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PenBBS makes fountain pens and ships them from Shanghai, China. They have been around since 2005 and sell from their official Etsy store. In my opinion their fountain pens provide a top level of quality at very affordable/decent prices. In steam terms, their reviews are “overwhelmingly positive” on Etsy. At this time they have made more than 31000 sales and hold a five star store rating on Etsy...

Things to remember to bring for the RACP divisional clinical examination. 1. Stethoscope - most prefer Littman cardiology IV for the bell and diaphragm 2. Queen’s square tendon hammer 3. Stopwatches (at least 2) - NOT allowed smartwatches or smartphones in the exam 4. Tape measure - disposable tape measures are probably a better option 5. Eye covers /- pinhole eye cover 6. Wooden spatula/tongue...

Clear demonstrator pen demonstration… Pilot prera, J. Herbin fountain pen, and PenBBS Marshmallow

These pens now come in a variety of other colours like metallic blue, green etc. but most, including the matte black original, are retailing around the $24 NZD mark on aliexpress. There’s even one with an anodised rainbow appearance that is selling for around $33 NZD. In some ways I would consider it the best pen in the $20 to $50 bracket. Robust, balanced metal body and construction. Excellent...

The Yiren 405 fountain pen is a clone of the Lamy safari but takes it a step further than other clones. I think the colour choices are great. The gradient colour on the body, cap and grip of the pen make them very good looking pens. The nibs are superb. Of the 5 I bought, 1 was a very dry writer (this is the one I demo’d for fixing a dry nib on an earlier video). 2 wrote perfectly out of the bo...

These really don’t hold much ink, I suspect they hold about the entire feed plus a tiny reservoir. I can get about 1-2 pages of writing from it before it needs refilling. So really, it’s not a practical pen. But it looks great and for signing stuff it does the job well. You should probably hold a back up pen though.

Just a short talk about general medicine (internal medicine) and how it works in public hospitals in New Zealand. Mainly a talk as a sort of orientation for our 4th year medical students to know how the processes work. Might be useful for med school hopefuls to get an idea of what medical doctors actually do, because I didn’t really know these things when I was in pre-clinical years in med scho...

Lots of Lamy safari clones

Everyday carry fountain pens - Pilot elite 95s, Hongdian Black Forest, PenBBS 355, Yiren clone

Filling a cheap fountain pen with some nice ink

You can use a thin sheet of metal to widen the gap between the tines on a fountain pen nib and improve the flow, if the problem is narrow tines. *Disclaimer: this video shows the technique I use to fix dry fountain pen nibs. Using this technique improperly may damage the nib beyond repair, and may void the warranty on your fountain pen. I am not liable for any damages arising from your decision...

The Lanbitou press type fountain pen is a clone of the Platinum curidas, which has a retractable nib. It is a bit finicky to fill, and it’s easiest to take out the nib-feed-converter unit and fill it from the bottle then replace it into the pen. I bought these from aliexpress and they were $9.50 USD each. The price of a platinum curidas on amazon is $90 USD. Unfortunately I don’t own a curidas ...

The Jinhao 777 is one of the newer Chinese clones of the Lamy Safari fountain pen, and it costs about $1 to $2 USD (depending on sale). How does it stack up against the real thing?