With today:
01:20 When is a piston a piston?
01:50 Are there pens that can be used on a plane during the entire flight without leaking?
03:45 Any fountain pens you regret selling?
05:30 How do you know when it’s time to sell a pen?
Category Archives: Consult the Doctor
Consult the Doctor Episode 33
With today:
00:25 Super dry pen: keep or tune?
03:00 How to dry with nibs that dry super quickly
07:45 How do you dilute inks?
12:55 The funniest thing in the fountain pen world
Consult the Doctor Episode 32
With today:
00:20 Pens that dry out quickly
03:15 Shops that sell non-Parker ink
04:15 Indelible ink
05:25 Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Graphology
Consult the Doctor Episode 31
With today:
00:20 Are eyedroppers best for flex writing?
04:55 Why are people obsessed with eyedropper-filling pens that aren’t meant to be used like that?
11:15 Why does my pen have flow issues after cleaning it?
20:10 Why do North-American reviewers have bigger cups than European reviewers?
Consult the Doctor Episode 30
With today:
00:25 Do pens with black nibs oxidize ink?
02:40 Where to get replacement Lamy 2000 nibs?
04:10 Are screw caps better than snap caps?
07:00 Recommendations for nibs that are perfect in every possible way?
Consult the Doctor Episode 29
With today:
00:18 Why are converters the way they are?
03:45 Best rollerball that takes fountain pen cartridges
07:10 Why don’t reviewers talk about the shape of feeds?
09:50 How to choose, package, and store pens for travel
Consult the Doctor Episode 28
With today:
00:20 Are Visconti steel nibs as good as their gold nibs? Does nib material matter?
03:55 Are Visconti pens more form than function?
05:45 Are there differences in #6, #7, #8 nibs?
07:45 How do you know if an ink is wet or dry?
Consult the Doctor Episode 27
With today:
00:20 Do pen companies tune nibs before sending them out for review?
03:00 Why would JoWo discontinue #8 nibs?
05:40 Have you considered designing your own pen?
06:10 From which continent will the next fancy pen invention come?
Consult the Doctor Episode 26
With today:
00:20 Do stubs/italic nibs take getting used to?
03:10 Using pens because they are transitory
06:15 Why are pens increasingly popular?
12:45 Are your videos work or hobby?
Consult the Doctor Episode 25
With today:
00:15 Air exchange in converters vs. other filling systems
03:05 Ink superiority
06:50 Different section materials and their effects
09:20 What do ink colours say about the user?