Twsbi

[speedy]

... it's the nib section that puzzles me soooo much (in that all other manifacturers build pens with no removable sections at all, and often even the nib unit is hard , or impossible, to remove) because if that part unscrews (no wrench required) a 2cc ink tsunami will eventually follow :blink: ...

 

A lot of my pens with similar Schmidt nib/feed assemblies screw out like the TWSBI. Those other manufacturer's just don't tell us it's possible.

play around with this pen, don't worry to break it, every parts is replaceable

[speedy]

Do we know when the're going on general sale and how much they will cost?

 

I see you are in UK, where I don't have online store yet. Please check out this link

http://www.bbs.twsbi.com/viewthread.php?tid=1389&extra=page%3D1

You can order direct from our Taipei office.

[speedy]

I just write to Peter Bock see how he can help us with more choices on nibs, let's wait.:hmm1:

[riff raff]

I just write to Peter Bock see how he can help us with more choices on nibs, let's wait.:hmm1:

Great idea!

[shane27]

Is there an easy way to fill one of these with a syringe? If say, you don't have enough ink to fill it traditionally?

[mahkie]

Is there an easy way to fill one of these with a syringe? If say, you don't have enough ink to fill it traditionally?

 

Yeah, pop the nib off and you have easy access for a syringe. It's the same opening as an international sized cartridge

[Siv]

For me, the nib sizes don't really vary that much. I don't really care - it's a great pen for the money and to ask more would just be cheeky!

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4772275968_828309c79a_b.jpg

[speedy]

Is there an easy way to fill one of these with a syringe? If say, you don't have enough ink to fill it traditionally?

I think you can use syringe, by screw off the grip section, then you see the hole to inject into the barrel.

[speedy]

For me, the nib sizes don't really vary that much. I don't really care - it's a great pen for the money and to ask more would just be cheeky!

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4772275968_828309c79a_b.jpg

 

When I do the testing, I normally use one sheet of same paper putting on the same leather pad filling with same ink, then compare. It work for me.

[etoyoc]

 

first filling is difficult to get full tank because of air inside.

Here is how you can get full tank. After first filling, tip up the pen near the opening of the ink bottle, slowly turn the barrel end cap move the piston up little by little; the traped air will come out from the nib. When you see it is about time, tip down and fill more ink.

Now you get full tank of ink to make cannonball run from LA to New York.

 

This method works great. It is the same thing I do with other piston fillers or converter pens.

[truncated]

Well apparently I'm the first to 'break' one!

 

How do you get the blind cap back onto the piston assembly? Some water got in mine while flushing, annd... you know the rest. I can get it back on, but it's not flush with the pen body with the piston all the way up, and unscrews very easily when dropping the piston.

[jkrewalk]

Not too sure if I'm the first to get the TWSBI Pen from the Presale but I'm as excited as a school boy right now !!

I've decided to leave the reviews to the experts (adding the suspense factor for those out there still waiting for it) but I will include some pictures for everyone to enjoy until then !

 

Here goes :

 

Regards

leo

 

 

Where can I buy one?????????????

[dizzypen]

Mini-review up on my site if anyone is interested.

 

I've been using this pen all day. I'm still loving it, and it does get better with use. I'm finding that I've got better flow and fewer skips today than yesterday.

[Carlos]

I just write to Peter Bock see how he can help us with more choices on nibs, let's wait.:hmm1:

 

 

That's great news and I hope you get a positive response from Mr. Bock. I'll be the first in line for a BB or B nib. In the meantime, I'll make do with my medium.

[Sproctor]

Mini-review up on my site if anyone is interested.

 

I've been using this pen all day. I'm still loving it, and it does get better with use. I'm finding that I've got better flow and fewer skips today than yesterday.

 

Dizzy,

 

Did you see the post by Speedy that discusses the remedy for the ink finding its way behind the piston? It's Here: Notice About Piston Sealing

The reason I point it out is that I read your excellent review and saw that you seem to have the same problem/issue.

 

 

Very Best Regards,

 

Stephen

[Apotheosis]

Nice review Dizzypen ! (Love that old typewriter post too btw!)

 

On another note - I was just thinking that it would have been just so cool if the first 300 presale lot of pens were numbered !

Edited July 8, 2010 by Apotheosis

[mahkie]

Well apparently I'm the first to 'break' one!

 

How do you get the blind cap back onto the piston assembly? Some water got in mine while flushing, annd... you know the rest. I can get it back on, but it's not flush with the pen body with the piston all the way up, and unscrews very easily when dropping the piston.

 

I did this too. What you need to do is use trial and error to preplace the piston so that by the time you crew down the blind cap, the piston is in the right place.

[Rabidferret]

I'd like to add some more refined impressions of mine.

 

Before I went to sleep I wrote out a few long lines on a brown paper bag. I next wrote with it this afternoon, and the nib was much more wet and consistent than before. The nib might even by slightly smoother. I'm guessing this is from ink being able to saturate the feed effectively rather than the brown paper bag trick. Speedy was right about being patient and "writing the nib in" - it's paid off. On certain strokes the line sometimes gets very thin, but it's nowhere near as troublesome as it was when I first picked it up.

 

I do notice some very minor leakage behind the first piston seal, but I'm not terribly worried about it. I do notice that the pen tends to get hard to grip after a little bit of writing - if the section didn't flare wider towards the tip I'd probably have a bit of trouble gripping it. I'd suggest a slightly larger diameter for the section for future pens.

 

The more I use the Twsbi Diamond 530 the more I appreciate certain nuances. For example, I just noticed that the nib is perfectly in-line with the clip when capped rather than some random angle, greatly satisfying my obsessive-compulsive personality. As noted before, fit and finish are excellent.

 

Speedy, thanks again for a great product!

- Jon

[speedy]

Well apparently I'm the first to 'break' one!

 

How do you get the blind cap back onto the piston assembly? Some water got in mine while flushing, annd... you know the rest. I can get it back on, but it's not flush with the pen body with the piston all the way up, and unscrews very easily when dropping the piston.

 

not quite understand what did you do, can you show us a picture so I can tell you how to deal with it.

 

I think Mahkie answered you already, thanks.

Edited July 8, 2010 by speedy

[speedy]

Nice review Dizzypen ! (Love that old typewriter post too btw!)

 

On another note - I was just thinking that it would have been just so cool if the first 300 presale lot of pens were numbered !

How about we make another 300 pens with number then you guys buy them again?:roflmho:

hahaha! it is a joke, ok!

I better run