Conklin feed, nib, unit alternatives

[grainweevil]

Any aware of the above? Edison, Bock, etc. that is acceptable ina Mark Twain, duragraph, Word Gauge, Conklinetta?

Not sure if you've found a solution for your Conklin, but I have a spare Conklin feed/housing (no nib) not in use. If either of you so fancy (or anyone else for that matter-- but priority to the two starting this discussion), just PM me an address and I'll send it your way via letter mail. You can then proceed to popping whatever #6 nib you like into the housing.

And answering to your curiosity, the Conklin housing does differ from both standard Jowo and Bock housings.

Thanks for this, worth a thousand words!

Apparently so, as my merely saying as much nearly three months ago didn't stick.

Also, I repeat, unless you have good reason* to do so, why are you trying to unscrew the nib unit on the first place, JFB?

*Cleaning your pen DOES NOT COUNT.

[wingwiper]

Any aware of the above? Edison, Bock, etc. that is acceptable ina Mark Twain, duragraph, Word Gauge, Conklinetta?

Not sure if you've found a solution for your Conklin, but I have a spare Conklin feed/housing (no nib) not in use. If either of you so fancy (or anyone else for that matter-- but priority to the two starting this discussion), just PM me an address and I'll send it your way via letter mail. You can then proceed to popping whatever #6 nib you like into the housing.

And answering to your curiosity, the Conklin housing does differ from both standard Jowo and Bock housings.

Thanks for this, worth a thousand words!

Apparently so, as my merely saying as much nearly three months ago didn't stick.

Also, I repeat, unless you have good reason* to do so, why are you trying to unscrew the nib unit on the first place, JFB?

*Cleaning your pen DOES NOT COUNT.

wow....thanks so much for posting and info. Now we all know!!

[grainweevil]

Ignore me. I was feeling decidedly sorry for myself last night, and should know better than to post.

[Marsilius]

Ignore me. I was feeling decidedly sorry for myself last night, and should know better than to post.

I appreciated the posts and the images. They remind that I am always hoping something will work where it doesn’t quite. I confess with some cheap pens I try changing things out for the sake of some elusive illusory better pen than the one I bought.
I have switched nibs ofr others one that I hoped would be better, and I think it has worked about two ro three times.
A voice of reason never hurts.
And Lord help me, if I waited to do things until I stopped feeling sorry for myself I might never get anything done.

[KrazyIvan]

Conklin is probably closer to Monteverde than anything.

[JFB]

Also, I repeat, unless you have good reason* to do so, why are you trying to unscrew the nib unit on the first place, JFB?
*Cleaning your pen DOES NOT COUNT.

Rather than remove the nib. I wanted to unscrew the nib assembly as per Brian Golet's video so I could eventually try a different nib assembly.

Pax,
John