Jump to content

Conid News - Update

Karmachanic

By Karmachanic
in Other Brands - Europe

 Share

Recommended Posts

Detman101 Collectors Item

Detman101

Posted
Posted
8 hours ago, es9 said:

I really wish they would give us some info as to when they anticipate restarting -- even if the timeline has to slip.  

The guy that pretty much created the pens doesn't even say anything about making more. He's a member here...

Eat The Rich_SIG.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 223
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Karmachanic

    33

  • es9

    23

  • fountainbel

    18

  • mauckcg

    12

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

mauckcg Extremely Rare

mauckcg

Posted
Posted
5 minutes ago, Detman101 said:

The guy that pretty much created the pens doesn't even say anything about making more. He's a member here...

Komec is a precision machining firm.  I would imagine they are rather busy with how goofy Covid has turned things.  They have publicly stated Conid will be back but it's not their main focus.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Detman101 Collectors Item

Detman101

Posted
Posted
19 hours ago, mauckcg said:

Komec is a precision machining firm.  I would imagine they are rather busy with how goofy Covid has turned things.  They have publicly stated Conid will be back but it's not their main focus.

Well, they're devoted to the survival of humanity and supporting the anti-COVID cause.
Kudos to them for that.
I guess the world can wait for the return of the only pen better than the Opus-88 Demo. 😁

Eat The Rich_SIG.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 4 weeks later...
fountainbel Antique

fountainbel

Posted
Posted

Werner - the owner of Conid - assured me again Conid will definitively restart this year ...

Francis

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mauckcg Extremely Rare

mauckcg

Posted
Posted
21 minutes ago, fountainbel said:

Werner - the owner of Conid - assured me again Conid will definitively restart this year ...

Francis

 

Need to start saving my pennies for a new Kingzize then.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
es9 Vintage

es9

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, fountainbel said:

Werner - the owner of Conid - assured me again Conid will definitively restart this year ...

Francis

 


Woot!! I’ve been saving birthday and Christmas presents for a few years now in anticipation of that moment. 
 

Does anyone know if CONID permits customization beyond the base models? For example, can they do a half demonstrator with a black cap, but titanium on the cap finial and blind cap? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Harold Mint

Harold

Posted
Posted

I hope to see a "Thickline"(the opposite of the Slimline) version of the Regular Bulkfiller incorporating some of the improvements found on the newer models once Conid manages to catch up to the considerable pent up demand some time perhaps next year.

 

Moving the ink window to the other side of the choke without the barrel screw threads(like the Minimalistica and Kingsize) or removing it from the demonstrators entirely(like the Slimline), making the barrel the same diameter across its entire length instead of having that bump(like the Slimline), making the barrel 1-2mm thicker and 5-10mm longer, things like that. Some small changes to bring it in line with the newer designs and to have a more substantial version of this particular visual design, that still accepts a #6 nib instead of a #8 nib.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
es9 Vintage

es9

Posted
Posted

As long as we’re listing our dreams, more CAISO, please! Or some other effective way to disable the blind-cap shutoff mechanism. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
fountainbel Antique

fountainbel

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, es9 said:


Woot!! I’ve been saving birthday and Christmas presents for a few years now in anticipation of that moment. 
 

Does anyone know if CONID permits customization beyond the base models? For example, can they do a half demonstrator with a black cap, but titanium on the cap finial and blind cap? 

Conid always allowed part combination  such as demonstrator with black cap and titanium end pieces on cap and body, so no problem.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Karmachanic Donor Pen

Karmachanic

Posted
  • Author
Posted
2 minutes ago, es9 said:

blind-cap shutoff mechanism.

 

Piston knob.  Blind cap is a removable cover over a smaller piston knob/button, or something similar.

 

Image from Goulet Pens:

 

b_cap.jpg.b3f97ed2d9ae238f894ea773d0aff993.jpg

 

 

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
fountainbel Antique

fountainbel

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, Harold said:

I hope to see a "Thickline"(the opposite of the Slimline) version of the Regular Bulkfiller incorporating some of the improvements found on the newer models once Conid manages to catch up to the considerable pent up demand some time perhaps next year.

 

Moving the ink window to the other side of the choke without the barrel screw threads(like the Minimalistica and Kingsize) or removing it from the demonstrators entirely(like the Slimline), making the barrel the same diameter across its entire length instead of having that bump(like the Slimline), making the barrel 1-2mm thicker and 5-10mm longer, things like that. Some small changes to bring it in line with the newer designs and to have a more substantial version of this particular visual design, that still accepts a #6 nib instead of a #8 nib.

Don't expect too much Harold !

In first instance Conid will make there limited standard  range of pens : the flattop Regular, the Kingsize flat top - including Caiso - and the flattop  Minimalistica.

Ensuring a fluent back and forth ink transfer between the front  and main ink chambers all pens will be equipped with a new Teflon coated "surface tension breaker needle", now mounted in the top top of the piston rod.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
fountainbel Antique

fountainbel

Posted
Posted
17 minutes ago, es9 said:

As long as we’re listing our dreams, more CAISO, please! Or some other effective way to disable the blind-cap shutoff mechanism. 

Caiso will surely  become available, but limited to the Kingsize

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
oldrifleman Rare

oldrifleman

Posted
Posted

Really happy to hear. I am planning to get another king size this time a full demonstrator with round ends. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 4 weeks later...
fountainbel Antique

fountainbel

Posted
Posted

Thank you all for your comments, much appreciated!

I've had a meeting with Werner today and he showed me his massive Conid parts stock.

Werner assured me again that they will restart Conid within a few months.

I'll surely keep you posted!

Kind regards,

Francis

 

@Yeetus: 
Are you referring to the acrylic ink feeds underneath the nib?

These will probably become available again, but only on the Kingsize Bulkfiller

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mauckcg Extremely Rare

mauckcg

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, fountainbel said:

Thank you all for your comments, much appreciated!

I've had a meeting with Werner today and he showed me his massive Conid parts stock.

Werner assured me again that they will restart Conid within a few months.

I'll surely keep you posted!

Kind regards,

Francis

Excellent news, and the Euro is dropping compared to the dollar which is helpful.

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
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33584
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26772
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      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
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      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
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      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
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      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
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      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...