Any Cracks With The Twsbi 580

[LuisAAbrilRomero]

Hi there,

 

I would like to as the community whether the TWSBI 580 shows the same tendency to crack as its predecessors and the Mini.

 

Thanks for the info!

 

Regards,

 

Luis

[Mr Ink]

I'm interested to discover the answer to this question as well.

[ravantra]

I've only experienced cracks on the 530 and not the 580 or Vac 700. Both pens received new sections after a single quick email. Great service.

Edited July 9, 2013 by ravantra

[BMG]

I haven't seen any complaints of cracking on this forum. Given the volume of posts on that topic with the 530 and 540, that would suggest that...

 

-- the 580 doesn't suffer from that problem

-- it's still too early to tell.

[Sasha Royale]

I just received a TWSBI Mini for my birthday. No complaints, so far.I own and use (in rotation)

two TWSBI Diamond 540 pens. I thought it an excellent fountain pen, and there are eight

others I have given as gifts, in December 2011. Also in rotation is one "hard acquired" TWSBI

Diamond 530.

 

To date, I can offer no report of cracking or malfunction. I wonder if TWSBI can provide statistics

on the percentage of pen structural failures.

[LuisAAbrilRomero]

  On 7/9/2013 at 10:23 PM, Sasha Royale said:

I just received a TWSBI Mini for my birthday. No complaints, so far.I own and use (in rotation)

two TWSBI Diamond 540 pens. I thought it an excellent fountain pen, and there are eight

others I have given as gifts, in December 2011. Also in rotation is one "hard acquired" TWSBI

Diamond 530.

 

To date, I can offer no report of cracking or malfunction. I wonder if TWSBI can provide statistics

on the percentage of pen structural failures.

 

Well, there already are multiple reports out there about TWSBI Minis and 530s/540s cracking. I am specifically interested in whether this also happens with the 580.

[Earthdawn]

My Mini, Vac 700 and 580 which all were bought on the launch date have had no issues with cracking at all. I used a loupe to really make sure mine were good.

 

My 540 had issues which were takin' care of within 3 days of reporting it to TWSBI. Though the last section I got, about 8 months ago, is just fine.

[Gloucesterman]

Have had a 580 from Pendleton for about a month. Seems to be working well. As I bought it at the New England Pen Show, he had filled it with ink already. When I refilled it, after using up all the ink, with Herbin's Rose Cyclamen, there have been occasional "hard start" experiences.

Not often so I will let it work itself out - or not!

 

Overall I am very happy with this pen and the tuning job. I am also glad I waited this long and that the pen was acquired "tuned".

[ravantra]

I have to add that I also have 2 Mini's along with the two 580's and two Vac 700's. None have cracks. A few are almost 2 years old and are work horses. I have dropped the 580's and Vac 700's many times at construction sites without any damage. Those pens take a lot of abuse from me. The 530's once I replaced the sections that had cracks have joined the other. No problems or worries. If one should crack I know TWSBI will send me a spare part. How awesome is that!

[sagitis]

  On 7/12/2013 at 5:04 PM, brgmarketing said:

Have had a 580 from Pendleton for about a month. Seems to be working well. As I bought it at the New England Pen Show, he had filled it with ink already. When I refilled it, after using up all the ink, with Herbin's Rose Cyclamen, there have been occasional "hard start" experiences.

Not often so I will let it work itself out - or not!

 

Overall I am very happy with this pen and the tuning job. I am also glad I waited this long and that the pen was acquired "tuned".

 

 

 

I was thinking to order a 580 with custom nib from Pendleton, but he did not show any 580 on his website only the 540.

Do you need to contact him directly to get the 580 ?

[Gloucesterman]

Got mine at the New England Pen Show. He was working on them and selling them there.

 

I would expect that he has some available, even if he has not posted them as such on his site.

 

Good luck and enjoy. he's a very nice guy and a good craftsman - imho.

No affiliation of course!!

[Jflorek]

Have mine since launch day. No cracks or any other issues.

[N2theBreach]

I've had mine for almost an entire week now, and you know, I haven't seen even one crack. It's holding up really well.

[Subscript]

Not a crack. I have disassembled twice with no issues.

[Fabienne]

So far so good. Hip hip hooray!!!!

[dsolmei]

I've had my 580 since the beginning of the production run and it has been my daily cary. I've managed to drop it a couple of times -- I'm very clumsy. Regardless, the body does not have a single crack or any other signs of stress in the plastic.

[harrietthespy]

No cracks in my 580 but I do have cracks in my Mini.

[arandur]

Mine has been carried daily, since I got it (shortly after their release). No cracks, chips, dents, dings, breaks, or other physical failures.

[warblerick]

  On 7/21/2013 at 9:14 PM, harrietthespy said:

No cracks in my 580 but I do have cracks in my Mini.

Where are the cracks exactly, and how do think they occurered? Just curious, as I have two minis.

[Inkheart]

I have two 580s and two Vac 700s. I am not careless, but I do use them constantly and with no coddling. I purchased my first 580 shortly after they came out.

 

No issues with wear or cracking. And you didn't ask, but I thought I'd mention that these pens start with unfailing reliability... more so than any other pen I've tried below the $100 mark.