Yer killin me! You need to look at the Lamy Safari or the Lamy 2000! Keep writing!!!

Hi Sean, I am happy you are enjoying your Pilot Metropoliltan. How does the ink get to the nib tip, underneath the steel nib is a plastic peice called a feed, and a channel for the ink to flow is cut into the feed and the ink flows by capulary action. If you every want to try another fountain pen I recommend the TWSBI ECO with a extra fine or fine nib size ( find the nib nook in the Goulet website and you will find a writing sample for every pen they carry with each nib width), this pen is a piston fill so you would need a bottle of ink, total cost around 43.00. Clean your pen every time before you put in a new cartridge. Put the converter back in the pen and use to flush water through the nib so your pen will not clog. THANKS for a well done video.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Barry!! Thanks so much for watching, and of course for the recommendation. I still secretly hate you for it 😉. I’ve already got a few more fountain pens in my wishlist, including the TWSBI Eco. You may have created a monster! Thanks for the explanation on the ink feed. Makes perfect sense. All the best Barry!!

Let me just say when it comes to fountain pens. Do not skimp on good paper. Let me say this again. Do not skimp on the paper the paper is what makes or break the fountain pen. I do not mean braking physically the pen. I just mean your writing experience will be way more better with good paper. The paper you have now and the ones you ordered are perfect I say perfect. The company you got your pen and stuff from are to me the best and not to mention great people at that. They also have a KZread channel great learning and tips and tricks.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much for watching! The gentlemen who recommended this to me did explain the importance of the paper and you’re absolutely right. When I wrote on some store brand printer paper the experience was garbage compared to using the pad from Rhodia! I had a great experience with Goulet and can see why they come so highly recommended. Thanks for letting me know about their YT channel - I just subscribed. Thanks again for watching, all the best!

@SandTguy

4 жыл бұрын

Geared Toward Gear You are so Welcome and. Thank You.

Not a fountain pen but I just picked up the biker tactical .50 cal pen and it is dope

I didn't see this one recommended: Waterman Allure Graduate. I have it in light blue and one in chrome. They write immediately out of the box. I bought my first fountain pen in 1989. I'm not laughing, we all start somewhere. 😁😁 Enjoy your pens. 😁😁😁😁

I'm into fountain pens and have been for a very long time, and I strongly encourage you to give it a shot. Fountain pens have a lot of advantages over traditional ballpoints and rollerballs in that you can choose your own ink, your own pen, and your own paper and really customize your writing experience. Second, using fountain pens is more economical and environmentally friendly than using disposable pens, because they're refillable and can last a very long time if you look after them well. Thirdly, many cheaper ballpoint and rollerball pens require pressure to write, which can tire your hand out over time. Fountain pens, on the other hand, require little to no pressure to write, which means you can write for longer periods of time without your hand cramping up. Yes, fountain pens are a little more maintenance, but if you stay with the hobby you'll find that it can become a very therapeutic, calming, and satisfying aspect of the whole experience of using them.

I have 2 of the Pilot Metropolitan, and yes, they are fantastic. Yes also get you a bottle of ink, really cool and saves you a lot on ink cost. A bottle will last you a LONG time.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the feedback Gary. And thanks for watching!

Looks like a badass pen. Need to try 1 of those!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

If you like the pen at some point you will use the converter. There's a lot of ink out there that's not in cartridges. Enjoy the journey I'm about a half step ahead of you on the road and all I can say never enjoyed writing it was always a task till I got a fountain pen. I actually look forward to paper work and writing with my fountain pen .

I like the ballpoint pens by pilot, I've rarely ever used fountain pens. It's nice they included refills and equipment for using bottled ink. I could never see myself using bottled ink. Also I've now gained pen vocabulary thanks to this haha. It's a very fine point, quite neat. My understanding of the ink flow is of the split in the channel allows ink to flow as a result of pressure placed on the nib. The model may be different than what I've used but that's the principle I'm familiar with. Interesting to see you turn into a calligraphist, Sean haha. Thanks for the video! Peace

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Roman thanks for watching bro! Yeah I finally learned about the “magic” ink flow and you’re 100% correct. 👊🏻👊🏻

The ink flows down the cut channel in the Nib. The harder you press the wider the channel opens up to allow more ink to flow, making a wider line! You really need to try a Stub Nib, it makes anyone’s handwriting look amazing!!! Try a TWSBI ECO with a Stub Nib, it’s an amazing budget fountain pen!!!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hey bro thanks for the recommendation man! And the insight on how the “magic” pen works, lol. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

@OCD4EDC

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearedTowardGear1 No problem, The Pilot that you have is a great pen. The TWSBI ECO or the TWSBI GO are both great budget choices. Both come in lots of colors and have clear ink wells. They look really cool in a mechanical way, not pretentious!!!

@riffraff9000

4 жыл бұрын

Another vote for TWSBI. I have a couple of them. The section cracked on one of them after a couple of years of use, and they simply send me a new one free.

the t is silent in Goulet.....

Those channels you are talking ab out at 5:49 are just for added strength.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks!

go on amazon look up the pilot Petit1 I think there about $4 great little pocket fountain pen. I mean I could tell you to get a pilot Custom 74 which is a stellar fountain pen but really you ask for something under $30 that was a good pen. the pilot custom 74 is well over $150

USE THE CONVERTER! jajajaja I have a Pilot Metal Falcon, love it, but not quite first-timer pricing. For a first time budget pen, I'd go with the TWSBI Eco. It's not quite as conventional looking as the metropolitan, but has a built-in converter, large ink capacity, and writes super smooth. Also comes in a 1.1mm stub nib if you were curious to try something different. Edit: okay, now I'm seeing the other folk who beat me to the punch. Well, I'll just add my recommendation to theirs!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, right on man!! The TWSBI is a very popular recommendation. I think it looks pretty cool too.

That Pilot Metropolitan pen is a great starter pen I myself started in fountain pens before diving into knives my most expensive one is$ 1000.00 a great writer,give it time and you will be hooked.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no Larry!! I don’t know if I can afford to get hooked! Lol. Thanks so much for watching! Cheers.

Alright, you’ve piqued my interest. It just went onto my wishlist. Perfect. Another type of gear addiction is just what I need. 😂

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no!! I apologize in advance.

The Kaweco Skyline Sport would be a great addition if you are looking of a budget fountain pen for EDC. It's inexpensive, compact, durable, writes well, has many color options, and uses standard international cartridges. Here is a link: www.gouletpens.com/collections/kaweco-skyline-sport-fountain-pens Welcome to the world of fountain pens!

Well folks...we've lost him!!! He's done...lol! Someone gave me a fountain pen a while back! Still on the fence. Kinda reminds of a gel pen which I do not like at all!! Thanks for sharing and do not go towards the light!!!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 - I’m trying to look away from the light!

@BigRedEDC

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearedTowardGear1 why am I not buying that...lol!!

@jonduncansakurawallknifegarden

4 жыл бұрын

He had me at japanese pilot... I’m f*cked

@BigRedEDC

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonduncansakurawallknifegarden LOL!!!!!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Duncan - 🤣🤣🤣

Try jinhao fountain pens, especially the x450 the x750 and 159. They cost you under $10 and they are true value for money. This is just to add to your collection although i like the metropolitan the best to start off with. With jinhao's you cant go wrong for the price you pay.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the recommendation! Much appreciated. Thanks so much for watching. 👍🏻

@nitina8564

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearedTowardGear1 i really liked the video and it felt so genuine, so i want to welcome you to the fountain pen club.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Nitin A - thanks so much!

Well Sean as George Jefferson would say move in on up lolol no seriously the thing looks pretty sweet. I have not written with one of them since Catholic School

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! No kidding, that’s interesting! Did you use them in school for any particular reason? Like calligraphy or something?

@joekasperek1086

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearedTowardGear1 yes exactly, once a week she wanted us to write one paragraph sing something nice about one of the students in class in the style like the declaration of Independence was written and back in the 70s we had to use the bottle of ink and needless to say mine was not really neat lolol these newer pens would have helped out a lot

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

Very nice! Might have to check out the Pilot Metropolitan. Have some Pilot precise V5 RT I love them, have you tried them?

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

I have used a V7 RT at work. Not too shabby!

Def need to look at a Kaweco Lilliput fountain pen! Fantastic EDC pen. Replaced my +5yr old SpacePen for a brass Lilliput.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard about these! I may have to try one soon. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Okay I’m hooked!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Haha 👊🏻👊🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

GOULET

Excellent fountain pen ! Good review , thanks for sharing !

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Patrick!!!

Goulet Pens are good people.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they are!

I really enjoy my Pilot Metropolitan. I actually watch The Goulet Pen company youtube channel. Awesome video.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Really!? I didn’t even know they had a channel. And I didn’t know you were a pen nerd, lol. Thanks for watching Jade. Cheers!

@JadeSchafer

4 жыл бұрын

@@GearedTowardGear1 Yeah it's a great channel. I enjoy it. I wouldn't say I'm a pen nerd haha. Pen nerds would probably get offended. I really like pens but I don't really know much about them.

The messiness is part of the fun, but once you know how to avoid smearing , you’re good. I carry a fountain pen in my EDC. Check out the LAMY Safari for a (I think) better budget pen

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Right on. Thanks for watching and for the recommendation! 👊🏻👊🏻🍻🍻

I just picked up my first one about a month ago (from Amazon) and went with a MUJI aluminum body that’s actually very sleek looking imo. It comes with 1 cartridge ($18.80). I also bought a universal ink converter ($5.59) and some waterman ink($11.29). Or they sell the cartridges if you wanted to keep using those (again waterman are around $5-6 depending on color for 6ct). It seems to be a fine tip also, but I’m also new to fountain pens so what do I know lol. I would like to get a flex nib at some point in the future and play around with calligraphy, but that won’t be for a while.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I’ve received many recommendations for other fountain pens and I don’t recall if anyone has mentioned the MUJI. I’ll have to check that out! Thanks for the info, and thanks so much for watching!

The Pilot Metropolitan is a great first fountain pen. Like you, I lack self-control, so I will just say that in my experience fountain pens and folding/pocket knives are rather similar. The point of diminishing returns kicks in a $150-$200. I started both hobbies at relatively the same time and now have too many inexpensive but serviceable pens/knives that don't get used enough because I was trying to figure out what I liked. If you find the Metropolitan works for you, try the TWISBI Eco (my experience with the TWISBI Go has not been good). I'd also suggest a Kawco sport for a small pocket pen and a Conklin Duragraph so that you can see whether you like a wider grip section. (The Durgaph nibs are iffy however.) After that, look at a pens in the next level like the Platinum 3776 or Pilot Vanishing Point that has a nock/click mechanism like ballpoints. Like one of the other commenters said, always have good paper. Rhodia, Clair Fontaine, and Maruman Mnemosyne notepads have all served me well. The Black and Red notepads at Staples are not bad.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much for watching!! I really appreciate all the feedback. Very interesting stuff that I’ll definitely be looking into. All the best!

TWSBI ECO. Fine Nib. Thank me or hate me later 🤷🏽‍♂️😅

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. Right on man, I appreciate it! You’re at least the 5th person to recommend the TWSBI ECO, so there’s gotta be something to it! Thanks for watching. 👊🏻👊🏻

@mrvideogamevideos

4 жыл бұрын

I have a Pilot Metro and a TWSBI ECO. Even though I like the aesthetic of the Metropolitan better, the ECO just writes so freaking smoothly that I have to use it. Some people like a bit of haptic feedback though and the Metropolitan writes a bit scratchier. Japanese pens also tend to be a little finer (i.e. a Japanese "medium" may be a European "fine")

Sweet pen, come on less than $30 for all that how can you go wrong.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Amen! I thought it was a pretty smokin’ deal. Thanks for watching brother!

Duuude they’re sold out already ... i didn’t already try to find one with your link 🤷🏻‍♂️😜

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no!! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Does it come in any other nib sizes?

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Mick, I believe you can get the Metropolitan in either fine or medium nib.

@mickkeim4142

4 жыл бұрын

Geared Toward Gear....Thanks...

I enjoyed the review. I can understand your hesitation regarding the pen. I also tend to go crazy on new things. I never tried fountain pens as I heard they smeared on the paper when you wrote. Plus heard you wind up with ink all over your pinkie if lucky enough to avoid getting it all over your hand. Maybe that is what the fancy French paper is for to prevent getting it on your hand. Have I been misled or was that the case but no longer??

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Rick! So far I have not had one isie with ink getting on my hand/fingers (other than when Ineas filming this video, lol). The ink will smear if rubbed shortly after writing. I would imagine a left handed writer would have problems using a fountain pen. I actually tested this twice with a stopwatch and the ink is dry enough to rub your hand or finger across without smearing after 15 seconds. If you rubbed it sooner than 15 seconds it will smear slightly bit not terribly. This could be in part due to the paper being used. Having said that, a 6” x 8” notepad of this paper costs $6.50, which is quite reasonable for the quality, even when compared to something like an equivalent sized “rite in the rain” notepad and cheaper than something like a moleskine notepad.

It’s a slippery slope you’re sliding on ... I’d I saw one in brass I’d let them just name a price. MokuTi clip and I’ll sell my car to find one 🤔

I dont collect pens. I'm a knife girl😁Cool review though!!!

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Right on!! I like pens, but knives are definitely way cooler, lol. Thanks for watching!!

I've never known anyone who actually liked ballpoint pens. I find it really, really weird. I've used dozens of brans of ballpoint pens, and not one of them was as good as a dull stick in dry dirt. Almost as bad, the ink selection sucks. You can get more than fifteen hundred shades and types of ink for a fountain pen, along with a writing experience that's a thousand times better than any ballpoint pen. Even gel pens are a hundred times better than any ballpoint pen. Some gel pens are better than others, of course, but even the bad ones are better than ballpoints. Sorry, but it just stuns me that there are people who actually like ballpoint pens. You're cutting yourself off from a world of pleasure, from the best possible writing experience possible, and all for a type of pen that only exists because of young school children, and so people can sign receipts. .

People still write? Lol. I have a cheap little Walmart fountain pen that I use in my LARP journal.

@GearedTowardGear1

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! As far as fountain pens Walmart sounds pretty good to me!!