Affordable Top Notch Fountain Pen - Eureka Symmetry From South Korea

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11 ай бұрын

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@rhuxley5130 11 ай бұрын

I agree it's a great design and material but it Needs a clip. Adult men wear shirts that have a pocket on the left. If it's got no clip,, I can't do it. I don't live my life in ball shorts and t-shirts like a 10 year old. Pens get clips we've done this for hundreds of years

@benwalsh9257 11 ай бұрын

Adult men don’t wear shirts all the time, in-fact modern shirts have no pockets these days unless there’s a specific need for one. I did a survey 3 years ago across 2000 pen users ranging from age 18 - 65 both men and women. One of the questions was, would a pen not having a clip be a make or break reason that you wouldn’t buy a pen. The results were a little over 5% said they needed a clip for them to buy it. Real adult men don’t conform to the idea you must wear a shirt to be an adult, real men don’t give a shit and wear what’s comfortable, real men wouldn’t care if someone wore a shirt or not. One last thing, when I was a kid, a family friend was in a car crash, he had a Parker pen in his shirt pocket, the crash shot the pen through his eye and killed him…. If only he didn’t have a shirt pocket, Jimmy would still be with us. They’re a hazard really.

@Bodhranbelle 11 ай бұрын

@@benwalsh9257 are you the BenWalsh who made my clipless pens? I love em

@BO-kh1iz 9 ай бұрын

Adult men wear shirts with pockets is basically the same as saying adult men wear short sleeve shirts....and sandals with socks on sunny days. Simply can´t be done. Because it´s criminal.

@rhuxley5130 6 ай бұрын

@@benwalsh9257❤rest in peace 🕊️ jimmy my pocket brother.

@archivist17 11 ай бұрын

An unexpected side effect of getting into fountain pens is that you get to learn a lot about plastics! 😂

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Its a pretty popular material in the pen world

@meshzzizk 11 ай бұрын

this is where my fountain pen fixation and fancy guitar pick fixation meet. it turns out normal people don’t know (and don’t want to know!) what uhmwpe stands for 🤷‍♂️

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

@@meshzzizk UHMW is neat stuff. Used it several times on specific parts. I even thought of an application in fountain pens to help give the smoothest writing pen experience

@stevenschultz5952 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud I am obsessed with UHMWPE! But I can't use a material that softens under 180 ºC.

@PalashBackup 11 ай бұрын

There's something about nibs being perfectly tuned and the flow adjusted. Like it makes you appreciate the pen body, the fit and finish. I have never felt buyer's remorse for any pen that had a great nib.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

A good nib goes a LOOOONNNNGGGG way

@beernlemon 11 ай бұрын

i believe he is a independent penmaker. not a big scale manufacturer afaik. but they are well received in korea. really suitable for a everyday carry pen. glad to see that eureka is getting noticed in the other side of the world haha

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad they reached out! Never knew about them until they did

@mnmeema 11 ай бұрын

Great review, as always - definitely going on my list!

@Jason-pq5mq 11 ай бұрын

Love learning about new pens from different countries. Thank you for the review with references so we can order too.

@aeroiseverything 11 ай бұрын

I just ordered one yesterday. Good to see it featuring on your channel

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do

@derekdavis5720 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Doodle Bud it’s a great pen. Nice video. Tuning every nib before dispatch that’s super impressive. Great video catch you on the next one

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

These are fantastic pens

@dracolipop 11 ай бұрын

I once saw someone suggest using the white teflon tapes for plumbing to convert your fountain pens to eyedroppers if you dislike the mess of using silicone grease. I've tested it myself on a platinum meteor and a pilot petit1 and it worked for both. Just another option

@sailcat9 11 ай бұрын

That's an interesting idea. I have a couple of pens I would like to eyedropper but I am really careful about that sort of thing if a pen doesn't have built-in precautions like O-rings, but Teflon tape might just do the trick. Thanks for the suggestion!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Yup that works for sure. Coming from an engineers view however, it makes my eye twitch 😖. There's always a way to make it work, then there's the proper way. I was meticulous in my engineering work about ensuring every single component and assembly procedure was done 100% correctly. I would probably pass out after wrapping Teflon tape on the threads of this pen when I know there should be an o-ring seated just so, in a perfectly profiled grove that retains it so it doesn't come out, but also provides the perfect amount of tactile friction feedback to the user when the barrel is snugged down. Im sure if they ever do that adjustment in future models, that oring will be sitting in there bang on! 😆

@larsgottlieb 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud And that is why you're a good reviewer.

@paulmchugh1430 11 ай бұрын

Aside from adding an O ring, this is an interesting pen. The machining and nib tuning is wonderful. It is certainly worth considering this pen. This is certainly a contender as a fidget pen. I can see myself twirling the cap onto the barrel. I also like the ink. Thunderstorm is my favorite blue black ink.

@DanTheElevator 11 ай бұрын

Advanced materials, excellent machining, hand tuned nibs from an artisanal creator at these prices? You convinced me, I ordered one and an Asymmetry (the Ebonite model).

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Those ebonite ones look fantastic!

@DanTheElevator 11 ай бұрын

I agree! I love the stamp and facets in the cap. I went for a yellow as I don’t have many pens of that color.

@Iwoodlikethat 11 ай бұрын

PEEK is super expensive, we used it at work to back up o-rings for downhole applications. The price of this pen is beyond reasonable!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I honestly thought there was a typo on their site at first LOL

@slo_carry 11 ай бұрын

Very happy about how the review turned out. Mine hasn't shipped yet, but I'm excited for it!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it

@fuzzyje7480 11 ай бұрын

A little material science in a fountain pen review? Fantastic work as always, Doodle.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Peek is cool stuff!

@archivist17 11 ай бұрын

Agreed on the o ring addition being good value.

@carloswilson977 11 ай бұрын

Wow, always refreshing to see something new and different in the market to feed this nasty habbit! It's definitly going on this list of pens to add to the collection. Thanks!!

@aag24 11 ай бұрын

I have his old pens which took over a year of waiting and was entirely made by him. It was a beautiful Urushi pen with a hand made nib from Argentum - (size of a Montblanc 149). It's quite wonderful - but this looks amazing. I must order one!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Oh wow that sounds like an amazing pen!

@mikeshi2948 11 ай бұрын

I first learned about them in an Inky rock video I think. They were kind of known for their 925 silver nib they made in house I think, also a lot of urushi stuff using 3776 nibs/ the silver nib (I think there also used to be some build with Omas nibs). But the urushi ones tend to sell out super quick. Their instagram seems to be a good place to follow their new releases. I remember seeing their urushi pens in size comparison and they are huge, really long section.

@moonlightfilms5279 11 ай бұрын

looks like a great pen for running around campus, not over stated, and wouldn't hurt that much if it was lost. Will pick one up for the fall!

@oldladywithacamera 11 ай бұрын

Oh, no, yet another pen I have to get. So interesting. Thank you.

@cynthiaalvarado8610 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for introducing us to a new artisan pen maker with superb quality at no-regret-prices.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I'm very happy they reached out. Great pen!

@williampugh5032 11 ай бұрын

20 000 views. 302 likes. I'm probably not the first to try to order one... Poor dude must be overwhelmed. Thanks though Doodlebud. Love your work!!

@webbdelasteve 11 ай бұрын

As a fountain pen maniac who lives in South Korea, I'm a little embarrassed I haven't heard of them. Edit: Wait. I did know about this maker, but he/she never had any stock available and was usually just adding to Platinum Century pens. Good to see a new start with some cool-looking designs.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I was so glad they reached out so I could share their work with others.

@Soul_Watcher 9 ай бұрын

They still unfortunately are out of stock and I’ve been checking for a solid month or more. 🤷‍♂️

@WengKuangLoo 11 ай бұрын

Nice review. Ordered 1 after watching your review. Waiting for delivery

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it

@WengKuangLoo 11 ай бұрын

Received. Going ro try it out😅

@alyos4694 11 ай бұрын

Good review on an engineered plastic and good machined pen!

@bitchmeatpasta2234 11 ай бұрын

I ordered the yellow ebonite one right after watching your review. Was able to get one luckily. Now they are completely sold out. He shipped mine. Im new to the fountain pen space, kinda excited😅

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Hope you love it 👍

@FromSagansStardust 11 ай бұрын

I wish it was available in Ultem, I'd buy it now!

@Calcprof 11 ай бұрын

I love my s=Schon DSGN peek full sized. Easy to clean, amongst other things, It is, however comsideraby more expensive. There are some avantages to purely mechanical calipers. 🙂.BTW the design of the Eureka is close to that of Schon DSGN. (without the o-rings of the SD)

@zeus52452 9 ай бұрын

Ever since I saw this video I wanted one, but of course I was late to the party. Here it's now the end of Oct. going into Nov. and still no restock!! Then I saw Inkquiring Minds PEEK-TO-PEEK video where he compared the Eureka to the Schon DSGN. After seeing Dougs video, and losing patience with Eureka, I've taken the plunge and ordered the Schon DSGN "full-sized" engineered plastic pen in PEEK. Yeah, it's quit a bit more, but it does have what would seem to be better design choices.

@Javi_C 11 ай бұрын

Never heard about them, and it seems like a nice pen!

@kattz753 11 ай бұрын

I like that pen. JG3 is trying to collect a pen from every country in the world. If anyone runs across something from an obscure country he would probably appreciate it. I found out about this accidentally while researching one of my weird NOS pens.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

A North Korean fountain pen will be a little tricky for him to find. I keep mine just because its so odd and a neat piece to have in the collection

@adeniranm7647 11 ай бұрын

Good job, you sold them out in less than a day!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Oh damn! That worked out well for them. They deserve some attention, they do a fantastic job.

@levon9 11 ай бұрын

Cool new discovery, definitely taking a look at that site. Curious to know how many turns to uncap (great thread action for sure).

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I mentioned in the review, its 2 turns

@levon9 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud Oh, sorry, I must have been captivated by the cap twirling back so effortlessly on the body and missed it. Appreciate it.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

No worries. Before I said how many turns I mentioned that if somehow you can resist spinning the cap on, its 2 turns. The only time I didn't spin the cap, was to find out how many turns it actually is. Once I got that out of the way it was right back to zipping it on and off non stop LOL

@alexandrasartinsanity 11 ай бұрын

You sold them out from the looks of it. It looks like a nice yet simple pen.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

They sold out in under 24 hrs when I posted the video it seemed. Keep an eye out as they'll be getting more stock

@MIN3D_reviews 11 ай бұрын

I have these one in PEEk, and one in ebonite.. In 50 bucks, it's a steal.. Eureka pens are made by independent pen maker(만년필연구, fountain pen researchin Korean) in Korea. He once made his in-house ebonite feed and silver nib. I hope he made those again..

@ichirofakename 11 ай бұрын

I want a silver nib.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Hows the ebonite one? It looks really good as well

@MIN3D_reviews 11 ай бұрын

@Doodlebud oh the pen I have is ebonite standard. I planning to buy 12-angled cap one too..

@pnwesty7174 11 ай бұрын

Gravitas is the only other pen (I have) that will spin the cap on/off with a flick.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Yup those are great threads. I can do it on my Ensso pocket piuma as well

@zeus52452 11 ай бұрын

You are a bad influence on me!! 🤣🤣

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

💸

@TillRe 9 ай бұрын

Hi, I debate whether getting a gravitas sentry or the PEEK Symetry. I usually need a fine or extra fine nib for m small handwriting to be legible. A Aion XF is finer than needed, a leonardo momento zero steel fine is perfect, Iridium point Germany no nib size given is good, too. Lamy M is way to broad, Lamy fine is ok. Where would you put the Symmetry Medium and the gravitas fine in this Continuum? Thanks alot.

@Doodlebud 9 ай бұрын

I compared a whole bunch of nib sizes in this video to help people with your same question. The Symmetry takes a Bock nib and currently comes in a medium, so it writes the same as any other Bock medium. The Gravitas uses a JoWo compatible nib and falls in line with other western fine size nibs (Jowo, Bock, Schmidt, etc) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8eEadR_r7nahqc.html

@JefferyHall-ct2tr 11 ай бұрын

Hi DB!: Interesting pen from Korea! I have a thing, though, about pens that won't post. Have a BEAUTIFUL Conklin Herringbone with a medium nib that writes NICE. But the darn thing won't post. Can't complain too much though, it was CHEAP!

@slowfootlabeef704 11 ай бұрын

And every LAST ONE is SOLD OUT!😢 Excellent review!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Seems like this got a lot of attention. They'll have more made again

@thomaspowers5915 11 ай бұрын

The web site says super grip & arc grip (looks like the one you reviewed.) & taper grip. Any guess on the difference? Was the grip section slick or okay? I assume that might be a reason for the super grip. Or just personal preference. The website just seems to cycle through information pages, with no order page, just an email address for info. Or I could be missing something. (Happened before -- grin)

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

The super grip has ridges along the grip section to increase the grip even more. I didn't have any grip issues with my regular one. The PEEK material is feels good in the hand. But for folks who like a better grip, the super grip is a good option.

@user-gl5ld9vm7i 11 ай бұрын

I cannot believe that they hand tune each one. I mean, Appleboom does it...for expensive pens. But not for a 50.00 pen?

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

It's such a deal!

@btedd 11 ай бұрын

Sold out

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Keep an eye out, they will get more

@user-el7of3cz9g 11 ай бұрын

Eureka please make a version that posts!

@Eureka_fp 11 ай бұрын

hello this is eureka admin here. the barrel and grip is very long, so posting is not necessary. if posting is to be done the cap must be even thicker, which would be too thick. if larger hole is made for the cap to post, i would have to sacrifice durability, as the cap wall is much thinner.

@dostagirl9551 5 ай бұрын

Great looking pen, but I can't make heads or tails of the website. Plus everything seems to be sold out.

@Jay-qs6jk 11 ай бұрын

hey Doodlebud, do you know of any place I could get a Pilot Con-B converter for sub £20 without the obsurd delivery cost from the US to UK? As I have been trying to find one for way too long and am so close to giving up my search. Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

No idea about having to get one from US to UK. You can't find one from any retailer in Europe or even Japan?

@eleanor.shadow 11 ай бұрын

I’ve ordered things from the US and had them shipped to a friend who was either coming the UK for a visit, or going there on holiday. If you know someone living in the US or about to visit, maybe you could do the same?

@justiceforall1288 6 ай бұрын

It seems to be worth every penny. Where can I get one?

@Doodlebud 6 ай бұрын

Link in the description to their site

@ichirofakename 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if PEEK comes in colors...

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

This is the normal grey base color PEEK comes in, but it can be colored

@Overonator 11 ай бұрын

What is the nib grade of this pen in the video? Medium?

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Yes I forgot to mention that as well. Currently they are only carrying medium point nibs, they will have fine nibs available but that will be a few months away or so

@tester776 4 ай бұрын

Do you know why it now costs 120 dollars?

@johnmontalbano5769 11 ай бұрын

Don't see them listed for sale.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

They sold out pretty quick. The will be making more

@pdexBigTeacher 11 ай бұрын

I'm such a sucka for well-engineered products. The Good Blue, Gravitas, etc. Again, this is YOUR FAULT! 😂 I gotta get one of these!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I can't help myself when I see a job well done. There's apparently a wait list now for when they restock so take your time 😉

@theotherlinh 11 ай бұрын

How does this get the price point… wow. My Schon Peek is feeling very expensive, lol.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I was confused at first to be honest. Its so damn good! Each time I use it I still get surprised by the price tag

@user-el7of3cz9g 11 ай бұрын

If this one posted that’d be all she wrote. Unfortunately this pen does not post.

@TylerEaves 11 ай бұрын

I just looked at their site... they even have another model that's freakin' Ebonite... and it's only $15 more!

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad they reached out so people can explore their pens. Well made and beyond reasonable!

@TylerEaves 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud I sent an email about 5 minutes into the video, I'm on the waiting list for as soon as he gets some more made. Can't believe the pricing...I bet he at least doubles that soon. As is, he's cheaper than even Ranga, and they, as far as I know, don't tune their nibs, and I've heard some mixed reviews of some of 'em nib-wise. I do still want a Ranga #5 one of these days... as far as I know that's the closest budget-ish pen out there with Namiki Emporer-esque dimensions.

@sushanart 6 ай бұрын

Their page is somewhat confusing. How do you order from them? 🤔

@Doodlebud 6 ай бұрын

I think at the moment you have to go on their email list as they are sold out and working to get more made

@sushanart 6 ай бұрын

Aha! 😇🩵🙏🙌

@palashchoudhury5565 11 ай бұрын

All Brand should make Roller Ball Pen (0.5mm) whch can take any Ink Cartridge Like Fountain Pen Sry Modern Fountain Pen

@JSGilbert 11 ай бұрын

I can’t remember the last time that you gushed over a pen like this.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

It looked well made on the site but when I got it I could tell immediately how well this was made. Then the instant I inked up and wrote, I paused after the first word. I could tell it was tuned. I went on their site and saw the note about that, but then I emailed them to confirm they do this for all their pens. When they replied they did, I was blown away. Top end material, made very well, and a tuned & polished nib for $50.... never see this before.

@JSGilbert 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud It’s a pretty crowded space and it seems like a great way to not only get noticed and leapfrog many of the competitors, but also to alleviate any concerns that someone might have regarding the potential lousy quality of a South Korean manufactured item. I know that the latter has been a big issue with Indian manufacturing, although it does seem that there are several manufacturers in India getting well past $100 for their pens. My guess is that after all these $50 pens get snatched up, we’ll see a slight modification and watch prices climb steadily to $100 or more. Wish me luck, I’m trying to order one.

@ArjanD78 11 ай бұрын

Does it post?

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

It does not, I forgot to mention that

@ArjanD78 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud thank you for answering that, because that's a deal breaker for me. The website of the maker doesn't say either. Thanks again

@user-el7of3cz9g 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud Awww so bummed. Deal breaker for me as well. I draw and sketch with my pens and posting is a must…trying to hold the sketchbook and a cap is too cumbersome and pocketing a cap is one too many things to think of when spontaneously drawing with my full attention needed on the fleeting moment.

@noahsh8552 11 ай бұрын

Dang. It’s sold out and I just sent him a message last night.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Im sure they will have more made in time. They are a small maker and guess my video sparked some interest.

@noahsh8552 11 ай бұрын

Sure seems like it did! Btw I absolutely love the engineering perspective you offer on everything. Very informative and fascinating.

@johnforeman2034 11 ай бұрын

Should have used that bay state blue on this pen 😂

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

I just may. BSB can't stand up to acetone!

@johnforeman2034 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud ahaaa! But will the pen hold up to acetone? 🤔

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

@@johnforeman2034 yes PEEK can handle acetone. The ABS feed won't though

@johnforeman2034 11 ай бұрын

@Doodlebud good to know. New to the pen space. Been writing for a bit with them but not the finite Intracacies

@eleanor.shadow 11 ай бұрын

I need to stop watching your videos, you’re enabling me too much 😂 (I definitely don’t need another pen, but I’ve emailed the seller to ask about availability… you made too good a point about price and quality!)

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Don't have to rush out and get one. Can pick one up anytime down the road :)

@eleanor.shadow 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud too late! FOMO won 😂

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

@@eleanor.shadow it is a strong force LOL

@totallylegit2068 4 ай бұрын

i googled "peek price per pound" and got jumpscared

@bbrachman 11 ай бұрын

The company does not realize when you review a good product, they will get a run on the product. They are currently sold out.

@Doodlebud 11 ай бұрын

Always tough to tell how much interest people will have on a pen. They'll be making more for sure. They're a small maker but do great work for a great price, so it's worth the wait.

@bbrachman 11 ай бұрын

@@Doodlebud I just have to figure if they have a mechanism in place to let us know when they have inventory ready to sell. Others do an email list. Some do a newsletter. I will check the site to see what they do.