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Comment on What Everybody Ought to Know About Pens by Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:16:05 +0000

sygyzy,
Essentially, as ballpoints lack a free flowing supply of ink unlike a rollerball or fountain pen, they need pressure to create the flow of ink onto paper. The pressure comes from the writer ‘pushing’ the pen across the page as he/she writes. Hope this clarifies.

Comment on What to do when your pencils are too small to hold comfortably? by Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:33 +0000

Alberto,
Thanks for the comment. Good idea about inverting the pencil into the barrel to protect the point. i must say the Derwent extenders look very sleek and professional and the grip looks more comforatble. I confess that part of the attraction of the two I purchased (apart from the price) was the external look, I wanted something that stood out.

Note Booker,
I have used the extenders with Rhodia triangular barrels and they work perfectly.

Comment on What Everybody Ought to Know About Pens by sygyzy

sygyzy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:52:44 +0000

Good intro to pens. For ballpoint, you should clarify what you mean by “pen requires pushing to start”

Comment on What to do when your pencils are too small to hold comfortably? by Note Booker, Esq.

Note Booker, Esq. — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:25:45 +0000

Do these work on pencils with a triangular cross-section, like the Dixon Tri-Conderoga or the smaller Rhodia?

Comment on What to do when your pencils are too small to hold comfortably? by Alberto

Alberto — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:41:47 +0000

Actually there are a couple of other designs of pencil extenders that I find a bit more comfortable and functional since they can also double as pencil point protector by inverting the pencil into its extender barrel. One of them was recently released by Derwent. http://robotninjamonsters.blogspot.com/2010/05/derwent-pencil-extenders-review.html

Comment on Faber-Castell Pencil Tycoon Proves his Point by The Pen Warrior

The Pen Warrior — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:28:02 +0000

What really struck me was the quote from the count “if I had done what the consultants had advised as necessary for survival when I took over the company from my father, we wouldn’t be here today. Whatever they tell you is bound to be wrong.”

It is hard to imagine that a company as prestigious as Faber-Castell could come that close to going out of business. You really can’t help but be impressed with the way Count Anton – Wolfgang Lother Andreas von Faber Castell has turned the fortunes of the company around.

Comment on Faber-Castell Pencil Tycoon Proves his Point by Alberto

Alberto — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:26:46 +0000

Quite a fascinating look at the vision and philosophy of the head of one of the more successful pencil companies in the World today. Thanks for posting it.

Comment on Which Pen is Better the Uni-Ball Fanthom or the Pilot Frixion? by ccorrada

ccorrada — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:18:46 +0000

i’ve tried both, and although the Fanthom looks great, Frixion is still a much better pen. i hear many complains around the blogosphere about Fanthom glossing up the page once you erase something. I’ve been carrying a red Frixion as part of the daily arsenal for a while now and don’t see myself looking back… great post- thanks!

Comment on Which Pen is Better the Uni-Ball Fanthom or the Pilot Frixion? by The Pen Warrior

The Pen Warrior — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:00:38 +0000

Hi Tomas that’s a great point that it could be quite confusing with the cap of the pen being used as the eraser for the Uni-Ball Fanthom . When the rubber is at the end of the pen it is then instantly recognisable as an erasable pen.

Comment on Which Pen is Better the Uni-Ball Fanthom or the Pilot Frixion? by Tomáš K.

Tomáš K. — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:02:28 +0000

I personally didn’t have the opportunity to try the Fanthoms, but it looks like I don’t need to. FriXion does a great job in my maths notebook. Another con for the Uni-Ball could be erasing by the cap – I think it can be quite misleading for the people who hold the pen in their hands for the first time.