Editing The Pen Addict 274/transcript (section)

== Lamy Prera ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' Maybe they'll just pull a Lamy on us and just, like, they'll just do a Prera in blue.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You think I was mad about the Lamy? I might just end the show if they do something stupid like that. Yeah. I'll be, and because I'm saying that because I know they won't. I have all my faith in Pilot. Just don't be, just don't be a black and gold, one black and gold or Rushi pen. Yeah. Like, which they have a tendency to do. So, I don't know what they're going to do. I wish I knew, but it's going to be, it's going to be, the hype train cometh on that one.

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'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so let me tell you something I learned this week. I learned something new all the time with Harry's. You think with a simple razor and a simple blade, you know, there wouldn't be much to talk about. But I learned, Myke, that these blades are so good, you can even shave via flashlight light with them. You don't have to worry about your neck getting cut up. So, I had to shave in the dark this week. Because you were without power. Because I was without power, and my Harry's blade came to the rescue. You know, these other crappy blades I was using before, I'd be worried about nicking up my skin, not being able to see what I'm doing. But Harry's, didn't even have to think about it. Smooth, clean shave for no one to see me in the darkness. But thank you, Harry's, for providing that for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's kind of amazing. All right, you want to get Harry's yourself, you should. Come on, stop messing around. Go to harrys.com slash penaddict right now, and you can get started and claim your free trial offer. You can get started shaving with Harry's today. All you need to do is cover shipping. It's harrys.com slash penaddict. Thank you so much to Harry's for their support of this show and RelayFM. I'm very excited about this next link, Myke. I opened this up today, I scrolled through the images, and I closed it, because I have no idea what's going on here.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, good friend of the show, Drees, from the Pencil Case blog, did a review a week or so ago.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Peter Spica Virginis 3D printed fountain pen review. So, I'm reading this, and I'm thinking, oh, sweet, 3D printed fountain pens. I'm starting to hear things, starting to see some manufacturers make some things. And then I click this link. And unlike you, Myke, I didn't close it and run away. I was fascinated. This is the most unreal fountain pen. This is way more than the Stallone Chaos pen. This is way more wild than that. And it's machine printed. Like, the level of detail. Like, you wouldn't catch me dead with this pen. Number one. I mean, it's crazy. It's so not me. It's really expensive. But I see the possibilities here, Myke. If you can do something this insane with a pen, imagine what kind of cool pen you can make out of this. I mean, not that this isn't a cool pen. This is just a different type of cool. This is a cool pen for a museum. But imagine what everyday type of pens you can make with what Peter did here. This thing blows my mind. I want to say this thing is like $1,600 or something. Crazy, crazy priced. It's not even worth looking at the price. It's so outrageous, I'm pretty sure. Oh, never mind. 2,500 euros. So, even more than that. So, closer to probably $4,000. Yeah. But it looks like that, right? Even the nib is 3D printed. Because it does look like one of those Stallone pens to me. Yeah. So, I see the possibilities here is what I'm looking at. Like, okay, obviously, the pen is made to show what 3D printing can do. I just imagine, like, what something normal and basic could look like. It could be pretty awesome. And you could add these features on the fly. And you could change around things in a kind of a, you know, quicker turnaround when you're doing your own 3D printing. And I don't know. I just, this was really, it was an eye-opening post for me. And I wanted to share it with everyone. And I wanted to get your feedback on it. Because, yeah, I get it. When you look at this, and you look at the first picture, you're like, no way. And you know where. And I just look at the possibilities. Like, the level of detail fascinates me. I think there's something here, Myke. I think this is something to pay attention to. I've always thought 3D printed pens could be a thing. And now we're starting to see the technology get there. Just like with the analog plus digital technology we talked about before with Moleskine. You're getting closer. This is beyond close. This is extreme. Like, this is done. Like, and, yeah. I don't know what else to say about this other than I'm completely fascinated with the opportunity that this presents to this community. Okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's kind of wild, right? So, get me one of these.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So, I haven't gone and looked at Peter's other designs. You know, I imagine this is like, this is the show design, right? This is what you want to blow people's mind with. And you say, here, I have this regular thing, too. I want to see what those regular things are going to look like in the future. So, that's what I'm in. That's what I'm interested in. So, because, yeah, we've seen some attempts. It's just like, yeah, technology's really not there. This is a different level.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Mm-hmm.