Most unforgivable fountain pen mistakes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- We all make mistakes. To err is to be human. No one is born perfect and you certainly can't expect to pick up a new hobby, like writing with fountain pens, and expect to do it perfectly from the start.
However, some mistakes are unforgivable, especially if you are warned about them beforehand. In this video, I'll show you 11 costly mistakes that can ruin your enjoyment of fountain pens. Feel free to comment below with your own mistakes so that others may avoid such grisly fates.
(0:00) Intro
(0:37) Using the wrong ink
(1:10) Using the wrong paper
(1:52) Leaving a pen inked and forgotten
(2:24) Not completely submerging the nib
(2:43) Not waiting for the ink to flow
(3:04) Springing the nib
(3:21) Pulling off a screw cap
(3:39) Cleaning the pen with alcohol
(4:02) Eyedropper converting a metal pen
(4:45) Pets and Children
(5:03) Rolling off the table
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When a friend asks to try a fountain pen for the first time, don't hand them your grail pen!
But I hand you my grail pens all the time... -Tom :-)
@@GoldspotPens True, but that did not happen in the beginning of my fountain pen journey! Took a while to earn that trust!
I've had people ask me if they can try that "cool black pen". No. I'm not handing you my visconti bronze age. Ever.
I usually will hand over my pen but I keep ahold of the cap. No one runs off with an uncapped pen.
@@pat412pear The risk isn't often in stealing the pen, but in damaging it while using it incorrectly. It is still a good tip though! I'm definitely going to do this!
Not one I’ve made, but you forgot the obvious one: not writing with them! 😁
Lol
Seconded! Not writing with them is just kind of tragic.
I've had entirely too many pens inked up at 1 time.
“Do not underestimate the callousness of animals and the carelessness of children” 😂😂😂
Since talking points are so short, “the more you know” phrase pronounced too often, either have a longer talk on each point, or avoid such repetition.
Bud, it was done on purpose.
My biggest mistake was putting a vintage celluloid pen in water that was too hot. Warped the heck out of it!
So useful tips, Tom ! However, my fav is
"Be gentle to the tines~Tom" 😁
If you are not going to use the pen for any length of time, cap the nib
Thanks for this video. I'll be including it with my fountain pen gifts 🙂
Great tips, now in the play list of my sons ;) Thanks.
Moving with your fountain pen whether in your pocket or in your bag or even safely tucked in his pouch/ case.. always position the pen nib-up . To avoid a splatter here or there.🥲
Yes, I've learned the lesson of having too many pens inked at one time. Er, maybe I should say I'm working on that one. Some of them are beautiful and a joy to look at. Turning the pen around and having the light catch the pen at various angles. You don't need the pen to roll of the table uncapped to be a problem, if you drop a capped pen you can wind up with ink all over the inside of the cap and grip section. 🙃😕🤪
I agree so much about the paper. But even among FP friendly paper there's a vast amount of difference at how inks look and perform. Also, I would recommend Waterman's "Serenity Blue" over Noodler's Xfeather. It's much better at resisting feathering than that Xfeather. For instance, Serenity Blue performs excellently in Moleskine notebooks.
Totally agree with the Serenity Blue or surprisingly Diamine Oxford Blue will do well on bad paper. Just today I picked up composition books at a dollar store. My usual routine is to use the back page to test quality of the paper if they pass ‘the Serenity test’, I keep them- if not I donate them to schools. I have found most paper made in Vietnam are great cheap fountain pen friendly paper. Even MEAD brand paper made there is great.
Great suggestion on the Waterman Serenity Blue! Waterman has such an underrated ink selection.
That interesting, because I'm always had the worst luck with with Waterman inks on cheaper paper and in my pens in general. X-Feather is my school/cheap paper ink. I used X-Feather on Tomoe River paper and it took FOREVER to dry. Cheap paper only for me.
The zoom in and red filter omg man. I'm so glad I wasn't sipping my coffee when that happened.
I did the calligraphy ink thing really early on, but they were Staedtler international shorts so I figured this stuff was just being marketed to go with their calligraphy-branded pens. Still clogged the heck out of whatever pen I tried it in (can't remember) so I was wrong... Thankfully after a lot of flushing it was cleared and working again.
Have a Sheaffer 300, which I've dropped on the nib a couple of times, washed out rarely, switched/mixed inks without washing, and pulled the cap off straight for a couple of years before I realised you're supposed to twist it just a little bit. Somehow dented the steel barrel.
It keeps on trucking, it's a tough pen. I like it.
If you decide to experiment with and learn how to grind your nibs, do it gently and slowly! I just turned a new Procyon extra fine nib into a stub. It actually writes quite well now, but I started out thinking I would simply soften the corners a little and ended up taking waaaaay too much off!
Helpful points, thanks!
Perhaps your best, most useful ever.
When he says calligraphy ink is not fountain pen ink, he means it. Just learned that today... my hands are now royal metallic blue. And the ink reservoir is in pieces... 😮💨
The more you know! 💫🙂👏🏼
I bought a Noodler's Ahab from Marketfair Stationery-Goldspot Pens on Amazon-and I pulled the nib and feed off to attempt to make my line variation more concise. And well, the feed got wedged into the pen. I put the feed incorrectly. Not too mention I lost the little tube for the piston. Which is why I prefer the Konrad over the Ahab.
Hi there friend! I've only made one error, left the cap off and the ink nearly dried out! Opps! Also some good _cheap_ pens such as the Lamy Safari doesn't really roll due to its design _(Made in Germany)_ that is if the barrel is not 100% round, it should not roll! Another good tip _(for rolling pens)_ if the cap has a clip, post the caps, thus prevents rolling!
So far no major blunders but I do often Yank on my screw tops oh, so thanks for that
I do learn from you really your videos are good
my very first fountain pen I used calligraphy ink and got ink all over me and my work when I was in like 5th grade…I’m 21 now and I’ve gotten back into fountain pens and I’ve made no mistake so far 😎
Inky mistakes are part of the learning process. ;-)
I actually put India ink in a fountainpen, on purpose. I had bought a weird thing, the non refillable V-pen, it has a fountainpen nib and feed. Just to try out the fountainpen experience (turned out I love them, and have 'real' fountainpens now). After the v-pen was empty, I found out you can refill it by eye dripper method, when you pull out the feed with pliers.
The feed has a reputation to be robust enough to tolerate India ink, and I decided to try the experiment, it actually works, use it for drawing ( line and wash needs waterfast ink).
But I don't expect it to last very long.
I am interested in waterfast black fountainpen inks, would like to try the platinum some time.
@@debbie9068 No, I will look them up, thanks for the tip.
I made two mistakes. One, I left a pen sitting around unused for a long period of time and it had ink in it. The pen dried out. When I discovered this, in an attempt to clean it, I took it apart and had it soaking in alcohol. would never do that today.
Bought some pens for the 1st time in 35 years, inked them all as I wanted to find my favourite nib 😬
Can I get away with rotating daily use?
Absolutely. Most fountain pen enthusiasts have a number of pens inked at one time and rotate their use daily.
Oh, don’t leave your pen inked up for months and forget to use it,but sometimes life gets to busy to enjoy your pens, 😢
Heyyyyy! take that back about the kids! haha
Not every child is as careful and understands fountain pens like you. :-)
@@GoldspotPens that's true.. my little cousin likes to try them but he is very rough!
When using cartridges, giving the cartridge too hard a squeeze so the cartridge splits and ink leaks everywhere. Also when filling a pen with a cartridge I tend to put the pen upright with the nib down and leave it for a few minutes for gravity to do its job! Forgetting and coming back to the pen hours later and realising I now have a cap full of ink and an empty cartridge! Oops!
I think your pen have a problem if all the ink leaks from the cartridge to the cap by just placing them nib down for a few hours.
My saying : Expect problems with your pens at all times regardless of the price and place of manufacturing. Remember that most pens, including very expensive, are made from very fragile plastic
use the right sized cartridge for your pen even if it looks like it fits double check
Thanks for the informative video!
I posted the cap on a Narwhal fountain pen after I had opened the back seal (vacuum filler) a bit to get better ink flow. Apparently this is a no-no, but I've never seen anyone talk about it. The cap got stuck and I had to force it off, permanently damaging the pen.(The back cap/vacuum sealer won't close.) I've been afraid to use vacuum fill pens ever sense. Is this a common rule, or just a bad pen?
My fountain pen is too valuable for anyone else to use but aside from that the ink sort of leaks onto the grip but only to the point that it gets on my fingers when I write with it.
Does anybody have any advice on how to fix it?
For my fountain pen when I writing after writing when see my hand full of ink how to slove pls tell me
I liked this video
*The more you know*
Leaving them inked and forgotten is normal…or is that just me? My pens forgive me though. After I soak them long enough.
Nah...most unforgivable Fountain Pen mistake...
NOT BUYING FROM GOLDSPOT!!!
Can you not put "The more you know" at the end of every single timestamp on this list? It's a little bit annoying and kinda ruins the flow of the video
Please stop saying the more you know at the end of every tip. It's very annoying because you are repeating the phrase about 10 times in less than 6 minutes. If it was one per minute it would still be annoying but some of those have less 30 seconds between them. Nothing wrong with "the more you know" nor the effect. It's about balance and overusing is the issue.
Overall nice tips.
The thumbnail shows a leaky pen. I searched for a leaky pan solution. I watched your video and there's nothing about that. All you did was try to sell me other stuff .
will not buy anything from you..