Are They Good? Kakimori, ColorVerse, Tom's Studio, Pilot, and Sailor Dip Nibs!

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  @yepitsmom6641 · 7 months ago

  You can take a small spring from a cheap pen, tighten it a bit, and insert it into the small hole on the Pilot Utsushi. It creates a feed that will hold plenty of ink for longer writing. Then it can easily be removed when not needed.

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  @MamaTomasu · 7 months ago

  Thank you for the very thorough review of all these dip nibs. <br><br>I only have the Sailor Hocoro ones. F, M, Fude. I really enjoy them. I bought feeds for the F and M nibs. I have used the M for swatching two entire Inkvents, switching between 24 inks. My tip after rinsing one ink off and before dipping into a new one is to wick away the water with a paper towel. I’ve had to problems using that method

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  @johnamoroso271 · 7 months ago

  I have all the Hocoro nibs with reservoirs including the brush point. Absolutely love them. They behave closest to fountain pens for ink testing. The fine and medium write quite a bit. <br><br>I&apos;ve tried Kakimori, Colorverse, &nbsp;and Drillog. They&apos;re like glass nibs, scratchy and inconsistent ink flow. And Eureka has a metal dip nib too now.

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  @jannahlyon · 7 months ago

  Such a thorough review, much appreciated!!! My personal fav is the medium Hocoro Pen with the added feed - it writes the most like a normal fountain pen to me. I also find them very easy and fast to clean between swatching inks in a session - the feed does not hold onto the ink like the intricate feed system in a regular fountain pen as it is very simple, more like an ink tray and it just swishes right out - you do however have to dry it really well between washings as it does hold onto water just like it does ink, so I use a lint free &apos;shop&apos; paper towel that really sucks it all out and I will sometimes remove the nib unit and dry &nbsp;the back too so I dont contaminate the next ink. Thanks again for all the writing examples and info!! 💜

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  @mollymollie6048 · 7 months ago

  I had heard so much from people about the Colorverse Shuttle aluminum nib being really unpleasant and unusable, one to the point of having burrs, and being very sharp to the touch, so I avoided that. Idk anyone with the brass one.<br><br>I wound up buying the stainless steel Kakimori nib during the holiday sales (got a great deal!) and I absolutely love it! I have seen so many people swatch with the brass and saw how it tends to blob ink, and write an overly thick line for many (not all) and some people with both who liked the steel because it wrote a more precise line and was easier to use. Mine is absolutely fantastic. It’s got a slight amount of feedback when just writing with it. When I have it more angled to make wide lines or create an ink swatch, it’s perfectly smooth. I don’t have any problems with it holding ink (NOTE: Always wash these nibs with a bit of dish soap and use a cloth to wash and dry it. The machine oils that protect it in transit needs to be taken off in order for it to work well.) I do have to adjust the sides a bit when writing more (like turning a mechanical pencil if you don’t have a Kuru Toga…which I highly recommend the Uni Alpha Gel Kuru Toga, comes in cool colors too, mine is yellow and black.) <br><br>I have several of the Hocoro nibs, and find them to be frustrating at times. The italic nibs are extremely sharp, like a Pilot parallel, only not as good as those nibs. The feeds are great because otherwise you are dipping every other letter at times. I only use them with the feed. I currently have the 2.0 italic (for headers) and the Fude (cause it’s fun) and both came with the feed.

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  @christinemcgregor9970 · 7 months ago (edited)

  This was a great video and I appreciate your POV on all of these. I only have the Kakimori in stainless steel and I use it for swatching. I think you&apos;re probably right that opinions for all of these products vary across the board. I&apos;m very surprised that the Tom&apos;s Studio was so difficult to use considering their porducts that I have used are pretty good.

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  @cupper82 · 7 months ago

  Super informative video!

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  @ruthfeiertag · 7 months ago

  Mike, <br><br> &nbsp; I don’t have any of those metal dip nibs, but I do have a few of the Hocoros. I agree: they all should come with the feeds. I put a bit of plastic wrap over the holes in the nib units before popping them into the handles so to keep the ink and water from getting where they should not go.<br><br> &nbsp; Thanks for the tour of these nibs!

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  @HisGraceHisGlory · 7 months ago

  My absolute favorite is the Kakimori regular brass.

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  @karl_alan · 1 month ago

  I have the hokoro stub nib and fude nib. Enjoy both of those better than any of the glass pens I had been using prior.

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  @brethilebontree6672 · 7 months ago

  I use my Sailor Hocoro Fude dip nib without the feed for swatching. I don&apos;t even know where I stored my feed, I love mine for swatching!

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  @MrToryhere · 7 months ago

  You can also fit the reservoirs on the Hocoro to the finer nibs. They even sell the reservoirs separately