Ive just bought the titanium flex, polymer pen from your site. The pen is amazing! Lots of flex very little rail roading, so much fun. Keep up the good work Sunil, your pens are wonderful and fairly pric3d, which should enable most people to take up this glorious hobby - thanks so much.
Love the engineering and thought that Sunil has put into his fountain pens. Love seeing a fellow mathematician creating pens and demystifying the "dark art" of pen making.
Loved this interview. Super inspired by Sunil, he has spoken to something i've always wondered about - why can't we do flex nibs at the level of what was being mass produced in the past? Love that he's spoken to this - and appreciate his take on the science of it all. I went to his site and purchased the R615 Fountain Pen - White Acetal (a new plastic that typically has industrial applications!), along with a Titanium flex and a "polymer feed." Polymer feed? Progress?? Who knows, but I love that I now know about a new type of feed outside of plastic and ebonite. Looking forward to trying this out. Also - saw some older videos reviewing his pens, and now realize they no longer apply due to the new materials he's using for his feeds.
So far as shape goes, there's that ancient saying, 'Form follows function.' Well, yes - but only when they inform each other. I'm really looking forward to getting the fine italic flex I think (hope!) I saw on The Good Blue website. I've loved fountain pens - and messed with them - since discovering an ancient one in my Dad's desk. He never knew I took it to school! (Or I'd have heard of it - oh yes!) Just one day. I couldn't bear to be without it! I was six. That's (gulp) seventy -three years back! Still messing around with calligraphy and pens. Many thanks!
I wish they sold the nib units separately as well- they look really interesting! I appreciate the engineering that went into the design of the rest of the pen but the aesthetics aren't my cup of tea
How does it compare to the Noodler's nibs? Their nibs are flex in name, but need a lot of pressure. Is it the same here? What is the difference between the steel and titanium?
So much easier to flex (Ive got the titanium one) and the polymer feed work very well. I dont write fast but the feed keeps up well even with heavy flexing. The pen looks and feels great as well.
Please don't be unpleasant. This is a good news story. We only have a couple of Pen manufacturers in the UK, so "The Good Blue", is an exciting and welcome addition.
Plus this is such a pointless comment that speaks volumes of how a person like this thinks, and how much its opinion is worth listening too. The opposite of a constructive behaviour, childish and frankly embarrassing. The next time maybe stop by to express factual criticism rather than insulting.
Ive just bought the titanium flex, polymer pen from your site. The pen is amazing! Lots of flex very little rail roading, so much fun. Keep up the good work Sunil, your pens are wonderful and fairly pric3d, which should enable most people to take up this glorious hobby - thanks so much.
Sunil is one of the most exciting people to come into the fountain pen world. I look forward to seeing what else he brings to market.
Fascinating. Few pen companies even manufacture their own nibs. This gentleman is rethinking how to make the elusive flex nib better.
Love the engineering and thought that Sunil has put into his fountain pens. Love seeing a fellow mathematician creating pens and demystifying the "dark art" of pen making.
Loved this interview. Super inspired by Sunil, he has spoken to something i've always wondered about - why can't we do flex nibs at the level of what was being mass produced in the past? Love that he's spoken to this - and appreciate his take on the science of it all. I went to his site and purchased the R615 Fountain Pen - White Acetal (a new plastic that typically has industrial applications!), along with a Titanium flex and a "polymer feed." Polymer feed? Progress?? Who knows, but I love that I now know about a new type of feed outside of plastic and ebonite. Looking forward to trying this out. Also - saw some older videos reviewing his pens, and now realize they no longer apply due to the new materials he's using for his feeds.
27:25 "You might discover the next PEN-icillin." Underrated pun here! 😂
So far as shape goes, there's that ancient saying, 'Form follows function.' Well, yes - but only when they inform each other. I'm really looking forward to getting the fine italic flex I think (hope!) I saw on The Good Blue website. I've loved fountain pens - and messed with them - since discovering an ancient one in my Dad's desk. He never knew I took it to school! (Or I'd have heard of it - oh yes!) Just one day. I couldn't bear to be without it! I was six. That's (gulp) seventy -three years back!
Still messing around with calligraphy and pens. Many thanks!
Nice interview. Ordered the pen via your site!
Lovely pens. Excellent engineering, and lovely to use.
I agree. The flex nib is a beauty.
I wish they sold the nib units separately as well- they look really interesting! I appreciate the engineering that went into the design of the rest of the pen but the aesthetics aren't my cup of tea
How does it compare to the Noodler's nibs? Their nibs are flex in name, but need a lot of pressure. Is it the same here? What is the difference between the steel and titanium?
So much easier to flex (Ive got the titanium one) and the polymer feed work very well. I dont write fast but the feed keeps up well even with heavy flexing. The pen looks and feels great as well.
Never seen amatures talking shitt like this sorry but its true.
Please don't be unpleasant. This is a good news story. We only have a couple of Pen manufacturers in the UK, so "The Good Blue", is an exciting and welcome addition.
Plus this is such a pointless comment that speaks volumes of how a person like this thinks, and how much its opinion is worth listening too. The opposite of a constructive behaviour, childish and frankly embarrassing.
The next time maybe stop by to express factual criticism rather than insulting.