Editing The Pen Addict 90/transcript (section)

== Lamy Stub Nibs ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' If you like that one, if that's even a consideration, you should – Lamy does the same thing. Yeah. And it comes with their 1.1 and 1.5 stub nibs, and I've always wanted to buy one of those pens. I just never have because I think they look great. They come in black and white, but they look nice.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I should have mentioned, actually, that Lamy have been a consideration as well.

'''Myke Hurley:''' We're investigating that, too, as another option. Cool. Then I think the only other lines that we're going down at the moment is Kueko. We need to revisit Kueko. And I have equipped my Colt Pens Mini with a broad nib because she didn't like the nib. She didn't feel it was smooth enough. Now, I've had that problem with the medium Kueko nib and have found that the fine and the broad are much better nibs, and the medium nib is kind of not that great. Yeah. It's a bit scratchy.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I actually found the same thing, which is kind of weird.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. And I don't find the fine to be scratchy, and the broad is nice and smooth. So, we have that. And I'm also going to give her the Kueko to have another look at. But she's like – she picked up a couple of the different classic sports in their different colors and actually quite likes them. So, maybe – I think that a Kueko would be perfect.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, we'll see where we go there. Okay. I think they do stub nibs.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I don't think they have stock stub nibs.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, they don't. They just do broad. But anyway, we're going to look at that. Okay. And we'll see again where we go from there. So, this is all a fun experiment. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if we end up with maybe another two pens in hand before we get one that's actually a stub. But, you know, and there is always the option of getting one ground. But that's kind of not – again, it's not really the rule. I want to go down this early in this experiment. I'm with you on that. I must say I am enjoying it quite a lot. It is actually quite a lot of fun to do this. And I'm happy that I have somebody who's so receptive. Oh, one other thing. Interestingly, she found that the Platinum Vibe to be quite a good-looking pen. And obviously, I have a very similar Platinum pen. So, I'm going to have another look at that. However, I don't suggest it because the nib is terrible. So, maybe I'll let her have another try at that one and see if it's a contender for her. So, as I say, I feel like we're probably going to end up with a few pens before we get a stub nib. And it may be that we never actually go down a stub nib route, but just end up with a nice medium or broad, which suits her needs on a daily basis because really, stub nib is not that practical. And if she finds something that she prefers to hold and to use on a daily basis, then maybe that's better than having a stub nib anyway.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Well, I think stub nibs are totally practical. I could use them all day, every day, normal writing. But it depends on your writing style too. I will say that. I have too. My writing style, it probably doesn't necessarily suit you as much.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I don't know. I would use my Toosby Mini for a while. I think I mean more in that they're not necessarily, you know, it's not that. We only really be doing that as just like a gimmick. This is nice. Because basically, it was like, she was just like, oh, I really like this. This is different. But I feel like maybe putting that over another pen, like if I could, the Kaweco ends up being the pen for her, then, you know, just because it's not in a stub nib, let's not say no to it. I'm with you on that. Because she's really enjoying using the Metropolitan. But I would like to get, you know, so it might end up being something along the lines of we find something a bit nicer, a bit more expensive, and then we put a stub nib on the Metropolitan or something, you know? There you go. We'll see. We'll see. But thank you so much to everybody who has sent in their suggestions. It's been really, really useful for me. And I've actually found some new stuff for me as well. So great. And, you know, if after hearing this today, if you've got any additional suggestions, because I maybe have given a bit more information than I gave last week, then please feel free to send those along because they would be greatly appreciated.