Very interesting winner with a 40$ pen! Tho I’ve been collecting fountain pens a few years, I recently purchased an Al-Star and realized I was missy out! This win made me a slightly bigger fan of the pen. Thanks, DB
Not so fast! No winner yet. Still many filling systems to test! I'm VERY curious about the Parker 51 aerometric. Then once we determine the best filling system, we'll have to figure out why it's better what makes the other ones worse. It's going to be quite the process! PS I'm a mega geek! 🤓
@@Doodlebud By all means, let’s continue. I was curious to find out which pen passes this test so if you got more, I’ll stay tuned. Who knows, there may be an overall winner out there
1:50 in, I am guessing keep your pen half full, nib up, cap on. Half full and nibs up allows the air in the cartridge or converter to escape and equalize the air pressure. Cap should stay on, because the ink in the feed my make a mess if it blocks the air in the cartridge/converter from escaping. Also where a short that is the same color of your ink, just in case. lol
Just a hunch, I think it's going to be a different conclusion 🤔😉. But, this is why I made the vacuum chamber to setup this test! Testing & data & the process will tell us what's up 🤓
@@Doodlebud Anything other than nib up has the potential to leak. The only question is how much. While the ink is very close to incompressible, being mostly water, air pressure can squeeze the cartridge/converter. I figured it would be safer to have some air to get squeezed out first. Teh wildcard factor for me is the feeding mechanism and if it allows the ink to "drain" a bit and allow air in and out. If it doesn't, I figured the air may push some of the ink in the feed out of the pen, much like a whale blow hole. lol
Last time I flew I had a MujiPen, Kaweco Aluminium Sport and a Kaweco Liliput in my hand luggage. all of them flat on their side, not a drop of ink in the cap. all f them with short int. cartriges
Is your government aware of this important research? Perhaps they'll provide a grant for you to develop a timed mechanism to simulate mid-flight cap removal.
Well I could do it if I made a larger chamber where I could mount gloves that would allow me to grab a pen & uncap it. Government is probably aware of my exact location as I type this, but no grants coming for the Doodlebud...Instead they will ask for taxes from the $5 I make from this video! 😒🤬🖕
True story: I brought a Hero 616 and a disposable zebra Fuente which is in effect an ”eydropper”, on the plane. Both three quarters full as it happened. Nib up at take-off. Wrote a bit on the plane. Nib up at landing. No leakage. The feeds were saturated on my destination, that’s all.
@@Doodlebud I like to test experience against experiments too. Your science might tell wich pens could possibly be checked in when inked. If you should happen to bring a host of inked pens, impossible to carry on you.
@@Doodlebud I have experienced that with water bottles so I think it can happen with fountain pens, anyway they're pretty much leakproof on a daily basis. If you can get or borrow one, I would love to watch next a demonstrator sac filler or a Metropolitan with the squeeze converter, and without the barrel of course, one of those being squeezed must be really satisfying to watch.
This is more fun than I anticipated, but exactly the kind of information we all want. Thanks for doing these, Doodlebud. You’re an ok DBAG.
I'm having a ton of fun making these pens bleed. Even if nobody is interested, I'm still gonna do it 😂
@@Doodlebud, no worries there. Many of us are super interested. Keep these coming. I got some flights coming up.
"That will not get you any friends on the airplane"
Classic!
Thank you DB, DBAG is awesome!
Love this.
Will definitely exercise caution when flying.
Brilliant to watch! Loved the entire concept and how you managed to work out a controlled testing medium!! Superb🍻
I'm having fun doing this test if you couldn't already tell! 🤓
Very interesting winner with a 40$ pen! Tho I’ve been collecting fountain pens a few years, I recently purchased an Al-Star and realized I was missy out! This win made me a slightly bigger fan of the pen. Thanks, DB
Not so fast! No winner yet. Still many filling systems to test! I'm VERY curious about the Parker 51 aerometric. Then once we determine the best filling system, we'll have to figure out why it's better what makes the other ones worse. It's going to be quite the process! PS I'm a mega geek! 🤓
@@Doodlebud By all means, let’s continue. I was curious to find out which pen passes this test so if you got more, I’ll stay tuned. Who knows, there may be an overall winner out there
@@cynthiaalvarado8610 I have a Theroy actually on how to make any pen ok for air travel. Will run the tests to see what comes out! I LOVE SCIENCE!
Brilliant. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
a good one, the exact question has crossed my mind many times, good work
It has crossed my mind many times too. And figured well..... There's a way we can test it 🤔
Great tests, lots of work.
This will take a bit!
1:50 in, I am guessing keep your pen half full, nib up, cap on.
Half full and nibs up allows the air in the cartridge or converter to escape and equalize the air pressure.
Cap should stay on, because the ink in the feed my make a mess if it blocks the air in the cartridge/converter from escaping.
Also where a short that is the same color of your ink, just in case. lol
Just a hunch, I think it's going to be a different conclusion 🤔😉. But, this is why I made the vacuum chamber to setup this test! Testing & data & the process will tell us what's up 🤓
@@Doodlebud
Anything other than nib up has the potential to leak. The only question is how much. While the ink is very close to incompressible, being mostly water, air pressure can squeeze the cartridge/converter. I figured it would be safer to have some air to get squeezed out first.
Teh wildcard factor for me is the feeding mechanism and if it allows the ink to "drain" a bit and allow air in and out. If it doesn't, I figured the air may push some of the ink in the feed out of the pen, much like a whale blow hole. lol
As usual a very informative video ... thanks :)
Excellent test 😁
I curious to see which filling system comes out on top... And see if we can figure out why 🤔
TSA: Hello Sir, I see you got a fountain pen with you
Me : Ya looks good isn't it. It's also DBAG approved.
TSA : Alrighty then, here you go Sir.
TSA: Did you just call me a DBag!?!? Come this way for a cavity search..... 😳
Last time I flew I had a MujiPen, Kaweco Aluminium Sport and a Kaweco Liliput in my hand luggage. all of them flat on their side, not a drop of ink in the cap. all f them with short int. cartriges
✒️ inky fun 🖋
(In a test environment...)
Thanks!!!
Fun fact, aside from the obvious, dbag is the colloquial term for the deployment bag of a parachute system. So kinda relevant, too.
Nice!
10:58 the Al Star's ink window reflected in the weight looks like a screaming smurf mouth
Super fun
very very cool
Part 2 coming soon. Ran some tests and have confirmed how to handle your pens & what to be aware of ✈️✒️💦
@@Doodlebud well part one is perfect! ps, i rub bees wax in the threads of my pen caps, it seals them better. Have a great night.
funny enough the lamy safari has been the only pen that has crapped out on me in an airplane (I had a cartridge) and it go everywhere even nib up !
MOORE PENS! MORE PENS! MOOORRRE!!
Thank you for the video 😅👍
Love the title to test reminds me of my boss 😂
Gotta have fun with it 😁
Is your government aware of this important research? Perhaps they'll provide a grant for you to develop a timed mechanism to simulate mid-flight cap removal.
Well I could do it if I made a larger chamber where I could mount gloves that would allow me to grab a pen & uncap it. Government is probably aware of my exact location as I type this, but no grants coming for the Doodlebud...Instead they will ask for taxes from the $5 I make from this video! 😒🤬🖕
I’ve tried it once. It was a flight from US to JP with my 823. Tho I opened the cap and end cap with the nib facing up. So nothing really happen.
@@ctsealteam6 Full pen & nib up seems to be good for most pens. By the end of the testing should be able to come up with a conclusion & recommendation
True story: I brought a Hero 616 and a disposable zebra Fuente which is in effect an ”eydropper”, on the plane. Both three quarters full as it happened. Nib up at take-off. Wrote a bit on the plane. Nib up at landing.
No leakage. The feeds were saturated on my destination, that’s all.
Yup, that is the way to do it with any pen. Finished my testing, video should be available for Fri/Sat
@@Doodlebud I like to test experience against experiments too. Your science might tell wich pens could possibly be checked in when inked. If you should happen to bring a host of inked pens, impossible to carry on you.
@@Johan-vk5yd I'll do my best to answer the many questions around pens on planes 👍
If you travel by bus is not because you're poor rather a refined fountain pen user 🧐
Unless that bus take you way up the mountains! ⛰️Lol... That will make it bleed ✒️💦
@@Doodlebud I have experienced that with water bottles so I think it can happen with fountain pens, anyway they're pretty much leakproof on a daily basis.
If you can get or borrow one, I would love to watch next a demonstrator sac filler or a Metropolitan with the squeeze converter, and without the barrel of course, one of those being squeezed must be really satisfying to watch.
Twsbi eco is the clear looser in this experiment. 😅
It oozed out like something from Dr. Pimple popper!
Lamy 2000 thumbs down for a change