Editing The Pen Addict 270/transcript (section)

== Pen Related Stationery ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So we're going to get back into more pen related and stationary as TPAs, but I had a public question on Twitter where I asked the crowd for some answers and I thought this would be a good place to ask to share those answers. So the WF Cupcake Girl, Sandra, wants to know, what podcast did your kids decide to add to the drive to and from school? So I reached out on Twitter because I have my list of podcasts that I listen to. It's all stuff that they don't want to listen to, like baseball and Game of Thrones and stuff like that. So I was trying to, and then I had like 99% invisible on and they were talking about the invention of stethoscopes and both of my kids were fascinated. They would not shut up asking me questions and it was amazing. It was the good stuff. It's the stuff you want your kids to just kind of latch onto. So that got me thinking. I went to Twitter and said, hey, what other podcasts can I try for the kids? And the list that I picked is let off Myke, I'm sorry to say, with ungeniused. Don't be sorry to say that. So Stephen actually said ungeniused. He replied and I was like, yeah, that's probably good. And then I put on the bat bomb episode.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And they just want to know what's going on. They just want some more ungenius. So there you go. Props to you and your co-host. They are all about some ungenius. Plus it helped that they were familiar with your voice so they kind of knew, oh, that's my friend Myke talking on there. But they love the content mostly. So that was hilarious. The other ones I've picked so far, we haven't listened to all of them yet, but we did Side Door, The Illusionist, Containers, which they don't like, but I'm thoroughly enjoying that one. That's a small eight part like docuseries kind of thing about the shipping industry. I'm loving that. Invisibilia, Song Exploder, which is a traditional favorite of mine, and 99% Invisible. So that's the list. That's what we're going with so far. But right now they're big fans of Ungenius and all the stationery shows, which I want to mention, you know, Erasable and RSVP. They love listening to those. They love the Pen Addict podcast, of course. And there's a new podcast on the scene called The Nib Section, and it's really, really good. So they just dropped their second episode. It's a group out of Australia, I believe, and I apologize, I don't have their names in front of me. I'm not looking at it. But they do a great job, and I haven't listened to the second episode yet, but I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. So there you go. So I'm going to

'''Myke Hurley:''' make sure that all of those are in the show notes. I'm furiously adding them to the notes as we speak.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I see you typing. Thank you for doing that. I should have put them all in there. But that's not it, Myke. We have more to get to today. We have a lot of content today. Let's knock out some Ask TPA once we hear from our good friends at Harry's.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Harry's, they are all about giving you a great shave at a fair price, and that's exactly why over 3 million people switched to Harry's. We were in a Walmart the other day, Brad, and it was fun to see the little Harry's stand that they have there. Harry's are all about making this stuff easier for people, but you should be buying them online because it's so easy, right? It's just so simple to buy this stuff online, plus you can get all great discounts, you can get all great trials, which we'll talk about in a minute. But Harry's founders, Jeff and Andy, decided to create their company because they were fed up with overpriced razors. They bought a German factory of 100 years of blade-making experience to make their fantastic five-blade razor. They want to sell it directly to you over the internet, and by owning that factory, they can ensure the highest quality for their blades, which is why they are happy to give a 100% quality guarantee on their product. Harry's is so confident you're going to love their blades, they want to give you their trial set for free. You just need to cover shipping. This set includes a weighted ergonomic razor handle, five precision engineered blades of a lubricating strip and trimmer blade, their rich lathering shave gel, and a travel blade cover. This is a $13 value for you to try out for free. Now, Brad, I know that you have endless great things to say about your Harry's products.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You know, it's not the products, it's the results, Myke, and the results is my skin looks fantastic. I look good, I smell good, and for me, that's a challenge, looking good and smelling good. You've met me, and Harry's makes me look good and smell good all the time because their products are fantastic. That's all I use, you know, I mean, it's all I use for years because it's that good. I don't need anything because there's nothing better than Harry's.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Stop messing around. Go get started today and get a better shave with Harry's by claiming your free trial offer. Just go to harrys.com slash penaddict right now and get started. That's harrys.com slash penaddict. All you need to do is cover the shipping cost. Thank you so much to Harry's for their support of this show and RelayFM.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Myke, do you have any more information on the Lamy Aeon or is it Aeon? I'm gonna go with Aeon. This is assistive tech on Twitter wants to know.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I mean, I had no information and then I went and found out what it was all about and it looks like an interesting little pen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So that's the original information. We still don't have additional information. The original information is that this pen is coming from Lamy, I think in the fall. It's a brand new line, right? It's a new line. Looks like it's probably going to be mid-priced, like above the, you know, like in the studio steel nib range. I'm just guessing I don't have MSRPs on these and they don't list them. They look cool. It's like the little brother to the Lamy 2000 kind of thing going on here, especially with the black one. So, interesting, but Lamy, you know, there's a limit to interesting that they can do with their aesthetic. It doesn't mean it's not good. It doesn't mean I don't like it. But, it's another Lamy. It's not blowing my mind, but it doesn't look bad either. So, but I don't have any more information. Coming soon, maybe, because who knows what Lamy is doing these days.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right, Capital Y1, how do Pelican M400 and 600 compare size-wise to the Sailor offerings? You know, I should have measured these up before I walked in here. The 400 is the same size as the 200 series, and both of those, I believe, are smaller and lighter. than the Progear Slims from Sailor. The 600 is probably a little bit bigger than the Progear Slims, but smaller than the Progear Standard. So, they're both kind of intermediary to their size ranges. I think the, they do kind of feel the same. They're both not air light, but they are light pins. I think the M600 series from Pelican and the Progear Standard series are my two favorites because they're a really good size. They're that good medium size, medium weight fountain pen, and both of them have fantastic nibs. So, that's generally what I use. So, I, but I actually use the Pelican 400 and 200 series more than I use the Sailor Slims, it seems like. But, they're all good. But they're, they're just a little bit smaller, I think, than their comparable Sailor pins. So, Badly Written wants to know, I've narrowed my next pin purchase down to the Aurora Duo Cart or Pilot E95. Any thoughts? I had to think about this one, but only for a second. I think it's definitely the Pilot E95. Just based on design. Well, I think it's the nib. It's 100% the nib. The nib on the Pilot E95 is gold, and it's amazing. You know, gold versus steel shouldn't be the primary difference necessarily why you purchase a pin. I just think in this case, the Pilot Gold nib is superior than the Aurora Duo Cart steel nib. I like the barrel better, I like the shape better, it's more pocketable. I think it's the E95. Not quite in a landslide, but in a pretty good, pretty good victory here.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, Nick Piddick wants to know, do you wash your pen as soon as they are empty, or do you wait to have a bunch and make a washing party? I love that washing party. Yeah,

'''Myke Hurley:''' I tend to clean out in batches, like not everything, but if I'm going to clean one pen, I want to clean more than one because it's like,

'''Myke Hurley:''' it's a whole thing, right? You have to go through a whole thing, so I like to clean out multiple.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, I like to clean out multiple as well, but if I empty a pen, I am not going to leave it sitting around dry. I will wash it immediately. I don't like dry or little to no ink sitting in a pen until I get to it. So, if I have a little bit of ink left in a pen and I'm ready to clean it out, which a lot of the pens I just cleaned out last weekend still had some ink left in them, so I just dump that ink, clean them out, and be done with it. If I empty a pen from writing with it, it will get cleaned that day or the next day because I don't want dried up ink sitting in a pen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Alright, now we have some people in this chat room that are coming up in this list here. So, Hot Couple Loving says, I've read that you can put lubricated ink into a piston filler that has become hard to work. Does that work as well as silicone grease? How exactly does a lubricated ink work? This is an awesome question and I've never heard of anyone recommending that. It makes logical sense. I don't know that the lubrication is enough to make any difference other than maybe a minimal difference. In a piston filler, the only time I've had a piston mechanism dry out, I've used silicone grease and it goes back to normal perfectly. And that's kind of all I know. I'll see if anyone has any more information on this. I don't know that it's going to help that much because the silicone grease is just such a different compound and it's going to work and last longer that it may just be like putting a band-aid on the problem if you're trying to get it solved by just using a lubricated ink because they're not that lubricated. It's just relative to other inks that might be drier. It's not going to really adjust the stickiness of your piston filler, I don't think.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Sound good, Myke? You approve?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Makes sense to me. Just busted on you. I don't have anything else to say.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So the poor penman wants to know, what will it take to get iMike to the LA pen show and do you think Nock will have your own table next year? So I'm going to answer this for you, Myke. It's going to take a date change to get iMike to the LA When is LA? February.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, I mean, it's not happening well, I don't expect it's going to happen next year. February is not a bad time for me.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, but it's a bad time for us doing a Kickstarter.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It would have to be like,