Jump to content

Twsbi Eco Update


Ambrose Bierce

Recommended Posts

Call Kevin, I'm sure you can get BRB.

 

Last time we talked about concentrated inks, he'd shipped all his samples to someone in Nevada :bawl: - though admittedly, that was a while ago now! Luckily, I have a stash of Susemai Blue Diamond - tell me what you think:

 

post-108160-0-63046600-1438835028_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 78
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • amberleadavis

    9

  • Ambrose Bierce

    9

  • TheRealScubaSteve

    8

  • Jamerelbe

    7

Call Kevin, I'm sure you can get BRB.

 

I sure as heck am not sharing mine! :lol:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

Looks good to me. I only tried the Cashmere line of blue, but BD was highly regarded.

 

I know we're getting off topic here, but... oh, well! I wasn't a fan of the purple tinge to the Cashmere line - but really liked the deep dark turquoise colour of Blue Diamond. The black and blue 'unconcentrated' inks available on the website now are pretty good, I think - I've had the blue in a Jinhao 599 for over a month, and it's been very well behaved.

 

Back on topic: I can understand why some people might find the Eco 'industrial-looking' rather than elegant - it's very comfortable in the hand. The Broad nib isn't overly broad, but it's smooth and juicy, and wrote straight 'out of the box.'. No complaints here!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

My extra fine was a little dry with my first ink, vintage Sjeaffer Burgundy, but with my second ink, PR Sherwood Green, it's just right.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

Link to comment
Share on other sites

is it a wet writer? or is it a dry pen like the twsbi 580?

I just got mine yesterday. F nib and writes quite wet. It is a western style F writes like a Japanese M. I won't call it a dry nib.

The ink is JB Bleu Myosotis.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sadly I don't have any of the Blackstone concentrated inks - and I confess (to my shame) I hadn't seen the names before today either. Sydney Harbour, Barrier Reef, Daintree, Uluru and Black Stump - just brilliant! Hope they're available soon... I do have samples of the black and blue inks currently available from the JustWrite website - but was thinking of trying a more vivid colour first up...

 

Kevin sent me a set of inks for the SF Pen Show ink sampling setup.

From his message, it seemed that he was finishing up pre-production work/testing on some of the inks, and the inks were not yet in production, at the time of his message to me a few weeks ago.

Edited by ac12

San Francisco Pen Show - August 28-30, 2020 - Redwood City, California

www.SFPenShow.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

OK, we're a little behind the curve it seems, but maybe just because FPN have been positively focused on the Eco since long before it landed - note I didn't say obsessed ; ) Nevertheless, United Inkdom has made the Eco the subject of its third meta-review here - please enjoy! 'Hopefully useful for anyone who hasn't yet pulled the trigger: 10% discount code up there for the next week :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

How does the eco feel in the hand? I love my Vac700, but I do find it a little on the chunky side for my preference.

 

Leaning towards the white, but the clear demonstrator is pretty cool!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

How does the eco feel in the hand? I love my Vac700, but I do find it a little on the chunky side for my preference.

 

Leaning towards the white, but the clear demonstrator is pretty cool!

I have the VAC 700, 580 (non AL), and the ECO. The ECO is the lightest of them all, needless to say. It feels decent, not too light at all. I use it unposted and it feels very balanced. If you think the VAC700 is a little big and heavy then I'd say the ECO is good for you. I also got the white one and think it looks very good. Ink capacity is generous. My only worry is I would not use a very strong ink that may stain this pen.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have the VAC 700, 580 (non AL), and the ECO. The ECO is the lightest of them all, needless to say. It feels decent, not too light at all. I use it unposted and it feels very balanced. If you think the VAC700 is a little big and heavy then I'd say the ECO is good for you. I also got the white one and think it looks very good. Ink capacity is generous. My only worry is I would not use a very strong ink that may stain this pen.

 

Thanks, that's helpful. I like the Vac demonstrator, but I do find it a tad annoying when I get condensation or ink droplets in the the cap (whenever I carry it somewhere). The white eco would avoid this I guess.

 

Evy

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks, that's helpful. I like the Vac demonstrator, but I do find it a tad annoying when I get condensation or ink droplets in the the cap (whenever I carry it somewhere). The white eco would avoid this I guess.

 

Evy

That's actually one of my favorite features of my Eco; the solid cap (mine's black) keeps me from obsessing over any condensation or tiny ink specks that I usually see in my clear caps. Though so far my fine nib has not been getting any specks, so I'm assuming the cap may be clean on the inside regardless, which is amazing if true because is do a lot of walking around with it in my pocket. The opaque cap also entices my to uncap it and write so I can see the nib and feed in action. I guess I never realized before that the clear caps of my demonstrators was actually something I didn't like.

"We can become expert in an erroneous view" --Tenzin Wangyal Rinoche
Link to comment
Share on other sites

That's actually one of my favorite features of my Eco; the solid cap (mine's black) keeps me from obsessing over any condensation or tiny ink specks that I usually see in my clear caps. Though so far my fine nib has not been getting any specks, so I'm assuming the cap may be clean on the inside regardless, which is amazing if true because is do a lot of walking around with it in my pocket. The opaque cap also entices my to uncap it and write so I can see the nib and feed in action. I guess I never realized before that the clear caps of my demonstrators was actually something I didn't like.

 

And I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who obsesses over it! :wacko:

 

Evy

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

How does the eco feel in the hand? I love my Vac700, but I do find it a little on the chunky side for my preference.

 

Leaning towards the white, but the clear demonstrator is pretty cool!

 

I would like if TWSBI made a pen about 2mm smaller in diameter. But then I like 'slimline' pens, and the diameter of the Eco is right under my cut-off limit.

I really notice this when I pick up a slim pen right after using the Eco.

If I don't pick up a slimline after using the Eco, it feels OK.

 

I do have to use the Eco unposted, as the posted cap moves the center of balance too far to the back of the pen, for me.

 

I have not seen any notice of an ALL CLEAR Eco. That one, I would buy.

San Francisco Pen Show - August 28-30, 2020 - Redwood City, California

www.SFPenShow.com

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

That one, I would buy.

 

So would I.

Iris

My avatar is a painting by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944): Self-Portrait; 1911, which I photographed in the New Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've not measured them, but the TWSBI Mini seems slightly thinner than the Eco. I've become quite a fan of the mini.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well I broke down for one from Pendleton Brown. Not fair to compare his nibs to a stock one. But I do think the pen may be one of the best TWSBI has produced to date and definitely in the front running for the best beginner pen. I'll have to get the black one eventually. I hope they produce some additional colors.

 

I also got one from him and it is probably my most used pen right now. Inked with DA Sky Blue . Seriously love it. So I was convinced to send him another pen and love that one as well.

Life isn't always what you make it. Sometimes it just falls in your lap and you have to deal with it.

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


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      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
      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
      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
      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
      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...