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@allenjeng3506
@allenjeng3506 8 сағат бұрын
Just got my Pilot 912 FA a few days ago. I can’t make it railroad with the ink cartridge that comes with the pen. Not sure if Pilot made changes to the feed recently!?
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 7 сағат бұрын
@@allenjeng3506 or you're just lucky. 😁 Keep me posted about how it performs long term!
@allenjeng3506
@allenjeng3506 9 сағат бұрын
Thank you for this information. Subscribed 😊
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 6 сағат бұрын
@@allenjeng3506 thank you! More Flexplorations coming soon!
@MrsAlchemist
@MrsAlchemist 7 күн бұрын
Hello WendiSue, what a great video! I love all your flexploration videos, you explain everything I need to know 💕
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 7 күн бұрын
@@MrsAlchemist oh I'm so glad! If you ever have questions that come to mind, don't hesitate to ask! If I don't know, I'll find out! Thank you for watching. :)
@MrsAlchemist
@MrsAlchemist 7 күн бұрын
@@FountainPenNews Aw thanks! That's so nice! Well- just give me a vintage flex pen and I will throw my money at you. I'm tired googling (and not trusting seller)😉 And I hope the vintage ones are a bit "softer/easier to flex" than the Pilot FA (size 10). And congrats on the shoutout from FPT-recap💕
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 6 күн бұрын
@@MrsAlchemist I'll keep my eyes peeled for you. Are you familiar with Nikola Pang? He's a gifted calligrapher and a vintage flex expert. Pretty soon, I'll be doing a Flexploration with my vintage flex nibs including the one I just got from him. I wish we lived close, I'd sit you down and make you try all of my flex nibs. My very favorite is Stylosuite X-wing Harpoon EF by Les Sheely. It's totally practical for every day writing but flexes easily and even writes in reverse perfectly.
@MrsAlchemist
@MrsAlchemist 6 күн бұрын
@@FountainPenNews aw, that’s so heartwarming of you! 💕I would love to have the opportunity to try a few vintage pens and your opinion on them ! I would adapt to a flex pen (I would not write for hours) but I don’t want to buy it online by only having a pic of it (I don’t trust).
@carolanne3017
@carolanne3017 8 күн бұрын
I am home with a broken wrist, cannot indulge my pen and ink hobby at all. So I’m watching videos and I just realize I’m gonna watch Matts video on my TV instead of this iPhone. Your channel is new to me and unique. That tool you have to measure milliliters of ink. It’s just a kick.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 8 күн бұрын
@@carolanne3017 heal quickly! Thanks for watching!
@EndlessPens
@EndlessPens 8 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@robertcalkjr.8325
@robertcalkjr.8325 9 күн бұрын
Thanks. I'm not sure how old your pen is but mine is new. It's a piston fill Jaipur V2 in Mottled Brown Ebonite with a 14K gold EF Ultra Flex nib with an ebonite feed. I do not have the problems railroading that your pen has. This was my first flex pen, and I loved it so much that I bought another one! I own a Pilot 912 with the PO nib, and I love it. But I decided to save some money and buy the Jaipur V2 since it comes with an ebonite feed. I'm glad that I did! Oh yeah, I have Organics Studio Santiago's Sea Blue ink in it. My new pen has Tesla Coil ink in it.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 9 күн бұрын
@@robertcalkjr.8325 the nib unit is new. I have other FPR nibs as well. Sometimes they railroad and sometimes they don't. I'm glad that you haven't had railroading trouble. Coming up next in the series will be my veey favorite flex nibs!
@robertcalkjr.8325
@robertcalkjr.8325 9 күн бұрын
@@FountainPenNews Cool, I can't wait to watch it. Both of my Jaipur pens write great. So, I went ahead and bought the other two ebonite Jaipur's. I'm sure that they will write great as well. Mine do hard start a tad if it has been upright in my shirt pocket. But if I have them tip down in my shirt pocket or lying flat on their sides, then they don't hard start. I also love the feel of the ebonite bodies. I'm going to collect every ebonite color that they make for the Jaipur. I was thinking about getting the Himalaya's, but I read that people were having leakage problems with them.
@FountainPenWorld-z4i
@FountainPenWorld-z4i 9 күн бұрын
Thanks, the results when starting to use the FPR ultra flex are speaking for themselves. But don't forget, when you inked up the pen again with Iroshizuku ink, the feed is soaked for a while and thus gives good results. Glad to see that not only my own bicolor #6 FPR Ultraflex EF bicolor nib from 2.1/2 years ago behaved exactly like that, unless you either buy a decent fnf feed and change the FP to an eyedropper or you deepen and widen the slits of the cheap plastic feed by yourself. Speaking about the price, in my book any nib sold as a flex nib and sold at any price level should work without flaws. What do you think about the Kanwrite Ti? I heard of some praises, but still I'm hesistant I will get soon a Maiora Ultra Ogiva, Golden Age 2.0, Fire, RGT with a #6 Maiora branded Jowo Flex F nib and I really hope that this nib meets my expectations regarding a pleasant flex writing experience without ink flow stops, railroading after a few downstrokes and other unpleasant issues. And if it doesn't fulfill my expectations I am simply going to stop thinking about flex nibs. BTW, maybe you saw that very recently launched video already, if not have look at it regarding a comparison of JOWO and Bock flex nibs by a french YT'er with English subtitles. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJarlZ6PhqqshKM
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 9 күн бұрын
@@FountainPenWorld-z4i thanks for this! I'll take a look. I've used the kanwrite nibs and they are just OK. I'd say not as flexible as FPR nibs but very similar as they are both made in India. I'll do a Flexploration on kanwrite and Osprey flex nibs soon. You'll soon discover my bias about my very favorite flex nib. Stylosuite X-wing Harpoon EF customized by Les Sheely. It is astounding. My favorite by far. So a video will be coming about that soon. As well as some vintage nibs, regalia cross-flex nib, and pineider Quill Nib. Should be a fun series!
@FountainPenWorld-z4i
@FountainPenWorld-z4i 8 күн бұрын
@@FountainPenNews That will be interesting and I'm going to watch them all, promise! Wish you tons of likes, new subscribers and well-founded comments.
@FountainPenWorld-z4i
@FountainPenWorld-z4i 9 күн бұрын
You concentrated on the important issues, no meanderings. I'm looking now since months again for decent Flex units. I bought 2.1/2 years ago from FPR each one Ultraflex EF bicolor steel (? or a soft alloy?) and an Flex F steel nib, both FP's came equipped with flimsy converters and standard plastic feeds. No fun at all, eventually I had to remove the converters, used both FP's as Eyedroppers and finally put them away, as the flex results were simply insufficient. I recently became interested again in Flex nibs (Vincenzo drove me into this), so I saw fnf feeds, but thought I should try first to widen and deepen the ink slit on the plastic feeds by myself using a nail file. By far not comparable to professionally made fnf feeds. Which worked with the Ultraflex, but not that well with the F Flex. However, your video confirmed many other reviewers findings, stating that the Pilot FA #10 nibs are providing much better flex results than the #15 on a much pricier FP (There is a huge difference between jap. retail and US retail prices). I'll stay away from Pilot FA's in general, as long as they aren't able to provide decent ebonite feeds with their FA nibs. It won't ruin them, i guess.
@faniro4792
@faniro4792 10 күн бұрын
Fully agree: we should use Iroshizuku or the likes with flex nibs. FPR bicolor nibs are not always as soft as monochromes ones: it depends on the nib itself! I'm puzzled: some bicolor ones do very well & others don't. Thanks for the great Flexploration series!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 9 күн бұрын
@@faniro4792 thanks for watching! I at least like to use an ink I'm familiar with for flex. I've had good luck with Montblanc inks as well. What you said is so true. Every nib is just slightly different. So everything is pretty anecdotal and everyone's mileage may vary. Often people think that if they buy the nib/pen I'm using, they'll be able to write like me. People forget that the key ingredient is always practice! Ha ha
@faniro4792
@faniro4792 10 күн бұрын
Very interesting, Thank you very much!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 9 күн бұрын
@@faniro4792 I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@fishingacnh9345
@fishingacnh9345 11 күн бұрын
Wendi, ty! Hey which JOWO housing did you get for it?
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 11 күн бұрын
@@fishingacnh9345 this is the one for the 912 (#10 nib) to put in an eyedropper pen flexiblenib.com/store/product/j912e-jowo-6-housing-for-pilot-912-nib-and-feed/
@ramonafirehorse
@ramonafirehorse 11 күн бұрын
Great haul. If I had ordered from Japan I would’ve tried for the Paddington Weeks. The wallpaper was my second choice. I ended up getting the Purple Nights. Are the Deco Rush like washi tape?
@ramonafirehorse
@ramonafirehorse 11 күн бұрын
I like the idea of thinking about how I use things. What came to mind first is the things I’m not using. Very interesting notion. Good way to pare down
@ramonafirehorse
@ramonafirehorse 11 күн бұрын
Super interesting. I’m going to have to check the snap back on my one vintage flex nib
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 11 күн бұрын
Report back and let me know!
@drawinsscribblins5326
@drawinsscribblins5326 12 күн бұрын
Hi, Wendi Sue. Great video. Very helpful.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 12 күн бұрын
@@drawinsscribblins5326 thank you for watching!
@cerealnana
@cerealnana 12 күн бұрын
This was super informative!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 12 күн бұрын
@@cerealnana thanks for watching!
@manuelespinosa724
@manuelespinosa724 12 күн бұрын
Another winner of video!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 12 күн бұрын
@@manuelespinosa724 thank you! Is there anything else you'd like to know about a flex nib that I didn't cover?
@manuelespinosa724
@manuelespinosa724 12 күн бұрын
@@FountainPenNews I am a total beginner...I am happy following your lead!
@manuelespinosa724
@manuelespinosa724 13 күн бұрын
Fantastic! I had no idea!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 13 күн бұрын
@@manuelespinosa724 pretty fun, right? I love being able to have those nibs in any pen I please. :)
@oneshoeless
@oneshoeless 14 күн бұрын
Great video. These popped up on my feed and I am checking them out.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 14 күн бұрын
@@oneshoeless awesome! I hope you love them!
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
LOVE that little sushi notebook!!! And the BATS!!! 🦇🦇🦇
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
LOVE that little sushi notebook!!!
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
Love those two Esterbrooks! So gorgeous together!!!
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
Think it’s funny that his logo has an umbrella - Seattleites NEVER use umbrellas. It’s considered a sign of weakness 🤣🤣🤣
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
Elliott Bay! There’s an awesome pizza shop on Queen Anne Hill called Elliott Bay Pizza Company! We never get pizza there, though, because they have toasted sandwiches that are AMAZING!!! (Insider Seattle info…)
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
Elliott Bay! There’s an awesome pizza shop on Queen Anne Hill called Elliott Bay Pizza Company! We never get pizza there, though, because they have toasted sandwiches that are AMAZING!!! (Insider Seattle info…)
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
Oh, dude must be a Seattleite. Gasworks Park also a thing! VERY cool 4th of July fireworks event there every year.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 15 күн бұрын
@@brilliantlady1 yup! He's a Seattleite!
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
YOUR handwriting is crazy??? Girl… You need a letter from me as a reality check 🤣🤣🤣
@brilliantlady1
@brilliantlady1 15 күн бұрын
That is some SERIOUSLY beautiful packaging! Love the boxes!!!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 15 күн бұрын
@@brilliantlady1 you can see why I didn't want to cut it to open it!
@seemownay
@seemownay 16 күн бұрын
I can't wait! Also - the colors look so good.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 16 күн бұрын
@@seemownay i hope the package isn't underwhelming after all this time!
@seemownay
@seemownay 16 күн бұрын
Just the fact that you picked all the things because you think I should try them, it's never going to be underwhelming!
@christyncreates
@christyncreates 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for bringing samples to the show, I grabbed Deception Pass and Gas Works Parks off the freebie table and love them. 💜
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 17 күн бұрын
@@christyncreates wonderful! Enjoy!
@zeus52452
@zeus52452 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video, very informative!! I have been wanting to change the plastic feed in my 912 for some time, and now that I've seen how easy it is I'll have to buy the Ebonite feed. I'm guessing the number of slits determines the amount of ink flow - more slits, more flow.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 17 күн бұрын
@@zeus52452 yup! You are correct. Let me know if you need help picking the correct part. I'm glad it was helpful!
@fossilimprint2954
@fossilimprint2954 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for making an enjoyable video.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 17 күн бұрын
@@fossilimprint2954 thank you for watching!
@fossilimprint2954
@fossilimprint2954 18 күн бұрын
Thank you for this informative swatching video.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 18 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@zeus52452
@zeus52452 18 күн бұрын
And here I thought you missed my favorite Wet Pen ink. Diablo Lake, but you just saved the best for last!! When I learned about that ink he was already out of it, but had mentioned another batch was going to be made. Well, I have my 50 ml's and loving the color. One sad thing is I read he won't be making any more going forward, such a shame.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 18 күн бұрын
It's so, so good. I find myself saying "this one is my favorite" to whichever one I'm using at the moment. I'm bummed he won't make more Diablo Lake. But just think, by the time you run out, he will absolutely make something else amazing to take its place!
@peggylove1
@peggylove1 18 күн бұрын
“Get excited! Here we go!” You are just the best! Love your videos.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 18 күн бұрын
@@peggylove1 Aw thanks! Nobody can say I don't jump in with both feet ha ha
@MariaRosseau
@MariaRosseau 19 күн бұрын
I love @thewetpen! I've only got 4of the inks because greens aren't my jam. I use a syringe to make samples since I have them anyway. I don't generally care about precision in the amounts in my samples. I think if I were making a lot of samples I'd be really interested in that pipette tool. So cool! Plus who doesn't love a great gadget. 🤣
@MariaRosseau
@MariaRosseau 19 күн бұрын
Regarding Blackberry and Western Trillium, they look more different from one another on different papers, in my experience.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 19 күн бұрын
@@MariaRosseau this is definitely true!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 18 күн бұрын
@@MariaRosseau for me it's not the precision, necessarily, it's the single push to draw up and release that I love so much!
@gritskennedy5007
@gritskennedy5007 19 күн бұрын
OH MY GOSH THANK YOU IVE BEEN DOING HANDSTANDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IN THE WORLD I WAS DOING WRONG BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT ANGLE I WAS TRYING TO REATTACH THIS THING I WAS HAVING ZERO LUCK I MEAN I SERIOUSLY WOULD GIVE IT THREE TRIES EVERY DAY .... UGH GLAD AND GRATEFUL YOU MADE THIS VIDEO I THREW MY MANUAL AWAY ALONG WITH THE PACKAGING IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING SO YEAH... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING US HOW TO .... HOW CAN SOMETHING SO SIMPLE HAVE BAFFLED US.. FOR A WEEK?!!! OH BTW I YANKED MINE OFF THINKING IT WAS A PULL OFF PULL DOWN METHOD LUCKY FOR US I DIDNT BREAK IT... HOLY COW.. 😅
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 18 күн бұрын
@@gritskennedy5007 I'm so glad it was helpful! It's such a weird design!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 19 күн бұрын
Ooo, deception pass is very lovely! I'll need to see that color closer in person...♥I love that final yellowy green xD
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 19 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts it's so great! I love!
@manuelespinosa724
@manuelespinosa724 19 күн бұрын
Good video...informative and fun!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 19 күн бұрын
@@manuelespinosa724 thank you for watching!
@manuelespinosa724
@manuelespinosa724 19 күн бұрын
I am a big fan of him. You have to see his videos on his travels to Japan and his inksplorations!😊
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 19 күн бұрын
@@manuelespinosa724 I LOVE his videos!
@seemownay
@seemownay 19 күн бұрын
Azizah and you are making me want all the crazy pens and swaps and play even more. I loved the inky messes lives she's been putting out and now you! So good!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 19 күн бұрын
@@seemownay aww, to be mentioned in the same comment as Azizah! I'm so inspired by everything she does. Inky messes FOREVAH!!
@Blue_Rosemarie
@Blue_Rosemarie 22 күн бұрын
I really love the topic „how I use…“ thank you for this video. It has inspired me.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 22 күн бұрын
@@Blue_Rosemarie oh I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!
@fossilimprint2954
@fossilimprint2954 22 күн бұрын
Okay, now that is useful indeed. Subscribed !
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 22 күн бұрын
@@fossilimprint2954 glad it helped! Thank you for watching and subscribing!
@ChrisSaenz13
@ChrisSaenz13 29 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for showing these fun ink sample holders!!!!! Hopefully they will still have them for sale when I'm able to purchase lol.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews 29 күн бұрын
@@ChrisSaenz13 I am loving them! I even took one to pelikan hub to make ink samples on the go!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын
It's so cute right? It's a opus 88 Mini Sakura. It waa a goldspot exclusive
@lynnhayes5514
@lynnhayes5514 Ай бұрын
Wendi, what is the little pen sitting next to you with pink and white flowers? I love it! Great video!
@lynnhayes5514
@lynnhayes5514 Ай бұрын
I just found your videos today! I have seen you in chats...and you're in Denver. We've shopped at Meiningers for years, and live a little closer to the Springs, so now shop there too. Love all these Sailors! Nibs! Will you be at the pen show? We are going on Sat this year.
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын
@@lynnhayes5514 hi hi hi! So fun to meet new pen neighbors! I'll be at the show off and on all weekend that weekend but not until the afternoon on Saturday. I hope we can meet up!
@ThePengineer
@ThePengineer Ай бұрын
Great video! Glad to see you like them and the colors look great! You said everything correctly with the bases 😁 Don't be afraid to put a pen in the sample vial while its in the roulette system. I didnt know about those color liners. They're pretty cool. Great way to use FP ink with a more "normal" pen. With ISR you can fill 7 at a time hands free haha. I only made it to my home show this year (Atlanta Pen Show) as we just recently had our second child and that was the focus so traveling around wasnt as easy. Next year, I should definitely be able to get to more show!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын
@@ThePengineer Aw, congratulations!! I'll be talking you up at the Colorado pen show October 11,12,&13!
@ThePengineer
@ThePengineer Ай бұрын
@@FountainPenNews if I make it out there next year, please do! My brother lives in Colorado Springs so it's a good excuse to go out there. Ironically he is coming out here during this year's Colorado show
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын
​@@ThePengineer oh wow, that's funny that he'll be there! Do you have business cards? If you send me some, I'd be happy to hand them out. I plan to take one of mine to the pen posse event during the show. It will be perfect to use to make ink samples while on the go!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Be sure to check out Ink Sample Roulette AND a Pen Roulette system that is felt-lined so your pens have nice, cozy homes! Pengineer3D.com!
@FountainPenNews
@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to watch this deeper-than-normal video. Did it strike you the same way it did me? Do you journal? Would something like this inspire you to expand your journaling? Have a great day!