(Please Vote) Has Your Twsbi Cracked?

[seymour]

I trampled on my transparent cap and received a 580 replacement by return of post. Twsbi was really nice about it.

Chaim

[amper]

Seven years now since I bought my first ECO, and now own seven ECOs. Not a single one has cracked.

[taimdala]

In the 12 years since my first TWSBI purchase (an ECO EF nib), l haven't had an issue. Since then I've bought close to 3 dozen TWSBIs total (4 this past month alone!) and so far, everything's fine.

 

TBH/TBF, I have stopped treating them as carelessly as I once had as a pen newbie: I no longer just chuck them in bag or pouch to rattle round loose. They are carried in some form of pocket or pouch where they clip and remain stationary during transport. Or they are stored in folios or pen drawers while at home. Some never leave my desk. All this may have some influence on my pens' durbility, but I cannot say for certain.

[zug zug]

I recently got a new Diamond Mini and while I absolutely love it, I can't help but feel constant dread about the pen cracking. I'll continue to update this comment as time goes on... fingers crossed no issues arise and yes, I've loosened every segment of the pen.

Edited January 8 by zug zug

[RedPie]

My 2 TWSBI Eco pens never had a problem. I use them all the time for many years.

[Mags]

TWSBI outright failure has happened and I have tossed them except the 700 I wrote Philip and was sent a replacement cap at cost.  So that one is still going.  Maybe the solution is those metal bodied TWSBI’s and there was a micarta version or did I dream that?

[1pen2pen]

8 TWSBIs, 3 fails. i'm an habitual tinkerer -- nibs out, nibs in, etc -- and i now understand the fault is mine because TWSBIs are apparently relatively fragile and intolerant of such behaviour. so be it i guess. i see the Chinese pens have now improved significantly since i last looked and even the good ones are a fraction of the cost of your average TWSBI. ch-ch-ch-changes and time for me to move on it seems.

[jchch1950]

  On 1/15/2025 at 5:11 PM, Mags said:

  Maybe the solution is those metal bodied TWSBI’s and there was a micarta version or did I dream that?

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Those are very good TWSBI pens, maybe a third edition of the Micarta will be a market success.

[Doc Dan]

I've carefully taken the nibs out of two of my pens and replaced them with others and had no problems. One pen more than once. 

 

What I find interesting is that there are reports of Parker, Pelikan, Sailor, and other brands cracking, some in odd places, and no one gets ruffled like they do with TWSBI pens.  🤔

[Beechwood]

An interesting additional question on the Eco would be.

 

If your Eco has a cracked section have you removed the nib and feed?

 

I would be interested to know of cracked sections for Ecos that have never need apart.

[1pen2pen]

in my case it was a Diamond barrel that cracked. on its own, no messing about. tbh i don't know if the crack would actually be a problem, but once i was aware of it i didn't want to take the chance of an inky lesson.

[Mechanical]

One Eco and two Go models, no cracks,  I fiddle with the feeds and nibs from time to time.