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Sep 26, 2017

Having now tried the pen with many inks, I found this pen to have a rather thick ink spread for a fine nib. Ordered an Edison #5 nib online in Extra fine. It worked very nicely, except I found the Edison nib to be rather 'stiff' and a bit unresponsive as well as not having the same nice flow that the original Levenger nib had. I guess I will have to learn to live with a thicker size on my letters. For simply writing and taking quick notes it is really nice, but for something I have to go back and read several times, I prefer my Waterman for now.

monocline

Feb 22, 2018

F00lw0lfagreed, levenger nibs run "big" compared to other mfgs. FYI, I swapped in a #5 Franklin Christoph SIG nib into my LTech without any issue at all. Excuse the terrible handwriting!

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F00lw0lf

Feb 22, 2018

monoclineYeah, I tried a Faber & Castel Basic nib it works, it just doesn't feel right. In the end I tried some hacks some people had posted about securing the cap and adding tape and stuff to get a better seal. No luck for me, the pen isn't having a good flow from start which means it takes some time to get a good ink flow. I might give it a try later on, but for now, it has become my second pen to be rinsed, cleaned and stored away.

monocline

Feb 22, 2018

F00lw0lfI didn't replace just the nib; i replaced the whole nib/feed unit. Just screwed it in, reattached the converter, and off I went, no issues at all. Not sure if linking to other mfg's/stores is cool on massdrop so I won't but if you go to Franklin Christoph and nibs you can see what they carry if you want to break it back out again.

F00lw0lf

Feb 27, 2018

monoclineYeah, so did I, I don't know what that thing is called except nib since they are under that category on web shops online. I have tried the feeder and nib section and just switched. Still not really loving this pen. If there had been a better market around where I live I would have sold it to someone that appreciated it more. Now it lies in its box un-inked.

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