Yeah, sometimes u have to wait quiet a bit to receive the pens, and e-mails aren't really getting replied either. But the person designing and making these outstanding, and more than fairly priced pens has an insane talent. There should be a trade-off somewhere.
This was a useful video for the mechanics of taking apart a pen, but I wish you had a video which describes each group (the Quark is a group, the Entry is a group, the Sentry is a group, etc). I’ve studied the website and gotten lost and confused because I see a lot of pens, but they are not grouped or organized into a category and there is nothing to tell me why I should choose a pen from one category over a pen from another category. IOW, why should I choose an Entry instead of a Sentry or a Quark, or etc). IOW, I would like to see your website display a higher level organization which describes the characteristics of each group and helps me to understand the differences of that group so I can decide which group I want to focus on. Then the group would display all that pens that belong in that group. The way the website is organized leaves me totally confused as to which group of pens I should be interested in. Once I know this, I can enjoy picking out which individual pen in each group appeals to me.
We can understand such request but as much as this sounds viable - presenting such a video means that it can be a 1h length making a lot of users just skip it - missing the point of the video itself. We have over 600 individual fountain pens listed - all budgets / styles / brands / models / variations - taste is very subjective and us as a retailer can point aspects in our content leaving the decision of choice for the customer. In the future we are putting our entire team to work on the new website of PV.com platform and it will be more organised. We appreciate the feedback :D
Muy Buen análisis y hermosa mecánica de las plumas Gravitas,en lo Personal Me gustan Mucho,ya Ordene mi Segunda pluma,lo que no me gusta es la Atención a clientes,los correos no los contestan y tardan mucho en el envío. Bien por tus videos Muy explicados a detalle, Felicidades.
hmmmm regardless of the metal I think you must check if that squeak comes from the threads or the rubber o ring, just to be sure wipe with some degreasing agent the rubber o ring and if the problem persists maybe its from the threads and you can run your finger over your forehead to get some of that oils and then rub your threads with it
I'm pretty much a Gravitas exclusive. I started drawing with ink last year. I tried a few cheap pens like the Lamy Safari, then got a Faber Castell Ondoro in orange where I understood the night and day difference 100 Euros / USD make when it comes to the feeling of a pen. I then bought a Gravitas Entry, then a titanium Sentry (with a flex nib in addition). These pens are just out of this world, they designed and engineered so well. I'm about the get something like 4 Gravitas pens, and I'm gonna use all of them. Thank lord I found Gravitas quick, so I don't have to go through the waste of time and money that some even call a "fountain pen journey" :D
:D hehe .... you are stepping on a very fun path :D I do recommend to a lot of clients to first think about the use and what happens after the "purchase and delivery" moment, if you take it from that point is more easy to find what would fit better, Gravitas makes some of the most carry-able pens and if you start to understand the philosophy and the design and the use of materials ... it opens up a whole new meaning for are the limitations of our hobby :D
Knipex smooth jaw parallel pliers would be a good option for the vac piston rod removal as the jaws won't be angled when applying force to the flat portion. Jeweler's pliers also have smooth jaws and might be another option too.
Dear Emy, I bought a Quarks from Ben Walsh in Ultem. It works perfectly and I experienced th tight assembly of the nib as well compared to the other 5 Gravtas models I own. However the treaths are good when capping the pen but not catching correctly while posting. Can you please help me with that issue? Kind regards and many thanks in advance
Hey there :D Since the nature of the material and the very small thickness of the walls combined with the structure of the threads, I have noticed that the ultem quarks take more precision when capping or posting and they need both of the parts to be aligned for the threads to start catching - there is no help on this since I dont see how to improve it other than opting for a different material
they can but they need some grease on the threads and it can have some metals that react with the ink - also eyedroppers come with the more sensitive results in flow which I personally dont like as much - who wants to trade the convertor for more ink volume but less of a performance - they can but there is a price to pay
Emy , thank you for the video! Do you know any tricks on how to handle a leaking titanium nib with polymer feed? It seems to be a very loose fit in the housing and I don’t know how to fix it.
Thank you Nick for the feedback - after testing the titanium nib and polymer feed we decided to not include it in our line up and wait for a different version soon to come from Gravitas. Since you mentioned that its loose, I would be looking to get a new nibunit and just change the feeder and nib into a new housing maybe that can fix it
07:18 I have read that it's not a good idea to disassemble nib and feeder like this often as it makes the nib assembly looser and more prone to leaking. Do you agree with this?
yes in theory - please define first what it means often, because I do this maybe once every 2 or 3 months or so for the past 8 months and its ok, I consider this personally an often operation since on some other pens I do this maybe once a year or once every 2 years. Some may take apart this pen 3 times a day and say its "often" .... as long as we dont define what often means its irrelevant, but yes it can get loose in time
well in this case ... I would say a hard NO on that... its just going to become loose... taking the nib out is a more serious process and shouldn't be just daily popped out, if its a threaded nib unit and you take the nibunit our ... maybe but keep in mind even that nib unit has small plastic threads and even that ... in time will get loose
I should be sleeping but just discovered your channel
:)) I guess its a good thing?!
Okay you just went to extreme customer service, by showing us how to actually clean all the Gravitas pens. Thank you!
This aspect of practicality is often overlooked by pen companies - when we do have such aspects in pens, they must be demonstrated
Fantastic Emy, resolved my issue with a Gravitas. True public service to the community!
Awesome channel you’ve got, keep up with the great content.
Awesome, thank you! I look forward at having more great content and to really help out everyone to work on their pens
Yeah, sometimes u have to wait quiet a bit to receive the pens, and e-mails aren't really getting replied either. But the person designing and making these outstanding, and more than fairly priced pens has an insane talent. There should be a trade-off somewhere.
This was a useful video for the mechanics of taking apart a pen, but I wish you had a video which describes each group (the Quark is a group, the Entry is a group, the Sentry is a group, etc). I’ve studied the website and gotten lost and confused because I see a lot of pens, but they are not grouped or organized into a category and there is nothing to tell me why I should choose a pen from one category over a pen from another category. IOW, why should I choose an Entry instead of a Sentry or a Quark, or etc). IOW, I would like to see your website display a higher level organization which describes the characteristics of each group and helps me to understand the differences of that group so I can decide which group I want to focus on. Then the group would display all that pens that belong in that group. The way the website is organized leaves me totally confused as to which group of pens I should be interested in. Once I know this, I can enjoy picking out which individual pen in each group appeals to me.
We can understand such request but as much as this sounds viable - presenting such a video means that it can be a 1h length making a lot of users just skip it - missing the point of the video itself. We have over 600 individual fountain pens listed - all budgets / styles / brands / models / variations - taste is very subjective and us as a retailer can point aspects in our content leaving the decision of choice for the customer. In the future we are putting our entire team to work on the new website of PV.com platform and it will be more organised. We appreciate the feedback :D
Muy Buen análisis y hermosa mecánica de las plumas Gravitas,en lo Personal Me gustan Mucho,ya Ordene mi Segunda pluma,lo que no me gusta es la Atención a clientes,los correos no los contestan y tardan mucho en el envío.
Bien por tus videos Muy explicados a detalle, Felicidades.
thank you so much for your feedback :D
I have the copper pocket pen... it squeaks when i unscrew the cap. What can I apply to stop the squeaking? Squeaking is kinda annoying. Thank you
hmmmm regardless of the metal I think you must check if that squeak comes from the threads or the rubber o ring, just to be sure wipe with some degreasing agent the rubber o ring and if the problem persists maybe its from the threads and you can run your finger over your forehead to get some of that oils and then rub your threads with it
@@pen.venture Thank you! I am going to try that right now.
Run a lead pencil through the threads. The graphite will help.
@1234vws Thank you for the suggestion. I will try it 😊
I'm pretty much a Gravitas exclusive. I started drawing with ink last year. I tried a few cheap pens like the Lamy Safari, then got a Faber Castell Ondoro in orange where I understood the night and day difference 100 Euros / USD make when it comes to the feeling of a pen. I then bought a Gravitas Entry, then a titanium Sentry (with a flex nib in addition). These pens are just out of this world, they designed and engineered so well. I'm about the get something like 4 Gravitas pens, and I'm gonna use all of them. Thank lord I found Gravitas quick, so I don't have to go through the waste of time and money that some even call a "fountain pen journey" :D
:D hehe .... you are stepping on a very fun path :D I do recommend to a lot of clients to first think about the use and what happens after the "purchase and delivery" moment, if you take it from that point is more easy to find what would fit better, Gravitas makes some of the most carry-able pens and if you start to understand the philosophy and the design and the use of materials ... it opens up a whole new meaning for are the limitations of our hobby :D
Knipex smooth jaw parallel pliers would be a good option for the vac piston rod removal as the jaws won't be angled when applying force to the flat portion. Jeweler's pliers also have smooth jaws and might be another option too.
:D that can be a good tool for this
Hi!
Is there a clip that fits the gravitas model quark pocket pen up ultem?
there is no clips on any Gravitas pen available
Dear Emy, I bought a Quarks from Ben Walsh in Ultem. It works perfectly and I experienced th tight assembly of the nib as well compared to the other 5 Gravtas models I own. However the treaths are good when capping the pen but not catching correctly while posting. Can you please help me with that issue? Kind regards and many thanks in advance
Hey there :D Since the nature of the material and the very small thickness of the walls combined with the structure of the threads, I have noticed that the ultem quarks take more precision when capping or posting and they need both of the parts to be aligned for the threads to start catching - there is no help on this since I dont see how to improve it other than opting for a different material
Thanks Emy, this has been super helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you
So, the sentry and entry can be eye droppers too?
they can but they need some grease on the threads and it can have some metals that react with the ink - also eyedroppers come with the more sensitive results in flow which I personally dont like as much - who wants to trade the convertor for more ink volume but less of a performance - they can but there is a price to pay
Emy , thank you for the video! Do you know any tricks on how to handle a leaking titanium nib with polymer feed? It seems to be a very loose fit in the housing and I don’t know how to fix it.
Thank you Nick for the feedback - after testing the titanium nib and polymer feed we decided to not include it in our line up and wait for a different version soon to come from Gravitas. Since you mentioned that its loose, I would be looking to get a new nibunit and just change the feeder and nib into a new housing maybe that can fix it
07:18 I have read that it's not a good idea to disassemble nib and feeder like this often as it makes the nib assembly looser and more prone to leaking. Do you agree with this?
yes in theory - please define first what it means often, because I do this maybe once every 2 or 3 months or so for the past 8 months and its ok, I consider this personally an often operation since on some other pens I do this maybe once a year or once every 2 years. Some may take apart this pen 3 times a day and say its "often" .... as long as we dont define what often means its irrelevant, but yes it can get loose in time
@@pen.venture thanks good question on “often”. I was thinking once per week or every time when changing ink colors is “often”.
well in this case ... I would say a hard NO on that... its just going to become loose... taking the nib out is a more serious process and shouldn't be just daily popped out, if its a threaded nib unit and you take the nibunit our ... maybe but keep in mind even that nib unit has small plastic threads and even that ... in time will get loose
Would be awesome to have a video dedicated to urushi fountain pens, and how to maintain them too :) !
hmmmm I think there is something like that on my channel but ill look into it :D
Fabulous video, thanks a lot
Glad you liked it my friend!