HOW TO USE FLEX NIBS (and how not to break them)

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After my recent shorts using flex nibs have received a lot of love, I thought I would make this explainer on how to use them. Hope you enjoyed the video!
0:49 Steel Nibs
1:20 Gold Nibs
2:14 Vintage Flex
3:19 Custom Flex
3:58 Tip 1: Don't rotate your pen
4:39 Tip 2: Flex only on downstrokes
6:00 Tip 3: Don't press too hard
6:52 Inks to use
10:22 Writing samples
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@goldensonar Жыл бұрын

Great video , Thank you for educating pen community. I certainly appreciate it.

@StringsandPedals Жыл бұрын

Content King 🙌

@brianlooksaround6125 10 ай бұрын

Very nice. Thanks Aidan.

@sriyaneedesilva844 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Excellent review.

@quietlovelythings 4 ай бұрын

Great tips! Im just starting with my first flex fountain pen nib and will apply these to keep it in good condition 😊

@sriyaneedesilva844 Жыл бұрын

Excellent- almost makes me want to go down the rabbit-hole of flex nibs.

@ThePaintingpeter 2 ай бұрын

Your videos are really 👍

@carloss.c5227 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for shore your pens!

@MissMarilynDarling Жыл бұрын

Might I suggest a Fountain pen revolution himalaya with an ultra flex nib they are so soft steel nibs that are amazing at line variation :)

@KingZarathus Жыл бұрын

This was my first flex nib (and first fountain pen) and it's still one of my favorites to use.

@MissMarilynDarling Жыл бұрын

@@KingZarathus I like them so much I've started collecting them I have a blue purple orange green\black white green red The only ones I'm missing are the pink one the light blue one and the ebonite ones

@MummyBrown Жыл бұрын

The ultra flex is easily one of my faves as well. I have mine on a Noodler’s Ahab. I have a vintage crescent fill Conklin from the ‘20’s with a killer flex nib. The FPR ultra flex nib is very similar to it, honestly.

@MissMarilynDarling Жыл бұрын

@@MummyBrown I like my fpr ultra flex nib on the Konrad for easy priming of ink

@yrknutzreek Жыл бұрын

I just had to see you just now while a bogo deal is on for the himalaya v2... fuck you dude. Not really, but still fuck you. 😅

@joeljain10 Жыл бұрын

Good

@pensane Жыл бұрын

Great explanation of this! I needed it. Do you have any experience with Monteverde or Conklin Omni-flex nibs? I’ve been very disappointed with them, but it’s possible I’ve been doing it wrong. I’ll have to try again with this information in hand. By the way, the writing portion of this video was absolutely mesmerizing!

@KingZarathus Жыл бұрын

I too have been very disappointed with the Conklin Omni-flex I bought. I love the pen it's on, just not that flex nib.

@pensane Жыл бұрын

@@KingZarathus exactly! And I’m a huge fan of Monteverde, so I expect better. Love their broad and stub nibs, though.

@tiffanybluetarot Жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth…I doubt you’re doing anything wrong. My experience with the Monteverde OmniFlex nib has been less than enjoyable. It actually turned out to be a gateway nib for me. I ended up customizing it a bit so it would actually flex, and smoothed it out a little. For a moment there, I swore I was going to be a nibmeister...

@harminderkaur1509 Жыл бұрын

Could u tell some fonts to practice for flex pens?

@infinityx1245 Жыл бұрын

Where do I buy these?

@latui7350 2 ай бұрын

You look so similar to Aria in GoT.

@Md.md.md9 Жыл бұрын

Where we can buy this please

@Flexperiments Жыл бұрын

What is the softest flex nib you have used?

@ukezhil2450 Жыл бұрын

Where you bought this

@user-hr7ez7fh1b Жыл бұрын

Dimana anda beli ? Please

@amirmohammad3156 Жыл бұрын

Whats your name is pen ?

@_275 Жыл бұрын

Saniya name plzz

@ProximaCentauri88 Жыл бұрын

Ahab was my first flex pen and I was so disappointed. It doesn't flex. It's overhyped for its horrible unflexiness. Just save your money for vintage flex pens but practice flexing with dip nibs first or brush.