Pilot Vanishing Point Nib Unit - Rhodium - The Goulet Pen Company

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Product Code PN71501

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on salePilot Vanishing Point Nib Unit - Rhodium

Product Code PN71501

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$120.00
Color:
Rhodium

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It's very easy to change the nib on a Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point! This nib unit includes a rhodium-plated 18k gold nib, the feed mechanism and housing, and a CON-40 twist piston converter. It fits all current models of the retractable Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen.

Condition
New
Brand
Pilot
Type
Nibs
Nib Size
Extra-Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, 1.0mm Stub
Nib Color
Silver
Nib Material
18k Gold
  • 5 stars: 102 (80%)
  • 4 stars: 11 (9%)
  • 3 stars: 7 (5%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (2%)
  • 1 star: 6 (5%)
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Michele I.
Excellent Shipping Care

I received my Pilot Vanishing Point extra fine nib in damage-proof packaging from Goulet Pens. The shipping was quick. The nib inked up and wrote flawlessly with the first stroke.

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Carolyn C.
I love you guys!

I love vanishing points and this is a great nob. I had a bit of a problem with squeakiness at first. I took a look at one of Brian's videos and the squeakiness is gone. The videos are such a great resource!

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Trevor M.
Now I understand

I have had a Pilot VP for years now but never enjoyed writing with it very much and didn't understand its high reputation. I decided to get a new nib and change the size as well. This new nib writes extremely well and has moved my VP to my EDC case. Very smooth nib, the rhodium plating matches the chrome of my VP perfectly.

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James M.
Extra Fine gold nib unit for Vanishing Point pens

This extra fine gold nib unit for Vanishing Point pens works equally well in the Pilot and Majohn versions. The line is a true Japanese EF, but very smooth, and is exactly what I needed.

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Jerri C.
Love the fine! Not too thick

Love the fine! Not too thick...not too thin... just write! ;).LOL

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Mark K.
Hard to find: Found!

Pilot Vanishing Pen’s nib was fine, but I needed Medium.
Found it at Goulet Pen.
Thank you Goulet, whoever you are/were.
Fine online pen store.

Mark Kauffman

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Holly C.
Perfect.

So. I've discovered that my handwriting is best with an EF nib. My pen came with an F nib. So, when I got enough saved back...of course I turned to Goulet Pen Company to change that.

These nibs are very smooth writers, and aren't scratchy at all.

(And these pens are best for writing in parking lots while you're waiting on kids to get out of school.)

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Abhijeet Z.
What The Nib!

Beautiful writing nib out of the box!

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L. M.F.
Solid

This is a solid nib unit. I appreciate that it came with an adapter, and a tube to store the unit when not in use. Writes very smoothly.

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Salwa

Excellent quality

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Anonymous
Received Wrong Item

I ordered a 1.0mm nib but received an Extra Fine nib. Everything, except the nib itself was labeled as 1.0mm

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Riley
I really should have ordered a fine instead of an extra fine

I ordered this for my Pilot VP that came with a medium nib, but wrote like a broad. Expecting the replacement nibs to run a little on the broader side, I decided to get the extra-fine to end up with what I would consider a fine point. Well, I really should have ordered the fine nib instead. The extra-fine is incredibly extra fine. So extra-fine that it feels like it wants to tear into the paper when I write. I tried polishing the nib on some micromesh and it helped, but I really wish I had gotten the fine nib instead. I will say that the nib is wet enough, especially for it being such a tiny point. Overall, it's a bummer that these units are so expensive because it makes getting one that doesn't meet expectations a pricey endeavor. All that said, the extra fine is better suited to my writing style than the medium, so it wasn't a total fail.

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Bob K.
My Daily Driver

My vanishing point is my daily driver, it goes with me everywhere. I originally had a fine nib, and liked it, spent over a year with it - but wanted to give a medium a shot and turns out I liked it more :) Works well on both high and low quality paper. Definitely one of my favorites.

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Frankie D.T.
pilot vanishing point stub nib

I bought a stub nib for my vanishing point and I am very disappointed it seems more like a broad nib because it has tipping material on the top and bottom of the nib

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Anonymous
Extra fine nib for pilot vanishing point

Works well and shipped on time. Very happy with Goulet in general.

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Lucy
Love this nib!

Originally bought the VP in an EF nib but found it had too much feedback for my liking. Bought the F as a replacement and it was love. My handwriting is small and I use it primarily in my hobonichi weeks. I found that the F is still thin enough to use and writes so smoothly.

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Christopher T.
A wonderful replacement nib unit

I really like my Vanishing Point pen, but the fine nib was just too fine for my writing style. The medium nib, though, is perfect! Now this is a really functional pen for me, equally fun to use on regular office paper and on fine paper.

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Bijan A.
Rounding out the collection

I love that you can buy just a nib section. Instead of having to purchase an entirely new Decimo/Vanishing Point, I can just get whatever size nib sections I want and replace them in my existing bodies as I see fit. It's truly the best way to get the most variety out of your VPs. So far I have a Broad, a Fine, a Medium, and I sent another broad out for a custom Italic Stub grind from a nibmeister (before I knew you could get a 1mm stub from the factory lol). It's like my 1 pen can transform into 4 different pens at my ever-changing whim >:) The units are packaged securely in a small plastic vial with a lid and sure to make it to you in pristine condition. Pilot makes amazing 18K gold nibs and im a sucker for the VP and Decimo so for me this checks quite a few boxes.

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Marc E.
Not What I was Expecting

Overall, its more muddled than anything else. I went back to using my fine nib. I wouldn't buy it again as it was a waste of money. No reflection on GPC.

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Doan D.H.
Worth every cent

I bought two of them and assembled to my pilot fermo and my wife's pilot decimo. The stub nibs work smoothly with extra flare while writing. It is worth to notice that the stub nib drains the CON-40 quickly. As usual, shipping from Goulet is fast with careful packing. I deeply appreciate their service which is one of very best on the whole Internet.

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Victoria T.
Helpful option

I bought my Pilot with EF nib. It was very nice but to scratchy. I found that Goulet had the option to buy a different nib so I grab the opportunity and I bought a M. I am really very happy and satisfied.

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Anonymous
Awesome service!

It's been some time since I bought from Goulet, but I came back to them immediately. There service was clean, the product was exactly what I ordered, and I appreciate them!

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J. S.
Great F Nib. Needed some work

I ended up getting this nib for my Pilot Vanishing Point. I originally got the VP with a Med Nib. It was too broad for my writing style. I got this nib and used it with the Pilot ink cartridges. It had a lot of feedback the and the line width was too narrow and the ink looked gray. I wanted something between the med nib and fine nib and a dark black color. I used the nib with some MontBlanc Mystery Black ink I had. The nib felt a little smoother but the line width was still too fine. I noticed that the MB ink started wide and then would thin out as I wrote. Like the ink flow could not keep up with the writing. I ordered some Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi ink. I checked the tine gap with some 0.002 in feeler gauge. Wow! What a big difference. The line is consistent and rich black. I noticed that the Pilot F-Nib is comparable to a 0.5 mm roller. ball. The Pilot M-nib is more like a 1.0 mm wide roller.

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Tina E.
Great service

Good customer service, item arrived in good time & topped off with a good purchase price

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Anonymous
Five Stars!

My order arrived quickly and it works great! I'll definitely be ordering from here again.

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TJ
Fine EF Nib

This nib is smooth for an extra fine. I purchased the Vanishing Point with a medium, but really wanted something more suitable for smaller/tighter writing on all paper qualities. This nib is the ticket.

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Jacques G.
Pilot Vanishing Point nib

Perfect. As expected.

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Anonymous
Top service!

Very nice, the nib unit for my Pilot Capless writes flawless. The start-up can be difficult sometimes. But that's a Pilot Capless-thing. I think. Thanks!Johan

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Teresa S.
Writes Great!

Though I usually prefer a medium, the fine on the VP Decimo works better for me. Thanks, Goulet!

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Anonymous
pilot vanishing point purchase

it was great. purchase went smoothly, response to questions was quick and relevant and the item performed as expected.

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