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Happy mail arrived with my very first TWSBI Eco. I opted for the clear, broad nib, with red at the end cap.

 

It shipped with some kind of oil. Can't wait to get home and read all instructions.

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Identical pen to mine but mine has the medium nib. The bottle is silicone grease for lubing the piston should you need to disassemble, not that I ever have done this.To me it is not necessary and they say tamper with at your own risk! Enjoy your pen. It's all the pen anyone needs really, has a nice German Jowo nib and so much more interesting than a Lamy Safari for not much more cash.

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Identical pen to mine but mine has the medium nib. The bottle is silicone grease for lubing the piston should you need to disassemble, not that I ever have done this.To me it is not necessary and they say tamper with at your own risk! Enjoy your pen. It's all the pen anyone needs really, has a nice German Jowo nib and so much more interesting than a Lamy Safari for not much more cash.

Tell me 'bout it . . . just got my first Lamy Safari. Not overly impressed, no complaints, just not impressed, LOL.

 

I want a TWISBI Mini so bad I can taste it. I also want one in at least a medium IF I could only get one more. I have a feeling medium will be my sweet nib. Jury is still out as I am learning. I wonder if/when I find my EDC will I forsake the ones I am amassing? That's why I am not spending on very expensive pens. I suspect I may have faves for particular things; i.e., journaling versus what's in my bag or purse.

 

It's fun finding out. :D

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Fascinating pen. I want a TWSBI too.

 

BTW, how does one pronounce TWSBI? Twizz'-Bee ?

 

Happy Day.

 

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Henry

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My two TWSBI are both XF. If I get a third it’d be a 1.1mm or 1.5mm if I can get my mitts on one. I draw a lot and it’s tough to get a very fine line out of a fat nib, so they have the skinniest line I can get. They’re my absolute favorites for drawing. The italic has a fair bit of line variety, and since I do calligraphy it’s always nice to have an extra nib that works. I keep trying to talk myself out of a third, but I know eventually I’ll cave. The Jowo nibs are the nicest I have.

 

I haven’t tried the mini, but my 580 should in principle be similar. Ink capacity wins over weight, and a regular 580 just isn’t that heavy.

 

They both get used for writing too. My XF eco is my dedicated black pen. It gets fed black ink and only my favorite black ink. The 580 is easier to use with ink samples, so it tends to get variety.

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Fascinating pen. I want a TWSBI too.

 

BTW, how does one pronounce TWSBI? Twizz'-Bee ?

 

Happy Day.

 

:)

Yes.

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Have fun with it! TWSBIs are pretty damn reliable and the piston filler mechanism is great for the price you pay. The nibs are also pretty good.

For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God.

Bloody Mary full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails.

Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon.

Amen.

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If I ever find an ink to make me stop trying samples with a converter I'll consider an Eco for sure.

“We could be heroes/Just for one day” ― David Bowie

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