Kickstarter: Winkpens -- Fountain Pen That Writes With Wine

[ac12]

 

 

I'm not sure if you're trying to make me feel guilty or not, but either way, thank you for the information.

 

 

No the frown is for her. It was a difficult learning experience for her. All the manufacturing problems she ran into, which delayed the project and increased the cost. I think than she did not have much/any prior manufacturing experience. She had to learn the hard way, many of the problems going from idea and prototype to production.

[fireant]

FYI for anyone in the Oregon area. The kickoff party for the pen is Jun 29th in Portland.

 

I plan on attending to check things out. Here is a link to the RSVP. Err not associated with Wink Pens but I did participate in the kickstarter.

 

https://winkpenslaunchparty.splashthat.com/?mc_cid=92de5edee9&mc_eid=b67106439c

[Jobesmirage]

So Im going to revive this thread to see if anyone ended up with one of these pens what what they think of it... reviews?

[ac12]

Mine is in the mail to me.

[Jobesmirage]

Mine is in the mail to me.

Hm... I guess theyre still being shipped out even though I thought the project ended months ago...

[joly1]

I bought one through massdrop for 60 $ +shipment, the pen is well finished, I filled it with pelikan 4001 black ink, the nib is very soft, and gives different lines if you turn it on itself, the only drawback is that the capillary link between the barrel and the glass nib is not continuous , and you need to twist the converter to prime it again using the knob fitted at the back of the pen, wich gives you a disrupted writing experience

[pen_addict]

I got one as well... had to fiddle with it and try a couple of inks (diamine ancient copper was a disaster; Noodler's BSIER is working pretty well!) - works ok but hard to start and if I pause while writing needs priming... to me the nib is a tad too bold and a bit scratchy depending on how it's turned.

 

Not sure I'm keeping it at this point... (so if anyone wants to make an offer to buy or trade, I'm all ears )