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TWSBI IRIS Vac 700-R Fill and Twist Tip! / Fountain Pen
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2024
- My TWSBI Iris Vac 700-R is a beautiful pen. The rainbow detailing is stunning. The Iris was a gift from my kids. It has become a favorite pen, but when I first started using it, I was so disappointed because it kept "stopping" writing for no reason. None of my other pens do that! I'm used to pens that seem to "always write." Maybe I'm just lucky so far. The TWSBI Iris was a more expensive pen than others I use, and it didn't write consistently. Even worse, once it "stopped" writing, it seemed almost impossible to get it to write again. I was convinced I had a defective pen, and I was really disappointed.
I finally found a tip from Goulet Pens about the endcap, and that seems to have solved the problem. [Update - I am glad that many of you discovered this on your own or via the manual!]
I filled the pen in this video with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo. It's a bit darker than the magenta I want, but the Yama-Budo is beautiful in this pen, writes like a dream, and has become my standard pairing for the Iris. Samples shown on office paper and Tomoe River (Hobonichi Techo Weeks).
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Music: Tenderness, courtesy of Bensound.com
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:55 Clean pen and ready to refill
3:09 Magenta talk and comparison of TWSBI Iris and Eco nib sizes
3:44 Fill the vac-fill pen
5:00 Sample of the Yama-Budo on office/copy paper
7:55 Sample on Tomoe River paper (Hobonichi)
8:50 The problem I had (but how pretty the pen is, too!)
11:08 Tip to improve your vac experience
Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo ink: amzn.to/2QkZQqY
TWSBI Iris Vac 700-R - "rainbow" - hard to come by
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TWSBI Eco: amzn.to/3dWQMRc (comes in many colors and nibs)
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Thanks very much. Mine, in B also did the exact same. I have put through high quality inks and it completely stopped. I just cleaned it and am using Birmingham Inland Teal so far, so good with your little trick. Will see how it does over time. Cheers!
Great! I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying yours now. Inland teal is one of the Birmingham inks I've eyed (for a different pen). Love teals/aqua ink!
This is stated in the directions that came with the open. Plainly says to open the vacuum if you plan on writing for long periods of time.
And yet there are a lot of people who run into this problem - and who probably don't stop and read the directions because they don't realize it will be different than other fountain pens they may have other than the actual filling.
@@creativitymatterspodcast RTFM…read the fucking manual.
@@justmeeagainn no reason to be rude.
A lot of people just skip it because they have read a million similar ones
After you fill the pen, point the nib straight up, then withdraw the piston back to the edge of the ink. Put the nib back in the bottle, and push the plunger down. This gives most of my vac filler a much, much better fill.
Somehow, I figured out doing multiple cycles to increase the fill level but it never occurred to me that you don't have to pull the plunger all the way out and can stop at the level of the ink instead, so every time I filled it, I'd sit there pushing ink back and forth for a while... 😅
this is how all pistol fillers work. When the piston is all the way down, it locks the ink supply, which is why it's best for travelling, specially flying. When you want to write, you just open up the piston, and close it back after you write it. That's the beauty of Piston Fillers. Cheers
So you need to unscrew the piston every time you write?
The reason this pen comes with an ink stop is because air travellers can fly with this without the pressures resulting in squirts or leaks. Also, it prevents ink burps from erupting from the nib because of heat from the writer’s hand etc. This is a common problem with eye dropper filled pens or pens with large ink storage like this one. The ink stop helps eliminate this problem. I love it. This pen gives me the comfort of a very large ink reserve and the peace of mind that it won’t burp onto my work. I get mine filled to the top every time by using the TWSBI ink well. It is a handy ink storage bottle that guarantees a full fill when you use it to fill your VAC 700 pen. It is not needed but for just an additional $14, I bought one and it has served me well.
I got the same TWSBI ink well, and it is really nice. Two strokes of the plunger gets it so full there are no bubbles, and the pen barely needs any cleaning. No ink on the section at all, and near-zero risk of spills.
I've heard there is a seal or o-ring that can be removed to keep the vacuum plunger from sealing the pen, but I don't want to do that. I'd rather have the security of a completely sealed reservoir.
It's not a good idea to carry the pen in a shirt pocket with the cap on the pointy end. Closing the vacuum plunger is sealing off the other end.
Then, the 700 R is like a perfect infant with peace and quiet at both ends of its alimentary canal.
Your video is sweet and helpful, thank you! You saved the day for me! I have long since forgotten what any instructions did or did not say and am new at fountain pens and you saved this pen for me, Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words.
Every single review of this pen on youtube contains this information. The search had to be really tough 😂
I am so excited I just watched this video!! I just get subbed one of these pens! Thank you!
I've heard that about the flow a lot, I found out that it is because of the stopper, that makes it better for flying so the ink doesn't spurt out, the vac has a stopper on it to prevent the ink from burping out and making a huge mess. I watched a ton of video's on this pen before I ordered it, I can't wait to get it. I love your ink pairing and yama budo is one of my favorite colors. I love all the variations of this pen, the colors are amazing, yours is absolutely beautiful.
I hope you love it when you get it! I really do like the Yama Budo in it (or another magenta would work), but I've seen some really pretty combinations from others, too. Enjoy!
@@creativitymatterspodcast I just received mine on yesterday I can't decide on an ink yet, although I did try out baystate cranberry but quickly cleaned it out, wasn't that pop of color I was hoping for with this one, since I already have a pen inked with Yama Budo, I didn't want to repeat colors so the search continues. It is lovely indeed.
@@AbundantlyBlessed573 Cactus Fruit Eel or Black Swan Australian Roses are two I might also use. Hope you find the perfect color - and love your Iris!
@@creativitymatterspodcast thanks for the recommendations I will try those.
I love my Iris so much I’m tempted to get another one in the hopes of getting one that’s green dominant. The one I have now is purple, love it!!!
I like mine so much that I ordered another!
I just got my Iris for Christmas 2021. Thanks for the tip!
It's a beautiful pen. Enjoy it!
Most if not all vacuum fillers (the TWSBI Vacs and Visconti's) have that "problem". I've even seen some pen owners try to spread the tine because they think the tines are too tight and not allowing ink flow - bad move. In any case, thanks for sharing your experience and educating people. BTW, LOVE the yama budo. I personally use pilot's tsutsuji which is also a rich red.
I've seen some beautiful images of people using tsutsuji. Thanks for the feedback!
I’ve read and heard this “secret” thing (opening the barrel to the feed) with most other vac system pens. I’m quite surprised you had so much difficulty finding out about it…but good that you did. It’s kind of akin to pulling the plug on a sink full of water, eh? Water can’t go anywhere while the rubber stopper is plugging up access to the drain. I fairly recently bought my IRIS for Appleboom in the Netherlands. Got the medium. They really are pretty. Thanks for the great video.
With all the fountains pens I've used, this was my first vac fill.... and I really didn't know. Once you know, you always know!
It’s creating a vacuum, so untwisting it lets more air in to press down on the ink instead of sucking it back up the feed. It’s just like when the water cooler glugs to suck in air because the water coming out has created a vacuum that sucks air in. If you could stop it you’d find the water would eventually stop coming out because the pressure has to equalize.
After a long drawn out battle with myself, 😂 I just received my Iris Vac 700r yesterday. I’m planning to fill today, but trying to decide on the perfect ink. I do have the Yama-Budo already inked in other pens so I wanted to try something new. So many choices! Thanks for sharing! 🖋❤️
I hope you enjoy it - and find the perfect ink!
@@creativitymatterspodcast Yes, I made a video inking it with Organics Studio Nitrogen. Perfect so far! 🖋❤️
Pretty pen and ink. I'm glad you figured out how it works! 🌿🌷🌿
Thank you!
Us mere mortals didn’t know about about this because Vac pens are so expensive only a few people buy and use them so the tricks never got passed around very much
Buenas tardes, tengo una pregunta:
Puedo dejar mi pluma un poco lkena y guardarla o cuando termine de utilizarla la tengo que vaciar
What nib size are you using please?
You can open the pen up by a wrench provided and than put silicone grease on the stopper. The rod threads at the back you put the wrench there.
Yes! That's exactly what I need to do!
Mine is Fe and it is blocked and I can't open and I don't know I'd it has a security mechanism or something like that but I can't open the fountain pen. Do you know if could be the same issue?
I don't think there should be anything stopping you from opening it. The bottom cap unscrews.
I'm too broke, but I plan on buying it for myself as a gift when I escape my country!
The question is, Ehat nib size?
I JUST can't decide and love all, the issue is that they don't sell replacements like the normal vac700r, so I'd lose the color. b is cool, m is cool fine is cool
You may want to try Diamine Deep Magenta ink, I think you may like the way it looks when dry, much brighter ink when dry than what you are using.
Diamine Deep Magenta is definitely a favorite!
Thank you so much! I thought I’d bought a bad pen! I’m so grateful to you!
So glad it was helpful. I was so disappointed in mine at first! Enjoy yours - with consistent ink flow :)
@@creativitymatterspodcast it’s working great, now! Loaded it with murasaki shikibu by iroshizuku, and it’s doing so well. Thank you!
@@kathrynsargent5769 Great choice! I have been very curious about that one. It is one I was considering sampling.
@@creativitymatterspodcast It’s the most beautiful purple!
Two suggestions: (1) Try Diamine Syrah if you want a well-behaved magenta with beautiful shading. I did approximately 200 wedding invitations with it, plus place cards, and it was a dream to work with. (2) Get a TWSBI VAC20A ink bottle. They cost just $15 and double the value of the VAC 700R pen. You'll get a 100% fill every time and the engineering is incredible.
Edit: Just noticed you've got a Goulet Pens sample of Diamine Syrah on your desk. Have you tried it? Was it too dark for you?
I actually love Syrah! I do use it often. Good suggestion, too, about the bottle. I bet your invitations were gorgeous!
I’m a chronic video visual person and paper directions will not do me any good. So this was super helpful!
Thank you. I'm glad it was helpful. I think many of us don't realize this the first time we use a vacuum fill pen.
Thank you very much. This saved a perfectly good pen from the trash
That's a good save then! It's one of those things that "once you know, you know," but it can be easy to overlook.
The stiffness isn't normal!
Do you frequently find yourself saying, “So, to make a short story long…”?
Another tip is to read the instructions! It’s all in there 🤨
why not just dilute down the ink with a bit of distilled water in a sample vial always fun when drawing with fp ink
It’s really not that hard to do - you can do it easily without making such a mess
Wait a second...I'm a minute into the video. Are you going to tell us one has to keep the valve open if writing for long periods of time? As both the instructions for the pen and common sense dictate? If so, you made a fourteen and a half minute video to demonstrate your idiocy?
I think I'll stop watching now and block your channel.
Hello. She sounds as a beautiful person and she received the pen as a gift by her sons. Maybe she is a little naive, maybe, but being rude with her is "a little" unjustified and you can still enjoy her beautiful voice and her Lady manners. Yama Budo is probably my favourite ink, together with Lamy Beryl.
I appreciate your comment. I am certainly not the only person who has had this question or run into this problem - despite the instruction manual. I also did not experience this as only a "long periods of time" problem.
Wow, it costs zero dollars to have some manners. Calm down.
Uh-oh. Somebody's favorite Bic Cristal went through the wash and exploded in the dryer. I hate it when that happens.