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| My converted Noodler's to a bent nib is FUN... |
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| Here's the pen and nibs together... |
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I used to feed from the original Noodler's Creaper pen...you just gently work it out of the pen. (While I was at it I deepened the feed groove slightly to make it feed better.)
The nib is from an M-86 Hero pen, a perfect fit. (The feed did not, though, so voila, Frankenpen!)
A good cleaning with Goulet's pen flush put everything in the mood to work well...
Here, you can see the lines of the feed, and the approximate position...you hold the nib and feed firmly in one hand and push it into the pen. Don't force it, but seat it well.
You can see the position and the bent nib well below...
And the pen in action!
Hero pens are available online (though the M-86 is hard to find, perhaps on eBay last time I checked); it looks as if an 8-Horses Hero might fit too, but I have yet to try one. (And ya know, they work just fine in the pen body they come in, they're just a bit heavy for me!)
A review of the M-86 is
here--you can see photos here too. It's a bit awkward to use and the cap doesn't fit well when posted--it unbalances the pen but it has a LOVELY nib, hence my conversion!
I usually pick up my Noodler's Creapers from
Gouletpens.com--they've got a huge selection of colors, too! (No, I don't work for Goulet or get a cut from them--they're just terrific people to work with, so I like to spread the word!)
Alas, I don't know about converting any of the other pens out there--I'm so happy with this one!
Again, these two posts are in answer to correspondent Liz Steel's question about my pen hack in her wonderful series on
Fountain Pens for Sketching--don't miss it!
