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Only thing I can say about the ink is.. it works. Works well with the pen.

Odd name?

 

Odd... lovely.. colour? Black with a hint of ... something.

I guess this is a personal taste thing.

For me, I like it. It scans well, it's clear.

 

Dave

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I've wondered how substantial the Noodlers pens are...plastic, you say? Hmmmm...I do love the ink! And, while most seem to use flex nibs for calligraphy, I like that you're using it for 'regular' writing :) Nice review thumbup.gif Please, let us know how the pen holds up for you over time.

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The pens are vegital resin I thought. I dunno. I'm sure it's posted somewhere on here. Nice review. Clean and easy to read. Is that $40 for the pen and ink together? Not too bad really considering what shipping must have been.

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The pens are vegital resin I thought. I dunno. I'm sure it's posted somewhere on here. Nice review. Clean and easy to read. Is that $40 for the pen and ink together? Not too bad really considering what shipping must have been.

 

They are indeed a vegetal resin, according to Nathan.

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The pens are vegital resin I thought. I dunno. I'm sure it's posted somewhere on here. Nice review. Clean and easy to read. Is that $40 for the pen and ink together? Not too bad really considering what shipping must have been.

 

Yes, pen, ink and shipping to UK. Sorry, I should have made that clear.

I'm now annoyed that I didn't buy a couple. This pen has become my daily go-for,

I'm up to 10K words now.

Couple of US sites show them, one didn't know of the flex nib version (it's

not on the US Noodlers ink site), another has them advertised... I've pm'd

them to see if they actually have stock.

 

I even cleaned it out and greased the piston (a little stiff) as per Brians

video... except I guess US Q tips are smaller than UK ones (most odd!). I

finished up using a kitchen skewer (wooden).

I'm tempted to look for other flex nib pens now, to experiment further.

Any recommendations?

 

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I've wondered how substantial the Noodlers pens are...plastic, you say? Hmmmm...I do love the ink! And, while most seem to use flex nibs for calligraphy, I like that you're using it for 'regular' writing :) Nice review thumbup.gif Please, let us know how the pen holds up for you over time.

 

IMHO - YMMV.

With care the pen should last. Nothing seems fragile, just that it is very light. I'm finding that no problem now I'm used to it. In fact it helps when writing over a longer period.

I'm still smiling when I use it... at every opportunity.

 

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thx for the review!

 

not a nib i'd use for every day writing, but definitely for signature!! normal writing comes out too light. this is one nib design for flex writing only, me think!

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One more addition to this review.

 

I bought a sixty year old Swan pen which arrived today. Encrusted with ink,

faded and scratched, yet it had a Swan number 2 nib in place.

That rang a bell from Nathan and his video, where he sits there swapping

nibs in and out at a great rate.... so I tried it.

Tines were misaligned, looked like it had been 'smoothed' with a matchbox,

but after a little tender loving care, I mounted it in the Noodlers nib

Creeper and I now have a modern pen with a bling gold nib, flexible

as you like!

 

As you may gather I'm rather pleased.

 

Thanks Nathan, keep smiling, you made me grin today!!!!

 

Long line of silly emoticons .......

 

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I think I mucked up my new Noodler's Flex pen nib. The tines are aligned, I've tried the tweezers, but it seems like the tines are separated from each other and so the ink does not come down.

 

I've tried fixing it for an hour and it is still not working.

 

Does anyone know if one can get a replacement nib?

He did not use a fountain pen which fact, as any psychoanalyst will tell you, meant that the patient was a repressed undinist. -from Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

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I think I mucked up my new Noodler's Flex pen nib. The tines are aligned, I've tried the tweezers, but it seems like the tines are separated from each other and so the ink does not come down.

 

I've tried fixing it for an hour and it is still not working.

 

Does anyone know if one can get a replacement nib?

 

AFAIK you're out of luck. I've asked about this before and Nathan doesn't do them. One issue

is the 'matching' of the feed/nib which he does by hand.

 

I too wish he did spares, e.g. nib+feed together?

 

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I think I mucked up my new Noodler's Flex pen nib. The tines are aligned, I've tried the tweezers, but it seems like the tines are separated from each other and so the ink does not come down.

 

I've tried fixing it for an hour and it is still not working.

 

Does anyone know if one can get a replacement nib?

 

I could try and give some advice to fix this, but I wouldn't know what advice to give you without a picture. ;)

I think I mucked up my new Noodler's Flex pen nib. The tines are aligned, I've tried the tweezers, but it seems like the tines are separated from each other and so the ink does not come down.

 

I've tried fixing it for an hour and it is still not working.

 

Does anyone know if one can get a replacement nib?

 

AFAIK you're out of luck. I've asked about this before and Nathan doesn't do them. One issue

is the 'matching' of the feed/nib which he does by hand.

 

I too wish he did spares, e.g. nib+feed together?

 

Dave

 

Dave,

 

 

Thank you for sharing the video, I really enjoyed seeing the pen in use. And don't get me started on Swan nibs, they have quickly become my favourites!

 

I just wanted to say, I can always get more ink to the nib by gently tapping on the barrel, as opposed to actually moving the piston. It may work better for you, as in my experience, when inked, it is best to leave the piston tightly secured. If you are having allot of problems with this (ink flow going dry in the middle of a fill), I have heard some suggest flushing the pen with dish washing soap diluted in water when cleaning the pen and letting it sit for a little bit of time. I have not tried this yet, but it's claimed to keep the ink from 'sticking' to the inside of a converter or barrel, and therefore prohibit ink flow. :thumbup:

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I think I mucked up my new Noodler's Flex pen nib. The tines are aligned, I've tried the tweezers, but it seems like the tines are separated from each other and so the ink does not come down.

 

I've tried fixing it for an hour and it is still not working.

 

Does anyone know if one can get a replacement nib?

 

Not sure if this is the same problem, but I had a problem with one going dry before. I squeezed the tines together momentarily and that seemed to get the capillary action going? Maybe dip it in a bit of water too to get it started (the less elegant solution is to lick it...)

 

(I am obviously not a pen expert)

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I noticed mine separating too far and not letting ink flow either. I pulled the feeder and nib off, and reset them. I left the nib out a couple mm's and then adjusted from there. It's better now.

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Dave,

 

 

Thank you for sharing the video, I really enjoyed seeing the pen in use. And don't get me started on Swan nibs, they have quickly become my favourites!

 

I just wanted to say, I can always get more ink to the nib by gently tapping on the barrel, as opposed to actually moving the piston. It may work better for you, as in my experience, when inked, it is best to leave the piston tightly secured. If you are having allot of problems with this (ink flow going dry in the middle of a fill), I have heard some suggest flushing the pen with dish washing soap diluted in water when cleaning the pen and letting it sit for a little bit of time. I have not tried this yet, but it's claimed to keep the ink from 'sticking' to the inside of a converter or barrel, and therefore prohibit ink flow.

 

I've basically given up using the Swans. I have two,black 4260, deep deep red 4250. Both now unused for 6 months or more.

 

For me it was a nice experiment, but my Noodlers is my daily go to. I have a spare on order.

 

I guess I've written a couple of hundred A4 pages with the Noodlers. Cleaned it twice and still makes me smile.

 

Dave

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Dave,

 

 

Thank you for sharing the video, I really enjoyed seeing the pen in use. And don't get me started on Swan nibs, they have quickly become my favourites!

 

I just wanted to say, I can always get more ink to the nib by gently tapping on the barrel, as opposed to actually moving the piston. It may work better for you, as in my experience, when inked, it is best to leave the piston tightly secured. If you are having allot of problems with this (ink flow going dry in the middle of a fill), I have heard some suggest flushing the pen with dish washing soap diluted in water when cleaning the pen and letting it sit for a little bit of time. I have not tried this yet, but it's claimed to keep the ink from 'sticking' to the inside of a converter or barrel, and therefore prohibit ink flow.

 

I've basically given up using the Swans. I have two,black 4260, deep deep red 4250. Both now unused for 6 months or more.

 

For me it was a nice experiment, but my Noodlers is my daily go to. I have a spare on order.

 

I guess I've written a couple of hundred A4 pages with the Noodlers. Cleaned it twice and still makes me smile.

 

Dave

 

Dave,

 

I wouldn't mind adopting those poor birds y'know! :embarrassed_smile: :roflmho: (But seriously, I wouldn't...)

 

You have a very nice hand my friend, I couldn't criticize your choice in pen when you write like you do. :thumbup:

 

All the best,

 

Jeffery

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Dave,

 

 

Thank you for sharing the video, I really enjoyed seeing the pen in use. And don't get me started on Swan nibs, they have quickly become my favourites!

 

I just wanted to say, I can always get more ink to the nib by gently tapping on the barrel, as opposed to actually moving the piston. It may work better for you, as in my experience, when inked, it is best to leave the piston tightly secured. If you are having allot of problems with this (ink flow going dry in the middle of a fill), I have heard some suggest flushing the pen with dish washing soap diluted in water when cleaning the pen and letting it sit for a little bit of time. I have not tried this yet, but it's claimed to keep the ink from 'sticking' to the inside of a converter or barrel, and therefore prohibit ink flow.

 

I've basically given up using the Swans. I have two,black 4260, deep deep red 4250. Both now unused for 6 months or more.

 

For me it was a nice experiment, but my Noodlers is my daily go to. I have a spare on order.

 

I guess I've written a couple of hundred A4 pages with the Noodlers. Cleaned it twice and still makes me smile.

 

Dave

 

I agree Dave,

I just bought a vintage Mabie Todd Swan with a semi-Flex EF nib and I like the Noodlers Flex much more for feel and flow. I'd sell my Swan in a Heartbeat and buy some more Noodlers if given the chance.

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I agree Dave,

I just bought a vintage Mabie Todd Swan with a semi-Flex EF nib and I like the Noodlers Flex much more for feel and flow. I'd sell my Swan in a Heartbeat and buy some more Noodlers if given the chance.

 

 

 

Not sure about now, but Nathan released some more recently? US first, UK in weeks I'm told?

goulet pens had some in.... I managed to snaffle one.

 

I guessed having only one I'd drop it sooner or later, so the spare will go in the drawer!

 

Dave

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I know I took some time away from FPN, but how did I miss knowing about the Noodlers Flex pen?! I just ordered one from isellpens.com. Also notice they have them on Amazon. Anyway - I'm excited! Can't wait to get it!

 

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  • 3 weeks later...

Received two more pens from Brian and Rachel (goulet pens).

One (blue) good, relatively dry nib/feed but came good with minor adjustment.

 

Last one (red colour) not so good.

Seems very wet. Closer inspection shows that pressing the nib+feed into the body

opens up the tines of the nib. Out of the pen the tines align and very nearly touch

at the tip. Pushing them in and you can see the tines opening up, resulting in a pen

that is unworkable. Close inspection of the feed shows it to be smooth, but the

curve is clearly a lesser one than the nib, hence it 'stretches' the nib, opens

it and makes it so wet it blobs and ... basically doesn't work.

 

 

Any suggestions?

 

Dave

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