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Faber-Castell LOOM Fountain Pen
Nirui
1
Mar 4, 2017
What's the line width of the finest nib?
camelface
18
Mar 4, 2017
Niruigoogle: goulet nib nook
Nirui
1
Mar 4, 2017
camelfaceThanks for this useful tool!
Do the writing samples appear as they would on paper or does it change depending on the computer's display?
It seems to say that it is "standardized" but what does this mean?
skrooks
89
Mar 4, 2017
NiruiCheck disclaimer #1 on that page. All the writing samples are done by the same person (Brian Goulet), using the same ink, on the same paper. In other words, they tried to keep everything the same except for the nib. Yes, the display will affect the size of the writing sample, but it's all done on a Rhodia dot pad with 5mm spacing. If you have a Rhodia dot pad (or even a metric ruler), you could put it up to your screen and zoom in/out on your browser to make the dots line up to get a pretty accurate idea of what it would look like at actual size.
The tool is really good for comparing nib sizes. Select fountain pens/nibs you already have, then select the fountain pens/nibs you're interested in to see a comparison. For example, you can select the Lamy Safari fine, the Faber-Castell LOOM fine, and the Pilot Metropolitan fine, and see that the LOOM fine is very similar to the Safari fine, but noticeably thicker than a Metropolitan fine.
Nirui
1
Mar 4, 2017
skrooksThank you for your help! I didn't know that it was 5 mm between the gray dots!
postnick
38
Mar 9, 2017
skrooksThat was an amazing explanation. I just found the nib nook recently and used it to decide on the M for this drop. I've got several F, and the Lamy M is so damn big, this M looks a tad smaller.
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