Penultimate
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Greetings
I'm a cheap guy so I don't like to spend a lot on nib units. $20 for a bock/Jowo is a little steep for my hobby so I keep looking for deals. I was buying Schmidt nibs from Milan's pen but the website appears to be shut down. I found cheap Jinhao #5 nibs online for about $4 apiece. I thought it was worth a try and figure out how to make them work.
When I received them and they appear OK. The thread measured about 0.245 with 36 tpi. I bought a tap and die from Victoria Machinery. I got them today and drilled a #2 drill hole and tapped a piece of scrap. The first couple threads started. So I rethreaded the nub unit with the die and it worked perfectly. The pitch was good just not the thread depth.
If you are looking for some inexpensive nibs for experimenting or just starting out this could be an option. Not sure how they write.
I like to buy stuff from Victor Machine, they have lots of stuff and the prices are good. However, I was disappointed with my purchase. The tap had a lot of gunk in it. I thought it was used. A 5C collet also didn't look like my other collets. It was black oxides with a big bare spot on it.
Just kinda disappointed has anyone else had issues?
Thanks.
I'm a cheap guy so I don't like to spend a lot on nib units. $20 for a bock/Jowo is a little steep for my hobby so I keep looking for deals. I was buying Schmidt nibs from Milan's pen but the website appears to be shut down. I found cheap Jinhao #5 nibs online for about $4 apiece. I thought it was worth a try and figure out how to make them work.
When I received them and they appear OK. The thread measured about 0.245 with 36 tpi. I bought a tap and die from Victoria Machinery. I got them today and drilled a #2 drill hole and tapped a piece of scrap. The first couple threads started. So I rethreaded the nub unit with the die and it worked perfectly. The pitch was good just not the thread depth.
If you are looking for some inexpensive nibs for experimenting or just starting out this could be an option. Not sure how they write.
I like to buy stuff from Victor Machine, they have lots of stuff and the prices are good. However, I was disappointed with my purchase. The tap had a lot of gunk in it. I thought it was used. A 5C collet also didn't look like my other collets. It was black oxides with a big bare spot on it.
Just kinda disappointed has anyone else had issues?
Thanks.