Speeno 1013

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

It took me a little while to adjust to the wider girth, (1-2 MM wider than my normal pens). I find that I can use it without extending it, but though the length is right, it is a bit too wide when not extended.

 

Nice pen! It brings us back to the vintage ringtops. It takes 8.5 turns to remove the cap, so it probably won't come loose easily.

 

Dillon

[His Nibs]

Hi Dillon,

 

Your instructions about filling and extending/retracting the barrel are good ones. As for the cap rotating 8.5 times...there's some variability with that, from pen to pen -- but they call cap securely.

 

Regards,

 

Norman

[Slush99]

Cute little pen. Too thin for me. (Where's the crying smilie?)

[Macuser]

Thanks for the great review. Sometimes we forget about the cheap pens that can make us happy. I placed my order today!

[His Nibs]

One of my customers, Tom Brent, sent in the following 'conversation', which I think of as an 'Ode to a Speeno' .

 

Santa Claus: What would you like for Christmas, young man?

 

Me: Well...I would love a pen that would be durable and compact enough to fit in my pant's pocket or on a key ring. It would write smoothly and have a very fine point so that I could write in a small calendar. Preferably, I would like it to be a fountain pen...a hooded nib would be perfect. If possible, I would like it to expand in size so that it would be a comfortable fit for my hand. I would like an easy fill system that uses bottled ink instead of cartridges. Oh yes...if it could have a cap that somehow screws on so that it doesn't come loose in my pocket...I have enough ink stained clothing.

 

Santa Claus: So what you are telling me is that you would like a pen that is a combined version of a Fisher Space Pen in size, a Parker 51 in a fill system, and an expanding mechanism like the Rotring Expandable Pen.

 

Me: Exactly.

 

Santa Claus: We could make something like that...it's just that it would be too expensive to produce. An Ipod would be cheaper...How about an Ipod?

[Bryan]

I got one of these cute little things in the mail yesterday. I inked it up with Noodlers black, took off the little chain and put it in my pocket. I was very surprised at how well a smoothly the nibs write. I'm of a broad nib guy, but the x-fine nib fills great! These are sturdy pens and I'm sure I'll be carrying around this little guy for many years.

 

As for the size, yes it's very small. I like my pens big, 149, Mikado...but once you extend this little guy, it's really quite usable! My only complaint is you seem to need to twist forever to get the cap off, but at least you know it's secure!

 

Bryan

[heidi]

just in case anyone else wanted to buy some from hisnibs.com, they've been sold out for the past few days... rats.

[chupie]

I'm on a list but anyone know when he is getting more?

[His Nibs]

Hopefully toward the end of January.

[chupie]

WOOT! Cool.

[mompus]

HI

THESE "SPEENO 1013" WERE UNOBTAINABLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THEN, A FEW MONTHS AGO, A STORE IN BERKELEY CA. STARTED OFFERING THEM. WELL, NOW THAT STORE HAS GONE ON-LINE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT'S www.castleintheair.biz/shoppe IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING STORE, YOU JUST MIGHT ENJOY TAKING A PEEK...AND YES; I'M THE GUY WHO'S PROVIDING THE SPEENOS TO "CASTLE".

MOMPUS

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

It's not for commercial (or borderline) posts, but I guess what you said is relevant, and many people will be glad to know a source. These were in quite high demand.

 

Thank you for the lead.

 

Dillon

Edited October 18, 2008 by Dillo

[agchristie]

i bought several as presents and for myself but was slightly disappointed. Whenever I try to unscrew the cap of all 3 pens the bottom part for filling unscrews and not the top which is quite a nuisance. the key looks really cheap and the pens arrived slightly dirty inside and bits of glue or something like that on the inside. Anyone had similar problems? especially the first with the uncapping. otherwise they are quite cool