I myself like as glassy smooth and I'm used to adjusting my writing so it doesn't skip. The whole point for me is to get away from scratchy rough wrighting pens. If I wanted scratchy, I'd just write with a ball point.
@@pen.venture BTW, I received my order of Waterman Absolute Brown ink. It was the only place I could find it and can undamaged and in perfect condition. Something I can't say for any of the inks I have recently received from Amazon! They came all crumpled or even outside the box they come in. Really appreciate the care you took to package them!
Hi ! I missed the live, but I am watching the video now. I have smoothed nibs in the past, with success, but everytime the nib ended up slightly broader that it initially was - so I am eager for some professional advice. By the way, I purchased several pens from you, that you checked yourself before shipping ; and every single one of them was top notch. No need to smooth or tune these pens once you have checked them ! They were pristine ! Thank you for this video and much warmth from France ❤
Thank you so much - I always try to help people with my content. Regarding what you mentioned on the adjustment is the fact that you develop a foot on the nib, if a sphere (im referring to the iridium ball) is touching the paper, the contact surface is small, once you start to put it to the abrasive paper and take a chunk out of it without rotating and making figures of 8 while adjusting it, you are like cutting and maximising the contact area that is why a smaller nib size writes thicker lines after this. I always try to adjust the pens of my customers in order to have them smiling once they get to try them out of the box :D
Where do you get these pads ? I usually use simple 6sided nail polishing stripe for 1euro and it works. Indeed this knowledge is underrated, I can even make a fude nib out of simple jowo6*
I bought those pads in a kit on eBay - its like stuff for painting and buffing paint :D - that nail polishing stripes work too - if im not mistaking I think a few of those where also with the kit I bought I must have a look to see where they are :D Every pen person must know how to do these small things in order to make a pen write how they like - then if we talk grinding and all of that - that is really a talent, an art that needs both practice and vocation :D for that - I like to pay the people that really have the skills and talent
I have been using fountain pens for many years (mostly japanese EF-MF) and I will tell you what I don't like about them: 1. Ink dries out on an open nib when idle - this is BIGGEST minus. 2. Dependence of the nib quality on the paper - from a masterpiece to incredibly unpleasant. 3. This is appearance of a sweet spot over time, that is, the wear of the convex surface to the flat one, that is, thickening of line. For example, japanese company Platinum uses a very weak iridium tip - two of my friends wore out tips of 3776 Century by a third in a little over a year (in my experience of finishing nibs, Platinum is slightly harder than chinese, but inferior to solders from Pilot and Sailor, not to mention german nib manufacturers). I categorically do not like 3776 - a very hard nib, it comes out on paper with a micro-impact - a real nail.
hmmm - aren't all pens dry (sooner or later) if they are left idle with no cap ? on your second point I didnt understood - you where saying that these Japanese nibs are depending on quality paper? if yes - I can tell you that all finer nibs (which Japanese tend to be more finer) require good paper wo have a good experience in writing on your third point - logically a smaller tipping material will more easy form a sweet spot if its used constantly and it would be more noticeable than something like an european one which is larger (on the same nib size) - now there is nuances for this since companies are using different tipping that some is more robust and others are using a softish one... when a platinum 3776 is coming at a under 200 eur cost with a gold nib you kind of expect this...
@@pen.venture You didn't understand me. For example, a gel pen lies for hours and writes immediately, if you leave a fountain pen open for at least 2-5 minutes (depending on the ink) - it WILL NOT write immediately after that. And about 3776 - I mean that the carbide ball on the steel Pelican nib for 20 euros wears out five times slower than on the more expensive 3776 nib (or rather the pen - since the Japanese do not sell spare nibs). And by the way, this 2XX steel nib writes much softer and more pleasantly than this 3776 nail.
@ let’s agree on some but on some let’s disagree, leaving a pen idle uncapped for 2-5 minutes and comparing it to a gel pen it’s the first time I’ve heard this since I’ve started into writing instruments 10+ years ago - maybe is just me - don’t know ?! As for the tipping - get the pelikan if that wears off less - I just want you to understand that I don’t have extensive experience with a 3776 pen but any other pen I ever tried I have never been able to wear off a tipping, using pens daily for hours … for me I can’t imagine how this is happening but maybe I’m not using that pen or in the extensive writing schedule. So - get the pelikan if that wears off slower that seems to work best for your use
I haven't used 3776 for many days and even less for years - I don't like writing with this pen (although I've had 9 copies of 3776 - mostly new ones that needed to be brought to a normal, writing condition). But two of my friends who wrote with these 3776 for about 1.5-2 years - the ball was almost half worn out. By the way, I remembered another disadvantage - at medium and higher feed rates, the ink penetrates the paper to the back side.
Why do so many youtube speakers have awkward spaces between words, but edit out every pause between actual sentences, which is when you’d want an actual pause?
This is done to maximise the time of a video and to help the person get the best info in the shortest time possible - mostly when it comes to tutorials and educational content, its a must - this is why we cut the lag time and make it as short and as informative as possible
it doesnt have logic what you say - you start from the most coarse and move downwards polishing more and more, thats the point of making it smooth, shaping with coarse and moving down to making the tipping shiny, you dont start with the finest
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I myself like as glassy smooth and I'm used to adjusting my writing so it doesn't skip.
The whole point for me is to get away from scratchy rough wrighting pens. If I wanted scratchy, I'd just write with a ball point.
:D I agree with you - im adjusting and tuning all my nibs
@@pen.venture BTW, I received my order of Waterman Absolute Brown ink. It was the only place I could find it and can undamaged and in perfect condition. Something I can't say for any of the inks I have recently received from Amazon! They came all crumpled or even outside the box they come in. Really appreciate the care you took to package them!
Super helpful! Thanks Emmy. The close ups are so helpful. Knowing how to do this will really help so many of us enjoy some of our meh pens. 👏
Thank you so much blue :D im may not be an expert but what I did "payed" in many ruin nibs :)) I can share of course :D
Many thanks....yes most helpful!
thank you for the support :D
Very helpful
thank you for your feedback :D
Thank you very much. Your video really helped me.
Thank you - its great to know this :D
This was great. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much Ken :D enjoy my friend
Very good video
Thank you so much :D looking forward to make more of these
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Hi ! I missed the live, but I am watching the video now.
I have smoothed nibs in the past, with success, but everytime the nib ended up slightly broader that it initially was - so I am eager for some professional advice.
By the way, I purchased several pens from you, that you checked yourself before shipping ; and every single one of them was top notch. No need to smooth or tune these pens once you have checked them ! They were pristine !
Thank you for this video and much warmth from France ❤
Thank you so much - I always try to help people with my content. Regarding what you mentioned on the adjustment is the fact that you develop a foot on the nib, if a sphere (im referring to the iridium ball) is touching the paper, the contact surface is small, once you start to put it to the abrasive paper and take a chunk out of it without rotating and making figures of 8 while adjusting it, you are like cutting and maximising the contact area that is why a smaller nib size writes thicker lines after this.
I always try to adjust the pens of my customers in order to have them smiling once they get to try them out of the box :D
Excellent information
This method of using abrasive paper worked 100 % on my fountain pens
Thanks dear
Dr yogesh Patil
India
Most welcome 😊 Thank you for the feedback
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
I would love to learn how to fix a pen that has baby’s bottom, and misaligned tines, like way misaligned…
There are some tips video on our channel :D just have. a look in our Tips/tricks playlist :D
Where do you get these pads ?
I usually use simple 6sided nail polishing stripe for 1euro and it works.
Indeed this knowledge is underrated, I can even make a fude nib out of simple jowo6*
I bought those pads in a kit on eBay - its like stuff for painting and buffing paint :D - that nail polishing stripes work too - if im not mistaking I think a few of those where also with the kit I bought I must have a look to see where they are :D
Every pen person must know how to do these small things in order to make a pen write how they like - then if we talk grinding and all of that - that is really a talent, an art that needs both practice and vocation :D for that - I like to pay the people that really have the skills and talent
They’re generally called “micro mesh” pads in English
Useful insights, Emy. Thanks!
Thank you my dear friend :D I try to help people to get that draw open that holds that pen thats is scratchy and make it shine :D
Very nice. I bumbled through nibs and eventually learned what you just covered in twenty minutes.
Much easier to watch you :D
:D yup ... plain and simple :D
I have been using fountain pens for many years (mostly japanese EF-MF) and I will tell you what I don't like about them: 1. Ink dries out on an open nib when idle - this is BIGGEST minus. 2. Dependence of the nib quality on the paper - from a masterpiece to incredibly unpleasant. 3. This is appearance of a sweet spot over time, that is, the wear of the convex surface to the flat one, that is, thickening of line. For example, japanese company Platinum uses a very weak iridium tip - two of my friends wore out tips of 3776 Century by a third in a little over a year (in my experience of finishing nibs, Platinum is slightly harder than chinese, but inferior to solders from Pilot and Sailor, not to mention german nib manufacturers). I categorically do not like 3776 - a very hard nib, it comes out on paper with a micro-impact - a real nail.
hmmm - aren't all pens dry (sooner or later) if they are left idle with no cap ?
on your second point I didnt understood - you where saying that these Japanese nibs are depending on quality paper? if yes - I can tell you that all finer nibs (which Japanese tend to be more finer) require good paper wo have a good experience in writing
on your third point - logically a smaller tipping material will more easy form a sweet spot if its used constantly and it would be more noticeable than something like an european one which is larger (on the same nib size) - now there is nuances for this since companies are using different tipping that some is more robust and others are using a softish one... when a platinum 3776 is coming at a under 200 eur cost with a gold nib you kind of expect this...
@@pen.venture You didn't understand me. For example, a gel pen lies for hours and writes immediately, if you leave a fountain pen open for at least 2-5 minutes (depending on the ink) - it WILL NOT write immediately after that. And about 3776 - I mean that the carbide ball on the steel Pelican nib for 20 euros wears out five times slower than on the more expensive 3776 nib (or rather the pen - since the Japanese do not sell spare nibs). And by the way, this 2XX steel nib writes much softer and more pleasantly than this 3776 nail.
@ let’s agree on some but on some let’s disagree, leaving a pen idle uncapped for 2-5 minutes and comparing it to a gel pen it’s the first time I’ve heard this since I’ve started into writing instruments 10+ years ago - maybe is just me - don’t know ?!
As for the tipping - get the pelikan if that wears off less - I just want you to understand that I don’t have extensive experience with a 3776 pen but any other pen I ever tried I have never been able to wear off a tipping, using pens daily for hours … for me I can’t imagine how this is happening but maybe I’m not using that pen or in the extensive writing schedule. So - get the pelikan if that wears off slower that seems to work best for your use
I haven't used 3776 for many days and even less for years - I don't like writing with this pen (although I've had 9 copies of 3776 - mostly new ones that needed to be brought to a normal, writing condition). But two of my friends who wrote with these 3776 for about 1.5-2 years - the ball was almost half worn out.
By the way, I remembered another disadvantage - at medium and higher feed rates, the ink penetrates the paper to the back side.
@ get a better paper ;) that will make both the gel or the fp experience better
Why do so many youtube speakers have awkward spaces between words, but edit out every pause between actual sentences, which is when you’d want an actual pause?
This is done to maximise the time of a video and to help the person get the best info in the shortest time possible - mostly when it comes to tutorials and educational content, its a must - this is why we cut the lag time and make it as short and as informative as possible
I think talking to a camera and also editing your own words in post is probably way harder than it seems to us as viewers
Start with the finest abrasive, not the coarse
it doesnt have logic what you say - you start from the most coarse and move downwards polishing more and more, thats the point of making it smooth, shaping with coarse and moving down to making the tipping shiny, you dont start with the finest
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