I’m enjoying writing with the TWSBI 530 a lot more after installing a Pelikan 140 nib on it, though with the clear faceted barrel I can’t shake entirely the feeling that I’m writing with a Ferrero Rocher box.
Anyhow, I’m also pleased because I can use this nib with inks that I wouldn’t risk in a vintage Pelikan – like Noodler’s Sequoia.
Switching nibs was easy. The TWSBI nib and feed are friction-fit and can be pulled out. Here’s a demo on YouTube:
The feed needed to be set to the Pelikan 140 nib, and I was surprised to find that the feed, though plastic, reacted to heat (from water just off the boil).
On a side note – the original EF nib on the TWSBI wrote a very fat line closer to a Fine-Medium, with a little feedback.
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