Conid News - Update

[Detman101]

8 hours ago, es9 said:

I really wish they would give us some info as to when they anticipate restarting -- even if the timeline has to slip.  

The guy that pretty much created the pens doesn't even say anything about making more. He's a member here...

[mauckcg]

5 minutes ago, Detman101 said:

The guy that pretty much created the pens doesn't even say anything about making more. He's a member here...

Komec is a precision machining firm.  I would imagine they are rather busy with how goofy Covid has turned things.  They have publicly stated Conid will be back but it's not their main focus.

[Detman101]

19 hours ago, mauckcg said:

Komec is a precision machining firm.  I would imagine they are rather busy with how goofy Covid has turned things.  They have publicly stated Conid will be back but it's not their main focus.

Well, they're devoted to the survival of humanity and supporting the anti-COVID cause.
Kudos to them for that.
I guess the world can wait for the return of the only pen better than the Opus-88 Demo. 😁

[Bill Wood]

I’ll give this a bump and see if there’s any news. 

[fountainbel]

Werner - the owner of Conid - assured me again Conid will definitively restart this year ...

Francis

 

[mauckcg]

21 minutes ago, fountainbel said:

Werner - the owner of Conid - assured me again Conid will definitively restart this year ...

Francis

 

Need to start saving my pennies for a new Kingzize then.  

[es9]

1 hour ago, fountainbel said:

Werner - the owner of Conid - assured me again Conid will definitively restart this year ...

Francis

 

Woot!! I’ve been saving birthday and Christmas presents for a few years now in anticipation of that moment. 
 

Does anyone know if CONID permits customization beyond the base models? For example, can they do a half demonstrator with a black cap, but titanium on the cap finial and blind cap? 

[Harold]

I hope to see a "Thickline"(the opposite of the Slimline) version of the Regular Bulkfiller incorporating some of the improvements found on the newer models once Conid manages to catch up to the considerable pent up demand some time perhaps next year.

 

Moving the ink window to the other side of the choke without the barrel screw threads(like the Minimalistica and Kingsize) or removing it from the demonstrators entirely(like the Slimline), making the barrel the same diameter across its entire length instead of having that bump(like the Slimline), making the barrel 1-2mm thicker and 5-10mm longer, things like that. Some small changes to bring it in line with the newer designs and to have a more substantial version of this particular visual design, that still accepts a #6 nib instead of a #8 nib.

[Karmachanic]

Kingsize Minimalistica please.

[es9]

As long as we’re listing our dreams, more CAISO, please! Or some other effective way to disable the blind-cap shutoff mechanism. 

[fountainbel]

3 hours ago, es9 said:

Woot!! I’ve been saving birthday and Christmas presents for a few years now in anticipation of that moment. 
 

Does anyone know if CONID permits customization beyond the base models? For example, can they do a half demonstrator with a black cap, but titanium on the cap finial and blind cap? 

Conid always allowed part combination  such as demonstrator with black cap and titanium end pieces on cap and body, so no problem.

[Karmachanic]

2 minutes ago, es9 said:

blind-cap shutoff mechanism.

 

Piston knob.  Blind cap is a removable cover over a smaller piston knob/button, or something similar.

 

Image from Goulet Pens:

 

 

 

[fountainbel]

2 hours ago, Harold said:

I hope to see a "Thickline"(the opposite of the Slimline) version of the Regular Bulkfiller incorporating some of the improvements found on the newer models once Conid manages to catch up to the considerable pent up demand some time perhaps next year.

 

Moving the ink window to the other side of the choke without the barrel screw threads(like the Minimalistica and Kingsize) or removing it from the demonstrators entirely(like the Slimline), making the barrel the same diameter across its entire length instead of having that bump(like the Slimline), making the barrel 1-2mm thicker and 5-10mm longer, things like that. Some small changes to bring it in line with the newer designs and to have a more substantial version of this particular visual design, that still accepts a #6 nib instead of a #8 nib.

Don't expect too much Harold !

In first instance Conid will make there limited standard  range of pens : the flattop Regular, the Kingsize flat top - including Caiso - and the flattop  Minimalistica.

Ensuring a fluent back and forth ink transfer between the front  and main ink chambers all pens will be equipped with a new Teflon coated "surface tension breaker needle", now mounted in the top top of the piston rod.

[fountainbel]

17 minutes ago, es9 said:

As long as we’re listing our dreams, more CAISO, please! Or some other effective way to disable the blind-cap shutoff mechanism. 

Caiso will surely  become available, but limited to the Kingsize

[es9]

Very exciting! Thanks so much for the update, Francis! 

[oldrifleman]

Really happy to hear. I am planning to get another king size this time a full demonstrator with round ends. 

[hairlame]

Hooray!  I'm looking forward to seeing the Conid webshop open again!

[yeetus]

This is wonderful news! Is there any word of whether the clear feeds will be making a return?

[fountainbel]

Thank you all for your comments, much appreciated!

I've had a meeting with Werner today and he showed me his massive Conid parts stock.

Werner assured me again that they will restart Conid within a few months.

I'll surely keep you posted!

Kind regards,

Francis

 

@Yeetus: 
Are you referring to the acrylic ink feeds underneath the nib?

These will probably become available again, but only on the Kingsize Bulkfiller

[mauckcg]

2 hours ago, fountainbel said:

Thank you all for your comments, much appreciated!

I've had a meeting with Werner today and he showed me his massive Conid parts stock.

Werner assured me again that they will restart Conid within a few months.

I'll surely keep you posted!

Kind regards,

Francis

Excellent news, and the Euro is dropping compared to the dollar which is helpful.