Show Your Twsbi Eco

[Kiaxa]

Just got mine not too long ago. Ordered it in a broad nib.

 

http://i.imgur.com/ot4zKW3.jpg?1

Just filled it up ( which was a mess because I was filling from a Diamine 30mL bottle for the first time and this is my first piston filler, I kept sticking it in the bottle too far and had ink spill over).

[amberleadavis]

OOPS, I've done that before.

[TheRealScubaSteve]

Me too. With a TWSBI even. Those damn 30 ml bottles are easy to overflow.

[Sasha Royale]

The nib comes out very easily. I don't like that. Mine works fine, but mostly " Meh ! "

I would prefer the Diamond 540 or LAMY Safari.

[jozefk]

What is the weight of twsbi eco without ink and without cap?

[Kiaxa]

What is the weight of twsbi eco without ink and without cap?

I don't have a scale but from what I've read the body itself weighs 13g

[BrittainPenz]

My TWSBI ECO in broad. The broad isn't really as broad as I would like and is actually closer to some of my mediums. It is just so smooth though

 

[kansaskyle]

I decided to give a TWSBI Eco a go with a 1.1mm stub nib.

 

While it lacks the crispness of my other italic nibs, it is smooth and comfortable. I like the boldness of Diamine Pumpkin in the pen!

 

[spaceink]

I love the 1.1mm stub but decided to switch out the nib for fun. Turned out that the feed that came with the 1.1mm stub ECO allows adequate flow for flex without additional channel mods (according to TWSBI, the feeds are different for certain nibs). Here is mine with an FPR 5.5 flex put in.

 

Edited October 10, 2015 by spaceink

[Bemo]

Now that's cool.

[RINGO]

This is mine. Actually, I ordered Coral LAMY Safari - but shop owner, not having stocks - sent me.... this :-)))

Well, I accepted!

 

I have got also LAMY Safary, LAMY Joy in my collection to compare with my new TWSBI Eco

All these pens are very good.

But I just discovered that just for drawing I prefer TWSBI Eco.... (more close to pencil)

 

[RINGO]

QUESTION:

 

When we need to add silicone?

 

ECO's pictured user guide is not clear.

 

How often also to re-assemble?

 

Seems I suppose that User Guide need to be more completed.

[dk76]

Add silicone when it feels like the piston is hard to move?

 

Disassemble when you feel flushing it isn't sufficient?

 

I had one with Blue Upon the Plains of Abraham. Had to fully tear it down to clean it. I had another with Habanero. That one just needed a few flushes and all the ink was gone.

[AAAndrew]

I have had my Eco in active rotation since about a month after they came out and I haven't flushed it or greased it yet. I suspect you won't need to grease it often unless you go through ink much more quickly than I do or change your ink often. This holds quite a bit of ink so I only have to work the piston (to clean and fill) very seldom.

[RINGO]

Good for drawing on a way. Always knowing, that inks will not end The only, it is difficult to draw small things... (~1 - 1.5 cm)

[HollyGolightly]

Good for drawing on a way. Always knowing, that inks will not end The only, it is difficult to draw small things... (~1 - 1.5 cm)

What size nib is yours, Ringo? Wonderful artwork, by the way!

[RINGO]

What size nib is yours, Ringo? Wonderful artwork, by the way!

Thanks... Italic nib. Size? 1.1 I suppose.... Very good pen. I enjoy 2 pens with italic nibs I have

Lamy Joy - lighter pen

TWSBI - for bigger letters.

[saarinen]

Any thoughts on how an Eco might fare with smallish hands? (For reference: I find the 580AL too top heavy, but a Lamy Safari feels just fine.)

[Strombomboli]

but a Lamy Safari feels just fine.

 

Then, I guess, the Eco will feel just fine as well.

[RINGO]

 

Then, I guess, the Eco will feel just fine as well.

Eco weights 22 g, while Lamy (Joy or Safari, I have both, but prefer Joy!) weights 10 g. If you need smaller letters, I would recommend Lamy. For smaller hands seems Lamy is better. While both pens are perfect!