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Oh how much I loved my VAC. Huge ink capacity: huge clear body where you see the ink slosh, large nib, decent stub,...

However: it's a TWSBI, so it cracks. And I'm kind of done ordering (and paying for) replacement parts.

 

So, as the Wing Sung 659 might be considered a TWSBI copy (or at least TWSBI-inspired), is there any VAC700 inspired alternative?

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Penbbs465. From a Google search. A vac filler at $37.98. I don't own one, but i am interested.

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Ooo, Ill tag on here if you dont mind KaB.

 

😐 Im in the same boat as you now. Its taken a goid few years but my beloved orange one has cracked and gone all strange on me.

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I think you are going to have to get your wallet out and buy a Pilot Custom 823 :D

 

 

If and when I'd get my wallet out, I'd be for a flat-topped Conid!

But for now, I'm looking for the budgetoption.

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Just a correction to the model number, it's a PenBBS 456. I have been using two of them for the past month and am very satisfied. You'll find them on Etsy. I also have a Pilot 823 and am absolutely wowed by it, but the 823 is in another price bracket.

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For tried and tested options, PenBBS 456 or shoot up to Custom 823.

If you're willing to wait and experiment, Wing Sung will be releasing a vacuum filler claimed to be under $10 and also PenBBS will be releasing the 268 which is claimed to be cheaper than the 456.

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Not a Vac filler. But huge ink supply, in a very sturdy demonstrator with a shut-off valve, at a reasonable cost. Opus 88 Demonstrator.

On the other hand if the Wing Sung vac filler is of the same quality as the 698, it too will be a sturdy pen. Half as much ink capacity than the Opus 88 tho'.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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I'm in the same boat, loved my two Vac 700s until they failed and failed.

 

I got an Opus 88 Koloro recently, and I'm impressed with it. Although, the Opus 88 Demonstrator is probably a closer match for the Vac 700 in size and style. There's probably one of those in my future.

 

Also, I find the eyedropper filling system much more appealing since I got those 5 ml syringes that Goulet sells.

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Another vote for an Opus 88. Mine is a Koloro, and it is fabulous.

 

Edit: the eyedroppers dont do the lovely schluuuuuurp thing when filling, but theyve got the huge capacity with shutoff valve in spades.

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Yet another Sarah.

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The Opus 88 looks good but I just don't get the price to be honest.

 

A small premium over the Vac 700, for well made pen with cut-off valve, 3.5ml capacity, that will last a lifetime without cracking. And subjectively – cleaner lines with no step down. Seems reasonable to me :)

Oh yeah. Toss in one of these too.

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Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Thanks for the suggestions. Just ordered an Opus 88 clear demonstrator. 1.5 stub.

 

Next question: is the Vac700 nib also a #6 JoWo? (and if so, I know the vac is friction fit: I can pull it out without effort. But how about the Opus 88)

I'm asking because I might want to swap the 1.5 that the pen'll come with with the 1.1 stub from my broken VAC. (1.1 suits me slightly better and that nib is a dream)

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Screw-in Jowo #6 housing in the Opus 88 demonstrator. So if you have a spare Jowo housing, changing nibs would be a breeze.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Thanks for the suggestions. Just ordered an Opus 88 clear demonstrator. 1.5 stub.

 

Next question: is the Vac700 nib also a #6 JoWo? (and if so, I know the vac is friction fit: I can pull it out without effort. But how about the Opus 88)

I'm asking because I might want to swap the 1.5 that the pen'll come with with the 1.1 stub from my broken VAC. (1.1 suits me slightly better and that nib is a dream)

Vac 700/700R have Bock no 6 nib, not jowo #6.

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Vac 700/700R have Bock no 6 nib, not jowo #6.

 

Nope, they *used* to be Bock nibs, but now *all* TWSBI nibs are provided by JoWo, to their customised specifications.

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