Fountain Pen Accessories You Never Knew You Needed

[@AyushRaj]

Decoy pen has to be the best accessory

[@ruthbaker5281]

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.

[@wafflehouse42069]

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

[@MarshaLove0723]

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.

[@eatmelily]

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.....

[@GoldspotPens]

I'm glad it helped, Sonny!

[@TONY19021965]

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]

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

[@TONY19021965]

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

[@bahaven1896]

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

[@ptcollura]

Excellent informative presenttion. Thank you.

[@ev1stuf184]

Thanks for the information. 🧡

[@vcrouch6041]

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

[@Shiruvan]

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

[@ruthbaker5281]

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.

[@nordin_gh]

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

[@MadredeAgua9]

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!

[@santoshjanakiraman8907]

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

[@sparklefulpaladin]

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.

[@thomaskeenan2208]

Nice suggestions.

[@Katzenkotze85]

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... 😉

[@gary-pv8vz]

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

[@alexharris8500]

Useful

[@saverioformichella79]

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.

[@cmac1100]

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

[@mmarjisr]

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

[@ruthbaker5281]

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

[@manecobeirao]

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

[@GoldspotPens]

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

[@manecobeirao]

@@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.

[@celticsaga]

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]

How can he forget the crab penholder? :(

[@GoldspotPens]

That could be #9! :-)

[@ruthbaker5281]

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]

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

[@puppetaccess]

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]

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

[@denmarkleopesi7108]

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

[@theronwolf3296]

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]

Someone will still pinch the parker pen lol

[@faisalaminrabbi5366]

I keep a Bic cristal ball pen with me 😅

[@susanavenir]

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

[@Puppacha]

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

[@LeviRedrook]

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

[@izarat]

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

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

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.