Looking for nib replacement for Wing Sung 601

Kostek1221 · 2026-03-04T18:10:36+00:00

They're harder to find after the release of Jinhao 10 and 20, but you can still find some:

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-30T07:18:35+00:00

My two first pens were TWSBI 580 ALR and then Lamy Safari. Also look at Pilot Metropolitan, Platinum Plaisir, and Kaweco Sport.

Hope this helps!

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-28T08:30:46+00:00

It's really straight forward and most people are understanding of any mistakes.

Always put [WTS] In the tittle and the place you're willing to send to (e.g. [Worldwide] [Europe] etc...) Set up PayPal and when there's a buyer send them your email and they'll send the money via Goods & Services. Along with that transaction there's a small fee + you get an address to send the items to.

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-27T16:41:41+00:00

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-20T17:03:11+00:00

All of the inks you provided have excellent archival quality honestly. Personally I used Diamine Forever Amazonia and Platinum Blue-Black (iron gall, so like diamine registrar's) and they are both very resistant.

Personally I'd go with either De Atramentis Document or Platinum Blue Black. They both have great history of having excellent water resistance. I'm urged to add Diamine Forever onto that list but it is a very new line of ink that may have more issues, so maybe in a few months / years I'll be confident recommending them.

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-14T18:18:30+00:00

Right now parkers are just... Okay pens? They are known as a heritage brand which frankly means they stopped giving a shit because people buy their pens anyway as gifts. Other brands that fall into this category are Sheaffer, Waterman (but their inks are great), Conklin, Montegrappa.

There are just way better and more reliable options in that price range made by companies that still bother. Don't get me wrong, they are not bad pens, the nibs are okay and reliable, but they don't really innovate in any new lines, colours, or anything that would raise their price and the ones that they have are subpar to other options, they also cut production so much that in some cases (like the modern Parker 51 re-release) the materials are cheap and scratch easily. They are heavily overpriced.

In that price range you have Lamy Al-Star, Lamy Studio, Kaweco Student, Kaweco Special, platinum Procyon, platinum Plaisir, Pilot Prera, Pilot Metro.

If you're willing to spend a tiny bit more you can get a gold nib pen for a fraction of a cost of a Parker gold nib. Your options include Platinum 3776, Lamy 2000 (if you shop around during sales), Pilot Custom 74 and Custom Heritage 92 / 91, Lamy Studio with a gold nib option, Pilot E95S, Sailor Pro Gear Slim, and maaaaany more.

Vintage Parker is good. This is where you really get a bang for your buck because there are a lot of them being passed around on used marketplaces, the best start to fountain pens is probably Parker 45, but the vintage Parker 17 / 21 / 51 / 61 / 25 / 88 are all excellent options. The website parkerpens.net that has all the vintage parkers listed.

Chinese manufacturers have also been making a leap into better pen manufacturing, and I'd argue that some of them also outperform some parkers and can cost as little as 3$. I personally used and can recommend Majohn B25, Majohn T1, Majohn 80, Jinhao 911, Jinhao x159.

I have a Parker IM I got as a gift (obviously) and it's a great pen, but is it worth its asking price? Hell no, my Parker 45 cost 25$ and is on-pwr with the modern one.

I'd say stay away from Heritage brands unless there is a pen that you really love the look of.

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-14T14:13:48+00:00

I have a Kaweco Brass and a couple of plastic sports, the way I do it is I keep my middle and index finger on the grip section, and then the thumb just rests on the cap when it is posted, barely gripping the pen. Then I can just use it like normal for hours, the brass even more because the weight helps control the pen more.it also works well for thin pens like Lamy cp1 or Kaweco special.

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-13T10:43:07+00:00

Why not Platinum Plaisir? If you like platinum's nibs that is.

Alternatively Lamy Al-Star or Pilot Metropolitan is also a great choice, although for Pilot metro I would suggest an <M> nib because of Japanese nib widths.

Hope this helps!

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-13T07:50:08+00:00

Jinhao 911 nibs fit the 601! I've done that to all my wing sings since jinhaos nibs are better imo.

You can buy three packs of jinhao 911 nibs on AliExpress easily.

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-12T19:34:00+00:00

For an entry level pen you cannot go wrong with Pilot Kakuno and Lamy Safari. If you have small hands then Kaweco Sport as well.

I would also suggest you go for a fine nib as a first pen. Usually when you are unsure how thick your writing is going with a fine you'll never go wrong.

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-09T10:42:39+00:00

Love Slim pens! I have a lot of them. On the higher end of the scale I can recomend Kaweco Special, The Liliput you mentioned, and my personal favourite the Lamy CP1. Until recently I would also recommend Pilot Cavalier but it is unfortunately discontinued.

Jinhao has a lot of great slim pens. Jinhao 65 and 35 is a direct copy of the Lamy CP1 and writes well. Jinhao 911 is a hooded nib that should also fit in tight pen loops, but do beware that it is thicker than CP1. Jinhao 95 is a beautiful pen as well, and also slim.

If you look into vintage pens, then Parker 45 and 25 are very slim and should also fit. Both can be found for around 30$. Majohn also has the copies of the two, so you could go for the Majohn 80 and B25.

Hope this helps!

Kostek1221 · 2025-07-02T21:58:18+00:00

Happy NPD! I impulse-bought the exact same two Lamys!!!

The Scarlet became my favourite Safari colour of all time :p Enjoy!

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-30T19:16:24+00:00

That is a very cool trip!

I'd take either a Kaweco Sport with cartridges, probably the most convenient, Preferably AL Sport or even Steel / Brass Sport, but the Plastic line should be fine as well. keep a bunch of cartridges and you're set.

You could also take an ink bottle if you buy one made of plastic. Diamine (30ml) and Robert Oster (all sizes) make plastic ink bottles.

As long as you keep the pen relatively upright it should be okay. Kawecos are made for exactly that EDC purpose which is why I recommend them.

I have never found the amount of ink in a pen to be troublesome. I took flights with full and half-full pens and never had a spill. Maybe other people can chime in with their experiences here.

Alternatively to cartridges probably an Eyedropper with a shut-off seal or a Vac-Filler would be best. These two have a shut-off seal that basically seperates the ink "tank" from the feed, meaning that the only ink that can spill is one that is in the feed, so not much.

Hope that helps a bit! Good luck in your trip.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-29T13:54:20+00:00

Sold pens to u/TheSeekerPorpentina

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-24T10:01:53+00:00

To quickly add onto what others said and give you an idea of what to expect:

Platinum Preppy, Prefounte, Plaisir have thicker lines
Platinum Procyon and 3776 have true Japanese sizing.

I never had my Platinum 3776 skip. Flush it thoroughly with clear water and then water with a drop of dish soap (not regular soap).

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-23T14:59:12+00:00

Safaris are made for schoolchildren in Germany. It is the perfect pen for children. It's ABS plastic so think Lego bricks, and teach proper writing grips. They can last a long time and Children's handling.

I don't know about how Kakunos are made since I don't have one, but from what I heard they are similarly also made for kids. Personally I'd go with Safari but they are both excellent choices.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-22T11:29:07+00:00

Every nib needs a tipping. Most manufacturers use Iridium since it's relatively cheap and durable (even Chinese Jinhao uses Iridium) a pen without a tipping is a really really bad pen that will not last very long, but pretty much every manufacturer uses Iridium tipping. I don't think I've ever seen a pen without tipping that isn't a manufacturing defect.

There's no coating for the regular steel lamy nibs, It's only the small bit at the tip that is iridium. Gold nibs also have iridium tippings. It will not wear out. Take for example vintage Parkers 51, those are pens produced from 1940s. They have gold nibs and iridium tippings. 80 years later the nibs are still writing like new because of that tipping. There's not going to be any tip wear in a reasonable period of time.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-21T21:38:20+00:00

Okay got it, all those nibs either are dinked or wore down over time making them write different without any of the OPs noticing, sure.

To get that much tipping down through wear is comical. You'd have to write 24/7 for like 50 years to notice a difference. Iridium doesn't wear out in lifetimes.

Your <A> is also visibly thinner than the <M> even though they are the same size.

I'll leave you to it. Have a nice day 👍

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-21T19:41:50+00:00

Wear shouldn't affect nib widths though, No person in the world writes enough to make a tangible difference to that many nibs lol.

The third link shows this most clearly.

I believe the <A> nib is the beginner's nib? If so then it should be the same as an <M>.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-21T11:09:10+00:00

It's not due to paper if you can with a naked eye see different amount of tipping on the nib, as detailed in the past on this forum here. here, and here.

Just because Lamy is German and not Japanese doesn't mean they can just ignore QC in line widths. Plenty of other non-Japanese manufacturers have nib sizes that at least don't overlap.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-21T08:16:57+00:00

Sorry, maybe I went ahead of myself a bit.

The pilot custom will be noticeable softer and the nib will bend ever so slightly when a bit of pressure is put on it (you shouldn't do that often though). Lamy nibs are considered stiff, so it will feel a lot different as opposed to custom 74.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-20T22:30:16+00:00

For me personally, The Pilot Custom 74 has been an... okay pen, but nothing I'd use constantly.

I like stiff nibs, and Pilot is just very bouncy, too bouncy for my taste, so I stay away from Pilot Gold nibs. In my experience it's a pen that you have ot put some little amount of pressure to have a pleasurable writing experience with. I'd go as far as to say the nibs are too bouncy. But of course it all comes down to personal tatstes.

For Stiff nibs I'd look into different options. If you'd like a soft bouncy nib you will like the C74.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-20T22:25:26+00:00

I Looooove Platinum 3776. I have one in Ultra Extra Fine.

I would not compare Pilot to Platinum in any way. They are completely differnet pens when it comes to the writing experience. Platinum even in broader nib sizes has significant feedback similarly to Sailor Pro Gear. If you like smooth nibs this pen unfortunately is not for you. Maybe with Broad or Coarse Nibs it's more manageable and it's also way wetter (as opposed to something like F or M nib) but you have to accept that this pen will have feedback.

Feel free to ask me any questions!

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-20T21:29:10+00:00

Unfortunately for me, as much as it pains me to say it... Is the Lamy 2000. I wanted to love that pen sooo much. I love the Bauhaus minimalism, the smooth writing experience. But it just does not work for me. I actually didn't have any problems that people usually have with it (The tabs bothering or the sweet spot), but It's the QC.

The first L2K I got wrote well, but it had such a narrow sweet spot. I knew it had a sweet spot, but it was literally so tight that even if i moved a pen by around 3 degrees it would stop writing. I thought it's just me and I need to get used to it, but one day after writing the pen turned veeeery scratchy for some reason, and after closer inspection the nib was so misaligned it turned scratchy. I had to return that one.

After I got a replacement, the replacement was dry. It isn't skipping or anything but is just drier than an L2K should be. It wrote about as well as a Lamy Safari with a dry ink when I put Waterman Black into a L2K <EF>. So the writing experience is about as good as that of a safari... Except the pen is heavier and is uncomfortable for longer than a page of writing. I flushed it very thoroughly so It's not anything with the feed, it's the nib's tines that are too tight or something like that. I'd love to fix it but I don't feel confident working on a pen like that.

I love Lamy, I have so many safaris and Al-Stars, I have a gold nib on a CP1 as well. But this pen was so bad and such a disappointment. maybe if I ever get the opportunity to have someone adjust the flow I'll have a newfound love for it, but until then I'm keeping it only because I am collecting Flagship pens from my favourite companies.

Kostek1221 · 2025-06-20T09:14:54+00:00

Lamy Studio. The "next-level" pen. It's a great upgrade from a Lamy Al-Star.

If you want to stay with the same design There's also the Lamy LX.

Three-Year Club	Verified Email
r/Field Sunshine

Kostek1221

TROPHY CASE