Having tried that Majohn flex nib in a Jinhao Century and failed miserably , it occurred to me this morning that I had bought a Jinhao Dadao 9013 to get one of Jinhao's heartbeat nibs... One nib swap and feed prime later, a few test lines and the nib is still drawing ink. Conclusion so far is that it is scratchier than I like (possibly not the nib's fault as I may have damaged it pulling it from the Century's feed), and that to get any line variation from it I have to press harder than I normally would, and harder than is comfortable for me.
This nib is not a daily writer for me. I don't regret dropping six quid on it to try it out, and will use it for a few sheets to report back, but I think it's going to be relegated to "occasional use for a laugh" status. It can stay in the Dadao as that doesn't really suit me as a daily writer either - body's too thick and the barrel's slightly too short without posting the cap. I don't enjoy using pens with the cap posted, so the Dadao's been more of a "this one's run out, grab nearest inked pen on desk" pen for me".
(Also, I thought I'd cleaned the Dadao. Apparently not, because what's coming out of the nib is not the Diamine Sapphire Blue I've just filled the converter with.)
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