14/18K Gold Nib for TWSBI Diamond Mini

[Chinmay]

Greetings from Canada to all fountain pen-loving brothers and sisters!

I am looking for your advice on my quest for a 14K or 18K Gold nib that ideally comes rhodium/platinum plated with no branding and fits, and works in the TWSBI Diamond Mini without much tweaking. This may have been discussed before but I am afraid I failed to get clear guidance. Appreciate your time and help. Thank you and stay safe.

Mukherji    

[austinwft]

TWSBI Mini Nib Set, 14K nib – FPnibs

 

Pablo should be able to fix you up with what you are looking for. Give him a chat!

[Chinmay]

Thank you. How do I reach Pablo, please? 

[Chinmay]

Got it --- my bad, the link wasn't working earlier. Thanks again.

[Thinkpad_maven]

Thanks

[max_hat]

I second that, @austinwft. Pablo form FPnibs offers a great service (for tuning, regrinding, and retipping).

 

Another alternative is to get a vintage gold nib and have it rhodium plated. I am not a big fan of TWSBI, but I do like their Go models and hence I have modified a few of them. Hereby I enclose a photo of a Go with a Wahl nib and ebonite feed. I also played a bit with this pen by coating it with a melted celluloid (urushi style but less slippery).

 

[Chinmay]

Thank you! Much appreciated. Your work on the Go with the Wahl nib looks great! Congratulations.

My quest on this topic started with the intent to use a TWSBI Diamond Mini Classic which I bought about 7 years back but never even opened the box (not sure why)! FPnibs is great but the cost surely is a bit more than I had anticipated. So, I kept exploring alternatives and came to learn that Sailor and Pilot nibs may be an option. Meanwhile, I happened on an interesting hybrid pen which I bought and waiting for to arrive. It is a Sheaffer Pop with a Sailor 14K nib! So, now I have two follow up questions:

1. Will a Sailor 14K nib, which may be from a PGS or 1911 regular, fit the TWSBI Diamond Mini, or extending the question, a TWSBI Vac Mini? [I am aware from my research that a 14K Sailor nib will fit well the TWSBI 580/Eco/Precison]
2. If the answer to above is 'No', which other non-Sailor pens can accept a Sailor 14K nib?

I do not like the Sheaffer Pop and wish to put the Sailor nib into a more acceptable writing instrument, if it fits the TWSBI Mini / Vac Mini - good. But I'd be interested to know which other pens can take a Sailor nib. I am sorry if this is against the rules, or inadvertently creating confusion but I have opened another thread under "Of Nibs & Tines"  calling it "Sailor 14K Nib in Non Sailor Pen". Cheers! Mukherji.