Anyone Interested In This Kickstarter?

[inkstainedruth]

The only pen I have that I use with the nib upside down ia a TWSBI 580-ALR with a 1.1 mm stub. Unless I want a firehose, I have to use it upside down. And even then I sometime have bleedthrough issues.

I tried the pen out initially with Diamine Shimmer Arabian Nights, because I figured that with that wide a nib I didn't have to worry about clogging the feed with the particles. Didn't occur to me that it would write that wet.... And I keep wondering if I'm doing damage to the tines and/or tipping as a result....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Jamerelbe]

For anyone still watching this thread, SBRE Brown has just published a review of this project on his YouTube page. I thought he was pretty gracious in his assessment of the pen - but didn't hold back in his (still gracious) criticisms of the nib.

 

It may be that he received a dud - but if so, that's a pretty big "oops" on the part of the Creators, given the reach of his channel - especially since the patented nib grinding process (with the involvement of a highly skilled nibmeister) is their main selling point. FWIW I think the pen looks interesting, but I still won't be jumping on the bandwagon with this one.

 

You can check out the review here:

 

[Braxfield]

What I found fascinating about the review (setting aside the possibly duff feed) was that SBRE was more intrigued by the shape and structure of the pen than its "principal selling point", ie the fancy nib. I agree it was a careful and good review. I don't think it will change many minds. It did cause me to reflect on a larger question. What has been the most successful design innovation in fountain pens in recent years? I think nib design (and allied to that the latest polishing techniques) may be the most fruitful area of improvement. Whether that be manufacturing process or materials enhancement, I'm in no position to judge. I'd be interested to hear what others have to say. [it may be that the Premad people are at least looking at the right end of the issue.]

Edited October 19, 2019 by Braxfield

[penzel_washinkton]

For anyone still watching this thread, SBRE Brown has just published a review of this project on his YouTube page. I thought he was pretty gracious in his assessment of the pen - but didn't hold back in his (still gracious) criticisms of the nib.

 

It may be that he received a dud - but if so, that's a pretty big "oops" on the part of the Creators, given the reach of his channel - especially since the patented nib grinding process (with the involvement of a highly skilled nibmeister) is their main selling point. FWIW I think the pen looks interesting, but I still won't be jumping on the bandwagon with this one.

 

You can check out the review here:

 

 

Yes, I think it's weird that they sent what is supposedly their best sample for a well known reviewer but ended up being such a disappointment in terms of writing performance. That is definitely a red flag.

[Vpen]

Doesn't Sailor zoom nib kinda does the same thing?

[Honeybadgers]

Doesn't Sailor zoom nib kinda does the same thing?

 

No. This pen just advertises as "writing on both sides" which is extremely common. The sailor zoom gives you vastly different line widths depending on the angle the pen is held to the paper, because its wad of tipping is ground into a triangle shape that gets narrower as you make the pen more vertical.

 

This just has a V cut into the slit itself, causing baby's bottom. We can see in the review that, like I guessed, this is just factory-ground hard starting.

 

Honestly, I like the design of everything but the nib. If they had just made a normal pen with the long, sleeved magnetic cap and just hand tuned normal steel nibs for a more normal price, I'd be much more into the design.

Edited October 23, 2019 by Honeybadgers

[Vpen]

 

No. This pen just advertises as "writing on both sides" which is extremely common. The sailor zoom gives you vastly different line widths depending on the angle the pen is held to the paper, because its wad of tipping is ground into a triangle shape that gets narrower as you make the pen more vertical.

 

This just has a V cut into the slit itself, causing baby's bottom. We can see in the review that, like I guessed, this is just factory-ground hard starting.

 

Honestly, I like the design of everything but the nib. If they had just made a normal pen with the long, sleeved magnetic cap and just hand tuned normal steel nibs for a more normal price, I'd be much more into the design

This dual nib is just an add-on option. You can go for the normal nibs at a lower cost.

[Honeybadgers]

Huh, I didn't see that in the kickstarter. I only saw a whole lot of crowing about that nib and nothing else.

[Braxfield]

I think they oversold the dual-nib aspect.

Having said that they seem to have had a very successful campaign (essentially a pre-sell) and lots of people selected the single-sided nib despite the hoopla.