Which pen is the easiest to change the nib of ?

[goodguy]

out of all the pens you know who do you find is the easiest or fastest to change the nib ?

[kaisede]

pelikan, twist and turn.

[izlat]

no idea here, but I'd like to know, too - so let's hope someone who know better shows up soon

 

Cheers

Ivo

[POE]

Screw in nibs:

Pelikan, Esterbrook, Parker 45

 

Changes the whole filler and nib unit in one motion:

 

Namiki VP & Decimo

[Songwind]

Pelikan by far for me. Sheaffer Targa and Triumph Imperial are pretty much permanently mounted in the section. My others are not twist out, but I assume are removable SOMEHOW.

[Deirdre]

Namiki Vanishing Point by a long shot. I don't think anything else comes close.

[polverone]

The Parker Sonnet nibs screw out like a Pelikan - not as robust though, and I don't think I'd want to remove the nib on a regular basis for fear of wearing the threads out. I just replaced one a couple weeks ago and it took all of a few seconds...no leaks so far either.

[bgray]

Bexleys are also screw-out.

[Robert Hughes]

The Esterbrooks are the only ones I actually change nibs on, though.

[HDoug]

In addition to those mentioned, Lamy Safari/AL-star. They just slide in and out.

 

Doug

[RayMan]

Esterbrook (screw in and out)

 

Lamy Vista, Safari and Studio (slip on and off)

[ethernautrix]

Namiki Vanishing Point by a long shot. I don't think anything else comes close.

Um... Pelikan.

 

And I see there are others. Which is good to know. For me, I mean. I didn't realize there were all these other options.

[nolagraph]

On the Cross Century II you can just unscrew the nib/feed/section/cartridge and screw in a new one. No muss, no fuss.

[scribe75]

Cross Townsend and Pelikans are easy. Visconti is also pretty easy, pull, change, and clean/write.

[Paddler]

With the exception of the inlaid nibs, Snorkel nibs screw out.

 

You didn't restrict the choices to fountain pens. Dip pen nibs are easier to swap out than any others!

 

Paddler

 

[Songwind]

With the exception of the inlaid nibs, Snorkel nibs screw out.

 

You didn't restrict the choices to fountain pens. Dip pen nibs are easier to swap out than any others!

 

Paddler

 

Actually, my Pelikan is easier to get nibs out of than my Speedball oblique holder.

[PigsEye]

Add Taccia, Conklin and Think to the screw out nib list.

[rroossinck]

Conklins and Taccias screw out? All of mine (which is a total of nine or ten) are friction-fit with #6 nibs.

[PigsEye]

Conklins and Taccias screw out? All of mine (which is a total of nine or ten) are friction-fit with #6 nibs.

 

 

I know the Conklin did and I'm almost 100% sure that it was a taccia staccato that the guy at the shop grabbed and unscrewed the nib. Reason being, I was looking at a Think, which only comes in M and he got those 2 as well as the Think and took the nibs out to see if they were interchangable. He then proceeded to pull the nib itself off of the unscrewed piece. Would that be friction-fit? They were schmidt nibs, if that makes a difference.

[myles]

Conklins and Taccias screw out? All of mine (which is a total of nine or ten) are friction-fit with #6 nibs.

 

Some of the Taccia models certainly have a screw out unit, but I think not all.

Imperial Portuguese definitely (I have one in hand and just checked), and I'm fairly sure the the Continental, and maybe the Staccato and the Mother of Pearl.

I think not the Ta-ke. I don't know about the Andante, the Doric, or the Portuguese.

 

I suspect many screw out models, not just Taccia, actually have a friction-fit nib within the screw-out plastic end-piece/feed, but it probably counts as a screw-out "nib unit".

 

Regards, Myles.