Every nib has his angle but sometimes it's defective because there is no angle! I had to change and curve the nib btwo times to use it! That's why an italic nib it's better! It writes with all angles! But the one of Montblanc its out of a honest price market@ Don't forget nib are siliconated and you can't dismount them😢😂
I think it's time to pull my Indiegraph pen out of the drawer and ink it up, for the first time since jumping in on the initial kickstarter. Thing is, it came with a nail; I want a bit more line variation for drawing; and official flex nib units cost £35. Not bank breaking, but... shoot. 😅 Thankfully a £5 Noodlers Creaper nib fits, but I wouldn't mind just a touch extra flex. That's where this video comes in, and I have to say thanks for the processes and encouragement. I'll give it a whirl.
You can also use the food colouring to tweak the colour of fountain pen ink if you have a fountain pen ink that doesn't make you happy. It works without any issues Thanks for the video, food colouring is a great alternative for kids as its non toxic and doesn't diminish the fountain pen experience..
Yeah the bleed proof marker paper is really good for fountain pens and especially dip pens! Youll really need to force it to scratch open the paper compared to bristol or watercolor or mixed media paper were you can scratch and mess up the ppaper with hard feathers of dip pens really easy.
@2:20 - see and that's where the confusion propagates... Real celluloid isn't acetate. It's nitrate. All the new "celluloid" being made with acetate isn't even real celluloid as the industry new it. So you are being scammed in both directions. They quit producing celluloid nitrate in 1963... if you see a pen with "new celluloid"... that isn't the real stuff...
Great review. Bought one yesterday for sketching. Fantastic! Just wondering, is there an absolute waterproof ink cartridge for this pen that will take watercolour painting? Or do I have to inject the ink? Thanks in advance.
my favorite pen. better than my Lamy Safari. can't say enough about this pen! Features: M F EF nibs all smooth writing with slight flex and line variation (cute smiley face) comfortable ergonomic grip barrel made of comfortable material posts easily and securely with a snap won't roll off table perfect size and weight playful styling great price too good for drawing as well as writing
I’ve been writing with the kakuno xf for a few weeks now. It’s my first fountain pen and I love it! It’s a joy to use and I actually enjoy writing now!
Pelikan offers a nib exchange also a company in Massachusetts does the work. I sent my Pelikan M800 in for a different nib. Pen was returned back in just over a week from the day I sent it to them. Excellent service from Pelikan!!
Great video :-) I own Parker "51"s and many spare nibs from the early-1940s to mid 1960s. At 2:00 you say the "nib" analyzed had 2.6% iridium--do you mean the tip? As I understand it, the "51" nib tip is carefully shaped 14K gold with a thin layer of Ruthenium, 'Plathenium' or various proprietary names for tipping alloys that Parker used over the years in the "51", to obtain a smooth, wear and corrosive ink resistant tip. "51" nibs can have imprints like RU, PL etc. depending on the era produced. I may be wrong, but my notion is that the element iridium came to Earth mostly as a component of meteorites. Due to its high density, it is thought to be more prevalent in the core and mantle, rather than in Earth's crust. The Visconti Homo Sapiens Maxi Bronze original edition is interesting in being a contemporary fountain pen that was first to employ the entire nib itself manufactured from Palladium.
I know I am late to the party here, but do you still use the pen? Did it live up to your thoughts on "using it for a very long time"? I am waiting for pens sent in for a nib swap or nibs that were out of stock. Going on two months now :) It is what it is I guess :)
Better as two videos: The first video is on making a flex nib properly. The second video is your chance to nut around as if you're making a flex nib properly.
Bear in mind that ‘bent’ nibs are available in different nib tip widths, such as 0.6mm or 1.2mm. This will naturally have a very noticeable effect for the user and how he/she is applying ink to paper and for what purpose.
The plastic feed is much better from all points of view. Easier to produce, easier to clean, not as susceptible to manufacturing defects. For ebonite they had to use specialized tools and they needed to be handcrafted. There is no industrial type machine which pops out ebonite feeds. As you mentioned, you enjoy your injection molded plastic feed and it delivers ink very well. I don't have a problem paying 1k for a pen if it's what i want and desire. Montegrappa still builds some celluloid pens, but for me, i would rather get the plastic one and take it to a lacquer specialist to coat it in Urushi. I recently got the 149 Orient Express edition and it's a beautiful pen.
agreed ... the plastic material jinhao used in this model is the worst ... i own two -- both cracked in the body and cap ... the worst jinhao I've bought and I own a LOT of their models, both plastic and metal
I know this video was made a number of years ago, but my experience with a nib exchange was cumbersome and actually expensive. Where I live on the east coast of the US there is no Montblanc boutique nearby so I had to ship the pen out to CA where they do their repairs and exchanges. The bad part is that I had to pay for insured shipping to and from the place. My free nib exchange ended up costing me about $55 and I was not a happy camper with that. If you live near a boutique great, but if not stay away!
