Jump to content

Screw Cap Or Snap-On Cap?


FloatingFountain

Screw or snap-on caps?  

169 members have voted

  1. 1. Do you prefer screw or snap-on caps, or do you not care about it?

    • I prefer screw caps.
    • I prefer snap-on caps.
    • I don't care.


Recommended Posts

Very simple question: do you prefer a screw or snap-on cap, or is it something you don't care about?

 

Personally, I've discovered that I was gravitating toward screw caps, and now I'm firmly in that camp, so much so that I'm not going to buy a pen with a snap-on cap again. I feel I have more control over uncapping the pen when unscrewing as opposed to pulling the cap off.

 

The Sonnet I recently received will be exchanged because of drying out (I still find it impossible to believe that Parker STILL hasn't fixed that!), and it won't be replaced by a pen with a snap-on cap. It will probably be replaced by a Sailor ProGear.

 

So... screw, snap, or don't care?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 55
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • pajaro

    3

  • FloatingFountain

    3

  • Keyless Works

    2

  • TheModernGent

    2

Screw on, snap on, meh..., but I do insist on having a matching cap with pocket clip.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I prefer snap on caps for the ease of removing and replacing. I particulary like the Visconti magnetic cap. I do have three Pelikans I won't give up with screw on caps, but I find I use the snap cap pens more often. Don't foget the Pilot VP. That's my EDC pen.

Favorite pen/ink pairings: Edison Brockton w/EF 14K gold nib and Noodler's 54th Massachusetts; Visconti Pinanfarina w/EF chromium conical nib and Noodler's El Lawrence; Sheaffer Legacy w/18k extra fine inlaid nib and Noodler's Black; Sheaffer PFM III fine w/14k inlaid nib and Noodler's Black; Lamy 2000 EF with Noodler's 54th Massachusetts; Franklin Christoph 65 Stablis w/steel Masuyama fine cursive italic and DeAtramentis Document Blue; Pilot Decimo w/18k fine nib and Pilot Blue Black; Franklin Christoph 45 w/steel Masuyama fine cursive italic and Noodler's Zhivago; Edison Brockton EF and Noodler's El Lawrence; TWSBI ECO EF with Noodler's Bad Green Gator.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Screw on caps loosened all too often for my taste. I never have one in my shirt pocket, but they come loose in my briefcase. I prefer a pen with a positive lock to the cap.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Screw on caps loosened all too often for my taste. I never have one in my shirt pocket, but they come loose in my briefcase. I prefer a pen with a positive lock to the cap.

 

I never had a cap loosen, but then again, I always have the currently filled fountain pen(s) in a pen pouch.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I had one come loose in the pen pouch in my briefcase. The mess was in the pouch, adding character to the pouch.

 

In the end I don't care if the pen is worth the hassle of screw on caps. They are what they are, and you can't make a manufacturer do it your way. It's take it or leave it. Sort of like piston fillers versus other filler types. If you like a pen, fill it the way it was designed. If not, don't buy it

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Not to go off topic but I have one of the original Visconti Van Gogh fountain pens with the 3 K ( I think it's call) locking cap...does anyone know why they stopped using it? I think its a really nice system because you can easily uncap the pen with 1 hand. Its almost like a hybrid between a snap cap and a screw on.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I slightly prefer screw-on caps, if they have enough turns to go.

But I will happily buy a snap-on.

The Visconti Bayonet-fitting is nice as well. Their magnetic version of the snap-on seems rust prone.

 

 

D.ick

~

KEEP SAFE, WEAR A MASK, KEEP A DISTANCE.

Freedom exists by virtue of self limitation.

~

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

A well designed and made cap regardless of style. ST Dupont, Sheaffer, Caran d'Ache, Graf von Faber Castell, Parker "51", 45, all have well designed and made slip on caps. The Parker Sonnet was a pretty crummy pen.

 

Pelikan screw caps a pretty bad; they really need a firm twist. It gets scary at times and I've had more than one come uncapped in my pocket.

 

There is no one answer, it really depends on the specific pen.

 

My Website

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I prefer a screw cap. Some of the snap caps I've used require enough force either uncapping or capping to splash ink all over the inside of the cap. The screw cap also seems to stay attached more easily (unless it doesn't require enough turns).

 

That said, I have a Monteverde Regatta Sport with a magnetic cap, and it's just insanely fun to cap and uncap it!

Proud resident of the least visited state in the nation!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

my absolute favorite is for the P51-style "slide on" caps, as on the Hero 1000 and 329 (and the 616, though mine's so cheaply made that i don't count it). caps that have a positive "snap" at the bottom are about equally tied with screw-ons in my estimate. either way it's not a huge difference to me, i can cope with every cap mechanism i've run into so far.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

It depends. If it is an "on the go" pocket pen I prefer a snap cap ie. P51. For desk or home use I prefer the screw caps, But only a little. I guess it really depends on the pen.and the circumstances it is used for. Is this being indecisive enough? :wallbash:

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?" Patrick Henry

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have more screw-on caps in rotation than slip-on caps.

But I prefer slip-on caps. Screw-on caps tend to come off to easily and too often, unless you tighten them really hard - which I don't like to do.

Greetings,

Michael

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I guess it all depends for me. A pen I bring to work I'd like a snap cap or VP because I'm constantly writing maybe only 3 characters at a time with long pauses in between (several minutes). So a snap cap would be a lot easier so I can uncap, jot, cap done.

 

Other than that I like screw caps.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/606/letterji9.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't mind either as long as the threads don't wear out or the snap cap mechanism doesn't wear out quickly.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I prefer screw on caps, but that wouldn't stop me from purchasing a fountain pen I like with a snap on cap.

Pelikan 140 EF | Pelikan 140 OBB | Pelikan M205 0.4mm stub | Pilot Custom Heritage 912 PO | Pilot Metropolitan M | TWSBI 580 EF | Waterman 52 1/2v

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I always fear, and probably without reason, that I'm going to wear out the firm fit of the snap cap and that it will one day get loose and fall off. It's never happened to me, just an irrational fear. As such, I prefer screw-on caps.

PELIKAN - Too many birds in the flock to count. My pen chest has proven to be a most fertile breeding ground.

fpn_1508261203__fpn_logo_300x150.jpg

THE PELIKAN'S PERCH - A growing reference site for all things Pelikan

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I always fear, and probably without reason, that I'm going to wear out the firm fit of the snap cap and that it will one day get loose and fall off. It's never happened to me, just an irrational fear. As such, I prefer screw-on caps.

 

PELIKAN 100N, M101N Lizard, 120 (I), 120 (II), 130 Ibis, 140, 140, M100, M100, M100, M100, M100, M150, M150, M150, M150, M150, M150, M150, M150, M150, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M200, M205, M205, M205, M205, M205, M205, M205, M205, M215, M215, M215, M250, M250, M250, M250, M250, M250, M481, M481, 400, 400NN, 400NN, 500NN, M400, M400, M400, M405, M405, M425, M600, M600, M800, M800, M20 Silvexa

One might have guessed. :)

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...