Buddy, I think you're among the best! I've learned so much from your video reviews. With knowledge comes better conclusions, pit that to good ole common sense and you're a winner!
Your ink ejection reminds me of an issue I had with a can of Guinness. I took my can out of the fridge, pulled the ring tab and in about one second I had 500ml of the black stuff hitting the kitchen ceiling. They had invented a "widget" to aerate the beer. It was basically a cylindrical disc that was filled with pressurised CO2 that sat in the base of the can and would rupture at the upper surface when you opened the ring tab and reduced the pressure in the can. I cut the can open to find that some nitwit had placed the widgets the wrong side up so the widget acted like a piston (actually more like a Saturn V rocket) as the gas expanded between the base of the can and the (now) base of the widget. I took the other unopened cans back to the shop and the manager was not being helpful after my explanation. His attitude did change when I offered to open the other seven cans in his supermarket! They later changed the design to a small ball filled with the pressurised gas.
I like Asvine pens in general, my p36 works great and has a bock fine nib. I do wish the section was different and for me, perhaps a little thicker. Also, I would prefer the overall weight to be slightly lighter. A very good looking well made pen.
I like my P36s, but I had to put a lot of work into the Bock nibs.The Asvine nibs I haven’t had to touch, but I like how much softer the Bock nibs are. I’m torn.
Finally somebody acknowledging that "tuning" a nib by doing 8 figures is wrong, when you do that you are flattening the tip and turning it into a stub or an italic, which in the end is not bad but not the desired result in general.
I'm very happy with my p36 after I worked it out to the point I like. Got the Asvine nib because everyone seems to complain how the Bock fails to deliver ink to paper. My biggest complain has to do with cleaning the piston mechanism. There's no Asvine tool available and I had to rely on my digital calliper to do the job. A word of caution: if you clean the pen submerged in water, you will get water in the back of the piston and you will have to disassemble the whole thing to get rid of it.
Asvine did a revision of the P36. You can differeciate them by their caps. The newer one has the metal section directly at the opening to prevent the plastic from cracking on the cap. I wonder if they also revised the other parts slightly to eliminate the internal cracking and gassing problems some people seem to have...
This new revision sucks cause you hear the metal scratching Everytime you cap or uncap the pen. It's a horrible sound and there's sharp metal at the bottom. The plastic bottom was much better. The new revision posts even more shallow. Bad revision
I got this pen and love it. The medium nib was great out of the box, but I like big nibs I cannot lie. So I got another one and swapped the nib with an Osprey Architect double broad nib. SWEEEET! ( I have no financial arrangement with Osprey Pens. I find their nibs to be wonderful to swap on my cheap pens. Great customer service too. ) This pen is similar to the Conid bulk filler which I wanted but never got ; the Asvine saved me hundreds of dollars!
I have this pen. It's pretty good. I have smaller hands so the size and section are not a big deal. The Asvine nib is pretty good, so no complaints. It also has a good heft to it, so it feels good in the hand. I haven't seen it expel ink as yours did, though. I'll have to keep an eye on it. Great video, as aways. Thank you very much.
Huh; they changed the shape a lot more from the P30 than I thought - That one has softer threads and a straight taper towards the nib, ending in a flare just in front of it. It's not quite as pretty as the Titanium one, but I like the weight of it, and it hasn't squirted ink all over the place .. Thank you Doodlebud, saved me some money (o:
I have two of these. Both with Asvine nibs. One medium, and one fine. They both write great with no issues. Also, you can rotate the cap / clip. Only thing that bothers me is the odd size wrench flats on the piston assembly. I had to use calipers as a wrench. Update: my medium nib P36 pissed itself. It was capped and nib down in a pen holder for a few days. I found it empty with a cap full of ink.
Wow another viewer who used their caliper for a wrench! Like I said to the other person, you're now the owner of a precision adjustable wrench with a handy dandy DRO 😆
Hey there! I just wanted to let you know that the gearwrench feeler gauge method that you shared worked for the Bock nib. I find it weird that after performing what you taught, it did not work right away. Thought I would give up and lo and behold, I uncapped the pen and tried writing. It worked! Thank you for sharing your experience!
The ink evacuation issue may have been caused by a barometric effect. You may have used the pen for the last time during a very sunny day with a very high atmospheric pressure, then caped the pen which, apparently, has a perfect seal, then opened the pen during a cloudy or even rainy day, with a very low atmospheric pressure, causing the ink to eject. Just a humble speculation.
An ink explosion?! I've had all kinds of FPs for several decades now and (happily) never ran into that...odd. Glad you got it working well now. I think it's a decent pen for the money -- yeah, a little small and the section could be a bit grippier but it writes decently (need to smooth the nib a bit -- Asvine nib) and I like that it's a piston fill.
I've had this with a TWSBI 580 where I filled a cold pen cold ink. I then let it sit upstairs in much warmer room, and opened it an hour later and a huge blob of ink shot out. On the pen, I've been eyeing this a lot, but in the end decided not to go for it. It doesn't seem to bring anything to the table other than what I think is the best looking knob and section in quite a while. I wish they made the cap smokey or something, would have improved it. Also, my luck with Bock nibs has been poor. I like that the Chinese manufacturers go for premium brand nibs, but I with they would go for Jowo instead...
I got this pen but the bock nib was disappointing, very tight and misaligned, corrected them and the flow is meh for a broad. Still needs a bit of micro mesh I reckon. It isn’t very smooth as well and i wish i had gotten a asvine nib version instead Also there is an updated version with the cap band moved to the very edge and the section screws out and has two orings, a thick one at the nipple and a thin ring at the other edge of the housing
Some peoples say asvine nib feels better than one from Bock. If u buy pen with asvine nib is it posible to change it to a Bock nib? Do u also have to change a feed in that case?
The trim ring with "ASVINE" engraved has come off the cap. The plastic has a frosted appearance, the ring is polished inside so I don't think it was glued, just force fit. Is superglue a good choice to re-secure it?
When you glue it in you will might want to ruff up the inside of the ring a little bit to give the glue better surface adhesion. Don't need to go crazy but just a little will help. You need to watch out with some super glues and acrylic. It can turn them white. A 2 part clear epoxy might be a good bet. I've used one in picked up from the dollar store on my Visconti Rembrandt when the trim ring fell off and it worked great. Plus you have little more time to orient the trim ring with epoxy rather than 2 sec with super glue. You only need a tiny dab but that will do it. Another method would be to reach out to Asvine to let them know and they might take care of you as well.
This is an Asvine not a Majohn! Edit: it originally said Majohn in the title, I was pointing it out so Doodlebud would realise and correct it, thankfully he has. Keep up the good work Doodlebud!
Thank you this. I’m deciding between P36 and V200. Question, you mentioned anodizing. Is that to obtain a bit of non-smoothness on metal section? Does your method work on chrome sections? Thanks again and kind regards DB.
Anodizing on pens is really only for cosmetic reasons. You can have a look at some of the titanium anodizing videos I've done. That particular process only works for titanium.
I also find that if I start with the top of the nib directly underneath the clip, that's where it ends being lined up when fully capped. A version 2 improvement? I'm not sure. Also, I don't find the section threads to be sharp -- but I don't have a version 1 to compare that to. I've emailed Britumn (the principal of Asvine) to make a comment here about the improvements between the two versions, but as English is not his first language, we'll have to wait to see if he responds to that invitation. I just want to comment that he's very responsive to improvement suggestions (I've dealt with him for over 20 years), so I know that he appreciates suggestions for making his pens better.
Sorry about your fur kid! I remember seeing the black lab in one of your vids a long while back. Now they can go on endless walks and chase squirrels without tiring!
I’ve had my eye on this pen. Halfway through your video has inspired me to give it a pass. Also, I’m surprised you haven’t anodized the titanium parts of the pen yet.
@@FriedPi-mc5yt I have a power supply so I can precisely control the anodize layer thickness which dictates the colour. So have to play with that a bit first.
I have looked at this video 3 times and am stumped by the ejection of the ink. It sounds almost like negative pressure was created when you uncapped the pen. How can that be? I don't believe you can. The only other thing is that the viscosity of the ink changed. It is another head scratcher. I have this pen. My pen writes very well. My problem was the piston. It did not retract beyond halfway up the barrel. It tooke over an hour to be able to move the piston up completely and have the end cap sit properly. Trial and error with a lot of trial and a lot of frustration. Great re- review.
The viscosity of the ink can't change on its own. You would need a massive pressure differential outside the pen to cause a vacuum of that magnitude. The pen was sitting in a case for 1 week in the same office at the same temperature when I uncapped and it immediately all came rushing out. The force had to come from withing the ink chamber. My thought is there was some residue in the barrel that reacted with the ink and caused some pressure inside the ink chamber. Since the cap seals it nicely, the pressure was contained until I opened the pen. Hasn't occurred since its be fully disassembled and cleaned and re-inked with the same ink.
I would love to hear you talk about "nib creep".. is it good, bad or what... I just got my Pilot 823 and love the pen. I find it very smooth and actually quite wet. I do see some ink on the top of the nib when I write and hadn't found that with my other fountain pens. The writing experience of the 823 is incredible, but just wondering if some ink pooling a bit on the top of the nib is normal or if anyone else has that experience. what are your thoughts on nib creep, Doodlebud?
Nib creep is no problem. All it means is there are little fissures in around the nib slit that the ink travels up to get to the top of the nib. I have a few pens that always have a little nib creep and it doesnt negatively impact the pens performance in any way.
Hi DB. Awesome review. I found the Bock nib to be super disappointing and need a lot of work to work. The Asvine nib is actually much nicer to write with. Also, I found the piston screw area cracked over 3 months, with me unscrewing the piston.... like many microcracks.
BOGDAN SERBAN I never unscrewed the that section.....it isweird.
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@@Shak-MD You just said you unscrew the piston!? You meant to say you actioned it? When I hear "unscrew the piston" I think of disassembling it, not just merely filling the pen.
I mentioned this to a few comments that afterwards I did align everything. But this is an assembly checklist item that should be added during the assembly phase at the manufacturer
metal threads on plastic not a good combination and would likey start to strip over time. Looks really good though. Reminds me a little of the CONID Bulk Filler in titanium.
I did afterwards. I thought the clip was keyed to the body but it wasn't so it can be aligned. Still should be an assembly checklist item at the manufacturer level.
So sorry about the dog 😭 Really nice looking pen, but I’m having doubts about the Bock nibs. Granted, I don’t even qualify as an amateur, but I’ve seen others express doubts as well. I may pick one up and risk it with the Bock nib just for fun.
All the Asvine branded nibs I've used have been great out of the box. The Bock ones have been a mixed bag and they both (when tuned properly) write the same. I really can't tell much of a difference between the two
I received a different version with the titanium metal at the bottom of the cap not the clear plastic piece. It's horrible because it's so sharp and I hear metal scratching Everytime I uncap and cap. Plus you can't post it. It only goes on like 1/2 inch. The new model sucks. I wish I got this one.
Turns out you can loosen the top finial, rotate the clip, then snug it down. Simple fix, but simple enough to do during the assembly process at the manufacturer
Oh, I didn´t know that. But that was actually not the reason for me to send it back, I was just refering to your remark :-) It's a good pen but somehow it didn't give me as much pleasure as I had expected.
Yeah must have been. I've never had anything like that happen so rapidly with any pen. Hasn't happened since the first time. The speed at which it happened made me think perhaps there was some little bit of residue in the barrel that reacted with the ink and cause a some pressure and was just waiting for the cap to open up. Good to know the cap seals well!
I had something kinda similar happen with the Gravitas Quark Pocket Pen UP eyedropper. I filled the body up, put it all back together, capped it & sat it down for a bit. Came back to it, uncapped it & it evacuated everything into the cap. I was able to decant most of it back into the body & it's been fine ever since. Absolutely no idea what caused it.
Just about to dip my toes in the world of fountain pens. Probably going to start off nice and easy with a Lamy Safari (with a bunch of nibs) and a Kaweco Sport (for EDC). As for all these affordable and often highly regarded Chinese pens, they invariably seem to have more quality control issues than more established brands. They leak. They crack. They clog up. They arrive broken because of suboptimal packaging and less than stellar materials. Typically 5-10% (or more) of Amazon reviews for any given pen talk about these issues. Is it a matter of having to buy a dozen of a model just to make sure 1 of them actually works, or is it an overblown non-issue? I don't have the patience or limitless supply of paper, shirts and industrial strength hand cleaner to deal with leaky pens - I want something that works. Given the choice between "patiently buy the odd 3-digit Esterbrook or Pelikan" and buying lots of colorful Chinese pens only to have them leak or clog up, the former does seem like the safer bet.
So many flaws! The blind cap turns when the cap is posted, the threads are too sharp, the grip section, even with machining, isn't "grippy", the hourglass shape is too thin, and the extra cost nib is unevenly tipped, badly gapped, and doesn't really work properly? I've had issues with 365Days stationery in the past, but if even they are no longer selling this pen, looks like I won't be buying it. Thanks for the very nice heads-up, Doodlebud.
Its a great looking pen... because its a direct Conid knockoff in terms of style. At lease they didnt knockoff the bulkfiller mechanism too, but that's probably because it would take an ounce of actual creativity to figure out how to get it to work. I 'm So tired of these Chinese companies just blatantly stealing with 0 consequences.
I can't offer a solution for the ink ejaculation (that's only happened to me when flying a fighter jet during Mach 2 maneuvers -- in my dreams), but I noticed that you had a 1st-generation P36. Britumn wouldn't send me a P36 until he'd made some improvements and had a 2nd-generation. The obvious improvement was moving the cap band to the end of the cap (see my video here: ua-cam.com/video/_o-L2lbzDdM/v-deo.html), but there may have others of which I wasn't made aware. Perhaps that included the problem you experienced. I was happy to hear the correct pronunciation of 'Asvine' :-) ua-cam.com/video/87DMekVUdi0/v-deo.html Regards, Norman
Clearly "heavily inspired" by the CONID Bulkfiller Kingsize. Why do they always feel the need to stylistically copy pens down to every last little detail, to the point where some of the parts of the pen don't even make sense anymore? That little antechamber at the end of the barrel is there on the CONID so the ink shut-off rod can press against it. This is a piston filler, why does it even have the antechamber??? It's just so lazy and uninspired to copy pens in this manner.
I can't offer a solution for the ink ejaculation (that's only happened to me when flying a fighter jet during Mach 2 maneuvers -- in my dreams), but I noticed that you had a 1st-generation P36. Britumn wouldn't send me a P36 until he'd made some improvements and had a 2nd-generation. The obvious improvement was moving the cap band to the end of the cap (see my video here: ua-cam.com/video/_o-L2lbzDdM/v-deo.html), but there may have others of which I wasn't made aware. Perhaps that included the problem you experienced. I was happy to hear the correct pronunciation of 'Asvine' :-) ua-cam.com/video/87DMekVUdi0/v-deo.html Regards, Norman
"Maybe the Dutch Peach is turning into Peach Schnapps" 🤣🤣🤣
I never expected to cry while watching a Doodlebud video. 😢
Poor dog T_T
Buddy, I think you're among the best! I've learned so much from your video reviews. With knowledge comes better conclusions, pit that to good ole common sense and you're a winner!
Your ink ejection reminds me of an issue I had with a can of Guinness. I took my can out of the fridge, pulled the ring tab and in about one second I had 500ml of the black stuff hitting the kitchen ceiling.
They had invented a "widget" to aerate the beer. It was basically a cylindrical disc that was filled with pressurised CO2 that sat in the base of the can and would rupture at the upper surface when you opened the ring tab and reduced the pressure in the can. I cut the can open to find that some nitwit had placed the widgets the wrong side up so the widget acted like a piston (actually more like a Saturn V rocket) as the gas expanded between the base of the can and the (now) base of the widget. I took the other unopened cans back to the shop and the manager was not being helpful after my explanation. His attitude did change when I offered to open the other seven cans in his supermarket!
They later changed the design to a small ball filled with the pressurised gas.
I like Asvine pens in general, my p36 works great and has a bock fine nib. I do wish the section was different and for me, perhaps a little thicker. Also, I would prefer the overall weight to be slightly lighter. A very good looking well made pen.
I like my P36s, but I had to put a lot of work into the Bock nibs.The Asvine nibs I haven’t had to touch, but I like how much softer the Bock nibs are. I’m torn.
13:35 Thanks, I've been doing that with some success, and it's good to see someone sort of confirm that technique. 👍
Finally somebody acknowledging that "tuning" a nib by doing 8 figures is wrong, when you do that you are flattening the tip and turning it into a stub or an italic, which in the end is not bad but not the desired result in general.
The off gassing sounds like a reasonable explanation, could even be fermentation if you got some contamination while filling.
I'm very happy with my p36 after I worked it out to the point I like. Got the Asvine nib because everyone seems to complain how the Bock fails to deliver ink to paper. My biggest complain has to do with cleaning the piston mechanism. There's no Asvine tool available and I had to rely on my digital calliper to do the job. A word of caution: if you clean the pen submerged in water, you will get water in the back of the piston and you will have to disassemble the whole thing to get rid of it.
Used your caliper as a wrench!!! You are now the owner of a precision adjustable wrench with a DRO my friend
I simply replaced the nib unit with a Bock Platinum unit and I'm very pleased with the result :-)
Well, Mr. Coyote, it's pretty obvious. It's the Acme threads. Everyone knows that all Acme products WILL blow up in your face.... .
Asvine did a revision of the P36. You can differeciate them by their caps. The newer one has the metal section directly at the opening to prevent the plastic from cracking on the cap. I wonder if they also revised the other parts slightly to eliminate the internal cracking and gassing problems some people seem to have...
This new revision sucks cause you hear the metal scratching Everytime you cap or uncap the pen. It's a horrible sound and there's sharp metal at the bottom. The plastic bottom was much better. The new revision posts even more shallow. Bad revision
I got this pen and love it. The medium nib was great out of the box, but I like big nibs I cannot lie. So I got another one and swapped the nib with an Osprey Architect double broad nib. SWEEEET! ( I have no financial arrangement with Osprey Pens. I find their nibs to be wonderful to swap on my cheap pens. Great customer service too. ) This pen is similar to the Conid bulk filler which I wanted but never got ; the Asvine saved me hundreds of dollars!
I have this pen. It's pretty good. I have smaller hands so the size and section are not a big deal. The Asvine nib is pretty good, so no complaints. It also has a good heft to it, so it feels good in the hand. I haven't seen it expel ink as yours did, though. I'll have to keep an eye on it. Great video, as aways. Thank you very much.
I've heard the Asvine nibs are pretty good
Huh; they changed the shape a lot more from the P30 than I thought - That one has softer threads and a straight taper towards the nib, ending in a flare just in front of it. It's not quite as pretty as the Titanium one, but I like the weight of it, and it hasn't squirted ink all over the place ..
Thank you Doodlebud, saved me some money (o:
I have two of these. Both with Asvine nibs. One medium, and one fine. They both write great with no issues. Also, you can rotate the cap / clip. Only thing that bothers me is the odd size wrench flats on the piston assembly. I had to use calipers as a wrench.
Update: my medium nib P36 pissed itself. It was capped and nib down in a pen holder for a few days. I found it empty with a cap full of ink.
I had about all the same critiques on mine. I think you and I have about the same size giant hands.
Wow another viewer who used their caliper for a wrench! Like I said to the other person, you're now the owner of a precision adjustable wrench with a handy dandy DRO 😆
Very interesting update... I wonder what the root cause is.
Hey there! I just wanted to let you know that the gearwrench feeler gauge method that you shared worked for the Bock nib. I find it weird that after performing what you taught, it did not work right away. Thought I would give up and lo and behold, I uncapped the pen and tried writing. It worked! Thank you for sharing your experience!
The ink evacuation issue may have been caused by a barometric effect. You may have used the pen for the last time during a very sunny day with a very high atmospheric pressure, then caped the pen which, apparently, has a perfect seal, then opened the pen during a cloudy or even rainy day, with a very low atmospheric pressure, causing the ink to eject. Just a humble speculation.
The pen stayed at home in the same room so it didn't experience any changes in pressure or temp
An ink explosion?! I've had all kinds of FPs for several decades now and (happily) never ran into that...odd. Glad you got it working well now. I think it's a decent pen for the money -- yeah, a little small and the section could be a bit grippier but it writes decently (need to smooth the nib a bit -- Asvine nib) and I like that it's a piston fill.
Glad the side pressure fixed the issue.
This one just didnt want to open up as easy as nibs normally do but got it done. Writes wonderfully now
I've had this with a TWSBI 580 where I filled a cold pen cold ink. I then let it sit upstairs in much warmer room, and opened it an hour later and a huge blob of ink shot out.
On the pen, I've been eyeing this a lot, but in the end decided not to go for it. It doesn't seem to bring anything to the table other than what I think is the best looking knob and section in quite a while. I wish they made the cap smokey or something, would have improved it.
Also, my luck with Bock nibs has been poor. I like that the Chinese manufacturers go for premium brand nibs, but I with they would go for Jowo instead...
You can line up the clip with the nib (actually vice versa ) just give the nib unit a little turn. I've done this on a 126.
Yes, I seem to have the same problem with the Bock nib. Upstrokes and side strokes write dry or not at all. Down strokes only when I apply pressure. 😢
Sounds like your nib needs a little tweak
@@Doodlebud I saw your video with the micro sized shims. Where can I find these?
Really disappointed with my first time trying Bock nib. Paid more for it but the Asvine nib writes straight out of the box without any tweaking.
Hm... that accident sounds scary. I have rwo of these and both work like a charm with the Asvine nibs, never had a problem.
thanks
Welcs
Styling based on the CONID kingsize bulkfiller.
yup
Writing with Peach Schnapps would be interesting 😂
Even more exciting after a decent amount of Schnapps
@@petaks01 True. There's the option of putting the drink in the pen or the writer 😄
Way ahead of you on that one.... check this video
ua-cam.com/video/rfzuTBtj3lU/v-deo.htmlsi=hvr2t8NTjdw556C5&t=501
I got this pen but the bock nib was disappointing, very tight and misaligned, corrected them and the flow is meh for a broad. Still needs a bit of micro mesh I reckon.
It isn’t very smooth as well and i wish i had gotten a asvine nib version instead
Also there is an updated version with the cap band moved to the very edge and the section screws out and has two orings, a thick one at the nipple and a thin ring at the other edge of the housing
0:10 what was that doodlebud?
@@afkoyuncu5886 oh nothing, a minor stutter.... 👉👌
Some peoples say asvine nib feels better than one from Bock. If u buy pen with asvine nib is it posible to change it to a Bock nib? Do u also have to change a feed in that case?
The trim ring with "ASVINE" engraved has come off the cap. The plastic has a frosted appearance, the ring is polished inside so I don't think it was glued, just force fit.
Is superglue a good choice to re-secure it?
When you glue it in you will might want to ruff up the inside of the ring a little bit to give the glue better surface adhesion. Don't need to go crazy but just a little will help. You need to watch out with some super glues and acrylic. It can turn them white. A 2 part clear epoxy might be a good bet. I've used one in picked up from the dollar store on my Visconti Rembrandt when the trim ring fell off and it worked great. Plus you have little more time to orient the trim ring with epoxy rather than 2 sec with super glue. You only need a tiny dab but that will do it. Another method would be to reach out to Asvine to let them know and they might take care of you as well.
This is an Asvine not a Majohn!
Edit: it originally said Majohn in the title, I was pointing it out so Doodlebud would realise and correct it, thankfully he has. Keep up the good work Doodlebud!
i think its Moonman (majohn) who makes the Asvine pens anyway, not really sure
@goodprince5327 even if Majohn/Moonman manufacturers Asvine pens it's branded Asvine
@@jamesal6138 Well it says Asvine on the tittle 🤔
@@goodprince5327 it was majohn on the title last i saw. I guess it got corrected now
@@goodprince5327 it said Majohn when it was uploaded
Thank you this. I’m deciding between P36 and V200. Question, you mentioned anodizing. Is that to obtain a bit of non-smoothness on metal section? Does your method work on chrome sections? Thanks again and kind regards DB.
Anodizing on pens is really only for cosmetic reasons. You can have a look at some of the titanium anodizing videos I've done. That particular process only works for titanium.
I also find that if I start with the top of the nib directly underneath the clip, that's where it ends being lined up when fully capped. A version 2 improvement? I'm not sure. Also, I don't find the section threads to be sharp -- but I don't have a version 1 to compare that to. I've emailed Britumn (the principal of Asvine) to make a comment here about the improvements between the two versions, but as English is not his first language, we'll have to wait to see if he responds to that invitation. I just want to comment that he's very responsive to improvement suggestions (I've dealt with him for over 20 years), so I know that he appreciates suggestions for making his pens better.
I had a closer look afterwards and the ring that aligns the clip can be rotated so you're able to line the clip up to the nib when the cap is closed.
Sorry about your fur kid! I remember seeing the black lab in one of your vids a long while back. Now they can go on endless walks and chase squirrels without tiring!
The fur baby is ok for now but the clock is ticking. Have to carry her up and down the stairs since her arthritis is pretty bad
I’ve had my eye on this pen. Halfway through your video has inspired me to give it a pass. Also, I’m surprised you haven’t anodized the titanium parts of the pen yet.
It will probably happen at some point
@@Doodlebud It damn well better or you’re not the Doodlebud I thought you were. 😂
@@FriedPi-mc5yt I have a power supply so I can precisely control the anodize layer thickness which dictates the colour. So have to play with that a bit first.
@@Doodlebud I look forward to seeing the results.
I have looked at this video 3 times and am stumped by the ejection of the ink. It sounds almost like negative pressure was created when you uncapped the pen. How can that be? I don't believe you can. The only other thing is that the viscosity of the ink changed. It is another head scratcher.
I have this pen. My pen writes very well. My problem was the piston. It did not retract beyond halfway up the barrel. It tooke over an hour to be able to move the piston up completely and have the end cap sit properly. Trial and error with a lot of trial and a lot of frustration.
Great re- review.
The viscosity of the ink can't change on its own. You would need a massive pressure differential outside the pen to cause a vacuum of that magnitude. The pen was sitting in a case for 1 week in the same office at the same temperature when I uncapped and it immediately all came rushing out. The force had to come from withing the ink chamber. My thought is there was some residue in the barrel that reacted with the ink and caused some pressure inside the ink chamber. Since the cap seals it nicely, the pressure was contained until I opened the pen. Hasn't occurred since its be fully disassembled and cleaned and re-inked with the same ink.
I would love to hear you talk about "nib creep".. is it good, bad or what... I just got my Pilot 823 and love the pen. I find it very smooth and actually quite wet. I do see some ink on the top of the nib when I write and hadn't found that with my other fountain pens. The writing experience of the 823 is incredible, but just wondering if some ink pooling a bit on the top of the nib is normal or if anyone else has that experience. what are your thoughts on nib creep, Doodlebud?
Nib creep is no problem. All it means is there are little fissures in around the nib slit that the ink travels up to get to the top of the nib. I have a few pens that always have a little nib creep and it doesnt negatively impact the pens performance in any way.
"Peach schnapps" 🤣
5:00 my p36 bock nib is 90 degrees square with the clip. looks like your nib unit is a bit loose.
Found out the clip can be rotated if you loosen the top and then rotate the clip if the ring to line up where you want it to.
Hi DB. Awesome review. I found the Bock nib to be super disappointing and need a lot of work to work. The Asvine nib is actually much nicer to write with. Also, I found the piston screw area cracked over 3 months, with me unscrewing the piston.... like many microcracks.
maybe you tightened it too hard
BOGDAN SERBAN I never unscrewed the that section.....it isweird.
@@Shak-MD You just said you unscrew the piston!? You meant to say you actioned it? When I hear "unscrew the piston" I think of disassembling it, not just merely filling the pen.
BOGDAN SERBAN I meant filling the pen only. The cleaning is easier through removing the nib. Thus, there is no need for me to disassemble the piston.
If you can remove the clip easily, how is the fact that the nib in not aligned with the clip a problem? Just align it yourself
I mentioned this to a few comments that afterwards I did align everything. But this is an assembly checklist item that should be added during the assembly phase at the manufacturer
Assuming the cap is air tight, turning the piston knob by mistake could potentially build pressure?
That would do it but the piston knob was fully seated at the back of the travel
@@Doodlebud then it’s due to the position of celestial bodies.
@@dagbruck you know we did just finish having seven planets in retrograde this summer. I wonder if that has something to do with it?
metal threads on plastic not a good combination and would likey start to strip over time. Looks really good though. Reminds me a little of the CONID Bulk Filler in titanium.
Why don't you just loosen the finial a bit and then turn the clip so it aligns with the nib?🙃
I did afterwards. I thought the clip was keyed to the body but it wasn't so it can be aligned. Still should be an assembly checklist item at the manufacturer level.
So sorry about the dog 😭 Really nice looking pen, but I’m having doubts about the Bock nibs. Granted, I don’t even qualify as an amateur, but I’ve seen others express doubts as well. I may pick one up and risk it with the Bock nib just for fun.
All the Asvine branded nibs I've used have been great out of the box. The Bock ones have been a mixed bag and they both (when tuned properly) write the same. I really can't tell much of a difference between the two
Dooooooodlebud
I received a different version with the titanium metal at the bottom of the cap not the clear plastic piece. It's horrible because it's so sharp and I hear metal scratching Everytime I uncap and cap. Plus you can't post it. It only goes on like 1/2 inch. The new model sucks. I wish I got this one.
What watch is that ?
Samsung s3 frontier. Its an older model that I've had for years now
When I realised that the nib does not align properly with the clip I immediately returned the pen. I mean, what the hell were they thinking?!
Turns out you can loosen the top finial, rotate the clip, then snug it down. Simple fix, but simple enough to do during the assembly process at the manufacturer
Oh, I didn´t know that. But that was actually not the reason for me to send it back, I was just refering to your remark :-) It's a good pen but somehow it didn't give me as much pleasure as I had expected.
after i leave the pen 3 days it became dry , many times i try . not like pilot 74 or hero vintage or hongdian 36 they are not dry after weeks
Check to make sure the top part of the cap is screwed on properly. Perhaps air is getting in though the top
Ive used and abused many pens leaving them inked in hot cars and never had that ink come out like that. Must be a freak series of events maybe ?
Yeah must have been. I've never had anything like that happen so rapidly with any pen. Hasn't happened since the first time. The speed at which it happened made me think perhaps there was some little bit of residue in the barrel that reacted with the ink and cause a some pressure and was just waiting for the cap to open up. Good to know the cap seals well!
@@Doodlebud Yeah its 100% a good feature and not a bug hahah ;)
I had something kinda similar happen with the Gravitas Quark Pocket Pen UP eyedropper. I filled the body up, put it all back together, capped it & sat it down for a bit. Came back to it, uncapped it & it evacuated everything into the cap. I was able to decant most of it back into the body & it's been fine ever since. Absolutely no idea what caused it.
Your not supposed to fill it to 100% full doing it like that might pressure it too much
Just about to dip my toes in the world of fountain pens. Probably going to start off nice and easy with a Lamy Safari (with a bunch of nibs) and a Kaweco Sport (for EDC). As for all these affordable and often highly regarded Chinese pens, they invariably seem to have more quality control issues than more established brands. They leak. They crack. They clog up. They arrive broken because of suboptimal packaging and less than stellar materials. Typically 5-10% (or more) of Amazon reviews for any given pen talk about these issues. Is it a matter of having to buy a dozen of a model just to make sure 1 of them actually works, or is it an overblown non-issue? I don't have the patience or limitless supply of paper, shirts and industrial strength hand cleaner to deal with leaky pens - I want something that works. Given the choice between "patiently buy the odd 3-digit Esterbrook or Pelikan" and buying lots of colorful Chinese pens only to have them leak or clog up, the former does seem like the safer bet.
So many flaws! The blind cap turns when the cap is posted, the threads are too sharp, the grip section, even with machining, isn't "grippy", the hourglass shape is too thin, and the extra cost nib is unevenly tipped, badly gapped, and doesn't really work properly? I've had issues with 365Days stationery in the past, but if even they are no longer selling this pen, looks like I won't be buying it. Thanks for the very nice heads-up, Doodlebud.
Its a great looking pen... because its a direct Conid knockoff in terms of style. At lease they didnt knockoff the bulkfiller mechanism too, but that's probably because it would take an ounce of actual creativity to figure out how to get it to work.
I 'm So tired of these Chinese companies just blatantly stealing with 0 consequences.
Mine leaked
I can't offer a solution for the ink ejaculation (that's only happened to me when flying a fighter jet during Mach 2 maneuvers -- in my dreams), but I noticed that you had a 1st-generation P36. Britumn wouldn't send me a P36 until he'd made some improvements and had a 2nd-generation. The obvious improvement was moving the cap band to the end of the cap (see my video here: ua-cam.com/video/_o-L2lbzDdM/v-deo.html), but there may have others of which I wasn't made aware. Perhaps that included the problem you experienced. I was happy to hear the correct pronunciation of 'Asvine' :-) ua-cam.com/video/87DMekVUdi0/v-deo.html Regards, Norman
Clearly "heavily inspired" by the CONID Bulkfiller Kingsize. Why do they always feel the need to stylistically copy pens down to every last little detail, to the point where some of the parts of the pen don't even make sense anymore?
That little antechamber at the end of the barrel is there on the CONID so the ink shut-off rod can press against it. This is a piston filler, why does it even have the antechamber??? It's just so lazy and uninspired to copy pens in this manner.
I can't offer a solution for the ink ejaculation (that's only happened to me when flying a fighter jet during Mach 2 maneuvers -- in my dreams), but I noticed that you had a 1st-generation P36. Britumn wouldn't send me a P36 until he'd made some improvements and had a 2nd-generation. The obvious improvement was moving the cap band to the end of the cap (see my video here: ua-cam.com/video/_o-L2lbzDdM/v-deo.html), but there may have others of which I wasn't made aware. Perhaps that included the problem you experienced. I was happy to hear the correct pronunciation of 'Asvine' :-) ua-cam.com/video/87DMekVUdi0/v-deo.html Regards, Norman