Editing The Pen Addict 224/transcript (section)

== STPAs ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. So I'm gonna get to some of these STPAs and we've, uh, I've, I've missed them for the last couple of weeks or so. So, um, princess chalk on Twitter to either of you boys know a Canadian based online pin store. Our exchange rate is hurting and I need to get my pin fix. This is so easy because I follow her and talk to her a lot. Wonder pins based in Toronto has a great online shop. Liz is wonderful. She, uh, runs a great blog. I, I subscribed to their blog just to read it, even though I've never ordered anything from it, uh, from her, you know, being in Canada and all, you know, just like, you know, princess chalk wants to find somewhere, you know, in her country to order from wonder pins is an excellent, excellent choice, excellent retailer. And if you're in Canada, um, you should definitely check them out. And even if you're not, you should check them out because they do a wonderful job, um, with their store. Boom, boom, easy, easy mode. That was the easiest question I'll answer all day.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So Luke AR wants to know what's the best ballpoint refill? I use fountain pens mostly, but my job requires writing on carbon paper a lot. So it's the Uniball Jetstream. It's the answer I have all the time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's not going to fit in every pin, but it's going to fit in all the Jetstreams. They have all the models. If you had to pick, Myke, what would you pick?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Uh, Pilot G2.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's a gel pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Wait, is that rollable? It's a gel pen. Well, then I have no answer. I don't like them.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Exactly. But you're over there mocking me with your noises.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I don't even know, I don't even know what, what a rollable is clearly.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, it's a ballpoint. So you're way off.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh my God. I've fallen apart.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You have fallen apart. I guess it was, you've drank the Fuyugaki juice too much.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's too far gone now.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm. But anyway, it's, that's the best ballpoint. Um, if you want to try something different, other ballpoints I like are Lamy's ballpoints. They come in various pin sizes and price points. You know, I use the Lamy 2000. That's kind of expensive, but you can get them in, in other cheaper models. So they have a really good ballpoint refill. That's a standard ballpoint.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I can't remember the last time I used a ballpoint or even a rollerball. I just don't use them.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I've actually been using them quite frequently, which is also helpful when I'm trying to sell some pins too. So it kind of all works together. One big happy pin family. So, Oh Truffle wants to know, what syringe do you recommend for filling cartridges? Jacquard needle tip was not skinny enough to allow air to leave the cartridge. Myke, you're an expert on syringes. So what say you?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I don't even know what you're getting at.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What was this? What is this? I don't, I just thought you might know. I don't know. Okay. So I'll take this one. I actually am an expert on syringes, even though I don't know the names of them, but you just want to make sure you get, um, order from one of the pin companies online. They're all starting to stock these, um, flat, uh, blunt nose needle tips. So you're not poking yourself, um, with your, uh, syringes. I don't actually have a brand name, but any of them, as long as they have a blunt nose needle, you're good. They all work fine. And you'll, you'll get, um, you know, you want to look for the wider gauges. So they have a wider holes openings, but I haven't had any issues with air not flowing through when, when getting, uh, when getting them, I think she's talking about, or he is talking about like the plastic, uh, tip needles that you have to really like seal off when you're refilling a cartridge. They kind of block the airflow. These traditional syringes, um, you can get it, you know, Anderson pens, Goulet pens, jet pens. I think they all carry, carry them now. So just shop for one of those and, um, you can even probably find some on Amazon, but I haven't looked there.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So hot cup of loving, which I just love saying that Twitter handle. I talked to her all this. She's a, she's a, she's an ATL in. So, um, uh, I always want to answer her questions. So although not co covers my case needs, when I take my fountain pens out of the house, I need a nice case for home under $60. So the price point may be an issue because I haven't looked, but the case that I would recommend is, uh, from Franklin Kristoff. They have these, um, pocket, uh, gosh, not the pocket, the flap, uh, leather cases that are very sturdy, very well made. They're very popular, um, among people who, you know, carry their pens, but that's like a six or eight pin. Um, if you're looking for something bigger, Franklin Kristoff also carries like the larger folder folio type cases. So I would look at what Franklin Kristoff carries, um, for that. And, um, yeah, they make, they make really, they have a really good stuff. So that's where I, that's where I would head first.