Twist Vs. Snap/friction Fit

[superfreeka]

Which option did you select, and why?

Edited August 22, 2011 by superfreeka

[KrazyIvan]

I was taking notes with a snap cap pen this morning. Annoyed me to no end.

[jar]

Chose either. It depends on the design and the use.

Edited August 22, 2011 by jar

[Redbarchettayyz]

I voted twist, but IMO both have their place. I only have one twist cap out of my 6 pens I've picked up since I started in this hobby at the beginning of the month. It's on my Baoer 79, the "starwalker wannabe" pen. It just feels so classy twisting to uncap and post. That being said, friction fit pens are far more convenient when you are just jotting quick notes and capping/uncapping.

[spinningtrees]

Twist for me, though either work fine. Twist seems a bit more elegant somehow, makes me slow down just enough to appreciate the pen and give more thought to the writing. To each his/her own though.

[danthemann5]

Twist. I feel that snap caps place more stress on the mating surfaces and lead to greater wear. I have absolutely no factual basis for this feeling.

[ExcaliburZ]

I used to be big into snap on because I thought twist took too long and was so used to snap top ballpoints/rollerballs. But now that I am using a twist top I have found it does not take an appreciable amount of time and I don't have to worry about the pen coming loose in my pocket.

[82Greg]

I'm a belt and braces type of guy, I want a pen with both.

[Muncle]

I'm a belt and braces type of guy, I want a pen with both.

 

Is that even possible?

[Freddy]

Contingent upon advantage...Both work for me...

 

Fred...

I was not a very nice person..

And it didn't put me off my breakfast... ~ Nancy Wake ~...

 

nihil sequitur geminis ex particularibus unquam.

[KrazyIvan]

I was taking notes with a snap cap pen this morning. Annoyed me to no end.

 

Maybe annoying but faster I'll bet.

 

 

It was faster when I decided to hold the cap in one hand and just place the pen in the cap like an inkwell without snapping it in.

[tigerbaas]

I use both, but I find the snap to be less movement and quicker for taking notes during a session. I am a therapist and use a fountain pen for taking notes. I have about 15 different pens I regularly use, both vintage and new.

[danthemann5]

BTW, no option for clicky a la Pilot VP? That seems like the most convenient way to take notes.

[ashbridg]

It's easier to pull a cap off than it is to unscrew it.

[Nonsensical]

Twist cap. I just leave my pens uncapped, if I need to take notes on the go. :embarrassed_smile: It's rather therapeutic, and I feel much safer with a twist cap.

[kadymae]

Which option did you select, and why?

 

I prefer snap, because, with one exception, the threads on every twist cap pen I own are placed in such a way that they chafe against the webbing between thumb and forefinger as I write.

 

I've also had bottles and pens come unscrewed in my bag just from the actions of me walking about.

[Hangglidernerd]

I find both work fine but I chose twist since I like that little moment it takes to unscrew the cap,a couple moments to block out what doesn't matter and contemplate what I'm going to write.

[Shangas]

Threaded caps. Snap & friction-caps wear off over time.

[mirosc]

Usually I like snap caps better, because it's easier and faster to use (mostly I'm handling the pen with just one hand).

 

But I have voted for "twist". Simply because twist caps provide more chances to play with during boring meetings. It's a sort of meditation when listening to the clicking sound the cap makes when it is screwed off, but still pressed on the thread while turning... (oh yes, I also constantly screw my piston fillers until the feeder ist full, than sucking the ink back again, and forth... meetings can be booooring).

So - I'm in for the twist

[View from the Loft]

While both have their place (and everyone is entitld to their own opinion as to what works best for them), I prefer twist/screw caps, simply because of my husband's experience with caps coming loose on Sonnets.

 

If I'm taking notes, well the screw caps don't slow me down because I don't post, and simply place the pen into the cap held in my left hand without screwing it on, very much like a desk pen.