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Tom's Studio - Fountain Pen Nib - ProFlex

$4600
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Tom's Studio - Fountain Pen Nib - ProFlex

The Pro-Flex nib is a professional-grade titanium Zebra G with a super fine point, offering fantastic results (it flexes from hairline to 2mm) but requires a light touch, which comes from many hours of practice with a more straightforward calligraphy pen. For this reason, we recommend the Pro-Flex for experienced calligraphers only.

This nib also features a new ink delivery system, the feed, which is designed to stay in contact with the nib. It achieves this through an integrated 'leaf spring', allowing the feed to flex when the nib does. Most flex pens fail when the feed loses contact with the nib, but this innovation ensures a consistent ink flow. This clever feature also acts as a 'sump', storing excess ink and releasing it as needed when the nib requires it.

Details

Made to work in all of my fountain pens, the housing is a Bock 250 size 6, which is common to many lovely tools.

Most fountain pen nibs are made from stainless steel, which is highly resistant to corrosion but is also extremely hard. Calligraphy nibs, on the other hand, are made from softer, springier alloys that allow them to flex with very little pressure. The trade-off is that these alloys corrode over time. However, the titanium coating protects the nib and makes it last up to six times longer than a standard nib. Once your nib eventually wears out, you can remove it with pliers and replace it with a new one.

This is a very juicy nib, which is amazing for performance but can occasionally cause the nib to leak when you don't intend it to. If this happens, just remove the cartridge or converter before travelling or storing.

A very frustrating feature of eye-dropper pens is that they sometimes suffer from 'ink burping' (very unpleasant!). This is a mystery that even the greatest minds are still trying to decipher, but it can mean that ink-hungry nibs like the pro-flex can be affected by inconsistent ink flow. If this happens, it may be worth reverting to an ink cartridge or converter.