ANNOYING Fountain Pen Dry Out FIXED! Now Better Than Pilot 823

[@schm4704]

I was half expecting a lathe to appear out of nowhere, but this solution is really nice for us DIYers. Well done!

[@Doodlebud]

Wish I had a Lathe!

[@mariexlupin]

Love the DIY setup, goes a long way to show you don’t always need the fanciest of setups if you use some ingenuity. Looking forward to the long term test results :)

[@Doodlebud]

I had a few different ways to do it but wanted to do something very simple so anyone could try to DIY if they had the same issue

[@forgotMyUsername100]

Fascinating! I've often wondered what features affect cap-seal & it's delightful to see the "why" of Pilot's careful design in practice. I aspire to pen-making, so this video will live rent-free in my head for years. Thank you for sharing your work :)

[@Vermiliontea]

Funny, my Wing Sung 699 are all of them well sealed. I have 3. Keeps for many months without problems. Maybe this problem is batch-related? But I'm still grateful for this tip. GJ.

[@morganblarue]

Again, terrific. I love your engineering perspective. Nice job! Great video.

[@Doodlebud]

@@morganblarue Figured I might as well fix it instead of complain about it

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi DB! That was a great fix! I'll have to check my 699 when it arrives. . . .

[@robbinallan3767]

As a retired lab tech, I truly enjoyed the technical aspects of your video. Great fun and thanks for comparing the options to the Pilot 823 which I consider vastly overpriced.

[@Doodlebud]

There's this quote I always carry in my mind: "When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart" .

[@arlenet7462]

Hello from the USA! Just wanted to let you know that I used your discount code I found and placed a good size order with Pen Chalet today. Thanks for all your videos! It helps this pen newbie out.

[@Doodlebud]

They will be happy for the order and glad to hear the code saved you a few bucks

[@gristlevonraben]

i was thinking that the liner was pushing back into the cap and not touching the seal lip anymore. i never thought it would be a messy chamfer! very cool, and happy autumn!

[@christinemcgregor9970]

This was a really great video! I would have never thought to do that. I'll be curious to see how it does towards the end of the year.

[@cpcfreak]

Great result, only thing I would say is the Conservator's Wax is a petroleum (Naphtha) based product, it's probably safe but over a longer period of time it could degrade some plastics.

[@slo_carry]

Very cool that you were able to adjust the grip section to better fit the cap liner.

[@Doodlebud]

Tiny little detail but makes a huge difference

[@peterdandyk2342]

What a terrific video! Love your 'handyman' approach! Just bought this pen. Keep up excellent work.

[@wendyholiday2021]

I love your fix it videos. Thank you

[@santauxia]

Great problem solving idea.

[@kenshinhimura3014]

nice way to improve the pen !!! necessity is the mother of all inventions 💪

[@Doodlebud]

If it weren't for problems we'd never come up with solutions

[@Ballantin]

Nicely done, great job with just some basic tools. PS: I had to giggle when I saw you confused the pens XD

[@Doodlebud]

I looked at it under the loupe and was surprised how quickly the shape was perfect! Then.... Oh wait what?!?!

[@InksplatOops]

Thanks Doodlebud, this is a great diy video. 😊

[@Doodlebud]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lauriemcleod3082]

Lisa here, (since my SO hijacks my youtube account because he doesn’t want to be known to the google). Yeah, you have tens of thousands of viewers, some of which have lathes, and the ability to set that chamfer very precisely, to the thousandth, like my SO, who has a full micro-machining shop, who makes pens sometimes for fun but mostly does restoration of vintage aircraft instruments for museums and used to make stuff for science, some of which is on other planets now for science. He got into pens because I am into pens and has fixed several of mine and made new sections for alternative nib units as well as making me nearly a dozen pens and friends and family another few dozen. He doesn’t actually use pens, he never writes, just types, but he makes a very nice “kitless” pens, the only thing he buy’s are the nib unit or nib and feeds when he makes his own integrated nib units in the section (and spent 30 minutes explaining to me the superiority of that). You aren’t using your KZbin power very well. You could have had a line of pen makers ready to fix it using the right machines and tools for the job. After showing this video to him, he is both infuriated and impressed with the result given your technique and it’s lack of precision.

[@Doodlebud]

The point of this video isn't to show how a proper machining setup could fix the issue. I specifically did it this way so anyone at home could do it too. If I get someone to fix it with a lathe then that doesn't help out anyone else. I thought about 3D printing a fixture to improve the setup, but didn't again since most people don't have something like that available to them. So I did a very crude method but still good enough to fix the issue.

[@johntoledo4438]

That was great. I thought you would pull out a Dremel with some sort of taped wrapped dowel inserted into the section to hold it. I guess that might be more uncontrolled though. Great solution.

[@Doodlebud]

Just needed a tiny adjustment to that profile so slow is the way to go

[@lukeszatmary1840]

Smart! Here I would have done some sketchy setup with a powerdrill but this seems quite a bit safer!

[@Doodlebud]

For some things more power just means you mess it up even quicker 😂

[@NickL00p]

Naaaah. 823 is always better. Love your content

[@Doodlebud]

823 is always better, but if folks have this same issue with their 699 they have a way to fix it

[@Toga_SV]

Ooft! I think I would've cried if I were in your shoes 🤣 Glad you were able to get it sorted though.

[@Doodlebud]

It's just a piece of plastic and it can buff out 😉

[@archivist17]

I like your ingenious solution!

[@frederikbruck5210]

Really interesting, thx for sharing. Might that be the reason for the price gap? The pilot seams to be build on much lower measuring tolerances, that's just more expensive. I'm very curious for the end-result of the test in december.

[@Doodlebud]

Here's a deep dive video I did on the topic kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqS7YmOrlqeqnM0

[@lpanades]

My god, you really fixed the thing. It seens to be ok now. We are not sending a pen to the space!

[@Doodlebud]

You sound surprised 😅

[@ibpopp]

This is a very interesting and informative video. As is so often the case, the devil is in the details. Many thanks.

[@ichirofakename]

1. Success! You win! 2. To my eye the chamfer angles did not look identical?

[@michaellew1297]

Nicely done. (If only you had a way to make a custom V-block for the job... 😉)

[@Doodlebud]

@@michaellew1297 I was tempted to but wanted to show a way that didn't require a 3d printer

[@omicron11]

Wow, this is great! Definitely earned a sub. Thanks for the vid

[@Doodlebud]

Glad you enjoyed the video 👍

[@richardingraham6353]

good job

[@user-gl5ld9vm7i]

You have a DJ type of voice

[@yuklimka7251]

Wing Sung should pay you for troubleshooting and improving their pen.

[@Doodlebud]

Would love that but I don't see it happening 🤣

[@yuklimka7251]

@@Doodlebud I don't think they're watching non-Chinese YT content creators with an engineering background, but an incentive program would be super neat. LOL

[@ziggypopchock]

My Omas 360 also has problems with sealing and drying out. I wonder if I could do something similar with it 🤔

[@Doodlebud]

Need to identify the exact problem to be able to come up with the correct solution. This was the correct solution for this issue, but might need an entirely different approach on the 360

[@paulmchugh1430]

Great demonstration. I have not had the nib drying out. My concern has been whether there rod in the 699 actually seals the barrel. The rod wobbles a bit. Sometimes it seems to work, other times it just misses. Is there anyway you can stabilize the rod to seal properly?

[@Doodlebud]

Does it not suck up ink or does lit leak? If it doesn't the seals should be all good

[@williamcatalano1762]

Man this is awesome haha!

[@danielkblin]

I have a Majohn A1 with poor sealing. It works great when in use, but a few hours later will have a hard start. How can I identify the problem?

[@kenshinhimura3014]

is the Novus polishing compound safe to use on vintage Montblanc ??

[@BullheadedGiovanni]

huh, good job.

[@Doodlebud]

Thanks

[@phomchick]

Knife sharpening tool!

[@HollywoodColt]

What's the mechanical pencil you used in the thumbnail?

[@Doodlebud]

Ahhh it actually takes a Pilot inset, its by ensso www.ensso.com/collections/frontpage/products/uno-xl-minimalist-pen-for-hi-tec-c-stainless-steel

[@HollywoodColt]

​@Doodlebud thank you for the reply!!! I thought it was a new drafting pencil I just had to get my grubby little hands on!!!!