Fountain Pen Revolution Flex nib with Jinhao x750

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 FPR FLEX NIB (Jinhao x750)

I purchased this nib from "Fountain Pen Revolution" for $6.75 USD and about $5 USD in shipping costs. This nib was listed as "FPR #6 Chrome Fine Flex Nib" meaning that this is FPR's standard flex option as opposed to their Ultra Flex. As far as I am aware, this nib only comes in fine (F) and the Ultra-Flex only comes in extra fine (EF). 


This Nib comes in Chrome (featured here) and a two-tone gold and chrome version. The nib writes from about 0.5mm to 1.1mm. You can purchase this in a #6 or a #5.5.




Issues I've had
The First Issue I noticed is that the tines are not very difficult to "spring"."Springing" a fountain pen nib is when you over-flex the nib and the tines of the pen do not return to their natural position. The frequency that this occurs is probably because I spent a lot of time working with the Zebra G nib, which is much more flexible.

Overall Review
As much as a like this nib, I would suggest that others skip the "standard flex" and just go for the "ultra-flex" The nib looks great, writes great, rarely railroads in the Jinhao x750 and does its job well. I would say that this is more of a writing nib rather than an artist's nib.

Writing Sample

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