paintspill
Member
hey folks. can you "grind" or shape a standard medium or fine nib to a itallic or calligraphy type nib or would i have to buy one. i have a couple not so great pens i would gladly experiment on if it is possible.
shaping your nibs
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tim self
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It can be done with a little practice. I have not attempted it but what have you got to loose except a few cheap nibs? I did a quick search and this is the first one I found. http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/aboutpens/ludwig-tan.html Good luck.
paintspill
Member
thank you so much tim. i love this place. i have a fountain pen i made recently that failed miserably. no better place to try it i guess.
maybe i'll document the process to help others out.
maybe i'll document the process to help others out.
paintspill
Member
ok. so i went for it today. i took one of the pens i did that the finish failed and sanded the tip. i started with the set up in the first picture to remove the 'bump' on the bottom. then i switched to sanding freehand making sure to keep the pen as vertical as possible and not moving my wrist but pivoting my arm. i started with a 600 grit which in this case is more like a 500 if there is such a thing. then when i was happy with the shape i moved to wet sanding on a different 600. sounds strange but it would be like 600 and 800. testing as i went by dipping so i wouldn't have to fill and empty the pen. i finished of on a brown paper bag. came across that somewhere. seemed to work good for finishing.
i'm happy with the results. now to practice my penmanship.
i'm happy with the results. now to practice my penmanship.
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simomatra
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Many thanks for the link Tim
tim self
Member
Great results for the first time. Glad to help.