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Tswbi Eco Making Audible "pencil" Sound


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Hey,

I have a TWSBI eco for some time now (got it about 3 months ago). Lately'when i'm using it, it makes a scratchy sound, almost like a pencil. It feels very smooth in all directions, but even on Rhodia paper it makes this very loud sound. I'm trying to see if my tines aren't aligned, but i can't see it properly. Flow is good, super smooth, but very very audible. How can I take care of this? It's starting to really annoy me whenever I write.

 

Thanks in advance,

Yoav

Yoav Navott

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I bought an eco 1.1 stub yesterday. The one I tried in the store was *great*: smooth, wet, noiseless and I was hooked. But I didn't want their demo pen because of the colour and because there were all sorts of ink traces in the barrel. So I received a brand-new, never-used eco. Came home, inked it up, it felt and sounded like a saw slicing through wood. Not good. Very noisy and grating on all kinds of paper.

 

I took some 12k micromesh and very gently wrote on that for a while. I probably didn't need to be this subtle, because the nib is uncoated, untipped solid steel. But better safe than sorry. After 10 minutes of trial and error, then nib started to write beautifully. On of the smoothest ones I have, the nib now glides over a very thin layer of ink. The noise is 99% gone.

 

(Be aware that doing this will ruin your warranty. You're on your own here.)

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Mine makes the same sound, but I wouldn't think much of it unless it's driving you crazy. What you hear is called feedback, something in nibs that refers to the "smoothness" (Or, in your case, lack thereof.) If you're very bothered by it(Or ever notice this in other pens), and are willing to spend some money, you can get it professionally tuned and smoothed, which I understand is most convenient at pen conventions(Just make sure to sign up for a session ahead of time!)

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Just tried my Eco on Rhodia and hardly a sound using Parker ink, if you have some other make of ink give it a try.

 

A loupe is worth buying, a 10x loupe is readily available on ebay for USD2, but TWSBI nibs are generally ok from the box.

 

Try some smoothing, FPN has some very good 'How To' tips on what to do.

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I may be in the minority, but I really like the feedback 'squeak'. I feel as though I have not only the 'feel' of writing, but the sound as well.... A number of my pens write very smoothly but with audible feedback.

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I may be in the minority, but I really like the feedback 'squeak'. I feel as though I have not only the 'feel' of writing, but the sound as well.... A number of my pens write very smoothly but with audible feedback.

 

+1

 

My Platinum Carbon Desk Pen sounds like a pencil when it's in use but its super smooth and completely reliable and I like the noise, reminds me of school.

 

Isn't nostalgia wonderful. :)

 

Al

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I may be in the minority, but I really like the feedback 'squeak'. I feel as though I have not only the 'feel' of writing, but the sound as well.... A number of my pens write very smoothly but with audible feedback.

U certainly are not minority my frnd...

I for one, like you prefer the pencil like feedback

vaibhav mehandiratta

architect & fountain pen connoisseur

 

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I may be in the minority, but I really like the feedback 'squeak'. I feel as though I have not only the 'feel' of writing, but the sound as well.... A number of my pens write very smoothly but with audible feedback.

U certainly are not minority my frnd...

I for one, like you prefer the pencil like feedback

vaibhav mehandiratta

architect & fountain pen connoisseur

 

blog | instagram | twitter

 

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