5 Most Common Fountain Pen Mistakes!

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• YU

  @yuklimka7251 · 2 years ago

  Great video. Another mistake your pen won't recover from is is mistaking a screw cap for a snap cap and yanking it off resulting in ruined threads. Always ask first or assume it's a screw cap as your default.

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• LE

  @Lewis_Writes · 2 years ago

  I used a fountain pen in school back in the 1970s and early 80s, but I never did after school. Until last year, I started journalling and decided I wanted a cheap fountain pen to write with. My big mistake? Watching Youtube reviews about fountain pens, which is why I now have 25 of them, in less than 12 months!  :face-purple-crying: Seriously though, I love them all; none of them are particularly expensive and it brings joy to my journalling and drawing.

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• MO

  @moonembracethesun1061 · 2 years ago

  Was born and raise in UK.  I grew up using fountain pens  in grammar to university.   Until we move to Amercia.  And I was told to use ball Point pens . For work . But for personal use . I still use fountain pens .

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• AL

  @Alexis-Doodles · 2 years ago (edited)

  I bought a stainless steel Lamy 2000, and the very first day I used it at work, I accidentally dropped it. It landed nib-first onto the carpet and was stuck in the carpet upright. I almost cried until I recovered it to find it was totally fine, thanks to the hooded nib design. I stopped leaving my pens un-capped after that.

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• LA

  @ladyamalthea85 · 2 years ago

  I'm a couple of weeks into my fountain pen journey and something I've never noticed I do while writing is rotate my pen. I don’t know if this is because I'm left handed or if I've spent my life until now with non fountain pens. I'm so glad your channel was recommended to me, I love it!

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• LA

  @laurameszaros9547 · 2 years ago

  I'm from a place and a generation where fountain pen use was compulsory from the first year of elementary school, so I've always enjoyed them, and only used ballpens or even rollerballs, which I find a poor second choice, when absolutely necessary. Unfortunately fountain pens are no longer commonplace.  I wish more people would discover their wonderful qualities.  Thanks for making a good beginners video.

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• KR

  @krystal37276 · 2 years ago

  This was SO helpful, especially the pressure one.  I had NO clue not to push down.  Thank you!

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• KB

  @kb62147 · 2 years ago

  Some people push too hard because they are used to write with a ballpoint. 😉

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• KA

  @karidru5272 · 2 years ago

  Honestly, who hasn't had a drop? I've done it twice and both times were because something went wrong in my environment while I was writing. Capping always is a good practice, but won't help you if a cat jumps on your face or something. My first drop a billion years ago, the pen was toast and I just wouldn't admit that to myself. I tried so hard to fix it. My more recent one, it didn't fall far and I was able to adjust the tines. It's not QUITE what it was though, and I have considered a replacement anyway.

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• JO

  @joebloggs1000 · 2 years ago

  Also, don't double-dip your growing pen indulgence by keeping your giant stash of accumulateds all inked at once 🙃

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• XT

  @xTeeak · 2 years ago (edited)

  I am seasoned FP user, but I looove other peoples reactions when they see me using FP. I am in my thirties and still have used FP at school when we were learning cursive writing and most of my coworkers still remember those times and have never used FP since so it is like 20 - 50+ years of never seing that object in their life .. usually people handle them like a live grenade or get very cheerfull or sentimental, regardless people are usually a bit skittish to actually try and write something, which is interesting .. FP are always such a conversation starter :)

• JO

  @joenellrebustillo6809 · 2 years ago

  Love all of your videos. Please make videos related to modern flex nibs that you have and invite a calligrapher that can help demonstrate how to use it. It would be helpful to know up to what extent of pressure we should put to have the best calligraphy experience without damaging the nib. Looking forward to more videos about fountain pens. More power to your channel.

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