Jump to content

NPD…..for my wife at least. Vac 700r iris.

clipse94

By clipse94
in TWSBI

 Share

Recommended Posts

clipse94 New

clipse94

Posted
Posted

She has been really wanting this pen and since she has been sick recently, I thought this would lift her spirits. 
 

D3DC4322-C88E-4D3C-905A-890FC8B50B09.jpeg

 

36A3331C-1F6E-4EBD-96D1-CF9710A014F0.jpeg

 

23D1BBE3-177F-4D64-8374-26FFCC633F76.jpeg

 

E7D4F935-27CD-465D-B81E-01D1E27028BA.jpeg

 

4D21663E-E3B8-4F90-B55E-A1CCCEEC4C9C.jpeg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 8
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • inkstainedruth

    2

  • Mr5x5

    1

  • Jamerelbe

    1

  • clipse94

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

Jamerelbe Antique

Jamerelbe

Posted
Posted

I bought myself a (plain) Vac 700R recently - it's a very impressive pen.  The Iris has that extra "something", I trust it makes her day!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
amberleadavis Pen Dust

amberleadavis

Posted
Posted

I hope your wife feels better soon!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

inkstainedruth

Posted
Posted

I rather like mine, although it's hard to get all the water out after flushing it...   What's the nib on your wife's, clipse94?

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
  • 1 month later...
AJCxZ0 Dipped Only

AJCxZ0

Posted
Posted
On 3/28/2022 at 8:47 AM, clipse94 said:

She has been really wanting this pen and since she has been sick recently, I thought this would lift her spirits. 

I just visited to share how I finally got around to cleaning and lubricating my original Vac700 Clear and saw this.

My wife also has a clear Vac700 in her collection, but I must ensure she never sees this else she'll want a new Vac700R Iris and husband.

Current: ensso PIUMA (brass), TWSBI VAC 700, Monteverde Invincia Stealth, Sensa Meridian Crystal Silver, Parker 95
Previous: Pelican Epoch, Libelle Vortex Grey Swirl, Shaeffer Triumph Imperial Palladium, Parker 25
Ink: TWSBI Black, Parker Quink Black, Royal Blue Washable (with SOLV-X)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 months later...
GokChe New

GokChe

Posted
Posted

Hey everyone!
I've been using a Twsbi 580 diamond and LOOOVEEEEE it so much that I decided to get a Vac 700, AND the iris edition of it.
Any ideas/experiences whether the colors of Vac 700 iris come off or tarnish in time? That's the only thing that makes me hesitate...

Thanks a million!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

inkstainedruth

Posted
Posted

Sorry, GokChe -- I haven't used my Vac 700 Iris enough yet to know how the finish holds up.  I did, however, had some of the color on the section of my pink 580-AL leach off while I was flushing the pen out, soaking it nib down in IIRC ammonia solution.

I did have a lot of problems with the 700 Vac trying to get all the moisture out of it when I first when to flush it out (which is part of the reason I haven't used the pen all that much since I bought it).  

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

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
      33563
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26747
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • 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...