Came for the pen reviews, stayed for the vibe, advice, and art! Wonderful stuff. Really inspires me as a just barely starting artist to keep working and learning 😊
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I hope you’re having fun with those first steps. That’s what it’s all about!
@travgusmc
Жыл бұрын
Great job Stephen. You and Peter Draws are my goto's for artists pen reviews. I also love using fountain and technical pent for drawing and writing so your channel is right up my alley. btw, I'm guessing the "21" on the section might be the year of production or even a color/style code.
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
That is probably what that number means. I can’t really find any information on this brand, or any of the other pens the make… if they make other pens. Why they gotta be so mysterious? But I don’t really like this pen, so I’m thinking that mystery is gonna remain unsolved.
@user-gl5ld9vm7i
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Stephen! I won't buy this pen. You saved me some money 😊
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
At least somebody did!
@farmerfox3332
Жыл бұрын
hahaha that is a brave review....you went to battle against the ink squirt machine... well done ,,, good suggestions for others in the price point
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
You win some, you lose some. At least my mistakes can help others!
@ichirofakename
Жыл бұрын
1. Burn it. 2. This morning I enjoyed drawing with a Sailor Pro Gear . It is ridiculously expensive, so of course I have decided it is MY pen. NOTHING but Pro Gears from NOW ON.
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
This makes me wish they still made pens out of cellulose.
@ichirofakename
Жыл бұрын
@@stepheninks ha!
@glenpolo8696
Жыл бұрын
stephen, thank you for the review.. this reinforces my decision to avoid inexpensive chinese pens and stick with more expensive and trusted branded pens..not that i am against copying of designs or anything, it's just that these inexpensive pens are kind of hit and miss..i bought a bunch of jinhao 82s because they replicate the style of sailor pro gear slim (which i really love, i have 2), but out of 9 only 3 writes the way i like them to write, and they are still drier than my preference. sure, the price of these 9 pens is still cheaper than 1 SPG, but i am accumulating inexpensive, almost useless pens.at the end of the day, the pen that doesn't write is trash. so from now on, i will just save my money and buy the pens that i know will really perform as advertised..by the way, your review on SPG convinced me to purchase my first..again, thank you
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
There’s a lot of logic to that. In my defense I have had some amazing experiences at this price point, and very few crushing disappointments like this pen. I definitely think I am interested in weird little brands more than I would normally be because I run a channel that does a lot of pen reviews, but for my personal needs, I would rather just get the pens I want and not a knock off version that looks similar. I genuinely thought this would be a good pen though. Glad I saved others from buying it.
@robmc120
Жыл бұрын
Great review as always Stephen, sorry it didnt work out for you, might i suggest keeping the nib before you dismiss/burn/throw out the entire pen? Basically the nib seems to be almost worth the ~$25-ish you paid for it since you like the line it made, i try to match that if i find a pen with a bunk nib, it'd be a match from heaven. Just my 2c, always a quality video, may God bless you always!
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
That’s a good idea, because the nib is nice. I’ll probably same the feed too, because I’m betting I have something that needs the same size feed, or might have need of it in the future. I think the problem is somewhere in the body anyway.
@robmc120
Жыл бұрын
@@stepheninks in that case, I would try to unscrew the whole nib unit to keep them together (unless it's glued in there as some chinese companies do). Your letter is written & in the mail tomorrow btw, thanks for keeping that up!
@philnaunton7181
Жыл бұрын
Interesting review. I'm sorry that it failed to reach fruition. I have no way to tell, of course, but I believe that on your disassembly and reassembly that you might have compromised a seal between the converter and the section. I can't think of any other reason why both converters failed to operate. Could you have lost, damaged, or even skewed an "O" ring in the back end of the section? Apologies if I am in error here. I look forward to your next posting.
@stepheninks
Жыл бұрын
It’s entirely possible, but I did not see anything like that back there. Also, I always disassemble my pens when I review them. For me, being able to take apart the pen is a non-negotiable, and something I am consistently able to do without damaging my pens. If this one broke, it was weaker thank about 10- 20 pens I have reviewed that const half it’s price. It think that’s enough evidence for a guilty verdict.
@PaneeraqKarlsen
4 ай бұрын
I call my kaigelu 316 my leaky pen 😂 I don't understand why people like it, I have wasted so much ink trying to fix it. 😊
@stepheninks
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, this is one of the first pens I didn’t even bother with. So bad. Looks pretty though.
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