Phil, I can't see the fact that Bock supply a housing and feed as an issue. First off, the FEED fits the nib and WILL fit ina kit pen. Whether they are better than the kit item I don't know, but they look very different. So it's just the housing that raises the question. What is the price difference with/without housing?
Personally I think your biggest customers (although we are talking small numbers still) will be kit less pen makers. Kit pens tend to go with the supplied nib 99% of the time. So having the feed/housing included would be a bonus, and I can't see the price differential being that great?
Interestingly one of the reasons I don't particularly like Jowo is because their nibs are unbranded! No point getting a premium product if you can't SEE the difference, right?
