Editing The Pen Addict 309/transcript (section)

== Bung Box Ink ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, I have one ink in mind because I've been sent a sample of it when I got my Bung Box 5th Anniversary. The Bung Box Ibisu Gold is what I went with. And I genuinely believe that this is a, you could write with this pen on an almost daily basis because it is a dark color, right? Like when it dries, it still looks gold, but it's kind of close to brown too, like a dark brown, like somewhere between a dark brown and a gold. So, it still looks gold, but it's still readable when it dries. It goes on a little light, but when it dries, it's more than readable, right? Like I genuinely believe this is a daily writable ink. I use it all the time. I love it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. And it's inked up in your Sailor's. You can go matchy-matchy with it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's the only ink that's ever going to be in that Bung Box 5th Anniversary.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And you know the only shaving gel and blade that will go on this neck, Myke? Do you know what it is? Is it Harry's? It is Harry's. It's the only way to travel, Myke.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Harry's is all about a great shave at a fair price, and they are bringing you this episode of The Pen Addict. They're hoping to support the show. Because they do this great shave at a fair price, this is why over 3 million people have made the switch to Harry's, and you should join them. Their founders, Jeff and Andy, decided to create the company because they were fed up of overpriced razors and they wanted to fix it. They knew that a great shave comes down to great blades made with sharp, durable steel that will last. And they cut out all the unnecessary costs, allowing them to deliver you one perfect razor at an amazing price. You pay just $2 per blade, half price that you're going to pay for high quality from other companies. You're going to pay just $2 per blade, which is half of what you'd have been used to be paying before. Harry's bought their own factory that's been making some of the highest quality blades in the world for over 95 years. They know they're good. This is why they know. And they're going to give you a 100% quality guarantee. If you don't love your shave of Harry's, just let them know within 30 days and you'll get a full refund. Is this why, Brad, this stuff will always be a part of your kit?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Always be a part. And the kit specifically is what I took with me to Houston this weekend. Their DOP kit is awesome. It's been a great travel companion for the past couple of years since I've had it. It's no worse from wear. It's wearing well. It holds everything I need it to hold. All the Harry's stuff. Every other thing that I need to look good and smell good on the road. So, yeah. Thank you, Jeff and Andy, for making such awesome products.

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'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. We got some good-ass TPA to wrap this show up on. The first one is something that I just realized about, I don't know, the past six months or so. So Gil's desk wants to know, screw cap fountain pens, how tight is too tight?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Very tight is too tight. This is actually a thing, especially on non-metal pens, right? So anything you're screwing that's acrylic on acrylic or celluloid on celluloid, you can get too tight to where you will eventually bulge or risk cracking the cap or something like that. Like, you can get too tight in non-metal fountain pens. So, you know, just loosely tighten them, you know, right to where you feel it kind of stop. And then don't over-tighten them because you can do some damage, especially over time. So M.A. Wolf says, my Cron Dash 849 broke where the section screws into the body. Likely from my grip, which is very high, putting pressure on the threads or from over-tightening. See? See what I mean, Gil's desk? Or both? Where can I get a replacement section for this fountain pen? So Cron Dash, as far as I know, does not sell replacement parts. So you're going to have to go back to where you bought it from or to Cron Dash directly.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'm sure they can get you a new section, but it's probably going to take a little bit of jumping through hoops to get that part replaced. Just because they don't offer parts like, say, like a Lamy does or someone where they have, like, nibs and different parts. Even though a section, I guess not many companies are going to have a section laying around at various retailers or things like that. So you're going to have to get in touch with where you bought it from or Cron Dash directly. And hopefully they will replace that for you. So the Evander, Myke, this might be Evander Holyfield, actually, when I read this. So the Evander says, I have abnormally large hands. Like, forget going shopping for gloves. I'm not going to find any that fit. What are some bigger, wider fountain pens that don't cost hundreds of dollars? So some of the metal barrel fountain pens fall into that category. So the Namisu Nova or the Enso Piuma. I think the Piuma might be the better one of the two. It's a very large diameter pen. As far as, like, non-metal pens, I'm having trouble thinking of any standard pens that are really, really wide barreled. Montegrappa makes a... What's the tree trunk one they just did? They just did... I'll find that and email you Evander or... The Sequoia. The Sequoia. So that makes sense. So the Montegrappa Sequoia, I think, or is that Monteverdi Sequoia? It's a very, very large pen. So check that one out. Otherwise, I'm not coming up with too, too much for those. So Tim Stevens has a problem that I have, and I have no solution, Myke. How do you identify your various nibs that are piled up in your drawer with no label? Asking for a friend. That friend is me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Lucky dip, man. You just go for it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' If you didn't label them, that's on you. That's on you. Wait. You know? Lucky dip? Is that what we're going with?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Lucky dip.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right, Tim. Lucky dip.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Do you not know that phrase?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Is this one of these Britishisms? This is... That's a Britishism that I am unaware of. All right.