Pilot's Custom Heritage 912 Soft and Flex Nib Lineup!

Here we go! These are the soft and flex nibs available from Pilot's Custom Heritage 912 line of pens. They're the #10 size, and they're really fun to write with. I think one of these is my favorite of the whole set. Thanks for loaning these to me, Pilot!

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[mikeshi]

Really enjoy my sfm for everyday writing

[MarshaLove]

I love the Pilot Fine nibs and 'accidentally' ended up with a SFM because it was a cheaper option at the time.
Adding just a bit of pressure gives my writing a bit more character. Love it.

[remyvegamedia]

Oh this is perfect! I'm really interested in the 912 but I'm not a big fan of fine lines, which I know Japanese pens tend towards. I like western medium for just about all writing, but Pilot quality seems to be undeniable. That soft medium does look like a pretty hefty line.

[claytonsanders]

I agree with one of the above comments - I like bouncy/springy nibs more than flexible nibs that give line variation. A lot of vintage pens are bouncy but not flexy. I feel like most modern pens are either rigid or go for the soft flex nib thing instead the bouncy cushioned experience if that makes sense. The Platinum Ptl5000a has a fantastic springy nib but unfortunately no longer available.

[karidru]

I like the line weight of that fine medium. I like when you can have a bit of oomph even when you're not pressing. That said, the FA nib looks great for sketching. My handwriting would be absolute garbage with it, I'm sure, but I could draw a great feathery bird with some good movement to it.

[ruthfeiertag]

I love the idea of a flex nib and occasionally indulge in them, but my handwriting is less atrocious with a bouncy nib rather than a flexible one. Maybe someday I’ll have the patience and control for flexies. Thanks for these videos, Mike. It’s great to see these pens put through their paces.

[JoeyTrejo]

I just got my first Pilot Custom Heritage 912 with the FA nib. Looking forward to that flex! Loved seeing the writing samples!

[paulmchugh]

I own a Pilot Soft Fine nib. It is so smooth and provides the character I want in my standard writing. I have had the Falcon nib but to use it properly, it requires me to change my style of handwriting. I do not do calligraphy but the Soft Fine is perfect to make my handwriting distinctive.

[James-cnqe]

The posting nib was for bookeeping. It was used to post entries in ledgers.

[randyrhoads]

The FA nib is legitimately flexible. The FA’s feed is legitimately suck. The Fountain Pen Factory’s hard rubber 912 feeds are AMAZING. I have the three slit version, but I have no doubt the two slit version would work for almost everything. Great video!

[benjamin]

I used to own an FA in my early pen days. I always had trouble with the tines staying aligned but it was probably user error. I would like to try one with a flexible nib factory feed sometime

[MrAndrew]

The FA is definitely my favourite but I would also put theSoft medium nib a very close second.

[xss]

Hey Mike,
I’ve read that these nibs are softer than the #15 on the 823, was wondering how these compare against a #5 on a custom 74/ ch 91 soft or otherwise