NEW TWSBI Swipe Fountain Pen Unboxing & Comparison
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- The Brand New TWSBI Swipe fountain pen is released on July 29th 2021 and we got our hands on the first batch to unbox and compare to some other similar fountain pens from Kaweco and Lamy!
Available to buy from our website:
Smoke - www.purepens.co.uk/products/t...
Prussian Blue - www.purepens.co.uk/products/t...
Thanks for the review, it was very helpful
Nice looking pen and as long as they're typical Twisbi steel nibs the ability use any short intl cartridge makes it a great travel pen. Will anyone want to buy a more expensive Prera now, or a Procyon?
Very much like the Go without the cap! Cool pen!
Good video informative. Like the plunger filler. The 1.1 Stub.is impressive.
I take it this is TWSBI’s take on a school pen.
A 25 dollar school pen.
That's a silly take. There's nothing school like about this pen, and the main market is ADULTS who want a grown-up pen.
@@idkmybffjv Which is dirt cheap.
And here I am slowly cutting with an exacto knife the seals in the Twsbi box while this man rips them and pops the box open... LOL!
I hope they bring this pen out in clear!
Is the spring in the converter made of plastic or metal? Interested as metallic parts have not reacted well to some inks I’ve used.
might be the same price as the Lamy but the Lamy doesn't come with converters... this comes with 2!!!! Seems like quite an interesting pen
Looks like a good pen. I have several TWSBIs , I hope you will be giving a demonstration of the filling,, coloured water would do, also tell us about the nib, it looks like a number 5 ? And I think nib changers would be interested if you could change the nib , in your opinion.
Maybe the flexy writers would use this with the G5 nibs ? What do you think.
Thanks for posting. 💙
Thanks for the kind words. The nib is the same (No.5) as the Eco and Go, which is the same nib as it found in the Classic and Mini ranges, but it doesn't have a sleeve here. TWSBI don't sell them alone at the moment, sadly.
You *could* buy a Mini nib and remove it from the sleeve, but it's fiddly and liable to becoming damaged.
The standard nib is easy to remove (as shown) so you should be able to swap it out for another one in the same size.
We'll have a go at filming it filling in the coming days... :)
I just ordered a Smoke Black Swipe and I have heard before that TWSBI Pens are prone to cracking. What is your experience with the TWSBIs?
@@AyushRaj The first TWSBI models 530 and 540 were prone to cracking but things have improved with the later models. The Swipe is new, but we've sold a lot and have had no returns with cracking issues
I know I'm in the minority, but I tend to like opaque barrels more than demonstrators, and the TWSBI Swipe looks a bit swank to my eyes too. Might be my first TWSBI _and_ my first stub nib.
The Prussian Blue has sold out already and was more popular than the Smoke, seems others agree with you!
@@PurePens Aw shoot, I knew it was a mistake to spend that £20 on food. 😉
Seriously though, the Smoke's fine but I really like that prussian blue! I'll have to keep a close watch on the webstore.
As a rule, adults like opaque pens. Teens prefer demonstrators. Too, the poorer you are, the more you like demonstrators. Alsoi, the less you used fountain pens growing up, the more you like demonstrators.
I agree with you. The only thing that I dislike more than cheap demonstrators is an expensive demonstrator. It blows my mind that some people will pay hundreds of dollars for a pen made of cheap, transparent plastic.
I have a number of TWSBI pens. All work brilliantly and have no issues. Agreed that this seems like a school or entry level item which is a market mostly dominated by the Pilot Metropolitan and justly so. I like the demonstrator aspect, the hex sided design,the fill system looks solid but the clip looks funky to me. But that’s just me. Being a TWISBI it’s bound to be a good performer. In future editions they’re sure to come out with more colors.
Well, no, the school market is not mostly dominated by the Pilot Metropolitan. It's dominated by the Pilot Kakuno, the Platinum Preppy, and a hundred Chinese made pens. The Metro is way, way down the list, though it's a wonderful pen. But it's an adult pen, and the massive majority of Metropolitans are owned by adults, even in Japan.
I love the way the clip looks, and I don't care how it works. I never use the clip on any pen.
so the spring in the converter gets soaked in the ink. would that be an issue in the future?
unless using iron gall exclusively, id say no
Why in Europe it says “made in china” on the cardbox and it doesn’t come with the additional piston converter included? I’ve seen some reviews from US and their pens are “made in taiwan” and have the piston converter included
A few years ago TWSBI opened a factory in China to meet extra demand and started with the Chinese market models. More demand means that some models are made in both sites.
The two converters are included in North America, but nowhere else. These models are slightly more expensive but you'll be able to buy spare converters elsewhere anyway if needed/wanted.
@@PurePens thank you! Is there any difference in terms of nib and materials between the two models? my EF Swipe nib writes broader lines than my EF Eco nib
@@michaelcorleone89 We understand that the nib is still German-made and supplied to TWSBI by Jowo.
We'd say the difference is down to ink or tweaking of the ink feed.
TWSBI have a video on their UA-cam channel showing you how to adjust the ink feed and therefore wetness.
would it be too much to design cartridge that is refillable and resealable? say, making the bottom end of the big enough cartridge with an o ring plug with a screw, unscrew and take the sealing ball out, refill, plug the ball back, done.
Noodles has/had a refillable cartridge called the "308" for their pens - I'm not a noodles pen / ink user so cannot comment about current availability.
Whats the point of the spring, just makes it look cheap to me.
You don't have to use the spring in the box, it but you can fit it and the ink cartridge will be held in place. It means that *IF* you drop the pen the ink cartridge won't pop out of the feed. It is unique and not visible on Prussian Blue model.
The spring inside the converter is what helps it fill so easily, you simply compress it and then let go and it's done. We are getting a video ready now to show the filling mechanism and compare the capacity to the other TWSBI models
On some American vids the pen comes with a twist converter as well... Strange
It turns out that the American models cost a little more but come with an extra converter
@@PurePens ah that's why 👍 - odd that twsbi would add an extra converter tho🤔
I’m just so sad that I can no longer order from you due to brexit . 😕
How had Brexit stopped you ordering? :( We still send lots of orders to the EU. You can email us at info@purepens.co.uk if you have any questions or need advice.
@@PurePens Since brexit I have to pay a tax that I didn’t have to pay before so I’ve ordered from you for years( and loved doing so, that’s why I’m so sad 😞) but since brexit I cannot do that anymore . Last time I ordered from you I had to pay almost €40 extra to get my item.
@@justmemuchlove8275 We understand. Before Brexit our prices included 20% UK VAT and after Brexit you will *save* that 20% UK VAT at our checkout - BUT then you have to pay your local VAT (and some import duty)
Changes are coming in to resolve this but the UK has been slow getting it sorted, in a few months the price you see online should be the total price you pay with no extra fees.
@@PurePens Thank you for the reply. I will keep an eye on that
Made in China ?
Isn't TWSBI Manufactured in Taiwan ? 🤷♀️
Close enough same people different island
They produced the Pastel Pink and Pastel Blue Eco in China as they were initially for the Chinese market. It seems due to an increase in demand, they are using the extra capacity at that factory for the Swipe.
First, if you think this is a school pen, you must be in first grade yourself. This is an adult pen, and fills an adult niche. Second, yours is an early video, so maybe you have an excuse for questioning whether the Sipe converter or cartridge will fit in other pens, but not much of one. It's an incredibly odd thought to even consider but it's still happening months after you made this video. I suspect a blind man could tell from across the room that the Swipe Cartridge and converter are both too wide to fit in other pens. NO ONE EVER SAID THEY WOULD.
The point of the Swipe is to have a pen that holds a LOT of ink, whether in the cartridge or the converter, but that can still use standard international cartridges.