Bumping gold nib in bottom of ink bottle

March 12

Hi! So I am being paranoid again and anxious about my nib. I'm not sure if it is just me thinking that its writing had changed or it is really damaged. I feel like it is feedbacky now after bumping its nib (Custom 823) tip in bottom of the ink bottle while refilling. Does this pen have a sweet spot?

For context, I really forgot how this pen felt on a fountain pen-friend paper (just a cheap kokuyo, so not really FP-friendly) after writing to bunch of different cheap papers over the recent days. I also did not really mind the smoothness of the pen over the past few days and just wrote with it, so I forgot how smooth it was. But I know it is smooth. My grip also had changed.

March 12

Hi @penmaster6969 It would be great if you could show the pen to someone knowledgeable. Is there is a pen club in your area? (From what you've said I really doubt that you did any damage to the pen)

March 12

1 hour ago, OCArt said:

Hi @penmaster6969 It would be great if you could show the pen to someone knowledgeable. Is there is a pen club in your area? (From what you've said I really doubt that you did any damage to the pen)

as far as I know, the nearest one is in the province away; i'd have to send this pen out for some days if I want it checked. Besides, there's no real nibmeister I know in our country.

March 13

14 hours ago, penmaster6969 said:

Hi! So I am being paranoid again and anxious about my nib. I'm not sure if it is just me thinking that its writing had changed or it is really damaged. I feel like it is feedbacky now after bumping its nib (Custom 823) tip in bottom of the ink bottle while refilling. Does this pen have a sweet spot?

For context, I really forgot how this pen felt on a fountain pen-friend paper (just a cheap kokuyo, so not really FP-friendly) after writing to bunch of different cheap papers over the recent days. I also did not really mind the smoothness of the pen over the past few days and just wrote with it, so I forgot how smooth it was. But I know it is smooth. My grip also had changed.

Just because you are paranoid it doesn't mean there isn't a problem. I don't like to put pressure on the nib on the ink bottle bottom, not easy with a button filler and especially a Duofold AF. You need to use two hands which is a bit awkward.