TWSBI Vac700R Kyanite Fountain Pen Review
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2024
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I have one of those, The 700 Iris variation. Lovely pen, one of my rarer modern pens.
I have the Eco with this stub nib and I love the writing feeling and it makes my handwriting look all fancy. So, if you want that feeling at a lower price, just get the TWSBI Eco with the same stub nib.
I have the same and really enjoy it. Also, I am pretty sure the grip on the ECO is more girthy- hence, comfortable to write with than this one appears to be.
Price in US is $80, which makes it not that bad. The VAC700s are good pens. I have the 1.1mm nib and it is like butter.
I have the Vac 700 Iris. Beautiful pen. Writes well. Not uncomfortable in my hand (long skinny fingers). I also have a Vac Mini. It has almost no difference in diameter between body and section, and its length and weight are very comfortable. It comes only in Smoke and Clear. It would be nice to see some of the color highlights on the smaller TWSBI pens. I have quite a few TWSBIs and all of the write very well. Not a single crummy nib. Thanks for your review. I particularly appreciate that you review pens that are under $100 USD (the limit I've set for myself for a single pen).
I got this pen in broad nib, inked with either GVFC Deep Sea Green or Sailor Manyo Haha, great color pairing. This is my first broad nib pen, love it!
a while back u bought the 1.1mm and 1.5mm twsbi nibs with no additional charge...but now things have changed...strange times we are living in professor...very narrow section...but mine withstood the test of time...i have had the vac700r for a couple of years now and its still standing strong. great workhorse pen.
The upside down writing sample...I doubt it was intentional when you recorded it, but I love the quirkiness of it!
In the US this pen is around $80...so kind of the high end of entry level pens. To me that seems appropriate, it's a clear acrylic pen with a steel jowo nib, but the extra touch of being a vac filler elevates it above the Eco.
115 CAD at Wonderpens in Toronto
AU$150-160 (USD100-105) inc taxes here in Australia with most retailers that stock it. The standard 700R is about AU$20-30 cheaper.
It's a very nice looking pen but TWSBI's longevity is always a sore spot, their pens are prone to cracking in the longer term.
I agree, there is many other pens that are appearing mostly on the Chinese market that are giving tswbi a run for their money now. Even PenBBS the 456, turned acrylic vac filler about 70aud and it doesn't have the step down. Or, what about Asvine, I'm this week going to order some Asvine's I hear they are brilliant. Twsbi are good and do have good after sales service but their is things I'm not sold on. I like the 580 alr, I enjoy this pen but the price was silly.
Chelsea c:
Cool review!!! 👍
I feel that TWSBI has a lot of missed potential because it hasn't listened to potential buyers, myself included, about aspects of its pens that need to be improved before even considering a purchase. Those improvements are: 1) The vac filler's section is way too thin for even small hands and the dropdown from the barrel is ridiculously large making the pen unusable by many. 2) The nibs on their other models are #5s, making the pens look disproportionately large and bulky compared to the nib which would be addressed by going to the larger #6 nibs. These are of course my own opinions and those of quite a few others as well. I have personally written with numerous TWSBI pens and they have all been good writers at their price level. I just hope TWSBI becomes more responsive to some healthy criticism. Thanks for sharing.
hi Stephen, I want to love the Vac 700 R but that step down is rather uncomfortable. I like the Diamond 580, but I wish Twsbi would make a diamond 580 with a larger nib, now there's an idea if your watching twsbi we the people want a 580 with a number #6 nib
Chels c:
Has TWSB solved the cracking plastic problem? I agree the price is crazy!
Only 80USD in the US. Earlier pens cracked a little too easy. Recent ones crack only if you drop them on concrete/asphalt. 😆
They haven't.
It has been a while since we've seen Hamish...
All the Twsbi 1.1 I have are all very smooth
Have they fixed the spontaneous cracking
I have two that self destructed
The only thing preventing me from buying this pen is the rather skinny section (I have large hands).
The writing sample is upside down……lol
It is the second time Stephen has done it but I think it shows the writing action better, plus I can read upside down. The really funny aspect is unless you lock the screen rotating your tablet or phone does not work.
Regarding the up-charge for the stubs: it's my experience, and many I have met seem to agree with me, that some sort of modification seems to be done on those feeds to meet the increased ink demand. Multiple tests swapping nibs have demonstrated that, when you put a fine on a TSWBI that originally had a stub, it writes wetter than it does on a TWSBI feed that came with some other sized nib.
Hi
Watching you write upside down is. Annoying
expensive
It really isn't.