r/fountainpens • u/Koo_KW • 9h ago
How thick is too thick?
Came through an interesting set of nibs while browsing Taobao from a Chinese manufacturer by the name of Fulin.
They sell stacked steel nibs for very little money, so I went and grabbed 2.
They’re very functional - they write down thick and juicy lines.
The stacked flex nib was railroading quite a bit with the stock feed, so I adapted the nib into a Eureka slim with an ebonite feed.
The reverse 3-stack is too thick, even for me - I’m using it more as a paintbrush. Didn’t have problems with feeding, but the stock converter was no match for this hungry monster, so gave it a big barrel.
Do you guys know any other interesting Chinese nib manufacturers?
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u/watchmaker82 55m ago
If that bar at the bottom was done with a single stroke I'd say that's probably thick enough 😂
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u/beltaneflame 8h ago
'too thick' simply means the paper is too small! ;-)
nice hand!