Is there any difference with a rollerball nib compared to a ballpoint nib. I ask because i'm gonna make some rollerballs, and i'm not interested in buying a kit just for the nib.
If your not confident to make your own there is someone that sells a component part roller nib using a fountain cartridge which also means. Inside pen lenght not critical
Milke, your nibs sound intrigueing. Are they male or female thread?
Either way, have you figured out how to hold them while re-chasing without marring the plating?
What about making little brass couplers that can be pressed into various sized tubes, ( and just screwed into/onto the nibs) but have the same M8.5 thread?