Editing The Pen Addict 475/transcript (section)

== Kaweco Steel Pen ==


'''Myke:''' Because it's buttery softly.

'''Brad:''' We'll see. They have all new packaging. Like, I didn't send you the full link to the Dropbox, because I didn't want, I probably shouldn't share that. But, like, I'm in, you know, like, the PR Dropbox has, like, all, everything has, like, new packaging designs. They're super clean, super nice. Like, Kaweco's always done a great job visually and graphically, and the products have always been great. I'm just wondering, as I'm fond to say, what story are they trying to tell me with these nibs? And I don't know.

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'''Brad:''' I've gotten a lot of email this week about a particular product that is not for your fountain pen usage, Myke. And I want to be very clear. So good friend of the show, Stuart Simple. Just kidding. I have followed the Stuart Simple lifestyle for a while. Long story short, just Google Vantablack and you will find everything you need about why I enjoy Stuart Simple's work.

'''Brad:''' And without getting into the entire Vantablack story, he has built a brand going on the anti-Vantablack bandwagon. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, just seriously Google it. It's worth your time. It's a great read. So Stuart's always coming up with new colors, new inks, new properties, new paint.

'''Brad:''' He's really leaned into this part of his life as an artist. He's now more of a color maker. So the latest is an item called Blink, the blackest black ink. He puts it in a very fountain pen ink style bottle or nail polish style bottle, which they're practically one in the same. And under no circumstances ever should you put this in your fountain pens. So hopefully that wards off some of the emails saying, hey, I saw this. Can we use it in fountain pens? The answer is no. This is like an India ink, right? This is an artist ink. This is for dip nibs. This is for brushes. This is for any type of external application. You do not want this ink anywhere on any internals that it could ruin or destroy. He does not come out and clearly say this, which I wish he would. But this is what this is. The chat is making me laugh. Pixel is saying, well, not with that attitude, Brad. You're not going to be able to use it in a fountain pen. I had to see that and stop. That was very funny. Feel free. I would probably choose the Visionaire if you ever did decide to use this ink in a fountain pen. Because this is the same idea, right? This is an artist ink. It's basically a very aggressively black dark ink like an India ink. And it should only be used with external writing implements like dip nibs and brushes. And anything else besides a fountain pen. So there you go. I do wish there would be a caveat on the page. Because by no way is it marketing like that. But it's not not marketing like that either, right? So I would like a few words saying, hey, don't stick this inside of a fountain pen.

'''Brad:''' Don't do it, Myke. I know you have a Visionaire. You should use it for your Visionaire.

'''Myke:''' So Brad has told you what he has told you. Don't listen to anything I'm going to say. Has anyone? Has anyone?

'''Myke:''' Not that I know of. I'm sure someone will. Someone should. Yeah. Just to know.

'''Brad:''' Well, yeah. You can do it. And it will be like a quick failure. And then you'll clean it out. It's not going to flow through there. Right. And if you leave it more than like the hour you have that you're messing around with it, it's going to start eating the parts.

'''Myke:''' It's going to be bad news. I mean, this is a dip nib product, right? Yes. Hey, you know what? We can all buy it for our drillugs.

'''Brad:''' Yeah. That's exactly right. So we'll have to look at it for that.