The Nib Acquisitions 2019
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tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Looks nice! Sorry about the Metro. Too bad Pilot doesn't sell the nibs separately. I guess that's the downside of proprietary nibs.
I ordered another metro this morning before the Fission came. I'll have an extra converter now. I have 3 other pens coming in the next few days as well ..2 Diplomat Magnums (on sale $12.50 each and a Nemosine Singularity in marble blue (close out for $14.00).
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I have several of both those pens. Nice ones over all. I like the Singularity a bit more than the Magnum, it has a better weight and feel in the hand, but the Magnum's nibs seem a bit smoother for the actual writing.
Last week I went to an estate sale. The belongings were those of an architect, possibly Swiss. Picked up a few pads of hotel stationery, a good stack of postcards, and an Aska 104 fountain pen. The pen is in okay shape but I can’t seem to get liquid through the feed. It’s been under water and a touch of ammonia for a few days.
The nib might not be an Aska though; does anyone recognize the logo?
The nib might not be an Aska though; does anyone recognize the logo?
I found a post on fpn from several years ago, with the same nib logo, and the discussion suggested it might be a Mont Blanc nib. That's the only reference I was able to locate at all, and there was not a definitive answer there either.
Also in March picked up a Lamy Al Star the SE from 2017 in Pacific blue. Came with a fine, switched my 1.1 off my other Al Star to it.
This morning...
Pilot Metropolitan in "Gold Zigzag", with medium nib.
I used it today, loaded with Iroshizuku Yama-guri.
Once I got used to it being so much lighter than the Nemosine Fission, I quite like it.
Nib is nice and smooth.
Pilot Metropolitan in "Gold Zigzag", with medium nib.
I used it today, loaded with Iroshizuku Yama-guri.
Once I got used to it being so much lighter than the Nemosine Fission, I quite like it.
Nib is nice and smooth.
Got some parts at a recent Pen Posse get-together last Sunday ... bought some green caps (needed early clips and striped jewels from the 1930's). There was a mother lode of really old Parker parts -- kinda sad though as I'd known the person who had hoarded them over the years, RIP Susan Wirth. You can feel so much history holding a zip lock bag of about 100 broken Vacumatics, simply incredible.
For this project --> The Nib Acquisitions 2018
For this project --> The Nib Acquisitions 2018
This arrived in just over a week via AliExpress. A kaweco copy in bright red. It's got what I'd describe as a proper medium size nib. A nice smooth experience and loaded with diamine poppy red, which seems brighter in this pen than my others. For price (£2.33) it's got no faults.
tankerjohn
A little poofier than I prefer
Newly arrived from Espana:
Custom cursive italic grind on a medium Jowo #6. Wow, I love it already! This bad boy went on my Conklin Duragraph and ups its game wonderfully. Those fpnibs.com guys did a great job. It writes very smoothly. I even got my initials engraved on it (hard to see with the glare in the pic). With shipping, it cost about the same as a stock Jowo stub from a US retailer. We’ll see how I like it over time, but I’m very pleased so far.
Custom cursive italic grind on a medium Jowo #6. Wow, I love it already! This bad boy went on my Conklin Duragraph and ups its game wonderfully. Those fpnibs.com guys did a great job. It writes very smoothly. I even got my initials engraved on it (hard to see with the glare in the pic). With shipping, it cost about the same as a stock Jowo stub from a US retailer. We’ll see how I like it over time, but I’m very pleased so far.
Kaweco classic sport medium burgundy nib section with the gold coloured nib.
I went in on a lot of 3 Sheaffer's. Ended up with a Statesman, a Sentinel, and an Imperial III. I'm looking forward to giving them a good cleaning and topping them off with some 5 O'clock Shadow.
Those are Touchdown fillers? Maybe a Triumph nib or two? Looking forward to the resto and nib shots!
The Imp is a Touchdown. The Statesman and Sentinel are Snorkels.
And give me an hour to get home, Doug.....
The Imperial was the first one to clear out.
The Sentinel cleared out.
And the Statesman
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