Jump to content

Twsbi Update

speedy

By speedy
in TWSBI

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 1.7k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • speedy

    132

  • watch_art

    82

  • jniforat

    76

  • Surnia

    50

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

FearNot Rare

FearNot

Posted
Posted

OK, Speedy, it's the first week of July ... we're all waiting (breathlessly!). :puddle::puddle:

Montblanc Blue-Black please; shaken, not stirred.

 

I believe the sun will rise tomorrow and I believe the stars will shine at night. Now, ask me what I know.

 

Fear not, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9 NIV)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
backsideslappy NOS (New Old Stock)

backsideslappy

Posted
Posted

Finally received my 530 in the mail today. I don't think I've ever been so pleased with the result of $40 spent.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
fabrimedeiros Collectors Item

fabrimedeiros

Posted
Posted

I have a Mitaka and used to own a Densho. They both have ink cut-off valves. I really like that feature; it makes the pen much safer for transporting. I wonder if TWSBI could design it so the back knob turns to move the rod forward and back but without the back knob extending.

 

I just took a close look of the Vacuum blind cap action. It seemed when you start truning the blind cap the piston start to moving up also, which means if you need to write for longer time, you just need to turn the blind cap the ink on upper chamber can then flow into lower chamber.

 

http://img.skitch.com/20100814-f6af47ddh2yx4iqqfrykt46rqe.preview.jpg

Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch

 

http://img.skitch.com/20100814-1ihek5nrwu7hftnsjh2bdcwcf.preview.jpg

Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch

 

http://img.skitch.com/20100814-1cqkfjfsd652a2dajk5hyjs15g.preview.jpg

Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch

 

Will it be like a Visconti Double Reservoir Vac Fill?! :hmm1:

 

http://www.visconti.it/swf/filling/doubletank/doubletank.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Surnia Extremely Rare

Surnia

Posted
Posted

I think its just a general "feature" of vacuum fillers. Visconti apparently has a larger section before the vac reservoir, so it functions as a double reservoir.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/CxTPB/InkDropLogoFPN2.jpg Member since Sept 7, 2010

TWSBI Diamond 530 - Private Reserve Avocado

Black Kaweco Sport M Nib - Diamine Oxblood

Wing Sung #233 - Noodler's Lexington Gray

Link to comment
Share on other sites
fabrimedeiros Collectors Item

fabrimedeiros

Posted
Posted (edited)

I think its just a general "feature" of vacuum fillers. Visconti apparently has a larger section before the vac reservoir, so it functions as a double reservoir.

 

 

Visconti has two types of Vacuum Fillers*:

1) High Vacuum Power Filler. It's a single tank, about the same mechanism as Sheafers Vac-Fill (from the 30's) and the modern Pilot Custom 823. See the animation: http://www.visconti....ower/power.html

 

2) Double Reservoir Power Filler (or just Double Reservoir). Only in Visconti LEs. Holds more ink than the Power Filler and and the user need to unscrew the blind cap to release the 2nd reservoir, after the 1st tank had been finished. The animation is on another post above.

 

My question is if TWSBI Vac700 will have the same mechanism as Double Reservoir.

 

*Edited: Visconti has also another vacuum mechanism that is the same as Vacumatic from vintage Parker, but it's another kind of vacuum filler.

Edited by fabrimedeiros
Link to comment
Share on other sites
raging.dragon Antique

raging.dragon

Posted
Posted

I think its just a general "feature" of vacuum fillers. Visconti apparently has a larger section before the vac reservoir, so it functions as a double reservoir.

 

 

Visconti has two types of Vacuum Fillers*:

1) High Vacuum Power Filler. It's a single tank, about the same mechanism as Sheafers Vac-Fill (from the 30's) and the modern Pilot Custom 823. See the animation: http://www.visconti....ower/power.html

 

2) Double Reservoir Power Filler (or just Double Reservoir). Only in Visconti LEs. Holds more ink than the Power Filler and and the user need to unscrew the blind cap to release the 2nd reservoir, after the 1st tank had been finished. The animation is on another post above.

 

My question is if TWSBI Vac700 will have the same mechanism as Double Reservoir.

 

*Edited: Visconti has also another vacuum mechanism that is the same as Vacumatic from vintage Parker, but it's another kind of vacuum filler.

 

I'm hoping the TWSBI vac filler will use a mechanism like the Pilot Custom 823.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Surnia Extremely Rare

Surnia

Posted
Posted (edited)

I think its just a general "feature" of vacuum fillers. Visconti apparently has a larger section before the vac reservoir, so it functions as a double reservoir.

 

 

Visconti has two types of Vacuum Fillers*:

1) High Vacuum Power Filler. It's a single tank, about the same mechanism as Sheafers Vac-Fill (from the 30's) and the modern Pilot Custom 823. See the animation: http://www.visconti....ower/power.html

 

2) Double Reservoir Power Filler (or just Double Reservoir). Only in Visconti LEs. Holds more ink than the Power Filler and and the user need to unscrew the blind cap to release the 2nd reservoir, after the 1st tank had been finished. The animation is on another post above.

 

My question is if TWSBI Vac700 will have the same mechanism as Double Reservoir.

 

*Edited: Visconti has also another vacuum mechanism that is the same as Vacumatic from vintage Parker, but it's another kind of vacuum filler.

 

From what I understand of the pilot 823 and the TWSBI mechanism though, is that you can write with the blind cap down, but its only for a short time because the main reservoir is sealed off (akin to the double reservoir system of Visconti). In both cases, you're supposed to unscrew the blind cap slightly to "break" the seal between reservoir and feed. I'm not sure if you're supposed to do that with the "basic" power filler from Visconti, but the animation thing doesn't seem to emphasize this. I believe the TWSBI reasoning for this at least, is to reduce the effects that air pressure will have on the pen as you carry it (ie. on a plane) because the main body is effectively sealed off.

 

On the TWSBI forums Vac fill project page, look down to the Novermber 14, 2010 update. There's a small leaflet sample on how the vac mechanism works and how its used for writing. Carrying mode, which has the section sealed off from the tank; writing, where they're connected and the ink is going into the section; and the too far thing where you've effectively gone... too far.

http://www.bbs.twsbi.com/viewthread.php?tid=184&extra=page%3D1

Edited by Surnia

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc122/CxTPB/InkDropLogoFPN2.jpg Member since Sept 7, 2010

TWSBI Diamond 530 - Private Reserve Avocado

Black Kaweco Sport M Nib - Diamine Oxblood

Wing Sung #233 - Noodler's Lexington Gray

Link to comment
Share on other sites
fabrimedeiros Collectors Item

fabrimedeiros

Posted
Posted

Surnia and ranging.dragon,

 

The Homo Sapiens has the power filler. After fill the pen, I don't need to do anything, just write until ink runs out. I don't have a Pilot 823, but I guess it's the same system of visconti HS. The leaflet on TWSBI forum clarifies a little more, but I'm not sure if we have to unscrew the blind cap slightly to "break" the seal between reservoir and feed several times until the ink runs out. Anyway, I bet this pen will be great! However I can't wait more! Thanks for the response!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ChesterBen Near Mint

ChesterBen

Posted
Posted

Hi guys,

 

I would like to ask those of you who already have TWSBI 530 about its grip. I have the Preppy and I'm a little bit scared that it is as thick as on the TWSBI, am I wrong? I hope I am. If you have the chance, could you compare it with Pilot 78g which I have home?

Thanks a lot.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33584
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26772
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...