Flexible Nib Factory LLC

Flexible Nib Factory manufactures fountain pen nibs for existing fountain pens or full custom nib designs for independent pen turners. Our specialty is flexible fountain pen nibs for calligraphers and artists. These nibs are made from 14k gold alloys specifically designed for flexible fountain pen nibs. Yellow, white, and rose gold versions will be available. Feeds for the flexible nibs are turned and milled from Nikko ebonite and other materials such as clear cast acrylic.

We now offer two low-cost flexible nib products. The first is the S6E-XF steel flexible nib in a JoWo #6 housing, an Indian-made nib with an ebonite feed and housing designed and manufactured by us. This nib is also available in a Bock 250 housing as the SB6E-XF. This product will be discontinued when the nibs run out, probably in January 2024.

We have continued to develop the Zebra G dip nib product line, which now consists of eight versions, Z6E (Zebra G in JoWo #6), ZB6E (Zebra G in Bock 250), ZP6EX (Zebra G in non-converter PenBBS), Z6EX (Zebra G in non-converter JoWo #6),  ZBEX6E (Zebra G in Bexley Housing), ZC6E (Zebra G in Conklin Housing), ZT5E (Zebra G in TSWBI 580), and ZMM6EX (Zebra G in Moonman #6).

We also manufacture a line of standard ebonite and clear acrylic feeds to replace thermoplastic feeds. These feeds include Pelikan, JoWo, Pilot, Visconti,  PenBBS, and Bexley; other manufacturers to follow, including Montblanc 149 for the 2014 and later pens.

We offer custom housing and collar design services to fit a wide range of nibs, from vintage flexible nibs to modern nibs into the pen of your choice.

We make a wide variety of housings that allow fitting excellent nibs from JoWo, Pilot, Sailor, Platinum, Pelikan, and Montblanc into pens not designed for these nibs.

Due to requests from custom pen makers, we have introduced a new product line of non-standard housings, which allow the use of Pilot, Platinum, or Sailor converters with JoWo and Bock housings.

Our first tool is now available, the Flexible Nib Factory Guitar Pick. We will introduce several tools for working with our products in 2024.

Finally, we will begin to offer some fountain pen parts, such as sections, along with filling mechanisms such as lever and piston fillers, beginning in 2024.

Our factory is expected to be in volume production of flexible fountain pen nibs in 2024.

Our online shop is open for business. We ship in the USA by USPS and FedEx and internationally by DHL Worldwide Express service and USPS Priority Mail International.

JoWo, Bock, Pilot, Platinum, Zebra G, PenBBS, etc., are trademarks of their respective companies.