What does a stub nib do?
The tipping of a stub nib is flattened to a rectangular shape. This allows the stub to lay down a thick downstroke and a thinner horizontal line. Stub nibs have rounded corners to provide a smoother writing experience. Italic nibs have sharper edges to accentuate line variation, even with smaller tip sizes.
What is the difference between a stub nib and a broad nib?
What’s the difference between a broad nib and a stub nib? A broad nib is like a any normal nib, but wider. A stub nib has some line variation, so theres a difference in the thickness of the line when your going horizontal or going vertical.
What is OmniFlex nib?
In early 2018, the OmniFlex nib was first introduced on brands like Conklin and Monteverde. This is a stainless steel #6 size nib with a distinct shape and design to allow for increased softness, flexibility in the tines, and variation in line width based on your writing pressure.
What is a cursive italic nib?
A cursive italic point is similar to a stub except sharper, giving more line-width variation between the vertical and horizontal strokes. It is also more position sensitive, however; the sharper and narrower the point, the less smooth it will feel on paper.
Which nib size is best?
As a rule of thumb, most are usually between a 0.5mm and a 0.7mm line, with the Eastern (Japanese) nibs being on the finer end and the Western (Italian, & German) nibs being on the thicker end. Going with a fine point is still better suited for smaller, more deliberate handwriting styles.
How do you write oblique nibs?
The key to using an oblique nib is in the rotation of the pen in your fingertips. If you are right-handed you will rotate the gripping section of a left oblique, and thus the nib, toward your thumb. This will keep the flat edge properly on the paper as you write.
Who makes Conklin OmniFlex nib?
JoWo
This silver replacement Conklin/Monteverde Omniflex #6 steel fountain pen nib unit made by JoWo will fit into most Conklin and Monteverde pens that accept a #6 nib. This nib comes installed on a Conklin/Monteverde housing and feed.
Are OmniFlex nibs good?
The JoWo OmniFlex feels smoother, more consistent, and takes less pressure to flex, which is a delight for an everyday writing experience. With some moderate pressure, this is a nib that just about anyone can enjoy with dependable performance.
When does a nib pen produce line variation?
A nib produces line variation when it is capable of thicker and thinner strokes, adding a calligraphic flair to your handwriting. Stub and flex nibs are capable of producing line variation.
What’s the difference between italic nibs and stub nibs?
They’re quite similar to stub nibs with a subtle difference. Stub nibs have rounded corners to provide a smoother writing experience. Italic nibs have sharper edges to accentuate line variation, even with smaller tip sizes. Italic nibs tend to have a smaller sweet spot and exhibit more feedback.
How big is a stub nib on a fountain pen?
The stub nib automatically adds calligraphic flair to your everyday handwriting with hardly any adjustment to your writing style. Just like standard, round writing nibs, stub nib sizes vary in size from 0.6mm to 2.3mm, which is a measurement of the downstroke. The smaller the size, the less line variation is noticeable.
What’s the difference between gold and steel nibs?
Many steel nibs have a finer point than the equivalent gold nib. This is certainly true for Pelikan, Lamy (except the Lamy 2000 fountain pen), Edison and Bexley. Generally speaking, Japanese-made pens have finer nibs than American pens which are in turn finer than European pens.