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== Fountain Pens ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Fair enough. All right. So let's, we got a few more that are pretty quick and I have thoughts. So at ATC729, am I the only one that thinks the shimmer ink is overplayed? What are your thoughts? You are definitely not the only one. I just don't too much. I don't enjoy it. Like, I understand why shimmer ink is popular because of how you use your pens and inks and not everyone uses them the same. I'm someone who does not have a writing situation to where those types of inks would be the right choice. Are they overplayed? I don't, I mean, who's to say, right? I mean, it's the new, it's the hot new thing for the past, what, year, maybe two years? And it'll die off. I mean, because it's, it's never going to be anyone's staple ink. So the, the cream will rise to the top, they'll stay, and then everyone else will just carry on about making whatever other good inks they make. So I don't think it's overplayed. I just, it's very specific use case based. So that's kind of it. Tsunami Sue wants to know, besides orange fountain pens, I love demonstrators like Frank and Kristoff's. Using them as an eyedropper, they seem to stain ideas for cleaning. I have a lot of experience with this. I eyedropper a lot of my pens, and a lot of those are Franklin Kristoff's. I have a little tougher time cleaning out the ones with like the, that aren't smooth on the inside, that are, you know, kind of brushed, if you will. You know, the inkting tends to stay in there a little bit more. The JB's pen flush looks good. Just soaking them in water works good for me. You know, be sure you're using a reasonable ink, but I have no problem using. Iron Gaul inks in them. And I just, you clean them out, you know, every few weeks instead of every few months. You know, it's kind of goes along with the whole pen hygiene thing. But if you get some JB's pen flush, but I'd start with water first, honestly. Let them sit overnight in water. Rinse them out the next day, and you'll notice most of it's gone. And the thing that I always keep in mind with a demonstrator is I'm going to fill them up with another ink, and you're never going to see those stains. So it doesn't have to be perfect. Unless you're having, like, a show model of your pen on a light box on the wall, and you want it to be crystal clear. You're going to put another ink in there, and you'll never see it again. So I don't have a problem with a little bit of staining. I obviously don't want it to ruin the aesthetic and look of the pen. But if you can't get every little dot of ink out when you clean it, you're just fine. Because the next thing's going to come in, and you'll never see it again. So, last one from my good friend Bump. I want a new, different nib for my brand new Canalea pen, but I have never replaced a nib before. Where should I start? So first, with the Canaleas, you've got to know what they are, what nibs they are, and who makes those nibs, and where you can find replacement nibs, and they're number six Jovo nibs, I believe. That's correct. And as someone who owns several Edison pens who also uses Jovo nibs, I am able to take my favorite Jovo nib, unscrew the nib unit from the feed collar, and screw it right into the Canalea pen. So, honestly, if you're okay with an Edison brand on there, but you can get generic Jovo nibs from lots of different places, like Goulet pens, Seals Loose nibs. And that is J-O-W-O. Yes. So, what I've done is grab that number six nib. I have a gold Franklin Crystal, excuse me, gold Edison nib that I bought once and had modified by Deb Kinney into a fine cursive italic. That's one of my all-time favorite nibs. And I can just move it from pen to pen, as I like, between my Edisons and my Canaleas. The Franklin Kristoffs will work well, you know, will work as well. So, like, I kind of move nibs between all those, just like a few nibs, and just move them from pen to pen to pen. So, where I would start is trying something. It depends on what you want. If you want a basic nib, you can just go to Goulet pens, buy another steel nib for $15, and put it in. And, heck, you know, I'll come put it in for you. I see you enough at the shop. So, I'll put it in for you. It's real easy to do. But if you want something more than that, like a gold nib, or some kind of grind on it, look at Edison. Look at Franklin Kristoff, number six nibs, and they should slot right in just fine.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I've done a few of these, and it works fine. It's not as tricky as... Once you know what nibs you need, it actually tends to be a pretty easy process, mostly. And, or there are also guides and videos and everything, right? You just spend a couple of minutes Googling, and once you've found the nib, and you'll find somebody who's made a YouTube video as to how you remove that specific nib from the pen, right?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Like, there's going to be one. It's shockingly easy. Yeah. It's definitely not something to be intimidated about. But I was terrified. Oh, I'll never forget the first time I learned that a Kaweco nib unit just unscrews. My mind was blown. I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa. Be prepared to get messy. You just change the nib by unscrewing it. So, yeah. So, that's it. Good episode today, Myke. Long episode. That's what happens when we don't talk for two weeks, and we probably left a lot of things out. So, if you have questions, comments, you can always reach out. How can they do that, Myke?

'''Myke Hurley:''' You can tweet with the hashtag AskTPA, and we'll find them. You can hit Brad up in the Pen Addict Slack. How can people get in Slack, Brad? Just shoot me an email. Hello at PenAddict.com. Which is also where you can send email questions as well if you have a longer question. There's a couple of places you can do that. We're both on Twitter. I am at iMike. I am YKE. Brad is at Dowdyism. He is PenAddict on Instagram. I am iMike on Instagram. We'll be back next time. Thanks so much to our sponsors, Squarespace, Lovepop, and Harry's. Please go check them out. It helps support the show. Thank you so much for listening. We'll be back next time. Until then, say goodbye, Brad.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Goodbye, Brad.

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