My favorite is the metropolitan too I have tried almost every beginner's fountain pen I got the diplomat Magnum last week... And you are right the pen skips with the cartridge ink... But I have noticed that different inks have different results with pens the diplomat Magnum has a cool nib kinda bouncy so I am not going to give up on it I will ink it up with a wet pilot bottle ink I just got a converter for it I think it will write like a charm... Generally I have noticed that out of the box pens sometimes need cleaning and ink flow for a while Sometimes the free cartridge that comes in the box is bad quality ink and that's the issue... Sometimes there is a bit of oil in the feed from manufacturing... But I encourage you to go for a converter and bottled ink it looks more expensive but it's the same in the long-term or even more economic... Bottle ink can make a budget pen write and feel like a very expensive one I would recommend pilot bottle ink it's a worthy investment...
That Hong Dian Black Forest you have, is one of my favourites. There's a little metal pocket version as well, the M2, which I really love. That one's my EDC. My other favourites are the Pilot Metropolitan (mine came with the con 40 covnverter) and the TWSBI Eco.
bummer about your Muji cap. i got a few of those but all my caps post much more snugly. great video. fountain pens are what i use for my artwork. the best for detail linework. paired with a nice black document ink. unstoppable!
If you want a pen that just works and all you want is a pen that will work out of the box. Anything by Pilot, Platinum, or Lamy is the way to go. The Pilot Kakuno and Metropolitan are good starter pens. The Platinum Preppy and Prefonte are good. The Lamy Safari is good. The Kaweco Sports are great pocket pens. If you like piston fillers, the TWSBI Swipe and Eco are both under $35 that are absolutely awesome!! Cartridges are expensive if you add up the amount of ink you get for your money. Bottled ink is the way to go. You can use a blunt needle syringe to refill your cartridges with bottled ink. Noodler’s ink is very cost effective. On average $15 for 3 ounces of ink. Be careful, Noodler’s fill their bottles all the way to the top. If you like black ink. Noodlers sells their Heart of Darkness for about $20 - $22 for 4.5 ounces of ink and you get a free eye dropper “Charlie” pen with the ink. That ink (HoD) is waterproof and archival quality.
Nice video! I like fountain pens too. I find them very charming and comfortable to write with. I also have the Hongdian Black Forest and it’s an amazing pen. I bought mine recently and it came with a converter. Being a black ink person too, I like the Waterman black ink. It is affordable, and beautiful on the paper. Cheers!
Rediscovering daily writing has been such a massive help to me for learning stuff, thinking, and just finding pleasure in a reliable pen that makes me want to write. I’ve the Safari, the Hongdian and the Kaweco. Another pen that’s cheap and OMG good is the Platinum Preppy… better than some £100+ pens I’ve used (it’s £4). [When screwing the Kaweco lid back on, I’ve found that if I counter-rotate both pieces first before engaging the thread, I can gently bring it to closed position in one turn. Just a cool trick down the line, I’d had mine a few years before I tried it] I think it’s the best hobby there is: I work in IT but for my brain to engage its pen & paper all the way! Happily subscribed
Nice collection! So I have a bunch of fountain pens. My favorite so far is my TWSBI Diamond 580al. I love that pen. But I have two different generations of the Parker Urban. This first one was great. The second one writes great, but doesn’t seal good. So the ink evaporates super quick. But I’ve built my collection on eBay. I’ve found great deals on a bunch of vintage pens. I even found a Retro 1951 Tornado fountain pen that had never been inked for like ten bucks! And I’m a bottle ink guy. I have so many in many different colors. My favorite so far is in the TWSBI. It’s the navy blue version so I went with Noodler's Liberty's Elysium in it. Awesome ink!!
@@robson72888I just bought a Pilot Pop Metro and it came with a squeeze converter. The con 40 was extra. I wish it could fit the 70. Apparently the Kakuno's do. Thinking of getting one, but they are ugly.
Grab yourself a blunt-tip syringe to refill your cartridges...and may I suggest deAtrementis Document Black or Noodlers Black as great choices for waterproof inks. I was gifted blue and black Zebra fountain pens out here on the road by a kind gentleman who took pity on me when I noticed his usage of a fountain pen. I explained to him the crazy grail pens I had on my truck were nothing more than exquisite paperweights with my inks and other accessories at the house (this was not a solicitation, mind you...just a chance encounter with another 'penhead'). Without hesitation, he passed me two Zebras. I've since alleviated my ink/accessories situation; but when i get back up to that distribution center, I'm gifting that man my TWSBI Vac Mini and a bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki. Those Zebra pens not only wrote surprisingly well, but they once again sparked my interest in this wonderful hobby. You'll no doubt love the TWSBI Eco...but, I'd contend, other than some decent paper (which you may or may not already have), you have everything you need. You are sufficiently inspired to write and create with your current arsenal. That being stated, I think you SHOULD get the Eco because TWSBI makes great stuff, and you are certain to be satisfied with the purchase. As long as the acquisition is secondary to its usage, that pen will serve you well for years. Looking forward to more content...cheers!
I dipped my toe into the fountain pen world, and never looked back. Moved from Jinhao to my favorite Pilot Custom 823 !!!
My favorite is the metropolitan too I have tried almost every beginner's fountain pen I got the diplomat Magnum last week... And you are right the pen skips with the cartridge ink... But I have noticed that different inks have different results with pens the diplomat Magnum has a cool nib kinda bouncy so I am not going to give up on it I will ink it up with a wet pilot bottle ink I just got a converter for it I think it will write like a charm... Generally I have noticed that out of the box pens sometimes need cleaning and ink flow for a while Sometimes the free cartridge that comes in the box is bad quality ink and that's the issue... Sometimes there is a bit of oil in the feed from manufacturing... But I encourage you to go for a converter and bottled ink it looks more expensive but it's the same in the long-term or even more economic... Bottle ink can make a budget pen write and feel like a very expensive one I would recommend pilot bottle ink it's a worthy investment...
That Hong Dian Black Forest you have, is one of my favourites. There's a little metal pocket version as well, the M2, which I really love. That one's my EDC. My other favourites are the Pilot Metropolitan (mine came with the con 40 covnverter) and the TWSBI Eco.
Twisbi is a great pen to add to the collection they are brilliant like the kaweko they will always write :)
A suggestion Storm in, : go crazy, try a color. Enough with black white or gray pens.
Somebody left a gel pen at work that has brown ink in it. That made me think I'd like to have some brown ink for my pens.
Refill those cartridges with a favorite ink. A 70ml bottle of Pilot Black is under $20. An ink syringe is cheap at maybe $4.
bummer about your Muji cap. i got a few of those but all my caps post much more snugly. great video. fountain pens are what i use for my artwork. the best for detail linework. paired with a nice black document ink. unstoppable!
FYI, the Kaweco will take any standard international ink cartridge
If you want a pen that just works and all you want is a pen that will work out of the box. Anything by Pilot, Platinum, or Lamy is the way to go. The Pilot Kakuno and Metropolitan are good starter pens. The Platinum Preppy and Prefonte are good. The Lamy Safari is good. The Kaweco Sports are great pocket pens. If you like piston fillers, the TWSBI Swipe and Eco are both under $35 that are absolutely awesome!!
Cartridges are expensive if you add up the amount of ink you get for your money. Bottled ink is the way to go. You can use a blunt needle syringe to refill your cartridges with bottled ink. Noodler’s ink is very cost effective. On average $15 for 3 ounces of ink. Be careful, Noodler’s fill their bottles all the way to the top. If you like black ink. Noodlers sells their Heart of Darkness for about $20 - $22 for 4.5 ounces of ink and you get a free eye dropper “Charlie” pen with the ink. That ink (HoD) is waterproof and archival quality.
muji cap fits perfectly, try pushing it in
Nice video! I like fountain pens too. I find them very charming and comfortable to write with. I also have the Hongdian Black Forest and it’s an amazing pen. I bought mine recently and it came with a converter. Being a black ink person too, I like the Waterman black ink. It is affordable, and beautiful on the paper. Cheers!
Rediscovering daily writing has been such a massive help to me for learning stuff, thinking, and just finding pleasure in a reliable pen that makes me want to write. I’ve the Safari, the Hongdian and the Kaweco. Another pen that’s cheap and OMG good is the Platinum Preppy… better than some £100+ pens I’ve used (it’s £4).
[When screwing the Kaweco lid back on, I’ve found that if I counter-rotate both pieces first before engaging the thread, I can gently bring it to closed position in one turn. Just a cool trick down the line, I’d had mine a few years before I tried it]
I think it’s the best hobby there is: I work in IT but for my brain to engage its pen & paper all the way! Happily subscribed
This is fact. Plus a fountain pen makes even my terrible handwriting look a little better.
Nice collection!
So I have a bunch of fountain pens. My favorite so far is my TWSBI Diamond 580al. I love that pen. But I have two different generations of the Parker Urban. This first one was great. The second one writes great, but doesn’t seal good. So the ink evaporates super quick.
But I’ve built my collection on eBay. I’ve found great deals on a bunch of vintage pens. I even found a Retro 1951 Tornado fountain pen that had never been inked for like ten bucks!
And I’m a bottle ink guy. I have so many in many different colors.
My favorite so far is in the TWSBI. It’s the navy blue version so I went with Noodler's Liberty's Elysium in it. Awesome ink!!
what a little bit longer...i bet you'll be buy loads of ink in year's time...depending if you follow through with the fountain pen hobby
Your Metropolitan didn't come with a squeeze converter? It's supposed to.
My Metropolitan comes with a con-40. Only NOS comes with con-20. That's the case of my pilot penmanship
@@robson72888I just bought a Pilot Pop Metro and it came with a squeeze converter. The con 40 was extra. I wish it could fit the 70. Apparently the Kakuno's do. Thinking of getting one, but they are ugly.
@@DesireeStamat I might have been misunderstood. the converter con-20 has been discontinued. Sorry if I may sound rude
It may have. I vaguely remember there being something in the tin with it but I've lost it since then.
Grab yourself a blunt-tip syringe to refill your cartridges...and may I suggest deAtrementis Document Black or Noodlers Black as great choices for waterproof inks.
I was gifted blue and black Zebra fountain pens out here on the road by a kind gentleman who took pity on me when I noticed his usage of a fountain pen. I explained to him the crazy grail pens I had on my truck were nothing more than exquisite paperweights with my inks and other accessories at the house (this was not a solicitation, mind you...just a chance encounter with another 'penhead'). Without hesitation, he passed me two Zebras.
I've since alleviated my ink/accessories situation; but when i get back up to that distribution center, I'm gifting that man my TWSBI Vac Mini and a bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki. Those Zebra pens not only wrote surprisingly well, but they once again sparked my interest in this wonderful hobby.
You'll no doubt love the TWSBI Eco...but, I'd contend, other than some decent paper (which you may or may not already have), you have everything you need. You are sufficiently inspired to write and create with your current arsenal.
That being stated, I think you SHOULD get the Eco because TWSBI makes great stuff, and you are certain to be satisfied with the purchase. As long as the acquisition is secondary to its usage, that pen will serve you well for years.
Looking forward to more content...cheers!
You will LOVE yeh twisbi Eco! It’s a very reliable writer! Enjoy and have fun!