How Does A Fountain Pen Work?!

How Does A Fountain Pen Work!?
I do a quick dive into the nib, cartridge, why capillary action is key and why air in and out of the cartridge can make or break an awesome pen!
Hope this explanation doesn't miss much, if so, add a comment below
For more info on my work check out
www.schondsgn.com
I manufacture fountain pens in my Philadelphia workshop. Lots of fun machining content on how these fountain pens are made can be seen on my instagram @schon_dsgn

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  • @scmstr
    @scmstr4 ай бұрын

    Finally. Somebody that even attempts to explain this.

  • @user-kd9pr2zz9s

    @user-kd9pr2zz9s

    3 ай бұрын

    Fairly poor attempt.

  • @danmenzel7229
    @danmenzel72293 жыл бұрын

    Very good non-technical explanation. One that a non-engineer can understand!

  • @Schon_DSGN

    @Schon_DSGN

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aw thx!

  • @plenipote
    @plenipote3 жыл бұрын

    This was very cool, thanks for the vid! Very informative, and I hope the next one is about how to use and maintain a fountain pen!

  • @abdel-rahmanwael7437
    @abdel-rahmanwael74379 ай бұрын

    Man, thank you for that great and simple explanation about how do fountain pens work

  • @allyromanow7837
    @allyromanow78372 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Such a clear and detailed explanation. Loved the graphic! many thanks

  • @universalmusic847
    @universalmusic8472 жыл бұрын

    more informative than most videos, thanks bro

  • @funkymonkey8777
    @funkymonkey8777 Жыл бұрын

    Great explanation. Appreciate the illustrations and showing how it works while talking about it. Thanks 🙏🏻

  • @JineeshGeorgeME
    @JineeshGeorgeME3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for an excellent video!

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms2512 жыл бұрын

    Very good video. Thanks. RS

  • @michaeldavis9693
    @michaeldavis96934 ай бұрын

    Well done! Best explanation I could find.

  • @99thVeil
    @99thVeil Жыл бұрын

    this is exactly what I was looking for, great illustration

  • @notmypresident
    @notmypresident3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!

  • @Kelino4215
    @Kelino42152 жыл бұрын

    Very informative. Thank you.

  • @henrycorichi7847
    @henrycorichi7847 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. Just trying to grasp an understanding of my recent interest in fountain pens and regaining my cursive from grammar school. I enjoyed your teaching, thanks. God bless.

  • @anshika164
    @anshika1642 жыл бұрын

    Thanks you helped me for my project 😊

  • @lav1073
    @lav1073 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This was very informative. I still don't understand why my pen stops working mid sentence after writing several paragraphs, but I know how it's supposed to work now.

  • @jdb2957
    @jdb2957 Жыл бұрын

    great video, thanks!

  • @shashijain5084
    @shashijain5084 Жыл бұрын

    V good . Anyone can understand the basics the way you have explained .

  • @phdesignsone
    @phdesignsone3 жыл бұрын

    Good info!

  • @ralphmurray3623
    @ralphmurray36232 жыл бұрын

    I always wondered. Thanks

  • @domquiroga7948
    @domquiroga79482 жыл бұрын

    Wow, what a great find, your content is quite amazing and of great quality! I'm shocked that you have less that 1000 subscribers. I look forward to more videos, I wish that I've found this channel sooner. -Dominic Quiroga

  • @Sams911
    @Sams911 Жыл бұрын

    Best example of how a fountain pen works I've seen yet.. Can you do a video on traveling (By air) with a fountain pen? I understand it's possible to do so if you keep the nib up and fill the reservoir to near capacity.

  • @urnavpal3667
    @urnavpal3667 Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much

  • @appv7436
    @appv74362 жыл бұрын

    I don't understand any physics you said. But I understood you.

  • @fabriziodutto7508
    @fabriziodutto75083 жыл бұрын

    thank you for your explanation! There's a hole also in the downer side of the feeder, what is it for?

  • @fabriziodutto7508

    @fabriziodutto7508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ItsMeBarnaby So, I think it is important its role too, or am I wrong? :-)

  • @bbrachman
    @bbrachman Жыл бұрын

    I am wondering how the original fountain pens (Quills) worked. No way they knew to how to make the slit taper down to a point. Thin knife cut? They worked well enough to start a country.

  • @frenchbullfrog
    @frenchbullfrog2 жыл бұрын

    Near perfect explanation

  • @groundcontrolgainesville4841
    @groundcontrolgainesville48413 жыл бұрын

    PHYSICS!

  • @stevehuffman7453
    @stevehuffman74532 жыл бұрын

    A fountain pen works through controlled leakage. Next question? "What is the leading cause of divorce?" That's an easy one: Marriage. Correction: The tipping material is there to prevent wear of the tines, not to determine the width of the line. Look at a stub nib. No tipping material. The line width depends on the angle and motion. Stubs have a wider line (depending on angles and direction of motion) than any tipped nib. Again, depending on angel and direction, the same stub nib has a narrower line than any tipped nib.

  • @steventrosiek2623

    @steventrosiek2623

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣❤️

  • @user-kd9pr2zz9s
    @user-kd9pr2zz9s3 ай бұрын

    Less terrible than most. Why don't the producers find a presenter that presents himself as someone who actually knows anything, rather than a brainless kid??

  • @Crazytesseract
    @Crazytesseract3 жыл бұрын

    Good one. BTW please watch "how barbers work". There's no need to get scared.