Worst Fountain Pens of 2022
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
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00:00 Start
00:17 Introduction
01:20 Kaweco
02:31 TWSBI
04:11 Fake Lamy Dialog 3
05:22 Fake Montblanc
07:24 Kanwrite
09:46 Jinhao 65
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My worst experience in fountain pens for 2022 - was the lack of honesty, or worse the number of 'influencers' that simply follow the herd. I was shocked to find so many that do not even mention the writing functionality, of a pen? Or how many who collect, and rarely use their pens.
Also my best experience was to find that there are plenty in the hobby that are not driven by hype, but love the use and functionality. The place for form and function to meet.
Status quo is where we are, not where we should be or could be. Always better than the previous version is the only honourable endeavour.
Excellent! Well said, Al!
My worst experience was a 2019 Parker big red Duofold. Had flow issues. Got that fixed and then it goes through a converter in like 10 pages. Sigh…
You are the only reviewer who gives info about $hit pens. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Dennis!
It's hard to feel bad for Moonman/Mahjohn when they actually do make ripoffs of other company's designs (Pilot Vanishing Point and Lamy 2000).
Good job on Kaweco's part to cleverly combat counterfeiting!
Kaweco has definitely made the pens which still have the Moonman branding on them very valuable on the resell market on eBay and Etsy.
Thanks for sharing!
I waited for this video with almost as much anticipation as your best of 2022. In a mentally twisted way, I felt just as "vindicated" by owning 1 kanwrite on that list as I am proud to own several Rangas. Your rebuttal was spot on 👍🏼. Thanks for all you did in 2022, happy Holidays. 🎆
Thank you, jj! Happy Holidays to you as well.
There was a time when I wanted to buy a Kanwrite Heritage, then I have postponed it, good to know I do not need to consider them. I have four Ranga pens - though with nibs from other manufacturers - and I like them a lot. I will probably buy another one or two, this chestnut acrylic is something precisely in my taste.
Thanks. 2022 has been a dud-free year for me, thank dog.
Have a great 2023, Dog willing!
So I guess you could say the Kanwrite... Kan'twrite. 😅 All jokes aside, thanks for this video! Your breakdown of the 'battle of the brands' between moonman, kaweco etc. At the beginning of the video was really useful for me as I'm new to the community and out of the loop. And I definitely need that 'no' button so that next time my boss asks me to do something, I can turn to her and press it. Gotta establish dominance. 🤣 (I'm on thin ice, huh?) 😩
Glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoy the clips you've used in this video. Got a good number of chuckles out of me!
Thanks for sharing your pen duds.
Glad you like them!
I love Robin Williams. Thanks for including him. Made me smile 😂.
My pleasure!
TWSBI makes some of my favourite everyday pens. That being said, the tantrum they pulled was embarrassing and ridiculous.
What's really sad about the Jinhao 65 (the last one you mentionned) is that I really like inking some of my art pieces with it. The thin body makes it comfortable for me for my cross hatching and it did serve me well for a while... However the pen's construction is total crap. In my opinion, a lot of missed potential there. Great video as always!
Thank you, Rufuz!
Been watching your videos for awhile, Doug. This one had me rollin’. Thanks for the clips of Monty Python, whatever movie that was with Cary Grant, killed me with Austin Powers, and the Tonight show with Robin Williams in his glorious youth cracking up Johnny Carson. Oh and I love how you skewered High and Mighty Twsbi and Kaweco…the NERVE . And don’t worry, Moonman/ Majohn…I found you, and bought the Q1 mini and I like it. Good one, Doug…keep ‘em coming. Happy Holidays to you and a Wonderful 🎉 NewYear, too.
Thank you so much, Elayne! The same to you and yours!
"North By Northwest"
My worst fountain pen experience of 2022 were my lamy safari's, I have like 4 of them because fomo .... after 2 years I finally admitted to myself they are rubbish and I can't stand using them.
Why? because of the nib? the triagonal holder? my main problem with it is the annoying ink converter.
Wow...these are some seriously bad entries...so glad you put this info out.
I haven't bought a new fountain pen (for myself) since I found my "Opus-88 Demonstrator" more than a year ago.
Honestly, I haven't seen any pens that can meet or surpass that perfect triangle of design, function and pricing.
Opus 88 make some excellent pens. My Bela is outstanding.
Loved this! And, screw the pens; I want that NO button!!! 😁😁
LOL
It depends on where this Kaweco v. Moonman thingwent to court.
Chinese courts always find in favour of Chinese companies, even if the Chinese company is clearly in the wrong.
Thank you so much for this funny and insightful review, and for shedding light on the greedy bullshit companies in the fountain pen world are trying to do. I'm new to fountain pens and bought my first ever (Kaweco) pen a couple of days before finding this list. After this, I don't think I'll be buying anything else from Kaweco anytime soon. Unfortunately during my Journey To Find A Pen, I made the now horrifying discovery that apparently Kaweco is one of only two affordable fountain pen brands available in my area??? and the only one that sells converters and such. Tis a cruel penless world I live in /j. Thank goodness for international shipping!
9:11 Kanwrite also makes Noodlers pens which bursts that whole bubble of Nathan marketing them as made in the USA. And the veneer that he’s crafting them himself and hand setting the feeds etc. And that the reason they don’t write well out of the box is by design because they’re made to be tinkered with, not that they’re just crappy pens. Sorry if that was a bit ranty lol, the Noodlers mythologizing is one of my pen pet peeves lol.
I agree. It is the disingenuous hype that bothers me. Just tell the truth and you’ll have some customer loyalty (although if your product sucks, that’s difficult).
Oh my gosh, LOL - i didn't know that Nathan claimed to make the noodler's pens himself or that Kanwrite made them! I'm surprised he didn't proclaim that every pen was 'made slightly different each batch to ensure privacy' 🤣
Well, now that little secret is out, we can just move on, and save up for a Ranga model instead. The quality is great, and design-wise they're not afraid to experiment either.
Thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!
Glad to see someone else not drinking that bs Noodlers kool-aid.
I can't stand their stinky born-broken pens, their weird watery-yet-staining ink, their campaign of lies and deception, all of it!
UGH figures although tbh I've never bought a Noodlers' pen anyway because I think that "works right out of the box" is the floor. It's cool if people want to fiddle, but that should be a choice, not a necessity.
Hmm, I'll have to dig out your earlier review of FPR. I have mixed feelings about 'em and can see why you panned 'em. I bought a Himalaya a while back and had trouble with some ink leakage for awhile but now I've come to really like how it writes. I went for a Jaipur V2 (ultraflex) and also received a poor sample (piston knob wouldn't) but customer service was great, so #2 V2 was (and is) wonderful. Finally, they partnered with Ranga (or Ranga with them) in the Madras, replete with architect nib. That one's been good right out of the box.
Doug, I love how you tell thing how they are. I hate how people get their forks and torches out when a Chinese company gets inspired / copies some western fountain pens. 1st Most well known fountain pens designs were copied by every other big player a long time ago (the cigar shape, hooded nib etc) 2nd Most big companies, as you said, haven't done anything to innovate their products in decades and are still living off their once obtained fame. Keep up the great videos!!
Thank you!
Esterbrook estie. LAMAY safari, and Kaweco big nope and all hype. Was pleasantly surprised by TWSBI which I thought was going to be hype but probably one my favorite pens even amongst gold nibs.
Another fun video Doug. Nice work.
Thank you so much, Dean!
hmmm... I just got a TWSBI. Not happy with what they did, and glad they failed. I think I need some Mahjohns and Narwhals in my pen cases. T1s in particular.
Yeaaah, Doug! Get 'em, Wile E.!
Ranga rules and so do your " worst of" pen vids. 👑❤️🔥😂
LOL Thank you so much, Dean!
This video brings joy more than disappointment 🤣👌
After not too good experience with Kanwrite Heritage (which costs just around 20 USD here in India), I bought ‘Emperor’ (13 USD in India) and I’m more than happy with it ! It has good looks, good finish and it’s a good writer..
I’ve decided to try their Heritage Demonstrator too..
I think Kanwrites are decent for their prices in India..
Thanks for sharing
No ,for their poor built quality still not justified, as the material used to make the heritage is same as the material used to make Camlin 47 (a ₹80/$1 pen ) which is vegetal resin. Even Parker Folio has better built quality than KW heritage.
Other than a few knockoff pens that I had low expectations for anyways, the Majohn pens I got from JetPens (I should have listened to the reviews) were the only ones I was really disappointed in. The TWSBI Go and Kaweco Perkeo did give me issues that make me reluctant to purchase them again (they're the only pens I've messed up the nib when capping it; love the nib but when it's bent out of alignment all the joy is lost).
Excellent show, Doug. There are many cheaper pens of adequate quality, and it's good to be warned of the real shockers.
Thanks you and best wishes, Bruce from Briagalong.
You bet! Thanks, Bruce!
Is there a “Best year end reviews” list, perhaps a meta reviewer out there? If so, I’d like to nominate this video. And that NxNW auction scene is one of my all time favs. Thank you for this!
Thanks so much! NxNW is one of, if not my most favourite film. Certainly my favourite Hitchcock.
Kanwrite seems to make at least some of FPR pens, and nibs. My FPR experience has been subpar, not as bad as yours, but certainly no more for me after that anyway. The one Kanwrite I have I am relatively happy with, as it writes well, and the feed nib does the flexy park better than the Noodler's flex pens do. The build quality is abominable, but I paid less than $20 on sale, so I am willing to tolerate it. Even the FPR ebonite pen now serves, although I had to put in a German nib and feed, and the cap seal isn't great. If it wasn't ebonite I might have not bothered.
Nice one👍 Happy Christmas.
Same to you!
Three of my four TWSBI VAC-70s broke. The one standing is going to break soon. Shoddy construction
Better buy some more.
But they have such great customer service! LOL
@@ichirofakename Funny. So, why did I buy four? Because the first one was sublime: a great nib from Jowo or Bock? Great ink capacity. So I ordered three more. And then after very minimal use they fell, like broken dominoes.
Buyer beware.
Very good review of horribly made pens and manufacturers. I will admit I did purchase a TWSBI 580 Iris. Seems like it will be an excellent pen. Other than that I have avoided all the other pens, thanks to your reviews.
Thanks for sharing!
On the plus side you can get ten of them for a price of a plastic crap Lamy convertor, so not bad at that. I mean some disposable gel writers cost more than that, and last only a day or two of furious note taking. I wouldn't compare it to good fountain pens, but to disposable ones, or perhaps to the Platinum Preppy.
Actually kaweco are making a piston filled pen that will be released next year!
Still love twsbi and kaweco despite the issues this year. I just got a rather lovely perkeo actually!
Thanks for such an excellent review of these duds. I’ve never ever liked TWSBI pens, and the FPR pens I’ve had were bad. I agree with your assessment of each item you covered! Buyer beware is solid advice! 👍👍👍++++😎!!!
Thank you so much, theProf!
I’m half and half on FPR pens. I wanted to try a flexnib pen and that one works well. The other nuhhh. I didn’t have to deal with customer service so I avoided that problem. I got a twisbi echo at the same time. Why? Because shipping to Australia in the middle or a supply chain crisis was so expensive that I could by two more pens and get free shipping. So all up not too bad but probably won’t do it again. Have a great Christmas and New Year. Thanks for all your RUclips’s and entertaining and informing us.
@@brightonbabe2139 Thanks so much! Merry Christmas!
Hello, Doug. I find myself staring at your background, your lighting, and not paying attention to what you’re saying. So I’m just stopping the video to tell you how much I love your lighting. I know you know how good it is, but I just had to say it anyway.
Now that that’s out of the way, back to your vod. Cheers
😄
Cool, thanks. It is simple but you don't need to be complicated. I taught stage lighting for 34 years in university.
@@InkquiringMinds yes, I remember you saying that in one or your videos. And it shows in the production value of said videos. Really good lighting! Cheers
Good list, sir! Well done!
Thank you kindly!
As an Indian I say Kanwrite's nibs are good but pen's built quality is superbly shit. Cheap injection moulding pens costing more than a pilot metropolitan.
You get 'em sir! Don't spate the rod on Kaweco and TWSBI! You are so funny "mother of toilet seat" … Yes, I'm sure Kanwrite make FPR pens. I don't think much of Kanwrite nibs … but this was a few years ago now. Thanks again sir.
Right on! Thank you, aag24!
Edit: how do you queue up so many movies fragments, do you have a searchable database or something? I watched the Princess Bride a few days ago, and wouldn't have remembered the lying miracle man quotation.
uh ... first? I'll put an actual comment here when I'm done watching :)
Thanks, 1fareast14! The clips just come to my mind and I search RUclips, Netflix, Prime, my DVD collection or other places on the internet for them. :) I'll always remember Carol Kane as "Valerie" in The Princess Bride!
Thanks for blasting kaweco and twsbi. Their antics irked me to the point I will not support them in the future.
Agreed!
They deserve the criticism for their stupid marketing and legal tactics but people still want to buy their pens.
I have just purchased these two fountain pens -for a song.Remarkable pens!
They are on my do not do business with list. TWSBI was there already due to their other issues, but such scummy failure of ethics will get the permanent placement. Let's not even talk of Kaweco's twisted move. It will come to haunt them in the long run, as brand and reputation is all they had, as they haven't done one innovative thing since they were resurrected as a zombie brand.
I've acquired the following Jinhao models: 159, 250, 450, 750, 997, 51A, 86, 100. The only one that works all the time is the 100. All the others are hard to start or leak. So I'm going to throw them all out except for maybe the nibs if they fit the 100. (My cheapest Waterman - Allure and Cross - Bailey light wrote right away and every time I pick them up and they are not that much more than Jinhao's. The important thing for me in a lower cost pen is that function properly. Most Jinhao's do not and are not worth buying at all.
I have a few FPR pens and have problems with those too. They seem to need a wet ink to work, I'm keeping them for now because I want to try them with FOR's own ink. I tried Edelstein Moonstone in the FPR with both flex nibs and had nothing but problems.
Thanks for sharing, Nancy!
Nancy, my first ever Chinese pen was a Orange Jinhao 159, and is still in working order. But I've also had two duds. Hongdian whilst not as cheap as Jinhao, aren't too expensive, and their Forest range of pens are reliable, but Wing Sung vacuum fillers, even at the lower price point like the 3013, are worth a punt. The 3013 uses a No 5 nib, of which there are many replacements if the original doesn't grab you. I myself am a fan of the Wing Sung/Yong Sheng 601A, because it has a wraparound nib, reminiscent of Sheaffer's mid 20th century models, is a proper vacuum filler available in silver or gold metal work - different shades of plastic, and writes like a champ. Yes, it's slightly more expensive than entry level, but it's still cheap for a pen that is good looking, a vacuum filler, and writes well. Aesthetically, it's my bag. However, if you want a really cheap EDC fountain pen, you might consider the Dollar brand fountain pens on eBay. They are piston-filler fountain pens, designed with steel Fine to Medium nibs. They are not sexy to look at in solid red, blue, or black plastic. And the branding will rub off the barrel. But, if you buy the demonstrator model, you will find that you get a cheap, durable EDC fountain pen, with a large ink capacity, and a serviceable nib that writes well, and whose mechanism works at a not to be sniffed at price. I'm using them with Koh-i-noor Document Ink, on Clairefontaine paper, and the lady two I bought have smooth nibs with only a little feedback, that are handling the dry document ink very well. Also, the hard starts you might be getting might be down to the fact that Jinhao cartridge converter pens need to be stored on their side or nib down. If the cartridge converter is part empty when you last write, you might find an air lock develops, which if stored nib up, will cause a hard start until the ink gets back to the feed.
@@BigHenFor yes I have a Hongdian too. My doesn't write great. I have not heard of the Dollar brand pens, I'll have to look them up, thanks for the suggestion
Custom and GST charges add a lot of charges to Kanwrite pens when importing from India..... Kanwrite Heritage costs around 22 dollars if bought from India...build quality may be yes can be taken care of but doesn't matter to me as I will keep my pen safe :)
I agree with your view on the Kanwrites. The only good point about the pens is, well, the point. Their construction, finishing, and design & attention to detail are all shoddy. Their lesser costing pens, however, don't disappoint as much due to lower cost, similar materials, and the same nib.
My worst pen experience of 2022 was dropping my 5-year-long dayly writer nib down and breaking off the tipping. T__T
My best experience is this year tho, and that's getting a titanium nib for my current pen, which ironically is Kanwrite Heritage. It cost what it cost but given where I live 40 usd with free shipping is fine for me. I guess I could have gotten a cheaper pen from China that has better quality, but it wouldn't have the option of ebonite feed that goes well together with the Kanwrite flexy titanium nib. Ranga does have good quality pens but the ones available to me were simply out of my budget when coupled with the nib. I'm not picky when it comes to fountain pens tho, so while I do feel like I had to pay a little too much on the pen body I am overall satisfied with it and my overall experience is positive.
There isn’t much in the way of ‘shades of grey’ with these baddies. They’re just bad because of their cheap and nasty build quality. I was hoping for some pens that although well built, just don’t work well.
You were hoping for more awful pens? LOL
One of my worst experiences was also one of my better experiences. The Good one was my black on black Jinhao 80 and my red and gold Jinhao 80, the bad was the blue and gold Jinhao 80. While the black and red can go 24+ hours without drying out, the blue one on the other hand can be dried out if it sits unused for even an hour, mainly because the cap is a lot looser than the others.
The very worst fountain pen experience I had this year has been the Staples General Supply fountain pen, after less than a day of sitting unused it refuses to start up, although, it does work again after cleaning and re-inking, but still has the same problem. It also tends to dry out after an hour and then is hard to get going again. It's so bad, I almost forgot about it when writing this.
Thanks for sharing, The Mister Christie!
Doug, great and honest recap. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I appreciate that!
One of the best videos of 2022!!
Thank you so much, Soumendra!
When I saw the name st penpps I thought I should get a miles away from that seller.
Personally, as I buy from St Pen PPS their old Wing Sung wraparound nib pens, like the Wing Sung 601A I have had no problems, because they are old stock Chinese pens made for the Chinese Market, and reflect their own idiosyncrasies, which means they don't look much like anything I can afford to buy in the West. Consequently, I've had only 1 dud with a dodgy nib, which became my 1st foray into regrinding a damaged nib into a stub, and which was successful. I don't buy the expensive fakes, as they aren't the real thing in quality. I don't mind what one call "homage" pens like the one you Jinhao 159 and the X159, that are quirky and serviceable pens in their own right, at prices that won't break the bank. And Wing Sung pens can be of decent quality, but you have to pick the right models, and not be greedy. And that goes for all the Chinese makers except Pen BBS who have the formula right for Western collectors, and possibly Hongdian, the latter who has been delivering pens of decent quality recently, although for me aesthetically unexciting. The last dud I bought was a Jinhao sadly. It was a Parker 100 lookalike, with poor acrylic, and a poor nib unit. I never got it to write, and it's in landfill, because it wasn't even worth scavenging for parts. So, even the formerly reliable Jinhao delivers duds, and has done so for me twice. I do better when I stay away from the pretty acrylic, and stick to more classic designs and materials.
Well said!
Isn’t it the time of year for some Greg Lake?'
Yes! Ummm not Yes but "ELP". :)
Very funny, very good, and true, I have a fake Lammy
Heidelberg? I had no idea! I lived near that town back in the early 1970s as a kid. My dad was stationed at Bad Tölz as a Sargent Major. You brought back an intense flood of memories just mentioning Heidelberg. 👍😁
Very cool!
Urgh kaweco and twsbi.... But on the upside twsbi being sad about narwhal caused me to buy a Narwhal Original. Which is my favourite pen this year.
They are excellent pens. TWSBI could learn a thing or two.
The goldspot affiliate link cuts off your code, just FYI so you get credit for those clicks
It is fine. It does look like it cuts off the code, but the link works and I'm getting the credit for the links. Thanks so much!
I had a bad experience with Ranga, though it was more bad management (and an awful nib) than the actual pen.
Did you contact them?
@@InkquiringMinds Yes, that's when the trouble started.
I really wish I would’ve known about FPR earlier than I did. I bought a 14k gold nib pen only to find out that the pen bodies were rubbish, and the 14K nib tip, about a fourth of an inch of it, which includes the gold, is dark with idk what very badly. I emailed the owner and then returned it to him to check it out to make sure it was a real gold never. he said it was fine and it was real gold. He then questioned me and asked me saying, “ What have you done with this nib? What have you put in it? I said this pen was used once. I cleaned it, filled the converter with Waterman’s Serenity blue, I let my sister write with her new pen. Since then it has rested safely in leather, three pen holder, and the next time we pulled out the pen a week later or so, it was tarnished on the clip with pock marks, the section was cracked, and the tip of the nib is brown and black. He said I just buffed it out and it’s fine. I don’t know what you did to the nib and pen. And sent it back to me. Which pissed me off because he said if I was unhappy with it, I could get a refund or a new pen and nib. But before I even hit the reply button and hit send with what I wanted to do with it or about it, he said, sorry I already sent it back to you yesterday. I will never buy from them again. I cringe every time I think about it all.
The worst part for me was that it was a present for my sister. I thought I was buying a good product. I knew very little about pens at the time. Then to add insult to injury I also bought myself one. Mine never tarnished or anything like that. But with strange is even though we both have 14 karat gold nibs in our pens, hers is nice and flexible which it’s supposed to be because it’s a 14 K flex nib, but mine is hard as a nail. it is physically thicker and has a different color to the gold and won’t move 1 mm. After I went through that whole debacle with FPR I didn’t have the heart to deal with anymore. I should have, but at this point, I call it lessons learned. Never again. Cheers
Sorry about your experience. I find the owner of FPR insulting and condescending.
@@InkquiringMinds it’s good to know it wasn’t just me. I’m sorry for your experience as well. No one should be treated that way.
Totally agree about Kaweco and TWSBI's poor business attitude. They are on my list of brands that I will never, ever purchase again.
The loose Kanwrite nibs are wonderful, but I haven't tried the pens themselves. Their stub is awesome. I appreciate you saving me from the disappointment of one of their fountain pens.
A few years ago, I made the mistake of relying on Nathan Tardif's Noodler's brand as well as FPR. For me, that was enough. Thank you for sharing what to avoid. That's really helpful.
Thank you so much, Þórhildur! Happy Holidays!
@@InkquiringMinds Happy Holidays!
I was sad to find out about twsbi because I really do love their pens. Kaweco never appealed to me so no love lost there.
Merry Christmas,Doug! I’ll see you. But you won’t see me! Cheers
LOL You'd be surprised!
@@InkquiringMinds 😮
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Nononononono ;) Love your content! Keep it up
Thanks! 😁
Thank you
The mother of toilet seat acrylic 😂
I still like my Jinhao 35, apart from the cheapo converter my only gripe is honestly that the cap rotates quite freely, still haven't dried on me after over a month in my backpack, I'm actually getting one in "silver" too hehe.
Expecting more honest reviews. 👍
More to come!
One day someone will come out of the FP community, will wear a hat, will do some cool riffs at the onset, will present his case with a bold voice, will do the exact same sarcastic script and will perhaps call himself 'Junkquiring Minds'. Definetely, I will then agree that it's not a copy but an original channel.
LOL
Also, be careful when Chinese pens say they are titanium such as mojohn TI 200 and TI500. Even non-titanium pens can be anodized. Diplomat is an example of that. They have aluminium pens that are anodized.
Paint can be applied to aluminum using anodization. That is not the same technique I used on the titanium. The "Flame" Diplomat is steel that is heated to get the colorization.
@@InkquiringMinds And a lot heavier than the normal Diplonat Aero. Titanium Diplomat Aero would be great as well. Perhaps one day. Although due to Ukraine war Titanium not in good supply in Europe.
My one and only experience with Jinhao was the "Shark". I bought 5 of them for about $5 @
for children. Utter crap. I didn't want to turn the children off fountain pens so junked them.
Not worth a buck.
@@InkquiringMinds No. But the Zebra and Pilot disposable pens are surprisingly good for the money.
Lol at TWSBI and Kaweco. They know patents expire, right?
Bummer about your rotten experiences with FPR’s pens. I’ve accrued a weirdly large number of them recently and I think there’s only one I really don’t like. The other have all been fantastic. I think my FPR count is 3 Jaipurs (all V1 w/ the EF UF nibs), 3 Himalayas, one Indus I don’t really care for (shameless Pelikan ripoff but it works well), and 3 Darjeelings.
I *really* love FPR’s ultraflex nibs. Both sizes have worked great.
All those Indian pens need a good scrub when you get them though. I’ve seen some pretty reckless amounts of machining oil left in there.
And I agree that Kanwrite most likely makes the FPR pens. But Kevin has gotten pretty damn good at his nib grinding. I’ve been running three of his architect nibs for a few months and they’ve been flawless.
Thanks!
Wow! So generous! Thank you so much! ♥♥♥
@@InkquiringMinds I appreciate your honesty and exploration of all brands inexpensive and premium. I figure you have saved me much more than $13 on my next purchase. Cheers, D
@@deandesrosiers6857 That's very kind of you to say. Thank you.
Is anyone making decent Parker 45 parts anymore? Anyone know where I can get NOS or good used parts?
I would check eBay.
Good lord...the FPR/Noodlers/Kanwrite hell-funk.
Never again.
That was fun...
No God! No God Please No!! No No NOOOOOOOO!!!
LOL Nice!
YES! YES! YES! More pen reviewers need to call Kaweco and TWSBI on their crappy antics. You rock, Doug!
Thanks, Oscar!
The best review of the worst pens
Thanks, William!
Appleboom?
What about them?
If I disremember correctly, you had a 6 or 8 month ordeal spanning 2 calendar years in which you were sent a not new pen with the wrong nib that was replaced with a new pen with the wrong nib and were privileged to pay shipping twice. Several people commented on similar experiences. I just kinda thought that they had earned at least honorable mention.
I've had nothing but excellent service from Appleboom.
@@donbrownist Yes, I had that issue. But Joost corrected the problem to my satisfaction. My Black Seas Carene (broad) is an incredible fountain pen and one of my best. I thought about mentioning the incident, but since the pen I finally receive exceeded my expectations, it isn't fair to put it in as an overall negative experience.
At least it's honest .🖕
My worst was Recife. Recife is hitting the market again, stay away.
As much as I like my Kaweco sports and my TWSBI Diamond 580s, they’re also probably the last pens I’ll buy from them bc I hate when companies act like they invented a shape.
Good point!
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I think I'm still shocked how spiteful and petty Kaweco and TWSBI behaved.
That's nothing remotely new. The numbers of lawsuits over patent infringements back in the 1920s and 30s is staggering.
I'm tired of Communist China's proprietary theft. I never buy Chinese knock-offs. I'm all for Kaweco, TWSBI, etc. Besides, the quality of Chinese pens just don't cut it with me. I have a few Chinese pens, but they feel pretty cheap.
9:53 I was wondering if your Jinhao x159 actually looks that color red in real life? I body a couple off of AliExpress and I’m wondering if I got knockoffs because the red looks like brown to me. Not this beautiful deep red you have here. How would I know if I got ripped off? Also where can I purchase from a reputable place and get one of these Jinhao x159’s for real? At this pint idk who to trust when it comes to Jinhao. They all look brown not red! Help @InkquiringMinds
Hmm interesting. My pen looks pretty much how it looks in the video.
@@InkquiringMinds thanks for that. I think I got ripped.
I love the fake Lamy Dialog 3 and am currently awaiting a fake Lamy Dialog cc. Unfortunately, the twist mechanism seems to break down over time - maybe after a year or so it stopped sealing reliably