I finally got into the italic nib world today when my Twisbi 1.1 arrived. I love it. After listening to the FP Geeks podcast I ordered three Lamy italic nibs, 1.1.1.5 and 1.9 to see the differences.
Italic Nibs
I finally got into the italic nib world today when my Twisbi 1.1 arrived. I love it. After listening to the FP Geeks podcast I ordered three Lamy italic nibs, 1.1.1.5 and 1.9 to see the differences.
They are very addicting aren't they?
Wait til you start having someone like Pendleton Brown grind some for you on a favorite pen. Yikes.
Italic nibs are the best way to make your handwriting shine! You can never have too many.
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Yes, indeed, and yes, you can.Originally Posted by peterpen53
Yep, my thought exactly. So I ground my Kaweco Sport BB into a right oblique. It is a bit scratchy, but totally worth it, since the Kaweco BB nib had an evil baby bottom (seems to occur rather often).
I don't think I'm ready to grind my own but would consider having some ground for me by pros. I'll probably wait till next year's Philly show
I understand that. I ground and slightly scratchy Tombow F nib to an 1mm (steel) stub, when the iridium point fell off after applying too much pressure during the smoothing...
As for the Kaweco: The baby bottom was too bad not to get it done, but the pen is too cheap to get it done professionally. Also the BB nib is so broad that there was enough room for correcting mistakes done during the grinding process. I ground off 0.5mm so far and there is at least 0.5 left if there is the need for further corrections.
I actually never should have bought it but just a normal B nib (also cheaper)...
Before grinding the Kaweco I trained a bit with Lamy B nibs. They are cheap enough for that purpose (4,90€).
The important point is knowing, when to stop!
But back to the OP:
I don't like the 1.5 nib. Too broad for my normal handwriting, too small for my highlighting ink. So I got the 1.1 for normal writing (great cheap nib!!!) and a 1.9 for highlighting. Unfortunately the feed of my Logo cannot keep up with the 1.9 nib during fast strokes, which are essential for highlighting... =(
Last edited by Pinkys.Brain; March 2nd, 2012 at 04:41 AM.
This is what we like to hear! Be sure to let us know which one you prefer. I think my favorite is generally a 1.1mm stub.
I really like the 1.9 best.
You won't be sending many postcards with that sucker, though. I have fun while writing with a really wide nib, but if the point is putting words on paper, you have to have bigger and bigger pieces of paper...
True. For that I'm using my Twisby 1.5, not to mention the remaining pens in my collection with fine and medium nibs. But sitting down to think out a project with the 1.9 is really quite an interesting experience. It makes everything you write seem important.
A megalomania nib!
I have yet to try I true nice Italic nib....... some day.
Exactly!
What fountain pen are you using and does the feed of the pen allow fast writing with the 1.9 nib?
Be careful what you wish for. You might not look back...
Cheers,
Peter
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Just got my TWSBI 1.1 in the mail today and it's fantastic.
I'm using the Twisbi 540 ROC and find myself writing pretty naturally.
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