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Finally Got An Eco..
#1
Posted 18 April 2019 - 00:45
It resides in a pen cup along with other pens..is and will be gently treated. I am hoping that no cracks happen, because Id like to get more TWSBI pens. Id held off because of the cracking issue, but enough people said that the issue had been dealt with that I decided to give it a try.
It seems like an excellent writer in all dimensions, with the potential of being a go-to pen..everyday..
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#2
Posted 18 April 2019 - 00:46
Writing sampler,please
#3
Posted 18 April 2019 - 01:11
Edited by NewPenMan, 18 April 2019 - 01:12.
#4
Posted 19 April 2019 - 23:26
Is it my eyes or it is feathering badly in that setup?
#5
Posted 24 April 2019 - 14:11
#6
Posted 25 April 2019 - 21:24
Arrived the other day. I got the stub. Its a bit bigger than Id imagined it - which is a good thing. It has just the right size, in my opinion. Using Noodlers Blue-Black and with this ink it seems to be a fairly juicy writer, the stub helping to bring out the inks shading properties.
It resides in a pen cup along with other pens..is and will be gently treated. I am hoping that no cracks happen, because Id like to get more TWSBI pens. Id held off because of the cracking issue, but enough people said that the issue had been dealt with that I decided to give it a try.
It seems like an excellent writer in all dimensions, with the potential of being a go-to pen..everyday..
I now own four TWSBI Ecos, in ages from a few weeks to 18 months, and have never seen a crack. They have become the only fountain pens I use. All my expensive pens are now gathering dust. I will definitely be buying more.
#7
Posted 08 May 2019 - 09:27
I just got a TWSBI Eco with an F nib as a gift, and I instantly fell in love. I'm forcing myself not to buy any more because I have enough pens (really... famous last words), but my husband also spotted and tested the pen and within 24 hours got himself one as well.
These pens are really excellent writers, and the size was, at least for me, unexpectedly large and also comfortable. I really like them.
Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men always have a choice - if not whether, then how they endure.
- Lois McMaster Bujold
#8
Posted 09 May 2019 - 13:50
You might enjoy this interesting read:
http://daverea.com/2...eco-wont-break/
Edited by uceroy, 09 May 2019 - 13:50.
#9
Posted 09 May 2019 - 14:46
Enjoy your new eco! I've fell head over heels for the transparent ones.. I have the clear, red, blue and green one and am waiting for my orange one to arrive
You might enjoy this interesting read:
http://daverea.com/2...eco-wont-break/
thanks for that link. good to know that stresses have been addressed in the eco, but the takeaway for me is that all injection-molded demonstrators are living on borrowed time..some crack, some don’t, seemingly independent from how they’re handled..or am I misinterpreting the gist of the article?
#10
Posted 10 May 2019 - 14:14
thanks for that link. good to know that stresses have been addressed in the eco, but the takeaway for me is that all injection-molded demonstrators are living on borrowed time..some crack, some dont, seemingly independent from how theyre handled..or am I misinterpreting the gist of the article?
No I think you're spot on. Apart from that, plastics age as well, making them more brittle over time. These pens won't live forever, but at least the design improved, stress wise, from the other models.
#11
Posted 11 May 2019 - 00:09
I miss my Eco.
~C.S. Lewis
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Current Rotation:
Edison Menlo <m italic>, Lamy 2000 <EF>, Wing Sung 601 <F>
Pilot VP <F>, Pilot Metropolitan <F>, Pilot Penmanship <EF>
#12
Posted 02 September 2019 - 06:05
I figure if I can get a few more rewards dollars on my amazon credit card, then maybe the white Eco can join the others.

#13
Posted 04 September 2019 - 08:44
So far, none of my TWSBI pens has cracks. I have one Diamond 580, and two Ecos in use, with one waiting until I clean more pens.

#14
Posted 04 September 2019 - 13:08
What we actually see are many reports of one brand in particular which cracks even while resting in the pen cup.
Manufacturer of said brand is known to have done things to try to remedy the problem of their pens cracking inexplicably. Its clearly a materials and engineering problem. There will continue to be those lucky TWSBI owners whose TWSBI pens never crack, despite being thrown into a bag every day, but the predominance of TWSBI pens crack all on their own under internal material pressures in the type of plastic used and from the design and manufacturing methods employed.
I personally would be willing to pay FC-level prices for a Diamond 580 if TWSBI made that pen the way FC makes theirs: milled from far more resilient, optical-grade acrylic.
But TWSBI have settled on a niche for their pens, and will continue what they do in the way that they do it as long as people find their pens appealing...which people continue to do.
Edited by NewPenMan, 04 September 2019 - 13:09.
#15
Posted 11 September 2019 - 06:47

#16
Posted 11 September 2019 - 19:24
Now I'm up to five ECOs. I recently picked up the Coral ECO-T to complement my Pink ECO.
#17
Posted 12 September 2019 - 06:05
I cleaned my black Eco and thought it was all clear. But I see a bit of color, just a bit. Is that normal? First time I have cleaned a TWSBI Eco.

#18
Posted 10 November 2019 - 03:11
That gave $17.48 to apply on the $31.99 amazon price. I paid $14.51 for the Eco that was fulfilled by TWSBI. I flushed it, and it is now drying.
