Rotring 600
April 27th, 2007 by rbanks
I’ve finally got the new, extra-fine nib for my old-style Rotring 600 fountain pen. Seems to be flowing well, although changing nibs was a tough operation and required a bit of experiment. It wasn’t flowing properly at first and I found I had to push it in an extra milimetre to get it going consistently. Now it writes first time. Which of course it is supposed to.
Now I just have to get used to how thin the line it creates is compared to the medium point Parker pen I was using.
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sid Says
might i ask which brand did you replace the nib with and how did you do it?
May 29th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
rbanks Says
I replaced it with another Rotring nib. The guy on eBay who sold me the pen originally sent it to me with a B nib, which wasn’t how the original auction item was described. I was lucky enough that he sent me a replacement EF nib free of charge when I pointed it out to him.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Jose Dalisay Says
hello–i also have an old-style 600, but i, on the other hand, got one with an EF nib, and want a B! would you happen to remember who sold you the pen so i could write him for the B nib?
also, did you just pull (or unscrew) the nib from the section? thanks!
Jul 21st, 2008 at 9:07 am
Tony Says
I have an “old style Rotring 600″ about fifteen years old.
Do you have any ideas about changing the nib to a calligraphy nib? I have a set of Rotring calligraphy art pens and a Lamy safari, all with calligraphy nibs.
I would love to have my 600 as a calligraphy pen as well.
Oct 7th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
rbanks Says
No idea I’m afraid, Tony. I did change the nib on mine to an extra fine. I would think it’s a question of finding caligraphy nibs that are compatible.
Oct 8th, 2010 at 2:33 pm