is no one gonna say anything about him writing “help me.” and stuff around 7:20. peter is in captivity, being forced to draw against his will.
@Allahuma.sali.ala.muhammad.6 жыл бұрын
No.
@peter_draws6 жыл бұрын
Smile and wave boys, just smile and wave.
@ericr1546 жыл бұрын
Hes like tiny Rick, captive inside his own body
@turkeymcduckin79096 жыл бұрын
@@peter_draws Everyone has a phrase that they write when they're testing new pens in the store. For me, it's "Help me".
@Stu_DLNGR6 жыл бұрын
"Hello! Help me! Oh please! Really!". Part of me is rofl and part of me is seriously worried. :(
@hmApollo1016 жыл бұрын
The feed is being exhausted of ink when you flex the nib. Flex pens aren't really made for fast strokes. That's why you see calligraphy artist go so slow when using fountain pens, so the feed has time to saturate
@TheHardcoreDilettante6 жыл бұрын
A GOOD flex pen can certainly produce fast strokes. It's just that no modern flex pen is really that good, and certainly not one with a plastic feed.
@vivianloney88266 жыл бұрын
@@TheHardcoreDilettante what would you consider a good flex pen?
@byehai6 жыл бұрын
V L There’s the watermen 52 I think? However, those aren’t around anymore.
@TheHardcoreDilettante6 жыл бұрын
@@vivianloney8826 There are a lot of vintage pens at reasonable prices that have gold flex nibs. They can be had for cheaper than the Conklin Empire if you're willing to deal with a less than pristine pen body. I'll probably be doing some videos on my vintage pens this year (I currently only have 3), which all have some degree of flex. For modern pens, there are gold flex nibs, but these tend to be quite expensive: Omas/Scribo, Aurora, etc. have flex nibs. At a lower price point, the Pilot FA nib (available on the 742, 743, 823 and 912) is a *fantastic* gold flex nib. However, the feed on those isn't good for extended, heavy flex but can be modded to provide more ink. Joey Grasty at flexiblenib.com makes ebonite feeds for the 743/823 which makes those nibs work great, but he's still working on an ebonite feed for the 742/912. Also, there are "soft" nibs that aren't really flex but can provide some line variation for normal writing. The Platinum 3776 soft fine nib is nice. The Pilot Falcon has a nice soft nib. These won't provide the kind of variation you'd want for, say, copperplate, but they have enough to add some lovely character to your everyday writing. You can also get a modern gold nib modified by a nibmeister to provide vintage-like flex. John Mottishaw does these. You can get one by Richard Binder if you buy a custom Edison. Fpnibs.com has Jowo nibs that you can get modified for flex, and I've heard great things about those. Indy-Pen-Dance also does custom flex nibs, IIRC. I tried a Platinum nib modified by Ralph Reyes for extreme flex recently at a pen show that was *great*, but it was a prototype. For a budget steel option, the only flex nib I'd personally recommend as a true flex nib is FPR's Ultra Flex nib (the one with the side cutouts), which is pretty great for a cheap steel nib and can be bought as an option on any of their very reasonably priced pens for a little extra. BUT it needs to be on a pen with an EBONITE feed--I don't recommend getting it on any of their pens with a plastic feed. The Noodler's nibs aren't horrible at all, but they do require a lot of pressure to get flex, so I wouldn't really call them real flex nibs. But the pens all have ebonite feeds, which is great. The regular FPR flex nibs (just regular flex, not Ultra Flex) are similar but require a touch less pressure, and the FPR pens are all tuned before they're shipped to you, so if you're not good with adjusting nibs, setting feeds, etc., those pens are a better choice than Noodler's pens for nibs (though Noodler's has more color/material options for the pen bodies). Sorry about the long answer. But the Conklin flex nibs would be on the bottom of the list for me until they fix their issue with the nib not being the right size for their housings and feeds.
@TheHardcoreDilettante6 жыл бұрын
@@byehai There are a lot of companies that made flexible nib pens long ago. Waterman, as you mention. Also Mabie Todd, Moore, Aiken Lambert, Wahl Eversharp (I believe their modern pens have a flex option but they're nowhere near the the vintage flex nibs) lots of original Conklins (not the modern resurrection) have flex nibs, some vintage (not modern) Pelikans, and there are tons of generic "Warranted" nibs out there with great flex, among many others. Until about the 60s, gold flex nibs were pretty common. There are even some vintage steel flex nibs out there--I've seen them on German and Eastern Bloc pens, and Esterbrook had some "flex" nibs. When it comes to vintage pens, your best bet is to go to a local vintage pen seller or go to a pen show where you can try the nibs in person. There's no standard grade of flex, and vintage pens tend to be pretty individual from pen to pen in what kind of writing experience they deliver, not just due to how they were manufactured but also because the pens aged in very different ways depending on how they were used over the decades and whose hands they passed through.
@puerkito98935 жыл бұрын
How to make everyone nervous 101: -Be an artist -Write “Help Me”
@MrBojangles4475 жыл бұрын
it's just a good quick phrase to test the flow of a new pen.
@just1bandfan1045 жыл бұрын
@Van LMAO!!
@r011ing_thunder63 жыл бұрын
@Van lol
@eeehhhbertoyee50576 жыл бұрын
Oh jeez I got here so early Peter's hair hasn't even dried yet
@mauricejerome33926 жыл бұрын
lol
@TheOrangeKou6 жыл бұрын
It's been 4 weeks. It's still not dried yet.
@mauricejerome33926 жыл бұрын
@@TheOrangeKou lol
@FridayXO5 жыл бұрын
3 months
@Sarathewise1585 жыл бұрын
It's been half a year, my dudes. At this point, I don't think it's ever gonna dry.
@attackongamer95785 жыл бұрын
“Did I flex too hard?” I ask myself that question everyday
@gitbuckets5 жыл бұрын
Boss lol
@lbdeuce5 жыл бұрын
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
@asaala7395 жыл бұрын
🤣
@internallyscreaming27886 жыл бұрын
3:00 I like how the aluminum is so polished it creates an illusion that’s it not moving
@mauricejerome33926 жыл бұрын
lol, now I see it too! Thank you : )
@sydm47816 жыл бұрын
「Internally Screaming」 that’s what i thought when i saw it.
@aen93216 жыл бұрын
Peter, I do believe you are a little rough on your pens. You did mention you don't like pens that have to be babied when your cheaper pens seem to do the job better - I really think you would like the Platinum PTL 5000a. It has all the works of a higher end pen, even a gold nib, and can still take a beating. I really enjoy it. It's a good halfway point between a $20 and a $150. I think it's somewhere around $70. But I use it for all of my work in residency in the hospital, and I'm in the trauma wing so it takes a beating. I've dropped it a million times, lost it even more, and it never fails me, I've had it since college. But it still writes like how you'd think a super high-end pen would write. It's like the expectation you have when you buy a $150 pen, except it doesn't let you down. I'm not a salesman, but it's a good pen. I also think you'd like the vibrant red it comes in (that's what I have). I might send one to you here in the near future!
@logancochis6 жыл бұрын
Plz do
@lukebombardier5106 жыл бұрын
Platinum as a brand is underrated. The 3776 is also a great choice from the same brand.
@lsedanolg6 жыл бұрын
Technically you never lost it
@dr.castro82695 жыл бұрын
WOW. Thank you lady.
@CoxJoxSox5 жыл бұрын
Are you practicing writing like a doctor? :D
@durianhead6 жыл бұрын
so basically it's a weird flex, but it's ok ?
@prettyepicgirl6 жыл бұрын
durianhead i was just about to comment this haha
@stone81936 жыл бұрын
(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)
@jaydougan22396 жыл бұрын
durianhead ayeeeee haha
@CreativeCache1016 жыл бұрын
I mentioned this to peter in the stream, he laughed and replied 'weird flex but not OK'. Its ya boi, obiwankandblowme
@ArtemisNightlock6 жыл бұрын
I got that reference
@thomastakeshita49796 жыл бұрын
I'm too flexible for my own good. I can relate to this pen. I broke 17 riblets last year while I was stretching my reticulated spine.
@peter_draws6 жыл бұрын
Remember to unlatch your precordial sockets before any excessive stretching.
@mr.e36096 жыл бұрын
What is a riblet
@shreksenpai61796 жыл бұрын
@@mr.e3609 a baby rib
@wretchedcats49096 жыл бұрын
Man i wish, I almost dislocated my shoulder trying to reach my toes
@JohnDavis-gx9he5 жыл бұрын
I first read this and I thought u said ribs and I thought to my self how the fuck is this guy alive 17 fucking ribs 😂😂
@horacegentleman32966 жыл бұрын
Peter blink twice if you can't talk freely.
@fisherjam51825 жыл бұрын
1:33
@fisherjam51825 жыл бұрын
He blinks
@OMENHF5 жыл бұрын
Sentualemon e
@j.j19165 жыл бұрын
7:12
@munafruit6 жыл бұрын
o peter clearly the problem with this is that you're using blood as ink. it's gona congeal and coagulate in the pen quicker and more enthusiastically than ink would. duh. adding an anticoagulant to the blood would help. i suggest investing in a few medicinal leeches. if u keep them on rotation u have a ready supply of anticoagulant. they're easy to care for and super adorable. but i'm pleased the rest of this experience was so pleasurable for you. i'm still hitting dislike because u didn't eat the tootsie pops in the video. im not angry... just... disappointed oh hey i ordered dayfever yesterday! im extremely excited to get that into my home and hands. i love it and you. (and in case it's unclear: im kidding about the blood and the dislike button and the disappointment. but very serious about the leeches and dayfever and the pleasure and my love for you.)
@toolazytochange50456 жыл бұрын
This comment just butters my biscuit! Great advice!
@theterribleanimator17936 жыл бұрын
so, you have a leech farm?
@munafruit6 жыл бұрын
The Terrible Animator who told you about my leech fa-- i mean. nothing! who? i've never heard of her
@theterribleanimator17936 жыл бұрын
@@munafruit Boys, we found the freak, lock 'im up.
@munafruit6 жыл бұрын
The Terrible Animator pls no. they'll only last like maybe a year without my sustenance
@GadgeLLMTB6 жыл бұрын
Such a nice looking pen but such a shame you experienced so much trouble with it :-(
@GadgeLLMTB6 жыл бұрын
@Prashant Regmi why not become a patron and help support Peter and get early access to his content and SO much more! :-)
@CausingChaos.6 жыл бұрын
Gary Cooper it’s almost like asmr lol
@rynoX885 жыл бұрын
@@CausingChaos. his voice is really relaxing
@turkeymcduckin79094 жыл бұрын
A lot of people actually have trouble with Conklin's omniflex, I almost got it before I saw all the bad reviews.
@FrancoisTHX6 жыл бұрын
I would advise trying to use inks from older, established brands, like Waterman Serenity blue or Aurora black - they are some of the best behaving inks out there, if a pen doesn't write with one of those, it probably won't work with other inks -. The issue might also come from the feed of the pen : in this pen the feed is a standard plastic feed, so will probably not provide enough ink-flow to a nib with more flex. Some people have tweaks like widening the ink channel of the feed with a knife but I've never done it personally. Also, at the beginning of the video you can see the tines were not splayed, you have indded been a bit too rough with the nib, but you can find tutorials on how to fix that here on youtube! Hope this helps! ;)
@aen93216 жыл бұрын
These were my exact thoughts. I always stick with older established inks when trying out any new pen.
@MattiasWirf6 жыл бұрын
@@aen9321 Why?
@peter_draws6 жыл бұрын
Well I did just try this same ink in another pen (Moonman V2) and it worked just fine, no problems at all. Could be this super-flexible type of nib just isn't for me.
@aen93216 жыл бұрын
Mattias Wirf They're just very reliable inks that work with every pen. Once you know those work, you can try more adventurous things.
@MattiasWirf6 жыл бұрын
@@aen9321 and @ François THX1138 I don't buy that the age of the brand has a direct relation to the reliability, eventhough I see that repeated again and again ;) When I make a quick search on the Monteverde ink in the video an opinons seems to be that it is flows too well / is too wet. Monteverde is an established brand. If a normal (not pigmented and not irongall) fountainpenink don't work in a pen, I have a hard time believing the problem lies in the ink. I can understand this advice is for old vintage pens with sensitive ink sacks, where you are afraid that the ink will hurt the sack. Also, eventhough I understand all of you were talking about the flow in the pen, I just think this is an important part to mention: As an artist I wish that more penusers would be aware or talk about that these inks mentioned (like Watermans) are not resistant to fading. So in that sense, they are not reliable at all. Make a drawing with it, sell it to someone who hangs it on a wall with lots of light - the drawing could be gone in quite short timespan (depending on the paper and ink). If one are ok with that - fine, but one should be aware of it. This is however something that is not as easily tested in a pen/ink review video, so you don't see it discussed as much. Off course, you could make a drawing with an ink like that, scan and print it, that would work fine.
@babalonne17706 жыл бұрын
"Help me. Oh, please! really!" What is peter trying to tell us?
@Oxxyjoe6 жыл бұрын
WE all need help escaping from the nonsense obligations of society
@schlubenno38276 жыл бұрын
OxxyJoe “I’m14andthisisdeep.”
@Oxxyjoe6 жыл бұрын
@@schlubenno3827 you know nobody older than fourteen is named Jaden. So did you accomplish what you wanted to here? Or are you a spy from the nonsense obligation society?
@schlubenno38276 жыл бұрын
OxxyJoe I’m a female so it cancels out the perceived childishness of the name. ;)
@Oxxyjoe6 жыл бұрын
@@schlubenno3827 I'll believe you. I only know about Will Smith's son Jaden, but yeah Cool :)
@kota1v96 жыл бұрын
"seems like a nice pen....that doesnt write"
@palopo-t3v5 жыл бұрын
Doesn't write because he foamed the ink when he shook it. That piston is full of foamy ink. Not good.
@TheSuperiorMonty6 жыл бұрын
ive always had the impression peter has a really light hand but apparently not lmao
@melanieaudet5 жыл бұрын
Or the pen nib is wayyyyyyyyyyy too flexible for its own good. Too much flex can be really bad.
@BloodSprite-tan5 жыл бұрын
nah that's really naive to think that. there is no such thing as a pen that is too flexible for it's own good. you're pushing down too hard and that's it. the only way too much flex is a bad thing, is if you're a massive noob that has never handle a flexible fountain pen. which of course we all are at some point. but if you ruin your nib that's up to you.
@ilou91296 жыл бұрын
"My life's falling apart" 😂
@pcrana16 жыл бұрын
"I want my casket to be half this nice" Art Jesus don't play.
@aduck63376 жыл бұрын
pcrana1 Art Jesus 😂😂😂
@spiritus15124 жыл бұрын
“Help me” “Really, please do” is peter really ok...?
@0mNomNinja6 жыл бұрын
Hey Peter! I had the same problem with my Conklin Duragraph. Look and see if the nib itself is aligned with the feed. If it looks crooked, take the nib and feed out of the nib housing to straighten it. This might be difficult because they are in there very tightly but get a rubber grip pad or something like that and it should work. My Duragraph barely wrote at all before I did this. Now it works about the same as your pen, I think, so I don't know if this will even help you. I think Conklin came out with the Omniflex nib to compete with Noodlers. But I think they kept the feed the same and it just can't keep up with the amount of ink the nib lays down. Personally I think the Conklin flex pens are way better writers than Noodlers. They are smoother and the pen is higher quality but still relatively affordable (especially the Duragraph). So if anyone reading this is looking for a decent flex pen that can also be used as a daily writer, I highly recommend Conklin. Thanks for the great video!
@peter_draws6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips!
@unslept_em5 жыл бұрын
I honestly love writing 'help me' when I'm testing brushes out in whatever digital art program I'm using, happy to see that I'm not the only person being held at gunpoint, forced to draw for eternity
@BrokenGodEnt6 жыл бұрын
it seems like all of the really expensive pens have the most trouble
@peter_draws6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the trend seems to go in that direction, but maybe once you start spending more, they're also just more specialized, and it's a possibility I'm just more of a "sturdy nibbed" penthusiast.
@budthecyborg45755 жыл бұрын
I recently started collecting Japanese Gold nubs. The sellers on Rakuten seem to be doing pretty well with international shipping now so you can get Platinum/Sailor/Pilot 14K nibs for about 2/3 what you would pay locally. Get the trio of the Pilot 742 in Music nib, and the Platinum 3776 in Coarse nib (Juicy!), and the Sailor 1911 in Zoom nib. You will be if FP heaven. The Sailor nib is the most dry, but I only got the regular 1911 and not the Large so maybe I just need the larger nib. The Platinum 3776 in C-nib is definitely the best bang for your buck. (Been shopping at Pen Gallery Hogado)
@addledhead6 жыл бұрын
I am certainly no pen expert, but I do feel like you're diving in a little too hard. The fact that it is a flex nib means you should ease into it a little more, don't start your test drive by pulling out of the parking stall at 60, wait till you're on the highway for that.
@majortom61746 жыл бұрын
Piece of metal
@peter_draws6 жыл бұрын
Why not pull out at 60, exactly? The rest is wasting time.
@addledhead6 жыл бұрын
Well in my humble opinion, if you pull out at 60, you're not going to have any idea how the car handles, and thus are likely to crash at the first turn. Whereas if you take your time to feel it out, you'll have a better idea of how far you can push it before it starts to underperform or break. I think it's a principal that applies to most things that are new and specialized when you're unfamiliar with them. But I suppose if you don't want to waste time with familiarizing yourself, at least you can be prepared to deal with the higher risk of incident. I still enjoyed the video 👍
@hasslichesentcheee18156 жыл бұрын
My heart is bleeding by locking how ruff you go on with this Penn...
@Jgeraus5 жыл бұрын
from someone who owns way too many expensive fountain pens (watermans mostly), watching you destroy that nib in ten seconds was pretty awesome
@rascalwind3 жыл бұрын
Have to give the feed time to catch up. The Nib can supply more ink to the paper than the feed can draw from reservoir.
@BevinEG6 жыл бұрын
Nothing a little *flex tape* can't fix.
@CreativeCache1016 жыл бұрын
Thats alota damage!
@BevinEG6 жыл бұрын
False.
@BevinEG6 жыл бұрын
Understandable.
@doodletime90416 жыл бұрын
I want a sprite
@BevinEG6 жыл бұрын
Month too late my dude.
@powerplantpipe4 жыл бұрын
THIS WAS THE FIRST PETER DRAW VIDEO I EVER WATCHED!!!!!!!!!!!!
@handsomezebra6 жыл бұрын
:( my Conklin flex pen had a lot of problems too.. tried 2 nibs and just gave up. It sits in the drawer. It's really pretty.... But doesn't work :(
@Valmon146 жыл бұрын
It's okay Peter. My life's falling apart as well. You're not alone.
@bonfiredevil37555 жыл бұрын
Same
@MinaF996 жыл бұрын
On my way to go get my copy of dayfever at the post office
@krsp4206 жыл бұрын
its incredible
@tennicktenstyl6 жыл бұрын
Reviewing the footage, you have certainly sprung the tines. Just look at the closeup when the pen was brand new, the tines are perfectly aligned. With the replacement nib it also looks like it was aligned from the factory, but the tines are way too far apart at the end. You have to go way gentler with those nibs or you will damage them.
@obsidian16124 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but for $150 you would expect a reliable product. The tool for an artist should not control the style in which he, or she produces art. The artist controls the tools not the other way around, if the pen cannot handle the way he draws then it's a bad product plain and simple. Even if the pen was made just for writing you image ones surprise if it were to stop working just because you were a little too rough with it.
@AmandaDuncil4 жыл бұрын
@@obsidian1612 *smashes sharpened pencil into paper* Ah yes it is the product that's wrong
@obsidian16124 жыл бұрын
@@AmandaDuncil If people want to buy a pen FOR 150 DOLLARS! that breaks just by adding pressure be my guest.
@betford23 жыл бұрын
@@obsidian1612Sorry, but I have say that's ridiculous. A lot of fine instruments require finesse.
@obsidian16123 жыл бұрын
@@betford2 that's dumb.
@shlagin93545 жыл бұрын
Judging by the sound of the pen on the paper, you are using far too much pressure. The crystalized ink at the end of the pen also suggests that you bent the nib out of shape the first time. A good way too know how much pressure to use is to think of the pen like a fine paint brush, rather than a ballpoint or other writing utensil. Of course some pressure is fine to get those thic juicy lines, but too much for too long will only break the pen
@roiroi45055 жыл бұрын
7:20 "Hello!" "Help Me" "Oh please!" "really!" aight imma head out
@roiroi45054 жыл бұрын
He is tho
@heikohancock91866 жыл бұрын
You're so rough with it I'm having heart palpitations D:
@bellanovia16486 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your channel since your first video and after all this time you still have that amazing funny personality that I love ❤
@Vampyink6 жыл бұрын
"I want my casket to be at least half this nice" that killed me
@dharyalrasheed5575 жыл бұрын
Had the same issue of skipping with all the YAFA pens that I bought, especially their Conklin brand. The vintage Conklin's on the other hand, are a dream when it comes to flex and line variation.
@carsongentile86396 жыл бұрын
Peter are you trying to tell us something? Are you being abducted by aliens? You wrote “help me” and “please help me”. Don’t worry peter, I’ll come save you
@lilyraimey34995 жыл бұрын
Carson Gentile By aliens? Abductee by humans, more like. Poor alien Peter.
@axxidnt6 жыл бұрын
i hope you’re okay, peter. thank you for putting some light into my 2018 and continuing to put a smile on my face into 2019! ngl your deep talks have me missing you if i haven’t watched in a while :)
@FrenziedTrance5 жыл бұрын
Some feeds require a little bath before inking them for the first time. There’s factory gunk that doesn’t get washed out after the manufacturing process. That’s likely what happened with the first nib where some gunk got flushed out at the tip. That stuff will clog your feed and prevent ink from flowing.
@MrAndrew19533 жыл бұрын
You can dip it in the bottle when it runs dry or for hard starts. I put a dab of Monteverde pen flush on the feed from an eyedropper.
@lizzybeka18643 жыл бұрын
A few weeks ago (sadly before seeing this video) I had 100% the same experience. The only difference is I got a fine non flex replacement nib and that one worked out fine.
@damiendesmond88933 жыл бұрын
I had the exact same experience, I bought a Conklin All American with the flex nib and I thought my first nib was defective because I had the splayed tine issue after testing it. But I think it has to do with the nib design. Goulet sent me a replacement too, and I went a little softer on it and now it works well, no hiccups. I still don't go full blast on the flex, but after letting the pen gently "break in" a bit, it seems to have good line variation. Just not the veritable pools of ink. I think if you're getting those, you're on the fast track to splayed tines.
@Gnomereginam6 жыл бұрын
I got myself the Conklin (I personally like to think of that word as a verb by the way) Turquoise edition that was on sale just a while ago and might still be. And I decided on the omniflex nib. And the same thing happened. And I'm far more careful with my fountain pens than Peter seems to be. I also ordered a replacement nib and though it works a lot nicer, it'll still start acting up if I consistently use a bit of force. I feel like this happens a lot with these omniflex nibs, I looked at their 52$ Forest Green pen's reviews and people were talking about their own omniflexes needing replacement. There's definitely some big flaw in these nibs that they need to figure out. Otherwise they're a very nice brand.
@Gnomereginam6 жыл бұрын
@@TheHardcoreDilettante Yeah. I actually sent the lady who'd sent me the replacement nib a message about how this is a faulty product. Because the nib separated from the feed and got misaligned just like with the first nib and with Peter's nibs. And I asked that if I could still get a new nib I'd want a normal one. All Conklin nibs seem to be poor quality but from what I've read the normal ones at least work. Do you know if the Conklin pens fit nibs from other brands though? And what's Yafa? :p
@Gnomereginam6 жыл бұрын
@@TheHardcoreDilettante Ohh okay. Thanks. This'll clearly take some digging but there's a chance I might find a nice nib for my most expensive pen then. :)
@TheHardcoreDilettante6 жыл бұрын
@@Gnomereginam This may be helpful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpyxhqCubtF6gpY FWIW, I find Goulet nibs to be excellent. They're Jowo, which means they write well and smoothly and quality control is good. Bock nibs (often sold as Karas Kustoms units) are also great. A little springier and a little more feedback than Jowo, IMO.
@Gnomereginam6 жыл бұрын
@@TheHardcoreDilettante Ohhh well of course I've missed this. Thanks a lot! I'll check it out
@berzerkwolfgangson52096 жыл бұрын
I recently got a conklin herringbone with an omniflex nib. I had the same exact trouble with the ink flow and the tins being in the right place. I had to have a lot of patience and basically break in the pen. I honestly love the pen and its taken over as my daily writer as well as drawing pen. The nib doesn't sit straight with the feed, but its easily pushed back into place with light pressure. I've also read the the nib requires a lot of ink and i am also having to twist the ink converter to make sure ink is constantly pressured into the nib.
@jzapien13775 жыл бұрын
“Maybe I’m a little tough on pens” over a ruby blood red splatter page
@mimitovar73354 жыл бұрын
i love the honesty of your reviews and its mishaps!
@robinrai49735 жыл бұрын
You sprung the first nib at 6:03!
@lunoxmos76235 жыл бұрын
6:04 You can see how the tines splay, and that essentially is why it failed afterwards. The capillary action gets broken, and ink won't flow down to the tip properly.
@amberblyledge78595 жыл бұрын
I'm usually VERY gentle with fountain pens. This may very well be a perfect match for me. Love this pen so far. Maybe I'll put this on my wedding registry?
@josegonzalez-kv1fp3 жыл бұрын
You need a little bit of air in the ink chamber for the ink to flow out correctly
@colgaterob90066 жыл бұрын
You've got a lot of eyebrow action going on here, I like it
@j.vincent36254 жыл бұрын
Nice save, lol...just keep reviewing as the ink stops but the drawing continues...and that "Jesus envy" doo is perfect for this very forgiving pen review. Peter...you're the man.
@carlosguerra35606 жыл бұрын
“is it over?!”😂😂
@nontees98826 жыл бұрын
at 12:22 i almost fell out of my chair. Peter you are an inspiration to me always
@3Dusers6 жыл бұрын
weird flex, not okay
@mxseal22155 жыл бұрын
I love the thumbnail so much! It's so aesthetically pleasing!
@mrninjapants90085 жыл бұрын
5:04 Looks like the cover of a cheesy murder mystery novel.
@mikenel97934 жыл бұрын
In time air Is sucked Back into the Cartridge and Flow can Begin again!Nice
@jeongminhyeong19386 жыл бұрын
watching this hurt me a little. it looks like you started writing without testing out how much the pen can take and just went on fast strokes that lead the nib to be damaged =(
@Oxxyjoe6 жыл бұрын
I don't think he put too much pressure on the nib. But maybe because he's so used to pens working he didn't treat this one delicately
@colinnoble18996 жыл бұрын
just move along. nobody cares
@jeongminhyeong19386 жыл бұрын
@@Oxxyjoe assuming youre a fountain pen user, if you have any experience with a gold nib or a flex nib, you know you dont just spring it on and on without carefully testing it. That is, unless you dont care for the pen. Whether the pen was flawed from the start or not, a first attempt on nib should be with more care
@jeongminhyeong19386 жыл бұрын
@@colinnoble1899 well you seemed to care enough to leave a comment, so please dont go around sharing negativity for no reason
@Oxxyjoe6 жыл бұрын
I haven't ever used a fountain pen. I do like to draw, although I've not done much of it in some time. I'd like to try it
@gabiwarrior70405 жыл бұрын
oh man, i love your temperance , its really soothing.
@codydevlieger15036 жыл бұрын
That thumbnail looks so good 😊
@hasslichesentcheee18156 жыл бұрын
So true ^^
@superboss54446 жыл бұрын
Idk how this was on my recommended but idc, I'm glad it was, your voice is so relaxing
@nyanachase77416 жыл бұрын
Personally I like it rough. Nice drawling. Sorry about the pen.
@sydm47816 жыл бұрын
Nyana Chase drawling.
@youlikejazz73795 жыл бұрын
God your voice and the pen smoothly drawing on the paper is so Satisfying
@bokchoiman6 жыл бұрын
Get rid of those fingerprints, before someone frames you for murder
@mvaron25463 жыл бұрын
I have two Conklin's and they both behave badly like yours does. Neither of mine have flex nibs. I think the problem is with the feed.
@OmnikTWR6 жыл бұрын
Bro, you be flexin'
@elderwaters95705 жыл бұрын
I have long periods between watching you and when I do its when I'm anxious and your videos help me calm down alot it's like the Bob Ross effect or whatever, anyway thanks Peter I love you
@muskndusk5 жыл бұрын
Opens box with pen nib . . . Ouch! You're writing too fast for the feed to keep up. Flexing uses lots of ink, which drains the feed. You need to write very slowly. Also, don't use so much pressure on the nib, you'll splay the tines. It's a delicate instrument, treat it tenderly. Maybe you're just not ready for flex fountain pens?
@1337Jogi5 жыл бұрын
Or maybe an expensive pen should function just fine whatever you do. If if doesnt work properly the price is not warranted. Its not that is particularly fancy in other apsects. Looks nice but not tat special. I remember my Lamy in school had alot of flex and worked just fine. That is because it was produced to work not too look good.
@maisunn5 жыл бұрын
Peter, have you heard of Fountain Pen Revolution? They have a nib that they call "ultra flex" and it's fantastic. During a sale, you can pick up a Himalaya pen in ebonite or acrylic with an ultra flex nib for around $30. The flex is better than Conklin and their ebonite feeds are very juicy - little railroading or ink starvation. Check them out!
@Gantorin6 жыл бұрын
Get a real job?... So... like me? Do I have the "real" job, or do you at this moment? I work in insurance whwre they bribe you with desserts, and have activities with in you job duties to color printed items where they are displayed on a cubical wall for all to see together... Besides the pay check... that to me is 5th grade or lower... They treat us like 5th or 4th graders. They also talk to us like young children, and some eployees older than me act like school children. I go to work, I do my job, I earn my check, and care for customers. But I am not a treasured person in the office... I feel I am far from it. So who has the "real" job?... That is the question. I'd ask to trade you jobs, but I cannot bring myself to offer it to you because it would feel like a scam in some aspect. Just do what you do... your great at it in my mind. I like to do my job politics aside, but you get the good with the bad sometimes.
@slightlyrancidcheese5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, it's not your misuse of the pen. I have the same Conklin pen with the flex nibs and ALL the Conklin flex nibs are super temperamental. They lay down too much ink and you need to keep twisting up the converter. I love the pen but I rarely use it because the ink always bleeds through the paper. I often just can't use the flex part, because so much ink is put down.
@repeat_defender5 жыл бұрын
you're over flexing the heck out of it, the feed can't keep up. slow down, don't press so hard.
@LMTDGames26 жыл бұрын
i got a duraflex , i tried heat setting and every adjustment i could under a loop, but ended up buying a stub nib replacment for it, which is a shame because if it wrote even 90% of the time it would be in the top spot for non vintage flex pens.
@Ambern6 жыл бұрын
Maybe I relate to the title
@x-changex-outx-oner82246 жыл бұрын
You're too flexible for your own good?😆😆😆😆👍👍👍
@Ambern6 жыл бұрын
@@x-changex-outx-oner8224 apparently 🤔🤔
@x-changex-outx-oner82246 жыл бұрын
@@Ambern 😆😆😆😆Too funny!!
@gluis2k4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter, this video helped me decide between the omniflex nib and the #6 jowo nib on on my new Conklin pen. 👌
@KenStentiford6 жыл бұрын
Wow this pen is BAD. Surprised this came from Goulet.
@ethanmetcalf97525 жыл бұрын
Your voice is so soothing that, long worballing columns of air almost put me to sleep 😂👌 subscribed
@EvanDeitrich96 жыл бұрын
Why do these pen companies put so much fancy in the boxes, i don't get it. It's the pen that matters.
@RizkhyDestatama6 жыл бұрын
Nope, packaging matter. Without it company cannot jack up the price so high. Also many use this kind of pen as a gift, so package matter
@TheActualCaveman6 жыл бұрын
To butter up your butt cheeks in prep for the girth of the price. For me a 150 dollar fountain pen should be made of wood burl or straight quality metal of some kind.
@BlueMel_MH6 жыл бұрын
It's a problem with the Omniflex nib and feed. I've only had 1 out of 3 Omniflex nibs not behave the way you demonstrated and it was a replacement one that was curiously unbranded (no Conklin logo). My vintage Waterman flex nib can handle the same amount of "pressure" or flex without the splaying and misalignment problems. I finally swapped Edison and Goulet stub nibs on my defective Conklins and moved on.
@puggles91416 жыл бұрын
You look like Jesus when he was baptized. 🤔🤔
@cbboone5 жыл бұрын
The feed's drying out, a huge problem with Conklin's omniflex nibs. Don't flex it too much, and take it slowly! You're spreading the tines from heavy use. Also, what you saw was nib creep, which happens with red inks when you let them dry.
@Ninjajessie46 жыл бұрын
Hello
@prudenceglasby77025 жыл бұрын
It looks like you're pressing quite firmly down with the pen. Flex pens tend to need not be pressed down so firmly for each stroke. Go more gently on the up stroked for more line variation, and slow down on the down strikes so the ink can catch up.
@dramacat16 жыл бұрын
I had nothing but frustration with my Conklin omniflex nib, and my experience was the same as yours. Wrote well for half a page or so, then dried up. Flex was fine until it wasnt - poor flow from the feed, easily sprung tines, horrid railroading. I even got YAFA to replace the nib unit, but it did the same thing. Ultimately, I concluded that the omniflex nib is garbage. I’m sorry you had trouble with yours, but I feel validated to see that I wasn’t alone in my experience.
@damaygo17426 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail was psychedelic as heck. Love it Oh and can you consider getting Dreadlocks?
@DavidManvel6 жыл бұрын
The problem is that the ink is too thick for pens, and the feeder can not cope with them with a large flow of ink. I had the same problem (my pen - Pilot Metropolitan RP M-nib) in the feeder was filled with plastic groove, I just dug it with a knife. (Diluting the ink with water will not help!)
@Blitterbug5 жыл бұрын
Dude! You sprung the tines! Too much force (can't blame you, looks like a blast to use). You have to be *really* careful with flex nibs.
@mineman21425 жыл бұрын
i love that when a tool is failing you your first route to solve the problems is changing how you use it :)
@Sam-mb6mg6 жыл бұрын
This was in my recommendations and I’m a little confused but I am not disappointed. This was oddly satisfying to watch
@wiesje936 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wondering for a while what people would think if they found all the ‘help me’ scribbles in my notebooks I use to test pens. I’m happy to see I’m not the only one who does this.
@12jojimbo5 жыл бұрын
Peter getting slowly more and more frustrated and frantic trying to get the pen to write reminds me of someone who accidentally killed someone and is in total denial trying to get them to wake up
@Clarachk6 жыл бұрын
I am thinking the issue you had at beginning of drawing is that the ink in the feed wasn’t keeping up with how quickly the nib and feed emptied of ink when you started the line doodles. Some flex feeds require super slow (s... l... oooooooo...w!) writing speed as the ink only flows through the fins so fast. Nice Conklin, btw. That is some really nice flex there.
@santiagoelias61725 жыл бұрын
.finally...13 minutes of screwin around with that thing..waiting for you to actuate brain to hand to paper mode...i dig watching you draw dude..you are becoming one of my favorite artist...i tried your style of drawing...i couldnt do it..but has become an excercise of mine..just to get me motivated..thank you for posting this video..think I'll stick to my trusty steel body construction neoprene infused cartridge filled ball point model # R-301 size 0.7 (blue ink only) purchased @my local 99c store...YOU ROCK!!
@dawsonspratley41556 жыл бұрын
Putting down too much pressure will spring the tines braking any capillary action allowing ink to flow. The tines need to be "bent" back to form and used not so roughly next time. Happy writing!
@BelindaShort6 жыл бұрын
I always appreciate the candy from Goulet pens that ends up somewhere under my couch.
@budthecyborg45755 жыл бұрын
I just bought a nib unit for $24. I've had decent success hacking a Jinhao 159 feed to supply a 1.5mm Stub (be conservative and make adjustments slowly, you can't go back once the pen starts drooling), so I'm betting I can get this to work well in my 1/2lb Jinhao Dragon pen. Can't say for sure if the Conklin nib will fit that feed but the Goulet nibs did well enough I'm confident.
@jono300991765 жыл бұрын
I had the same problem with the conklin flex, i just got rid of it. Think they need to look at a new design of nib
@miac49086 жыл бұрын
I'm double jointed,I can relate to this pen right now.Winter sucks! BTW that was very realistic bloody Red color.
@bieberninja16 жыл бұрын
barely a minute into this video and i'm enjoying your mannerisms