the no. 40 Ambitious nib can be fitted in a Bock size 6 housing, or it needs a larger one with a larger feed!... I did ask, and the answers was that no. 35 and no. 40 nibs both fit in a size 6 housing... but then others said the no. 40 does not, so I want to be 100% sure)

That’s right the ambitious no 40 nib unit is NOT bock threads compatible. In fact it’s some proprietary design meaning not compatible with JoWo or bock. It has inch threads. 
 

Best

hari

 

[sansenri]

17 hours ago, hari317 said:

That’s right the ambitious no 40 nib unit is NOT bock threads compatible. In fact it’s some proprietary design meaning not compatible with JoWo or bock. It has inch threads. 
 

Best

hari

 

 

Thanks Hari, I apologize for insisting with questions, I am trying to collect useful info from you! 🙏

So excuse my curiosity, how do you thread a pen for such nib unit? you need the right size tool, I assume.

And also, OK that the no. 40 Ambitious nib unit is not compatible with Bock unit threading, as the threading is different, but if you pull out just the nib and feed, can you fit an Ambitious no. 40 nib in a Bock housing, or is also the size of "foot of the nibs" and of the feeds different?

[sansenri]

trying to make my question even simpler to understand

are these sizes shown in the picture (internal diameter of the housing) the same?

and can I use a loose Ambitious no. 40 nib in a Bock hosing with a Bock feed?

 

 

 

[hari317]

12 hours ago, sansenri said:

are these sizes shown in the picture (internal diameter of the housing) the same?

and can I use a loose Ambitious no. 40 nib in a Bock hosing with a Bock feed?

I havent measured the IDs. But I think its unlikely a loose no 40 nib can be successfully integrated into a Bock Housing and Bock feed. Bock housing has a positive stop for the nib and the no 40 will prove too long for it to fit properly in relation to the feed.

Best bet for you is to ask Ranga if they can get the nib units from ASA and make a pen for you usng that nib unit.  

[hari317]

12 hours ago, sansenri said:

So excuse my curiosity, how do you thread a pen for such nib unit? you need the right size tool, I assume.

yes, you can do it with the right tools. you will need more than one.

[sansenri]

On 4/5/2022 at 9:53 AM, hari317 said:

I havent measured the IDs. But I think its unlikely a loose no 40 nib can be successfully integrated into a Bock Housing and Bock feed. Bock housing has a positive stop for the nib and the no 40 will prove too long for it to fit properly in relation to the feed.

Best bet for you is to ask Ranga if they can get the nib units from ASA and make a pen for you usng that nib unit.  

 

thanks for answering, that's what concerns me, I was wondering whether I should get some spare Ambitious no. 40 nibs in the running group buy, but if I can't fit them in Bock housing, and if they need larger housing and feed, I don't have the correct set up to use them... (nor pens).

The guy running the group buy says they do fit size 6 housing, but I'm somewhat skeptical.

Perhaps I should just get one or two and make my own tests...

 

oh, and yes, I will possibly ask Ranga if they can set one no. 40 Ambitious up on one of my next Rangas...

[antarmukhee]

@hari317 thanks to your pics, I got a model 39. I liked it very much. Very elegant in appearance.

They offer 2 types of model 39 now. One comes with a friction fit #35mm nib. The other version comes with a friction fit #40mm ambitious nib, a white dot on cap, slightly different shape of section. This is my first jumbo pen with 40 mm nib. Hands are not used to it yet.

 

Now that many Indian companies offer screw-in nib units (eg. Kanwrite, Ambitious, Click etc), I hope there will be versatile & robust pens at entry-level prices for people who are unable to afford higher-end nibs or gold nibs.

 

[hari317]

22 minutes ago, bestillmysoul said:

@hari317 thanks to your pics, I got a model 39. I liked it very much. Very elegant in appearance.

They offer 2 types of model 39 now. One comes with a friction fit #35mm nib. The other version comes with a friction fit #40mm ambitious nib, a white dot on cap, slightly different shape of section. This is my first jumbo pen with 40 mm nib. Hands are not used to it yet.

 

Now that many Indian companies offer screw-in nib units (eg. Kanwrite, Ambitious, Click etc), I hope there will be versatile & robust pens at entry-level prices for people who are unable to afford higher-end nibs or gold nibs.

 

Congrats. I have that white dot 40mm friction fit version also and it’s superb. I hope you’ll enjoy yours.