Fountain Pens 101: Opening and Tightening Nib Tines

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3 жыл бұрын

In this Fountain Pen 101, I show you my method of opening and tightening nib tines. I hope you find this helpful.
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@jaystone4816 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was very informative. I've heard of using brass shims before, but it's one thing to hear about them and quite another to actually see it being done.

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@ewy1957 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you're doing some how-to videos Roy. This was really helpful-- thanks!

@uqox 3 жыл бұрын

Super smart method. Extremely helpful. I have a tight Rotring pen that I've had issues with for a while that I will try this technique with to see if I can't improve the ink flow. Great video!

@bobabo Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU for this. I'm shimming the hell out of my Visconti and I'm seeing improvement, trying to be patient as you advise. Already feel super empowered. Much appreciated.

@BillPorter1456 Жыл бұрын

Best explanation of the process I've seen, and I've seen many videos on this topic. Thanks!

@AlejandroPato-Fuego 8 ай бұрын

Dude, that was a righteous video. Makes so much sense. No more crushing the tines. I am gonna try that. Thanks

@donaldrice1867 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I have an old flex nib that over lap the tines. I like this method for fixing it much better than just pressing down on them

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@SaintMolotov Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@oscarmedina1597 3 жыл бұрын

Coolness. I like this method. Thanks for posting.

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting right back at ya!

@rurico45 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much that worked quite well!

@cynthiarichter792 Жыл бұрын

Just what I needed! I have a few pens I would like to adjust.

@paulx7620 3 жыл бұрын

Nice method, thanks Roy 👍

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! and thanks for binging my podcast! I hope youre still enjoying it.

@paulx7620 3 жыл бұрын

@@PenBoyRoy for sure think I'm on 20 something by now 👍 definitely just feels like hanging out with old friends

@truereal8158 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man~! I have never used brass shims like that and it is brilliant~!

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

I accidentally do smart things often, and often do dumb things on purpose. Its the recipe for creativity.

@truereal8158 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahha I love it @@PenBoyRoy

@ichirofakename 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@linevariation 3 жыл бұрын

Like sands through the hourglass, so are “The Tips of Our Tines” 😉

@Johan-vk5yd 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@VincentDuxD 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@cwestern08 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks !👍🏽✒️🤓🖋

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!

@kristianhn2479 3 жыл бұрын

This video needs a PG rating, especially when only listening to it 😉 Thanks for the tip 👍

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I thought I would have qualified for at least PG-13

@tangohotellima1895 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Your clip gave me the courage to lightly adjust my Lamys (one Safari: dry writer, one gold nib: misaligned); now they both seem ok. Question: could i ask what is the magnification of the loupe you're using, pls? I have one, supposedly 45x, but i'm not sure if it's bumping up my view of the tines/nib tip enough (or maybe i just need to note the details better).

@christopherpavkovich4995 11 ай бұрын

I’ll floss some micron paper through the tines and that typically takes off just enough material to make it flow better.

@Kamdorian 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome informative video. I have some pens with bent tines will definitely try this on them. Btw what is your favorite pen? Parker?

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Good one!

@davidwright8432 Ай бұрын

Thanks. What's the thickness of the shims? I don't want to order the wrong stuff - or wreck nibs!

@eshwarkiran 3 жыл бұрын

@penboyroy That's an interesting magnifying glass that you are using

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

I like it. It was like... $10 or something.

@jorge23483 3 жыл бұрын

Sacrificial lamb, lab subject, Conklin nib... ;D

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

haha!

@breadyegg 3 жыл бұрын

In my attempts over the years, I've created a "grand canyon" effect in the tines. Do you have a remedy for this? Thanks

@truereal8158 3 жыл бұрын

says that there's 1 comment but I see zero comments... after I leave mine it should say two

@truereal8158 3 жыл бұрын

nope all good = )

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

@@truereal8158 I get alot of spam it seems. its usually some weird website or something. Glad I can see this

@truereal8158 3 жыл бұрын

@@PenBoyRoy Dude me too~! It's usually random accounts with like three lines that look like: LameUserName time stamp von . in . net it's so annoying

@jorgemm27 3 жыл бұрын

What’s the thickness of the brass shim? I’ve seen 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mm online, and I don’t really know which one to buy.

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

.002

@jorgemm27 3 жыл бұрын

@@PenBoyRoy Many thanks

@genelo6890 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jorge, I have seen another youtube channel use spark plugs metal filler guage to open the tine. Creative and you know how thick the metal is.

@audiolover 2 жыл бұрын

0.2 lol 🤭

@sri.anandarup 9 ай бұрын

Please share shim thickness.

@magnoliamike 3 жыл бұрын

I think I opened up my TWSBI ECO Medium Nib a little too much. It’s really wet

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

You gotta be careful and work in super small increments.

@magnoliamike 3 жыл бұрын

@@PenBoyRoy I can get a replacement Nib right? Like the same TWSBI one

@genelo6890 3 жыл бұрын

@@magnoliamike Hi Mike , Mr Brown from Goulet pens just made a video where he bought a twsbi mini nib unit and place it into twsbi eco.. then I read in the comments that the twsbi (eco , go and mini ) nibs are interchangable..

@patrickconway5743 Жыл бұрын

Anyone help me here? My Lamy 2000 rolled of my desk and landed nib down on my hard classroom floor! I tried the first method shown on the video but to no avail! It now looks like a golden beak and it does not work properly! I was loving this pen - KZfaqrs please help!

@busysleepin Жыл бұрын

get a pair of pliers, cover the metal with sellotape (3-4 layers) and pull them together. there is a video about it and it worked for me.

@patrickconway5743 Жыл бұрын

@@busysleepin thank you.

@Sonicman415 3 жыл бұрын

Your vids rule. Where do you get your nib tuning items?

@PenBoyRoy 3 жыл бұрын

Your comments rule. I get my tuning stuff from hardware stores and amazon

@genelo6890 3 жыл бұрын

You can also get the brass shims from GOULET PEN, PEN CHALET. Magnifying glass from Goulet pen too. A lot of online fountain pen websites have them. Amazon too but their customer service people are not fountain pen knowledgeable if you have questions compared to online fountain pen stores

@sharvizcarra1446 Жыл бұрын

I totally asked for a 30 MINUTE of puting shine ✨ brassssssss!😡🙄

@gothiclala 10 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks for the video.... I know it's old, but man, get your self checked out nails. I can tell a lot about your health, and brown nails are one indicator used in the medical field for cancer identifying. And other underlying health conditions !!!