Love this! One of my favorite caps is the Pilot Prera. I like it so much, at one time I even recorded the Schwoompf-click sound it makes when you close it, just to let my colleague hear it. I haven't yet found any other pen with such a satisfying cap click.
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
SCHWOOOMPF! 🤣Love it! It's crazy how satisfying a pen cap clutching mechanism can bring such joy! I went heavy on the mechanism on the engineering behind the Lamy 2000 videos & how it works & creates that effect. When a pen manufacturer does it right, it's blissful
@ShadowHawk357
3 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! You bring up some great points about something I really take for granted and kinda overlook on a pen even though caps are, well they’re critical to the operation of a fountain pen. Great points all around! You make great content and I love your channel. You should have 20x’s the subs you have. I’ve got a feeling you’ll be trending in that direction if you just keep going ;-) Thanks again!
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
Hoping to get the subs up so I can make a couple bucks off the channel, then use those funds to bring more content with more pens etc. Liking, comments, subs, & shares all help get to that goal so THANK YOU! 😁
@philnaunton7181
3 жыл бұрын
I think that you've overlooked something on the Lamy Safari but not the AL-Star. I have both and they are quite old, maybe 40 years? The Safaris use an "O" ring as the single means of holding the cap on. It's rubber I think, and deteriorates over time. At least mine did. It lost its seal and the cap wouldn't stay on the pen. A couple of ruined shirts resulted. My Al-Star uses a different method; an integrated plastic ridge to the same purpose, plus it's bigger and really snaps. Works well to this day. Good video, by the way. I was waiting for the loosers though.
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh I've never owned the regular safari, just the AL Star, thanks for sharing!
@vagrantastronaut
9 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that I wasn't imagining that the cap on my Lamy Safari was getting looser, after only three years. Main reason why I didn't keep it! I might consider the Al-Star, though, after what you said. I'd hate for the capping mechanism to wear out...
@nitina8564
3 жыл бұрын
Nice topic bud.. and a pretty good video as well!
@Matt-dd1zr
3 жыл бұрын
Good morning! I should be learning for an exam right now but I just had to watch this video!
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
As long as you didn't go too deep done the KZitem hole. Good luck on your exam! What are you studying?
@Matt-dd1zr
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud I’m from Belgium and it’s called Electromechanics here, I guess it’s something like engineering? I have math exam tomorrow, and I may have underestimated it 😅
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
Hope the exam went well. Looking back I can only say if you REALLY understand the fundamental concepts, its easier to understand the material. However, with the course & lab volume its very difficult at the time to be able to do that. I find once you start working in the field is when you get a really great understanding and you see what you learned as tools in your toolbelt. And the task is learning how to really use those tools and which one to use. Good luck!
@davidanderson3425
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. We do expect our pens to go on forever and the cap/barrel interface is critical to the performance of the writing instrument. I wonder if you have any thoughts about wooden fountain pens? I've long thought using wood is a bad idea as it can be unstable. Prone to cracking, easily stained if in contact with ink and maybe affected by moisture or humidity. Yet some companies continue to churn out wooden pens and I fear they won't last. Perhaps, a subject for a video?
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
I could definitely do one on that, however I don't own any wood pens other than the ondoro. But if I get a couple, that's something I will do for sure
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud Jinhao is making a really nice wooden pen. Chrisrap52 did a vid on it....Have one on order...at less than $16 USD.
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
@@stargazer1359 I'll give it a look to see about getting one
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud Jinhao 9056
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud The Ondoro is really a beauty. 🖋⭐
@stephenbridges2791
3 жыл бұрын
Those threads that are flat on the top are most often referred to as "Acme" threads. They are used as a means to maximize the contact area of a mechanical attachment point.
@ichirofakename
3 жыл бұрын
Screw caps are over-engineered, who needs 'em? Slower and fiddly with no upside detectable. Gimme snap caps all day long.
@13noman1
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent -- thanks. It explains a few issues I've had with some of my pens. For example, I have a rather vintage Parker Vac Maxima where the threads seem to stop "short". Also, my Diplomat Aero (such a great writer!) "falls" out of the cap if I foolishly clip it to a deep-ish pocket. Would you be willing to do another video on the pros/cons of cap liners? Most of my pens seem to seal well so they're ready to write even a week or more later while others seem to dry out (or at least the nib and feed back empty) if not used for a few days (Parker Sonnet, Montegrappa Elmo)
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
I could see about doing a video. I have spent much time on the cap liners before. Might take a bit as I would have to ink several pens, same ink, let sit for the same time in the same conditions then do a comparison. Still tricky to determine if that's the issue with pens drying up. A lot of it comes from the feed design as well.
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
Good topic, D.B. 🖋⭐
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it... Its a bit of a dry topic but something I look at as soon as I pick up a pen
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud Funny, I was just thinking about this yesterday. I have 2 Moonman M800's I adore writing with. Bock nibs, but, I don't see them lasting super long... Good thing I am 56 and not 26. 😀
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
That Esterbrook is just sooo nice.
@Doodlebud
3 жыл бұрын
@@stargazer1359 LOL... I look at my pens also as something I can pass on to my little ones one day when I'm not around. Who knows if we'll even be using pens then 😕
@stargazer1359
3 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud Right-O....Hopefully, the planet won't burst into a fiery ball. Wishing your little peeps many years of happy writing (& doodling).
@ironmic9244
2 жыл бұрын
Who would have ever thought to do a video on threaded caps vs snap caps?
@hitendrashah8800
9 ай бұрын
Good vid,to add i used the lamy safari for 8yrs and the plastic ring wore off ,cap kept comming off .replaced the plastic ring with rubber ring and ok now.fotr kaweco classic sport the threads inside the cap cannot hold the cap after 2yrs of use
@BC21beats
2 жыл бұрын
I hate that most higher end pens are all threaded
@Doodlebud
2 жыл бұрын
Never thought about that but I can see what you're saying. There of course are expensive ones that are pop caps but guess it depends on which ones you're looking at.
@BC21beats
2 жыл бұрын
@@Doodlebud I think Lamy s visconti and diplomats are pop but my favorite pilot pens are all threaded
@meshzzizk
Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. My favorite nibs are Japanese fine and extra fine gold nibs, esp the Platinum soft-fine on the 3776 and the Pilot posting () nib; but threaded caps that take more than one full turn to remove drive me nuts. I find myself using my Lamy 2000 and Diplomat Aero far more often than my beloved Japanese pens solely because of the inconvenience of screwing the latter’s caps on and off every time I pause writing for a minute or two.
@cd3694
Жыл бұрын
Any way to fix a cap that is supposed to post but loosens up as you write and falls off?
@ironmic9244
2 жыл бұрын
Does the magnet come in contact with ink on the Rembrandt, and what would be the consequences if any?
@Doodlebud
2 жыл бұрын
As far as I've see the ink doesn't get on the magnet. Looks like its plated so shouldnt be any effect if they came in contact with each other
@ThadCastled117
3 жыл бұрын
Good video.
@thespaminator
10 ай бұрын
Every pop-cap I own pulls ink out of the nib when I recap. My pilot prera is the worst at this.
@Doodlebud
10 ай бұрын
That's odd, are you pulling them off and putting them very aggressively? I rarely have an issue like that with any of my slip/snap caps
@thespaminator
10 ай бұрын
@@Doodlebud not being aggressive at all. It’s strange. The prera is worst one, even with standard pilot cartridge in it. Happens to some degree with my metro, Lamy studio, safari. Thought it might have been the ink so I switched from noodlers black to de atramentis document black (gov. forms, cheap paper.), and that helped a little. Not the prera though. Nothing helps it.
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