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Good morning! Unfortunately I cannot speak Italian, so my introduction will be in English.

I am someone who enjoys writing with fountain pens, but I have already bought every pen I need (I own 7 pens, use 3 to test nibs and 4 to write and currently only 2 are functional, the other two need some repairs). The two pens I use are a Grifos Stingray with a titanium nib I ground to a zoom-architect and a Ranga Bamboo with a Jowo Soft steel nib with a balalaika shaped breather hole.

I enjoy modifying nibs a lot- the nib is the most important part of the pen in my opinion, as it dictates the writing experience. Over the past year I have been modifying steel nibs for flex. Currently, the maximum flex I have managed is 1.5cm but usually I stop at 8mm.

I look forward to participating in this community!

Welcome LordCactus, I eagerly awaited your entrance into this community of fountain pen enthusiasts. I'm confident that you'll be able to share some of your extraordinary technical expertise in flexible nibs with us as well.

Hello and welcome! I can't wait to read your advices and see your photos.

lordcactus ha scritto: ↑lunedì 13 maggio 2024, 11:28 the maximum flex I have managed is 1.5cm but usually I stop at 8mm.

At first I thought 1.5mm is not that much, then I realized it was CM!!!

Koten90 ha scritto: ↑lunedì 13 maggio 2024, 12:16 Hello and welcome! I can't wait to read your advices and see your photos.

lordcactus ha scritto: ↑lunedì 13 maggio 2024, 11:28 the maximum flex I have managed is 1.5cm but usually I stop at 8mm.

At first I thought 1.5mm is not that much, then I realized it was CM!!!

I will make a post with images soon!
I am trying to figure out how to upload images at the moment.

Here is a youtube video of one of the 8mm flex nibs!

[youtube]https://youtu.be/89QVHfTl9Ws?si=IE8MCjnyBWiYhPrt[/youtube]

Oh ho?

The lord cactus?

Welcome welcome

Can't wait to see your custom "monsters" in action


Lord cactus è famoso per le sue modifiche peculiari con pennini per ottenere variazioni di tratto esagerate

Hello,
welcome among us

I'm looking forward to seeing some of your creations.

Hi,

a warm welcom from me, I'm quite interested on you nib "modding", if you need to upload images, there is this article:

viewtopic.php?t=3432

unfortunately it is in Italian, but the google translation seems readable to me even though the images remain in Italian.

Simone

lordcactus ha scritto: ↑lunedì 13 maggio 2024, 11:28 I enjoy modifying nibs a lot- the nib is the most important part of the pen in my opinion, as it dictates the writing experience. Over the past year I have been modifying steel nibs for flex. Currently, the maximum flex I have managed is 1.5cm but usually I stop at 8mm.

I look forward to participating in this community!

Hello Lordcactus, welcome in the Forum! Flex nibs are a fascinating topic indeed!

Welcome in our community!

We are really looking forward to reading your posts, as we have always been in need of an expert voice in the nib topics; as you say, nibs are the core of the fountain pen, all the other part of the pen contribute only to a fraction of the writing experience.

Rest assured we will await your contributions eagerly.

Welcome to you!