Franklin-Christoph nib & feed?

[cjester]

A co-worker wants me to make a pen, and he has a "spare" Franklin-Christoph nib & feed to use. I don't know exactly which model, and we're not in any hurry. Just curious if anybody here has used a F-C feed on a pen?

 

[jalbert]

They use standard jowo nibs. If you make kitless pens, you can use the standard tap for the jowo nib units. Not sure about their compatibility with kit pens though

 

[cjester]

Excellent, thank you! If I make this it would be kitless. I haven't done kitless yet, but I'm getting there. Glad to hear it's a standard tap, that makes this more likely to happen.

 

[More4dan]

Well, it's a standard fountain pen nib/feed/section thread but not exactly a standard thread. The JOWO and BOCK nib feeds use proprietary threads. The taps are made special order or from a couple vendors. You can't get them from the local hardware store nor most online places.


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[cjester]

Well, it's a standard fountain pen nib/feed/section thread but not exactly a standard thread. The JOWO and BOCK nib feeds use proprietary threads. The taps are made special order or from a couple vendors. You can't get them from the local hardware store nor most online places.


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Right, thanks. Standard is relative. I know I'll be investing in some expensive specialty taps & dies. But at least this isn't some unknown proprietary oddball that I'd never find, or use often enough to justify the price.

 

[bmachin]

You can get the taps (and I think dies as well) for JOWO nib housings from Mike Redburn at:

Silver Pen Parts

Bill

 

[cjester]

You can get the taps (and I think dies as well) for JOWO nib housings from Mike Redburn at:

Silver Pen Parts

Bill

Thanks. I've looked at his site before, and have now bookmarked the taps section.

 

[peytonstreet]

I've had good luck ordering from these folks:

Taps and Dies

Taps and Dies

www.turnerswarehouse.com