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A short while ago I bought several nibs from ebay. The advert said - 'Vintage Hinks, Wells & Co No. 3 Broad Stainless Steel Nib'. On reciept of the nibs I very quickly had a look at the nibs and had to put them away for a week or so before really looking at them.@Mark T
The point of the post is this: On closer inspection I have noticed that the nib in question has rust on the outside left side (just below the word London) and also on the inside at the same level. The rust doesn't appear to have eaten through the metal.
I'm under the impression that stainless steel doesn't rust, so how is the nib rusty.
Almost all dip pen nibs that are said to be gold are gold plated. One interesting exception can be found in this old thread. I've been looking for one of these for ten years and have only found one other, and it was a straight nib, not oblique.
I have no interest in debating with the seller as it is a nib costing a couple of £'s, but I do have an interest in learning about the nib. In adverts I have seen, when it states gold nib, am I correct in thinking that it is only the point to the back of the tines which are gold?, or is it actually the whole nib - likewise when it says stainless etc. I'm guessing that a brass stated nib is fully brass.
After you dry the nib, you could put WD-40 or any machine oil on it, but you would then have to clean that off before using it again. Too much work. I would think you would wear out the nib before any significant rust developed and just toss it when it no longer performs well.
Also, is there anything to put on a nib to stop it rusting, other than to make sure the nib is totally dry once cleaned, and in point of the above mentioned nib, is there anything to stop it rusting more.
I'd appreciate an education if possible. Thank you.
I knew there was something else I wanted to ask -@Mark T
Older nibs by way of antique/vintage never been used before. (early turn of 20th century/mid century 40's/50's)
Should they be treated the same way as 'new' nibs dating from 2000's as in - stick in a spud, spittal, lighter flash past, alcohol, white vinegar prior to dipping in the inkwell?
I'm tending to think probably not, but I would much rather be safe than sorry.
I have bought several old 'new' nibs, and would appreciate some advice on what to do by way of nib preperation.@Mark T
I'm assuming that a really old nib wouldn't have an 'oily' coating, and that a nib from the 1940/50 and younger probably would, so is there a difference in how to 'pre-clean them' so to speak.
Also,....
One nib I bought has rust on the 'shoulder/side' (sorry, don't know if there is a proper term for the parts of a nib other than the tines) which has also spread to the inside of the nib..... is there a solution to use which will stop the rust from getting worse, or is it a case of biting the bullet and counting my loses.
Any help greatly appreciated.
I'd ban the posting of speeded-up videos which are misleading and give the wrong impression of skill and dexterity. This must be particularly disheartening to beginners. Instagram is very guilty of this practice.@Ken Fraser
Does anyone agree...or is this just the griping of an out-of-touch old dinosaur.
This is a great question. Using images for educational purposes are allowed.Interesting.
I wasn’t able to get to my pen and Cyril beat me to it with a “real” calligraphy demo. But here is something I did up real quick in ProCreate.
I began with the word first, then went back and did the capital.
As you have deducted - flourishing can take quite a bit of preplanning.
Thanks @AnasaziWrites ! What kind of lines does it produce?@Erica McPhee
Bit of a 'Know ya onions' type question.@Mark T
Does anybody know what nib this is?
After some surfing and finding a really good website which show pictures of nibs, I think I have found that the nib is a '404'. It doesn't give detail of its age or if still in production though.
to upload to Instagram I use the Istagram app on my Galaxy S8. The Instagtram camera does a great job with considerable@Ken Fraser
editing capabilities.
To upload to The Flourish Forum I don't use a camera at all, but scan my artwork and convert the image from.pdf to .jpeg on my PC before uploading. In this way my image isn't distorted and looks just as it did when I wrote it. This, of course, only works with still images.
PhotographyBeautifully done. Precious little room for error in a script like that.