Editing The Pen Addict 193/transcript (section)

== Ink Color ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So what'd you ink it up with and start writing with? What do you think I inked it up with? Fuyugaki? Fuyugaki. That orange? That looks pretty awesome.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It looks excellent. Because it's, you know, I like that they've just gone with, yeah, we're just going to make them demonstrators. Like, just is what it is, right? It's clear and it looks great. There is a little thing that I'm a tad concerned about. You know, in the reed system, like the filling system, where the nib connects into the black area. What is that called? I always get that. I can never remember. The feed? The feed. That there's ink collecting around there? Sure. A little bit more than usual?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's normal.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I mean, it doesn't, it looks kind of a bit like, hmm, that doesn't seem right. I mean, I'm sure it's fine, but it's like, eh, I don't know, it looks a bit like it could explode, but.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You know, if you could see the insides of your other pens, they'd be looking like that too. Okay, cool. I mean, that's just how the ink delivers.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Sure. All right, great. I don't have to worry about.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's actually a huge question for a lot of beginners. Like, oh, my fountain pen's getting ready to leak. It's actually not. That's just kind of how it functions.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I don't have a lot of demonstrators, which would explain why I've noticed that. The filling system is not as smooth, at least that's the way it feels to me. The mechanism doesn't feel as smooth as, like, a mini or an.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Sure, I would agree with that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But it does the job. And also, it feels like it maybe doesn't hold as much ink because some of the other pens that they make. But these are all just, like, minor quibbles because. Sure. This thing feels great. It's that, in my opinion, it's their best looking pen that they make. I think this is actually my favorite design. I know that you don't like it as much, but I love the clip and I love the cap.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I like the clip. I like the finial. I don't love the cap.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, see, I like the cap a lot. What I also really like about the cap is that when the cap's on, the thing doesn't roll around. That's true. Which is a big thing for me. And it has the fantastic nibs that TWSBI make.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, you know I love those.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You would be hard pressed to get a better nib for this price.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. I mean, I think the Pilot nibs are probably the best in the price range, which is why I like the Metropolitan so much. I think this is probably second, in my opinion. For me, TWSBI is the best. Yeah, I like the fineness of the Pilot. I like the firmness of the TWSBI. That's why I like them so much, because they're a firmer nib.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And also, with the ease of getting something like a stub nib at this price, with this quality. That's very true. I'm kind of confounded about this, and I've been using it a bunch. I've been taking a lot more notes than usual. And it's not like every day, but I'm taking more notes. I'm taking notes more now, which is good, because I've got it in my brain constantly. And I've got the pairing of a dead print and the TWSBI Eco right now. And I'm very happy it sits on my desk, along with a couple of other pens that I'm still trying to use a little bit more.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's the combination you've been doing your tweet notes with, right?

'''Myke Hurley:''' You bet.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so cool. I need to start on that. It looks like fun, and I just haven't been doing it. I totally need to do that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, one a day, which was your original challenge to me. When I started thinking about it, it felt like too much, because basically, my Twitter profile would just be full of writing. But I'm trying to do a little bit more. And what I'm trying to do is tweets around this show I'm writing out, because it feels like it's to the audience. Right, right. Like, if I start writing this stuff out for Connected, it's going to seem a bit strange. Although people know I'm a pen guy, but, you know, I feel like it fits more.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, we get a lot of Cortex listeners over here, which is great. Hi, Cortex listeners.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, there's a... They love this show. There's a real crossover. I hear from quite a lot of Cortex listeners that are finding the pen addict.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep, I get lots of emails. That's great.