Which is best TWSBI
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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Mike
I was diagnosed with type two diabetes in 2003, so I know only too well about stabbing!
The TWSBI Go looks more to me like a vape pipe and I dislike it’s design to the extent that I would never purchase one. I have recently acquired the Swipe in Prussian Blue as you showed. The pear green is unpleasant aesthetically and the salmon, unspeakable. I have the Swipe with a nib which writes really nicely. I will stick with the supplied piston fill (a) because I have more Diamine bottled ink than they have in their warehouse and (b) I resent being tied into proprietary cartridges if I can avoid it. Thanks for the review, Michael … as enjoyable as ever.
On the stabbing - ugh, what a pain!
I agree entirely about the looks of the Go. However, I have to admit, it's a lovely pen to use - especially if you write a lot. Being able to refill it so quickly makes it a real star. However, no. It's not one I'd want to use full time purely because of the looks. However the Swype just doesn't quite hit the mark for me. It's much more elegant, but that clip irritates me no end. Still, fast to fill, large capacity, and excellent TWSBI nibs make it a pretty brilliant and effective pen, especially at that price.
Many thanks for the comments, Lancs - really appreciated!
Because of your video I bought the Conway Stewart Churchill Victory at All Costs pen and it should arrive today! I'm soooo looking forward to it!
He makes you want those pens, doesn't he? Enjoy your new pen!
@@penarbor yes! I also bought some vintage Conway Stewart’s and he’s also the reason I have the Visconti Crystal Dream;)
It's all my fault, isn't it!
It's not me, it's the pens!
@@writerlywitterings you are to blame! It really is a glorious pen, though!!
I've been diabetic for 20 years and a couple of years ago, made a change from finger-pricking to using the Freestyle Libre system. Without exaggeration, I can say that it changed my life. I considered the "old" way to be too bothersome and only checked my blood sugar once or twice a day. Now I'm checking 10-12 times a day. My A1C plunged. They have an app and you can check your level with your phone. This is starting to sound like an advertisement so I'm going to stop. Planning on getting a Swipe, definitely NOT salmon.
Salmon - good man!
Diabetes - thanks for that. I've a couple of friends who use it (they're type 1 as well). Sadly I'm afraid it's a little outside my budget, but I'll be keeping an eye on things like that in the hope the price may drop a little! Thanks for the comments - it's appreciated.
It’s a lovely pen but I don’t feel like I need it. I really like my GOs and they fulfil they function perfectly (ink testers) but for an everyday I rather a Pilot Prera, Kaweco Dia2, Pilot 74 and 823. :) Great review tho! I find the grip in the GO very comfortable, there’s something soft about the plastic in a good way.
Oh yes! I love the pilot prera! The cursive italic and fine nib are my favorites!
I don't think I've ever bought a pen because I felt I needed it. Fountain pens are difficult to place in the "need" aetegory. Though I don't use my GO pens as ink testers. They're much too slow. I use glass dip pens for testing ink, though after sixty years I'm still not sure why aI bother to test an ink. I'm going to put it in a pen regardless of what some test shows.
I'm not really a fan of steel nibs, but I really like TWSBI pens. Pretty much all of them.
While I love Pilot pens, I can't say I own very many Pilot steel nibs. Just some Metropolitans for art. Two of my daily writers are the Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age and the Scribo Feel. But the TWSBI Swipe is still worth buying, and is a great writer. Too good to use only as an ink tester.
@@jamesaritchie1 the pilot prera and the diplomat aero are the BEST steel nibs around! I like these two better than a lot of gold nibs. They are amazing writers!!
Fair enough! And I don't disagree - but the Swipe would be my go to pen for general use out and about, in meetings etc.
I agree. The Swipe is a good daily use pen (and I love that fine nib, it's one of the best I've used). The Go is a brilliant workaday pen, too, don't get me wrong.
The Swipe is my go-to “first fountain pen” gateway gift. It can be used with cartridges (by far the most widespread use around here), but it makes it quite tempting to get into bottled ink, too.
And its elegant design makes it presentable as a gift, as against the Go (which I think is more appropriate for an enthusiast like yourself as a cheap-but-intriguing novelty).
I can't disagree - the Swipe is ideal as a gift. My only complaint is that damn silly clip, which really is unusable in my opinion!
@@writerlywitterings Agreed. I very gingerly tried it out on the one I was gifting last year, and stopped almost immediately so as not to destroy the gift.
It’s really a clip-shaped roll stop, which is silly, indeed.
Interestingly, some of the newer Pelikano designs (Pelikan school fountain pen) share that nonsensical design element. They look as if they have clips, but they hardly budge. I don’t “get” it, I must admit.
TWSBI Swipe in Salmon Pink for me! The colour is enchanting. Thanks for the video sir.
Try matching it with Diamine Coral ink. I bought a bottle of Diamine Coral during a bout on insanity caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. It really is a unique color. Of course, I also bought several pink inks, and I truly hate pink ink.
Now go and wash your mouth out!
@@jamesaritchie1 let’s go for it! We’ll have to buy some boring colours too, to assuage our dear leader @writerlywitterings
Thanks for your review! I actually like the design of the Go better than the swipe and the fact that the clip lacks proper functionality annoys me. Also I don't like the look of the clip. I would much prefer the swipe to be without the clip, and just have something else to stop it rolling, like a little bump. It would then look more similar to the Go. I feel that would be cool for the styling of the brand to have a little more of a common design thread between the two pens. Also as you said, better colours, and also the swipe should have a clear one too. :)
Absolutely agree with every point!
Nice comparison. My Swipe just arrived a few days ago. I'd been eyeing them for quite some time and finally threw one into my last order. You'll be happy to know it wasn't the Salmon but the Prussian Blue. So far I find it to be a great little pen for the price.
Cheers, John. I'm very glad it wasn't the salmon! I'm really enjoying this one, and I hope you do too! Enjoy!
This is the first time I came by your channel. Thank you Sir for your honest and profession review and comments. Please keep it up. Well done sir
Thanks and welcome, my friend!
Another lovely review, Mr. Jecks! I feel that TWSBI pens overall are well made, they maintain consistency, and achieve a high level of usefulness/pleasure for the money. The GO and Swipe are probably the best examples of “bang for the buck”. Now I’m off to buy a Salmon Swipe! ;)
DON'T SAY THAT!
@@writerlywitterings I already own the Salmon swipe in fine nib. Love it!!
@@knsbbq1951 Since I adore my Visconti Breeze in hideously bright lime green, I can hardly argue! Have fun with it!
4:45 easily the best one word definition of a TWSBI GO!
Glad you liked it!
Actually, your diabetes came from genetics, getting older, and your pancreas deciding not to work anymore. It's not laziness or a moral failing on your part. It's a chronic disease that can be controlled.
Thanks, Rev Gina. Yes, my mother had type 1 for the last thirty years of her life, so I'm used to the idea. Hopefully this will be controllable with simple pills and diet. It's not really an issue for me - I've always been lucky with my health and never liked sweet things, so my diet isn't a problem ... except I do miss my fresh bread ...!
A nice upgrade for just £2 more. Thanks as always!
I have to say, apart from the clip, it's the perfect little everyday pen. The only thing I'd like would be a clear acrylic body so you can see inside more easily. I do like my demonstrators!
Their Vac700 vacuum pen caught my eye. I may have to get one because of the cool gadget factor. BTW I had high BP; my Dr wanted me on more pills for high triglycerides. I was having none of it. Pretty sure I was pre-diabetic. I was a heavy beer drinker too. Just like that I quit in November, went 99% keto diet. Tea with stevia for breakfast, berries and cashews for brunch, a salad with home made dressing every day for lunch; beet juice and an apple a couple hours after. And a simple sandwich later in the eve. Supplements too, but thats for another time. Lost 25 pounds and feel better than ever. BP good too. My main food groups for decades was meat, beer and bread. Good luck! UA-cam Dr Berg for some good info.
Thanks for that.
I do love those Vac 700s. I nearly bought several in my time, but then got my first Visconti with the same vacuum fill, and it seemed an unnecessary extravagance (to my wife)!
Thanks for the comments on diabetes, Chris. I've gone Keto-ish too, using the Michael Mosely 800 diet (but allowing myself up to 11,000 calories because of my exercise). Very easy to handle, but I do miss my fresh bread. I'm still going to have a few pints when I'm out Morris dancing, but I've cut the midweek beers ... sad face. I'm on porridge and berries for breakfast with a spoon of yoghurt and some nuts, salad or weak soup for lunch, then whatever we're having for supper in vastly reduced quantities with a large side salad. The blood sugars are way down (they were unmeasurable!) and my weight's dropped 25 pounds too - 200 down to 175. Thank God I don't have to give up tea!
Darn, I was just about to order a TWSBI Swipe in Salmon, match it with Diamine Coral, and send it to you. Anyway, I do like the Swipe pens a lot. I always wondered why fountain pens didn't have higher capacity converters, at least in the larger pens, and now I know it apparently is not easy to design a pen that will work well with such a converter. Someone from TWSBI said this was actually a difficult task, and took a good while to get right. I'm hoping other fountain pen makers will follow suit.
I've been a type 1 diabetic for twenty-seven years. Probably a lot longer, but never had a test for it. It's no fun, but I've found I can eat as much of anything as I want. Well, as long as my wife approves of it. She does let me cheat once a month, but she's a real stubborn overseer the rest of the time.
Thanks, James.
Convertors - I think one problem has always been to get a design that would work with international-size cartridges. So many pens were designed to use them, which meant they could have nice and slim pens - like the old Cross models. But I'm with you. For me the TWSBI Swipe model means a large enough reservoir to make the pen worthwhile. And it is much better looking than the Go!
Thanks for the info on diabetes. I've no idea how long I've had this - probably about five years or so. My blood sugar was off the scale in January (but no symptoms whatsoever). I have found I've had to give up pasta and fresh bread (which is a real hardship) but now I've got the finger-stabbing machine I will at least be able to work out what is causing problems. It's good to hear that it doesn't necessarily mean I have to give up everything!
Cheers!
Not entirely clear from your comments: Would you recommend the Salmon version? 😆
Hahaha
Some people on UA-cam should be arrested ...
Going into a video Tealess! Are you sure this is wise?
It wasn't!
I like the Go, but I'll probably get a Swipe when i have the chance (pear green ?) to play around with the different "ammo" systems :)
I have to admit, I do love both, but for general day to day use, the Swipe wins. I just wish they had a clear acrylic version to show off the internal workings!
Another form of embarrassment in pro meetings : when all the directors write with Bic crystal and the only thing you (basic employee) have in the pocket is a Pilot Falcon ^^
That's not a reason for embarrassment - that just proves who is the real boss in the room!
Swipe. It has a 🤬🤬 daRn pocket clip.
No doubt it will cost at least 2 or 3 times as much as the GO since it has a pocket clip...
Aha, well in fact it's only another £2 - £22 compared with the Go at £20 in the UK (prices from Cult Pens). However, that's probably because the damn clip is unusable!
I have been deciding between the ECO and the 580. Any thought on the matter?
I love the 580. It's heftier and feels more premium. That said I prefer the Eco to the Go! and don't own a swipe.
I haven't got a 580, but did buy an Eco. For me the Eco was about ideal. I like the size, the appearance, and the way it works. I do think the 580 looks a little more "premium" - as it should for the difference in price! However I have heard some stories about 580s being a little prone to cracking. I have no idea whether that is more a sign of the pens being so popular, so even a 1% failure rate ends up being a large number, or whether they are less reliable. They do look lovely, don't they? My only real comment has to be that I know I can buy a Go, Swipe or Eco and swap nibs very easily. If you get an Eco and a Go for general playing, you can pull out the nibs and swap. If you buy a 580 and a replacement nib, the new nib will cost the same as the Go. I don't know if that's any help!
I am so sorry you have diabetes now :(
Keto diets work well and they are ‘liveable’ since you can at least indulge in fats.
Thanks for the thought, Valentina. I appreciate it.
I've been on a "Keto-style" diet since 24th January, and very happy with it. I never used to eat biscuits or cake anyway, and don't like sweets, so that's not a problem for me. It's good now I can see what's happening with my blood sugars, thanks to this lovely little machine that stabs me every few hours!
I do think I'll try it, assuming my wife approves. She's the one who's kept me alive longer than my doctor thought possible. So what she says, goes. Forty-two years together, and she's still the smartest and best thing I ever did.
Your NEW camera is going to overheat??? Noooooo!
All still/video cameras seem to have this. I'm not bothered, since it takes over ten minutes for it to get unhappy, and I tend to shoot in ten minutes sequences. Main thing is, I love this camera for daily carry. It's just fabulous!
@@writerlywitterings well I’m glad it’s working for you. Looks great on my end 👍