I’ve tried it with some Mylar but it doesn’t seem to help, and I don’t want to go too far in case I really fuck it up. I suspect the tines might need realigning as well. I’m used to low level nib adjustment but this seems to go beyond that unfortunately.
That’s very kind but I want to get _mine_ fixed!
Pens really are about 1/3 price there though, or were. Wish I’d got more. Of course European pens are premium there but cheaper here.
They can go beyond repair and quickly into the bodging end of the scale. Replace then experiment on the old nib.
I have an M205 which I thought was pretty tiny but the M300 is (slightly) smaller than that! Still holds a boatload of ink though, and I quite like dinky pens despite having big hands, seeing as how I mostly use them for journaling. The 1911 I’ve been posting about is also small for instance.Ordered myself a Pelikan Souveran M300 on Amazon yesterday, only £116! Had to snap that little bargain up. Sadly only came with a medium nib, but I'm a fan of Pelikan's medium grinds as compared to say...Lamy or Waterman.
UPDATE! - The M300 arrived. Holy shit it's small! Like really really small. But luckily I'm a Hobbit (5'2'') so I can JUST about use it unposted. The nib is glassy smooth and kinda ''sings''. It's a medium nib but if I were being pedantic I'd label it as a soft-medium. It's very soft, the tines easily spread under minimal pressure to give you that bouncy feeling. To boot it's a wet writer so it gives a nice saturated line.
It's about the same girth as a Parker Jotter but maybe 3/4'' shorter (when unposted).
Super happy and honestly shocked at the size and the performance of the tiny nib!
wayward bob Those notebooks look great (hides wallet)
Callum91
Now - you pen types - I have arthritis and my handwriting had gone to pot nearly a decade ago. I can no longer maintain (easily/without pain) the light pressure required to hold a fountain pen any more. Either that or I have had the wrong pens.
I currently have a Waterman Expert with a medium nib and whatever I write looks like crap of late. Is there a way of making it a rollerball using the ink or cartridges I have? Is there a nib end I can buy that'll convert it?
I've seen rollerballs you can buy that use ink carts or with a converter, hence my asking.
As for the issue if struggling w/fountain pen use - whaddya think? Do I need thicker barrels, summat else? It'd more or less just have to sit in my hand rather than be held if that makes sense. At least, that's what I think - whadda you lot think?
Oh and perhaps summat like a rubberised barrel rather than a shiny slippy one - is that a thing?
, those fuckers are like writing with a Big American hotdog, long AND girthy.
Far as I know you can't turn a fountain pen into a rollerball, the barrel dimensions aren't the same.If you want a thicker pen, how about a Faber Castell Loom?
Or go totally insane like me and sell a kidney to fund a Pelikan M1000 purchase
I'd even suggest the Noodler Ahab fountain pen, the grip section has a very appealing shape to it, kinda like a two tiered approach, narrower closer to the nib then wider near the threading for the cap. It's lightweight and the large nib is nice for gentle ''cruise'' writing (holding the pen further away from the nib and writing at a lower angle), doesn't need any pressure... but they are somewhat unreliable creatures. I happened to get an amazing Ahab but I have friends who bought duds...
I'd even suggest the Noodler Ahab fountain pen, the grip section has a very appealing shape to it, kinda like a two tiered approach, narrower closer to the nib then wider near the threading for the cap. It's lightweight and the large nib is nice for gentle ''cruise'' writing (holding the pen further away from the nib and writing at a lower angle), doesn't need any pressure... but they are somewhat unreliable creatures. I happened to get an amazing Ahab but I have friends who bought duds...
Edit : Yeah the M1000 is stupid expensive but oh-so-nice, really feels like sitting in the back of a Rolls Royce. My pen pal uses a TWISBI ECO, she's a large lass with large hands and it fits her like a glove. The stub nibs on TWISBI pens are very sweet.
I've managed to pare back now.
Was it a Caran D'ache 849?I used to have a drawer like that
I broke my Caran D'Ache biro today - hence all this pen related quizzery.
Link please?
Platinum #3776 Century Fountain Pen Black | Cult Pens was the model I got, you can select the nib width. It should be delivered tomorrow.
Ta for the link anyway
