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Twsbi Mini Ef - First Impressions

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Very nice handwriting, it looks like it belongs in another time

 

Thanks! It kinda does belong to another time... It's a monoline version of Spencerian script...

 

Very nice handwriting indeed.

Glad you are happy with your mini.

I have a TWSBI 580 and a VAC 700 and am very happy with them. I've been thinking about getting a smaller pen to carry in my jeans pockets so the mini might be it.................

And thanks you you too! As for the mini, it does live in my jeans pocket (which I guess explains the pitting you can see in the barrel). It's a nifty lil'pen

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I got the mini today and it's just what I wanted. It's actually smaller than I thought it was going to be (the reviewers I've seen must have smaller hands) but it's the ideal size for a pocketable pen, for a man with large hands. The Kaweco sport felt too small to me and didn't balance so well when capped. Also it has less ink capacity than the Twisbini.

I can just about use the Twisbini un-posted for a quick note, whilst posted it's very comfortable, even for extended writing.

I also got the EF nib and was suprised by how smooth it is. I know Twsbi have changed their nib supplier, can't speak for old nibs but this one wrote better that I expected a £40 pen to write.

Song of Solomon 4:12 ~ You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain Pen


Amber Italix Parsons Essential Fine Cursive Stub & Churchman's Prescriptor Bold Italic, Parker 25 F, Twsbi Mini EF, Platinum #3776 Bourgogne SF, Platinum Maki-e Kanazawa Mt. Fuji Med, Platinum President F, Platinum desk pen, Platinum PG250,


Summit 125 Med flex, Conway Stewart Scribe No 330 Fine flex, Stephens 103 F, Mock Blanc 146 F, Pelikan 200 with 14k EF nib, and a Jinhao 675. - I have also sent a Noodler's Ahab & Creeper to recycling.

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hahaha!!!

 

I liked the "TWSBini" pet name! :)

Credit goes to SBRE Brown, he's the first I heard use the name.

Song of Solomon 4:12 ~ You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain Pen


Amber Italix Parsons Essential Fine Cursive Stub & Churchman's Prescriptor Bold Italic, Parker 25 F, Twsbi Mini EF, Platinum #3776 Bourgogne SF, Platinum Maki-e Kanazawa Mt. Fuji Med, Platinum President F, Platinum desk pen, Platinum PG250,


Summit 125 Med flex, Conway Stewart Scribe No 330 Fine flex, Stephens 103 F, Mock Blanc 146 F, Pelikan 200 with 14k EF nib, and a Jinhao 675. - I have also sent a Noodler's Ahab & Creeper to recycling.

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The Diamine Damson in the review looks a nice colour, got to get me some next time I buy ink.

Song of Solomon 4:12 ~ You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain Pen


Amber Italix Parsons Essential Fine Cursive Stub & Churchman's Prescriptor Bold Italic, Parker 25 F, Twsbi Mini EF, Platinum #3776 Bourgogne SF, Platinum Maki-e Kanazawa Mt. Fuji Med, Platinum President F, Platinum desk pen, Platinum PG250,


Summit 125 Med flex, Conway Stewart Scribe No 330 Fine flex, Stephens 103 F, Mock Blanc 146 F, Pelikan 200 with 14k EF nib, and a Jinhao 675. - I have also sent a Noodler's Ahab & Creeper to recycling.

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Diamine Damson purchased, along with Syrah its my new favourite ink. :)

 

P.s To FPN spell checker; yes I put a 'u' in favourite, but as it's our language, us Brits can spell it as we like - so there. :P

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Song of Solomon 4:12 ~ You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain Pen


Amber Italix Parsons Essential Fine Cursive Stub & Churchman's Prescriptor Bold Italic, Parker 25 F, Twsbi Mini EF, Platinum #3776 Bourgogne SF, Platinum Maki-e Kanazawa Mt. Fuji Med, Platinum President F, Platinum desk pen, Platinum PG250,


Summit 125 Med flex, Conway Stewart Scribe No 330 Fine flex, Stephens 103 F, Mock Blanc 146 F, Pelikan 200 with 14k EF nib, and a Jinhao 675. - I have also sent a Noodler's Ahab & Creeper to recycling.

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It would be better if TWSBI pens can be less finicky with the types of inks and papers. The proper fountain pens should not have a hard start nor skip, regardless of what types of fountain pen inks you are using.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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It would be better if TWSBI pens can be less finicky with the types of inks and papers. The proper fountain pens should not have a hard start nor skip, regardless of what types of fountain pen inks you are using.

I totally agree with that.

My Diamond 580 didn't write smoothly with Waterman ink. When I changed to Platinum pigment ink, it started to get better.

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Does someone know this "finicky" nature of TWSBI nibs is due to its nib/feed designs or production methods? Even my cheapest pens such as Pilot Prera & Lamy Safari have not exhibited such a tendancy to date. Usually, a nib with a hard start or a proclivity to skipping is something fundamentally wrong or out of whack.

My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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TWSBI have changed their nib supplier twice, are the problems mostly with the older nibs? I have very limited experience (one pen) but it is a recent pen and starts well every time. Perhaps they are very ink sensitive, I've only used Diamine inks and they've worked great. We're lucky that can get Diamine at a really good price in the UK, so I don't tend to use other inks that often.

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Song of Solomon 4:12 ~ You are my private garden, my treasure, my bride, a secluded spring, a hidden fountain Pen


Amber Italix Parsons Essential Fine Cursive Stub & Churchman's Prescriptor Bold Italic, Parker 25 F, Twsbi Mini EF, Platinum #3776 Bourgogne SF, Platinum Maki-e Kanazawa Mt. Fuji Med, Platinum President F, Platinum desk pen, Platinum PG250,


Summit 125 Med flex, Conway Stewart Scribe No 330 Fine flex, Stephens 103 F, Mock Blanc 146 F, Pelikan 200 with 14k EF nib, and a Jinhao 675. - I have also sent a Noodler's Ahab & Creeper to recycling.

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