What Brian said is true snap caps from pens tend to weaken over time especially lamy safaris when you use them daily as a student. They also do uncap in my pocket and make them inky when I clip them on my pocket .
@Gouletpens
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, especially for someone who fidgets with their pens a ton. I snap my caps far too often, so they can break down. Some are more secure than others though. - Colin
@dravenmaggot
7 жыл бұрын
Sam Ho My Lamy Safari came off the cap today, emptied the whole converter of ink into my pants, bled right through to the surface! Awesome coinsedence, my Twsbi eco from Goulet Pens also came in today!! Found this vid with the same question.
@FerralVideo
Жыл бұрын
I have had this problem with my own snap cap pens. Less fidgeting for me, and more obsessively re-capping the pen any time I'm not currently and actively writing with it. My first fountain pen was a snap, and has reached this state after a solid year plus of fairly heavy use, including routine capping and uncapping as noted.
@blackletter2591
4 жыл бұрын
Watch out for screw caps that unscrew in the same direction as the section undoes from the barrel, especially if it's an eyedropper! You have to keep the cap screwed on only lightly compared to the section, or you can end up with your section stuck in the cap and ink all over the place.
@Gouletpens
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, that can be a bit tricky, had that happen once or twice with my Nemosine Singularity! - Colin
@kongboshi
2 жыл бұрын
For those new to fountain pens who are on the fence about what to acquire, I leave the following anecdote with the caveat that your mileage may vary: The section of several of the snap-cap pens I own loosens every time the cap is removed. I'm sure there are some handy ways to address this, but I have not had this issue with any of my screw-cap pens.
@Alex-mp4kl
7 жыл бұрын
I didn't think it would happen to me. But I've had my metropolitan uncap in my jeans pocket. That wasn't fun. And then I had my Lamy Safari Dark Lilac come off the same way in my pocket. But this time... somehow... the nib ended up strained sideways in the pocket almost facing downward. Drained a LOT of ink... stained the whole outside of the pocket...
@Gouletpens
7 жыл бұрын
Yikes, that's no good. You got to be careful with the snap-caps, or play it safe with the screw caps. - Colin
@JohannSuarez
4 жыл бұрын
Same reason I'm here. Damn shame, I loved my Pilot Metropolitan
@FerralVideo
Жыл бұрын
My first fountian pen was a snap cap. I didn't know screw caps were a thing yet at this time. I kept this pen and loved it for a year and some. By now, the snap cap has weakened severely. It does not hold itself flush anymore, and falls loose readily - a serious problem for my annoying, fast paced, highly mobile life, where my pens will have to hold on for dear life by their clip to either the inside or outside of my pocket. This thing has left several stains on the pockets of my jeans. Fortunately has never fallen out and flipped over like Alex's Lamy Safari did. Yikes. I replaced it with a Twsbi Eco, which I feel the "one turn" is the perfect compromise. It's still relatively fast and easy to uncap, but is VASTLY more secure, and as Brian noted, will take MUCH longer to wear out to the point that you have to start worrying about it. This Eco is likely going to last a lot longer than two years before I have to start seriously worrying about replacing parts on it.
@Shiruvan
4 жыл бұрын
snap caps tend to make mess on the cap's inside and the nib whenever it makes the pop, in or out. I don't think I'd want too many inky mess on gold nib pens that becomes paper towel wiping-magnet due to that, probably reason why most of them are staying on screw caps
@siddharthabarman2053
5 жыл бұрын
Do you think Lami 2000 snap cap mechanism get loose after using some years?
@Gouletpens
5 жыл бұрын
Mine hasn't loosened despite frequent uncappings over the course of 2 years. Maybe not the case after 10+ years, but the notches on the barrel are very durable. - Colin
@haroldcortez199
7 жыл бұрын
how do you clean pens with squeeze filling system
@Gouletpens
7 жыл бұрын
It's a little bit harder to tell if it's clean or not, but just drawing ink up into the converter by squeezing and expelling it. The syringe can also push water up into all the nooks of the converter. Lastly, I like to roll out a paper towel and go up in the converter with it, see what ink is still hiding. - Colin
@aliyyahim2633
2 жыл бұрын
“Snap cap has no mechanical threading system but only relying on pressure. Over time, whatever mechanism that they have devised for doing that snap cap can weaken over time and the snap would be not as firmly grabbing anymore” (Brian, 2016).
@pritamdas5889
5 жыл бұрын
One dislike is from the guy who has all of his pens as snap caps😁
@labrat8876
7 жыл бұрын
What happened to no shave November? 😬
@Gouletpens
7 жыл бұрын
These are from a Q&A a few weeks back. Brian's beard is still going strong, I can assure you! - Colin
@joshuajacobs6481
7 жыл бұрын
How long can I leave my metropolitan without the cap on for?
@Gouletpens
7 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't recommend having it off for too long. Uncapped for a day could do some damage as its dries out. But just general writing throughout the day, it should be fine. - Colin
@joshuajacobs6481
7 жыл бұрын
The Goulet Pen Company Soo like an hour maybe hour and half at most is fine?
@OfficialRaddeck
7 жыл бұрын
I would agree with Colin. It's not recommanded to leave a pen uncapped for too long. A couple of seconds is fine but I personally cap the pen always when it's not used for now.
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