Thank you for this, I bought an Eco and I'm new to fountain pens and realized I had no idea how to clean it since I can't take it apart the way most other pens come apart lol
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, and I'm glad I could help!
@andrewvelichko7185 Жыл бұрын
Really excellent demonstration, tutorial on cleaning a TWISBI pen. Clear, concise. Thank you.
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@joycehuff9769 Жыл бұрын
Valuable info. Just bought and filled my first TWSBI ECO. I have saved this for future reference
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad I could help!
@joycehuff9769 Жыл бұрын
@@thestationerydev oh yes! Very good info. Thank you!
@toodleloos Жыл бұрын
recently started fountain pen shopping and came across this video! It was super concise and definitely something I'd be worried about, so thank you! 😊😊
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad it helps!
@paulll473 ай бұрын
Nice video, I knew that the nib unit could be disassembled like this but I never did, I just flush my twsbi using the piston and grease it once every two months or so, never had a problem even while using iron gall ink.
@NikitaBx2 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! I feel like I’ll know what I’m doing when I clean my pen now.
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, and glad I could help!
@mm-qm9zh9 ай бұрын
Hi! Thanks for such a good, clear tutorial. I’m always a little intimidated by my TWSBI’s, and this was so helpful for me! Meline
@thestationerydev9 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad it helped!
@annettederksen489611 күн бұрын
Thanks and very helpful.
@karakoppanyi384516 күн бұрын
Very helpful. Thanks!
@paperfrost Жыл бұрын
Thank you! The details are super helpful. 😁
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, glad I could help!
@himmeldunst27 ай бұрын
Just what I was looking for, thank you!
@blackcatvision_Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@DLFfitness117 күн бұрын
Good video 👍🏽
@thatonegirlelaine6 ай бұрын
I have this exact pen and lost the cap. Thanks for this!
@mcrriowaАй бұрын
Very good and helpful video, thank you !!
@dreamingofmoonbeams Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, exactly what I needed to know!
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Great, glad it helped!
@suista2 ай бұрын
thank you! I have some shimmer ink in my TWSBI and I was wondering how I was going to clean it!
@annettefertitta68683 ай бұрын
Excellent, thank you!
@DesTondola7 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot! I recently bought an eco on fountain pen day and was wondering how to get into the pen to clean it more thoroughly when I choose a completely different ink
@thestationerydev7 ай бұрын
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
@aysenurt.5963 Жыл бұрын
Hello, my twsbi eco which is F nib so hard. I chanced inks twice but both of them is not okay with this pen even tomoe river paper that pen is so harsh to write. What do you suggest is there any suggestions for this
@BillyWitchDr Жыл бұрын
When I try to get my nib out I just end up bending the plastic fins under the nib. I'm afraid if I try harder I will damage the feed.
@thestationerydev11 ай бұрын
You might try running some warm water through the pen with the piston and that might help loosen things up. Otherwise, you can use a piece of tape, jar gripper, or something else to help you grip the nib and feed with less pressure.
@Overonator4 ай бұрын
Does anyone ask what happens if you don't clean it? I mean if you have a tiny amount of some red ink in there and then you fill it with black in, you will still get black ink when you write, you won't even notice the tiny amount of red ink. Tell me if I am wrong.
@stephaniepauls19787 ай бұрын
I got a twsbi eco and I can't get the nib out without damaging the bottom of it. Any tips?
@thestationerydev7 ай бұрын
To help with grip, you can either use some scotch tape on the nib, or perhaps find a thin piece of rubber to grip. The feed comes out with the nib, so usually you can just grab both the nib and feed firmly between your thumb and index finger knuckle and wiggle them straight out. Hope that helps! Sometimes maybe running the nib under some warm water can help loosen stuff up as well.
@pamray2029 Жыл бұрын
I have a twsbi eco flow. I like to change ink colours often but I only have the one pen. Is it ok to empty the pen of the 'old' colour by pushing all the ink through the nib, or should I take the nib out each time first? Obviously then I flush the pen with water and refill with the 'new' colour. What is your advice?
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
You would be totally fine with just flushing everything out through the nib with the piston. Only downside would be that it might take a bit longer, and you might have some residual ink in there from the last color when you switch to the new color, but that's totally fine. If there is some of the old color still in there, the new color should even out after writing a few lines. No big deal.
@pamray2029 Жыл бұрын
@@thestationerydev thank you
@sunsetsky5947 ай бұрын
I'm watching your video because I started to clean my Twisbi ECO today after being nearly empty and not used for about three months. My problem is I started using the piston to pull water into the barrel and each time I did the piston twist got shorter and shorter and now it won't twist at all. Do you know what might be wrong? I don't want to force it and break something.
@vwood26 ай бұрын
Ouch. That happened to me once. I removed nib & feed out, and soaked it in water with a few drops of dish soap for a few days. That dissolved enough ink to let me move the piston again. Then I disassemble the pen and reapplied silicon grease to the piston. Hope you get yours working again fingers crossed 🤞.
@Tam1064 Жыл бұрын
moldy ink ??? 😮😢 how would I know ? I didn‘t even know this could happen 😢
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
Definitely can happen. I've had about 4 bottles go bad. Usually it's either floating on the top, or creates a slime in the bottle which is really stringy when you pull you pen or syringe out (or stops up the syringe in one of my cases). The other telltale sign is the smell. The ink will actually smell rotten and horrible, not just the usual chemical smell. Hope you never get it, but it is fairly common unfortunately.
@toodleloos Жыл бұрын
@@thestationerydev the more you know, and not something you easily learn about when fountain pen shopping. I'm extra glad I found this video now 😅😅
@mh-em2mp2 ай бұрын
Very helpful video! Thanks a lot for this ❤
@advisord7637 Жыл бұрын
Why do you clean it using the piston if you are going to take off the feed and nib later? Wouldn't it be easier to just take the nib off and clean everything with water?
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
I do it just to kind of get water flowing through it and loosen up anything that has been dried, especially if it has been sitting for months like this one. Plus, it saves you hands from getting really inky with any ink left in the nib/feed.
@advisord7637 Жыл бұрын
@@thestationerydev makes sense. Thank you!
@mancal58293 ай бұрын
Very helpful. Thanks!
@aysenurt.5963 Жыл бұрын
Hello, my twsbi eco which is F nib so hard. I chanced inks twice but both of them is not okay with this pen even tomoe river paper that pen is so harsh to write. What do you suggest is there any suggestions for this
@thestationerydev Жыл бұрын
If after cleaning and using different inks the nib is still scratchy, then most likely your tines are probably not aligned. Two things that can help with this: 1) Try to figure out which tine is lower. If drawing a line left-to-right is scratchy then the left tine is lower. If drawing a line right-to-left is scratchy, then the right tine is lower. Then after you know which one is lower you can gently use your fingernail to start applying upward pressure to it to try to get it in line with the other. The key is gradual pressure. Put a little bit of pressure then test and so on until the tines are even and the pen writes smooth both ways. 2) If you are sure the tines are in alignment and it is still scratchy, you can get some micro mesh (really fine grain sandpaper; the one I use is 12,000 grit) and, with ink in the pen, draw a few figure eights. Then test the writing on paper and repeat the process gradually until you are happy with the smoothness. I don't have a video out yet on nib tuning, but there are some pretty good ones out there to watch. Good luck and hope that helps!
@jomsies Жыл бұрын
You can use a nail file. The one with with 4 grits. Use the finest grit and it’ll smooth the scratchiness.
@aysenurt.5963 Жыл бұрын
@@jomsies thank you, store changed the nib I think it was problematic