Fountain Pen Accessories You Never Knew You Needed

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

Комментарии • 48

  • @AyushRaj
    @AyushRaj 3 года назад +24

    Decoy pen has to be the best accessory

  • @ruthbaker5281
    @ruthbaker5281 3 года назад +24

    If you are short on funds because you’ve spent all your money on pens, paper and ink and can’t afford a leather single pen case, those little glasses cases that come with reading glasses also work.

  • @MarshaLove0723
    @MarshaLove0723 3 года назад +26

    YES! on the ballpoint/'regular' pen.
    Q: "Do you have a pen I can borrow?"
    A#1 - If I know them, I'll ask if they use fountain pens. If they do, they can use a precious I have with me. If they don't, they get the regular pen.
    A#2: If I don't know them, they automatically get the regular pen, unless I'm at a pen club/show with other fountain pen people, then I'll consider on a one to one basis.

  • @wafflehouse42069
    @wafflehouse42069 Год назад +5

    I'm dying over the decoy pen😂... It still looks clean too

  • @eatmelily
    @eatmelily 2 года назад +3

    As someone new to fountain pens, I have gotten addicted almost immediately. Today as I was filling a brand new pen, with a number 6 nib....into a smallish Pelikan bottle, I noticed I had to rest the nib lightly to the bottom of the bottle, before it would reach the pickup hole.. I wondered what I would do once this bottle got a little lower...and to All my wonder, I clicked on this video and first off saw the Ink Miser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exactly what I needed. Thank you so much, without watching this video, I would never have known that this existed !!!!! That deserves a "Subscribe" IMO......Thank you so much.....

  • @vcrouch6041
    @vcrouch6041 Год назад +1

    I just purchased the Ink Miser. Don't know there was a pipette in the box until your video! Thanks! 😂

  • @TONY19021965
    @TONY19021965 3 года назад +7

    Great video Tom and some really great advice, thank you. I think it would be beneficial to mention ordinary pipe cleaners as a great cleaning accessory as well. They are especially useful when cleaning, and drying out converters. Best regards.

    • @GoldspotPens
      @GoldspotPens  3 года назад +2

      Yes, great point! I do love using a straw-cleaning brush to remove ink from cap and/or barrel threads.

    • @TONY19021965
      @TONY19021965 3 года назад

      @@GoldspotPens
      Hey, I like that one. I'm gonna use it. Thanks.

  • @ev1stuf184
    @ev1stuf184 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for the information. 🧡

  • @ptcollura
    @ptcollura 3 года назад +2

    Excellent informative presenttion. Thank you.

  • @sparklefulpaladin
    @sparklefulpaladin Год назад +1

    I have a few decoys! One is a Uni Jetstream (that I genuinely enjoy writing with) and is my go-to ballpoint pen. The other is a Pilot G2. If I feel like someone is moderately trustworthy (like I know them, but I don't know how they'll treat a fountain pen), I'll often hand over my Platinum Preppy.

  • @santoshjanakiraman8907
    @santoshjanakiraman8907 3 года назад +2

    Funny how monteverde made that ink flush, since it's the monteverde pens that are the most prone to drying and skipping.

  • @nordin_gh
    @nordin_gh 3 года назад +2

    Yes... I always carry ballpoint pen with me. At home I use fountain pen.

  • @MadredeAgua9
    @MadredeAgua9 3 года назад +11

    I always buy a package of 10 BIC or Papermate pens at the 99 Cents store and toss three or four of them in my backpack. Once in a while I also watch to see if the borrowed pen is returned. Success rate is poor!

  • @thomaskeenan2208
    @thomaskeenan2208 Год назад

    Nice suggestions.

  • @bahaven1896
    @bahaven1896 3 года назад +3

    HAHA Tom - LOVED your intro. It's really the same as MINE LOL. I truly AM a fountain pen addict. All my friends know. I've gone deeply into the rabbit hole. And YES, I ALWAYS have a rollerball for loaning out :) Happy writing

  • @Shiruvan
    @Shiruvan 3 года назад +3

    reminded me that local Pilot distributor gives away 1 very cheap ballpoint on purchases over $10. that's a decoy 😂

    • @ruthbaker5281
      @ruthbaker5281 3 года назад +1

      True to Pilot, they make the best cheap plastic ballpoints. Before I realized I could use fountain pens for every day writing I would go out of my way to find their stick ballpoints in fine point.

  • @Katzenkotze85
    @Katzenkotze85 Год назад

    Yeah... the priceless view of huiliation of my collegues - when they see me writing with my nice fountain pens - and when they ask me, they get my LAMY Safari... 😉

  • @saverioformichella79
    @saverioformichella79 Год назад

    HI! I have a Sailor Imperial Black with a plated nib. Do you think ammonia-based solutions, like the Monteverde fountain pen flush, can cause plating to strip? Thank you.

  • @alexharris8500
    @alexharris8500 3 года назад +1

    Useful

  • @gary-pv8vz
    @gary-pv8vz 3 года назад +3

    Parker Jotter is indispensable. I will never hear again ‘oh, sorry…’.

  • @dr.s.p.
    @dr.s.p. 17 дней назад

    You are the only person online that I’ve found so far anywhere that even mentions cleaning the actual body of a fountain pen. I have a vast collection of pens over 50 years and I’m sometimes afraid of how to clean the body and cap of a pen because there’s so many chemicals that will harm the finish. I’ve always used just soap and water and letting it dry thoroughly and polished with a jeweler’s cloth. I’ve heard that a slight amount of Carnauba wax can bring out its luster, but wanted to ask, is if that’s a good policy?

    • @GoldspotPens
      @GoldspotPens  15 дней назад

      Thanks for your comment. I think soap and water with a microfiber cloth is a good general rule for pen body cleaning. Now, when it comes to using wax or micro abrasive polish, one must take great caution. I would sample a little of polish in a spot of the pen to test how the material looks after the application. If it gives the desired effect of removing the micro-scratches and scuffs, then by all means, bring out that luster!

  • @ruthbaker5281
    @ruthbaker5281 3 года назад

    I’ve wondered which would be more useful, the Peinider or the TWSBI portable ink bottles.

  • @mmarjisr
    @mmarjisr 2 года назад

    I like the capless fountain pens much better, even tho they cost a lot more I found them easier to use then the ones you shown in here. I have been using a fountain pen for 14 months and the capless fountain pens for 8 months so I much rather use the capless fountain pens

  • @manecobeirao
    @manecobeirao 3 года назад +1

    Vídeo muito bom. Apenas uma observação: o amigo fala muito com as mãos. Esse excesso de gestos acabam nos distraindo um pouco. Regards !

    • @GoldspotPens
      @GoldspotPens  3 года назад

      I can't help it. I am of Mediterranean descent and talk with my hands. I'm sorry it is distracting. -Tom

    • @manecobeirao
      @manecobeirao 3 года назад

      @@GoldspotPens Contam que um transatlântico naufragou e 2 italianos que não sabiam nadar se salvaram chegando ao continente. Ficaram espantados com o milagre. Descobriram que os dois quando se viram perdidos no mar começaram a conversar, foram conversando, conversando, conversando e conversando quando chegaram à praia! Claro que é uma piada contada aqui no Brasil, pois a colonia italiana em São Paulo é enorme e brincamos muito com eles.

  • @cmac1100
    @cmac1100 3 года назад +1

    The video as discussed on the podcast!
    Edit: Tom's "manual rotating table" with the pen flush.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @celticsaga
    @celticsaga Год назад

    If i had a parker jotter ballpoint pen, i wouldn't make it a decoy pen, i'd use that for when i needed to use a ballpoint pen. For lending, I'd buy a cheaper ballpoint pen by the dozen.

  • @eveperentaart
    @eveperentaart 3 года назад +6

    How can he forget the crab penholder? :(

    • @GoldspotPens
      @GoldspotPens  3 года назад +3

      That could be #9! :-)

    • @ruthbaker5281
      @ruthbaker5281 3 года назад

      I’m from Baltimore. I’m sure all the other Baltimore pen lovers have this. I’ve avoided it because CRABS AGAIN! (If you don’t know, crabs and Baltimore are a “thing” and have been forever.)

    • @slobodkin
      @slobodkin 3 года назад +1

      @@ruthbaker5281 Because B’mo’s crab cakes, steamed crabs, crab imperial and (let us not forget) Old Bay Seasoning are fabulous‼️

  • @puppetaccess
    @puppetaccess 3 года назад +5

    A thousand times NO on the last comment of keeping a ballpoint for other people to use.
    How do we expect to expand the hobby if people are unwilling to let people use fountain pens. Shame!
    Buy a pack of Varsity disposables for people to borrow or steal. $20 for a pack of 7. They're 100% reliable and bulletproof.
    We either expand the hobby or die.

    • @GoldspotPens
      @GoldspotPens  3 года назад +6

      I like the approach of having a pack of Pilot Varsity fountain pens to hand out.

  • @denmarkleopesi7108
    @denmarkleopesi7108 3 года назад +5

    Buy what you need, not what you think you will need. This video is why collectors have drawers of pen-related junk.

  • @theronwolf3296
    @theronwolf3296 Год назад

    I would only loan out a ballpoint. This is not negative about my friends but unless they have experience, the result will be a disaster for the pen and/or their attempt to use it. Also could embarrass them when they try to use it.
    That would be like loaning my Nikon to someone who has only used an iPhone.

  • @paulrutherford5087
    @paulrutherford5087 11 месяцев назад

    Someone will still pinch the parker pen lol

  • @susanavenir
    @susanavenir Год назад

    Carbon. Copy. Forms. The doors of Time creak open... wind your watches before proceeding to Blockbuster to rent your next video...

  • @Puppacha
    @Puppacha 3 года назад +2

    In my opinion, if you never knew you needed something, chances are you don't need it.

  • @faisalaminrabbi5366
    @faisalaminrabbi5366 3 года назад

    I keep a Bic cristal ball pen with me 😅

  • @LeviRedrook
    @LeviRedrook 2 года назад

    3:36 that is…grossly insensitive to people who actually struggle with chemical dependencies. Not cool.

  • @izarat
    @izarat Год назад

    Why? Why? Why? you continue doing these side shots. They are disturbing. stick to pens forget artistic shots.

    • @teresaharris-travelbybooks5564
      @teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 Год назад

      I do agree. I think Goldspot does an outstanding job with their videos, however, side shots have irritated me ever since I first saw them; not just here, but on any channel, tv show, or news broadcast. interviews.