Jump to content

jchch1950

Recommended Posts

Today I read that Twsbi is issuing a new model call SWIPE. One of the interesting points of the pen is the new converter that will use a spring to move the piston, something like the Twsbi Go but with the possibility  to remove it and use cartridges. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 82
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Dip n Scratch

    11

  • Aysedasi

    9

  • Mongoosey

    9

  • jchch1950

    4

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

8 minutes ago, jchch1950 said:

Today I read that Twsbi is issuing a new model call SWIPE. One of the interesting points of the pen is the new converter that will use a spring to move the piston, something like the Twsbi Go but with the possibility  to remove it and use cartridges. 

I like my TWSBI GOs, I'll be interested to see this new pen.

 

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@sciumbasci, thanks for posting that photo. It gives me a good idea of what those pens look like. The clip is not my style, but if they aren't expensive—TWSBIs are usually great bargains—I could see a few coming to my house. 

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Saw those in an email ad from Goulet Pens, and was wondering what they were like (they do seem a bit more "grown up" looking than the TWSBI Go).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That spring-loaded converter looks as if the spring is inside the ink volume.  It'll be interesting to see how well that holds up.

 

swipe.jpg.6d994ab44f68f358549c6bd2c8e1653e.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, maclink said:

I fail to see the advantage in that design. I only see problems in the future. 🧐

I would venture to guess the "advantages" are as follows"

1) cheaper, easier and faster to manufacture than a piston filling converter, but sells (likely) for the same price!;

2) it's a neat gimmick. it sets them apart; and

3) I guess it would be faster to flush this converter vs a regular piston converter.

 

that said, I think many people will end up having to swap in a regular converter in its place at some point.

 

As for the pen, I think I'll pass. But my wife might end up wanting one... she likes our "Go"... 

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

I have seen that both converters are included with the pen.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 7/17/2021 at 6:34 AM, maclink said:

I fail to see the advantage in that design. I only see problems in the future. 🧐

 

It acts as ink agitator. Do not use with iron gall inks tho! 

 

16 hours ago, Runnin_Ute said:

I have seen that both converters are included with the pen.

 

IIRC only NA gets both converters. The rest of us get the spring loaded only. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 7/15/2021 at 6:02 PM, sciumbasci said:

spacer.png

 

spacer.png

 

It's such a weird frankenpen of the Safari and Pelikano. I can only guess they put the spring in the converter to differentiate it from those two, and to tie it in to the Go, rather than for any practical reason.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I will be purchasing this when it becomes available later this week.  Will most likely not use the spring loaded converter but just the standard one. I could not just get over that with the Go so I haven’t yet purchased that own. 
 

I plan on getting the Prussian Blue one and pairing up the Swipe with maybe Diamond denim ink. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

21 hours ago, I like mango cheesecake said:

I will be purchasing this when it becomes available later this week.  Will most likely not use the spring loaded converter but just the standard one. I could not just get over that with the Go so I haven’t yet purchased that own. 
 

I plan on getting the Prussian Blue one and pairing up the Swipe with maybe Diamond denim ink. 

Please post photos. I would like to see this one in action. 

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Inky Rocks has an excellent review of the pen on YouTube today. Some of the points she emphasizes: 

  • Larger ink capacity, because both the converters and the provided cartridge are girthier than in other pens. 
  • The ink connection is standard international, so if it fits in the barrel you could use the converter you don't use in this pen in another pen.
  • Ease of taking completely apart without any tools, including disassembling both converters by unscrewing the metal piece, and removing the nib and feed. 
  • Therefore, ease of cleaning out even the toughest inks (however, the worst ink she tried, a dip-pen only ink, she only left in for 6 hours)
  • Her stub nib was a little too wet for her tastes, and I think she adjusted it (although she didn't say). In her writing sample, she said it was well-behaved even with wet inks. 
  • The nib is a #4 size. 

As I said, I recommend the review for its thoroughness and objectivity. If I had a reason to want to write with difficult inks I might buy one, but I don't really. Most retailers are selling these for $26.99 or so, and some of them only have a partial range of nibs to choose from. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Mine will be coming on August 10. Got it with Diamine Prussian blue, of course. 
 

Will try to post pics if I remember how. Been several years since my last posts. 
 

if not will give first impressions. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

14 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

Inky Rocks has an excellent review of the pen on YouTube today. Some of the points she emphasizes: 

  • Larger ink capacity, because both the converters and the provided cartridge are girthier than in other pens. 
  • The ink connection is standard international, so if it fits in the barrel you could use the converter you don't use in this pen in another pen.
  • Ease of taking completely apart without any tools, including disassembling both converters by unscrewing the metal piece, and removing the nib and feed. 
  • Therefore, ease of cleaning out even the toughest inks (however, the worst ink she tried, a dip-pen only ink, she only left in for 6 hours)
  • Her stub nib was a little too wet for her tastes, and I think she adjusted it (although she didn't say). In her writing sample, she said it was well-behaved even with wet inks. 
  • The nib is a #4 size. 

As I said, I recommend the review for its thoroughness and objectivity. If I had a reason to want to write with difficult inks I might buy one, but I don't really. Most retailers are selling these for $26.99 or so, and some of them only have a partial range of nibs to choose from. 

 


do you have the link to that review by any chance ?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, IndigoBOB said:


do you have the link to that review by any chance ?

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I got mine yesterday. Is a good pen, I like it more than the eco.

The only complain from my side is for the clip, which is quite tight and it has no space from the cap of the pen, therefore it scratch the pocket when you hang it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm a Lamy Safari fan, but the converter on it doesn't hold enough ink for me.  But I heard the converter on the Swipe holds a lot more ink.

 

I'm going to have to take a look at that video Paul-in-SF, when I have some time.  Thank you for posting it : )

 

I'm a fan of Jowo's, and TWISBI's have been solid pens for me, so I look forward to the Swipe.

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...