Texatdurango
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After reading Anthony’s paper on disassembling different nibs and learning that the large CSUSA nibs fit all the large CSUSA pens, I took a brand new large nib from a yet to be built CSUSA fountain kit, pulled the roller ball out of my daily use Gentleman pen, put a cartridge into the nib and presto… I’m in business.
I also tried two other fountain pens I assembled months ago and without calling out their kit names and starting a kit debate, I will simply say that not all fountain pen nibs are created equal! One nib felt like I was scratching the paper with a straightened out paper clip!
I used the same rubber cartridge in all three nibs and the difference in how they write is daylight and dark, neither of the other pens write as nice as the large CSUSA nib.
I mention this in case someone else tries a kit and also has dismal results. Don’t give up based on the results of one or two kit nibs.
Now I’m hooked! I’m also wondering if the steel nib in the CSUSA kit was so superior to the other two, what will the gold nibs be like? One way to find out… order away! This is going to be fun!
A strange phenomenon, these fountain pens, they make you want to slow down and write nicer rather than the usual hen scratching we (I) have become accustomed to.
I also tried two other fountain pens I assembled months ago and without calling out their kit names and starting a kit debate, I will simply say that not all fountain pen nibs are created equal! One nib felt like I was scratching the paper with a straightened out paper clip!
I used the same rubber cartridge in all three nibs and the difference in how they write is daylight and dark, neither of the other pens write as nice as the large CSUSA nib.
I mention this in case someone else tries a kit and also has dismal results. Don’t give up based on the results of one or two kit nibs.
Now I’m hooked! I’m also wondering if the steel nib in the CSUSA kit was so superior to the other two, what will the gold nibs be like? One way to find out… order away! This is going to be fun!
A strange phenomenon, these fountain pens, they make you want to slow down and write nicer rather than the usual hen scratching we (I) have become accustomed to.