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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    So sad to hear about all these TWSBI troubles. I love love love my TWSBIs. I've got a 580 with both a M nib and a new 1.1 stub (it's amazing), a VAC700 with a B nib, and a new Micarta with a B nib. They all write beautifully, very juicy. I've experienced some hard starts, but I'm still a FP neophyte and have to figure out the right pen/paper/ink combos that let the individual pens and inks really shine. I've not found myself attracted to mini pens, but the TWSBI Mini might actually convert me.

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeph View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by southpaw52 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyIvan View Post
    It is a good way to crack the cap threads.
    The 580 cap is meant not to post?
    Correct, do not post the 580
    please explain...

    I always post even on my largest pens, the 149 right down to my diamond mini

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    I don't have a link handy, but several people have quoted Speedy as stating that the pen (540 and 580) was never meant to be posted.
    edit: http://fpgeeks.com/2013/02/differenc...i-580-and-540/

    Notice that Speedy chimes in and explains the purpose of the ring below the filler knob and does not dispute the "not meant to be posted" comment.

    The cap cracking issues on the 540 appear to be directly related to people posting the pen.
    You can post it, but if you look at the fit of the cap to the filler knob you can see that it does not exactly look happy. The cap threads are what is holding the cap to the filler. Bad juju.

    I frequently try to post my 580 accidentally (habit) and immediately realize that it does not really fit before I cram the cap on there.

    YMMV
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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Plus, if you post that sucker, it's HUGE!


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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Quote Originally Posted by I like mango pudding View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeph View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by southpaw52 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by KrazyIvan View Post
    It is a good way to crack the cap threads.
    The 580 cap is meant not to post?
    Correct, do not post the 580
    please explain...

    I always post even on my largest pens, the 149 right down to my diamond mini
    DO NOT post the pen - PERIOD. The cap is not designed to fit on/over the barrel-end piston knob.

    That's all there is to it.

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Jeph pretty much got it right and jacksterp summed it up nicely. You can post it but you are asking for troubles. Leave the posting for the mini and the Vac 700 which were designed to post. The 530, 540, 580 are not designed to post. I own the 530/540 with no cracks nor issues and I don't post.
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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    okay great.

    scratch one more pen off my wishlist.

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    The 580 is still 5 1/8 long uncapped from tip of nib to back of barrel and weighs in at 17g again uncaped and inked.

    A comfortable pen - (Hand size 7.5 inches from wrist to tip of fingers)

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    My 580 arrived safe and sound.

    Verdict?

    I like it. It's a really good size and weight. The stub nib is smooth and easier to use than my Lamy italics. I like the design with the faceted barrel and the metal parts on the pen.

    I think the price is just about right. A little less and it would be unbeatable. Props to thewritingdesk (no affiliation) for the quick and relatively inexpensive international post.

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfeeh View Post
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    I picked up a Diamond 580, clear, fine nib today with some Noodler's Bulletproof Black ink from http://purepens.co.uk as I snapped my Lamy Al-Star in half where the grip meets the barrel and I needed a replacement quality pen in a hurry. Turns out the office/headquarters of PurePens is less than 5 minutes drive from my house and I've been driving past it every day for the last five years without even knowing it was there!

    Anyway, fantastic pen, very happy with it, top notch build quality, killer good looks, writes like a dream.
    I think it would also be appropriate to say that PurePens offered top notch customer service, bearing in mind they do not have a shop front, this is their office but they welcomed me in, let me have a good look at the product, test it out and even filled it up for me prior to leaving (I'd never used a piston-filler before). Good Stuff.

    But yeh, back to the pen.... don't hesitate, buy it!

    Hi,

    I know it's been more than one year since you posted this comment, but since I'm planning to buy one TWSBI 580 and have been using my Lamy AL-star for the last 10 years, I would like to know how would you compare them in terms of writing smoothness. I still use and love my Lamy, but the demostrator thing is very attractive.

    Thanks in advance,
    DF

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    I don't have an AL-Star but my 580 EF writes wonderfully. It is not THE best, but it is good enough to where I do not think about the way that it writes. I can't remember for sure, but I think that I did not even smooth that nib as it did not need it. I consider myself very picky about the way that my pens write. Also, as it is really too big for any of my pen cases, it gets carried around loose or at most in a backpack pocket and I still have no cracks anywhere. But I do not post it.

    It is also a little disturbing that non-FP people are more impressed by my TWSBI than many of my exotics worth many multiples of the cost of the 580.

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    I don't have the 580, but I've got a TWSBI Classic, and multiple Al-Stars and Safaris. The thickness of line between the fine TWSBI's nib and the Lamy's is negligible. The main difference is that the TWSBI writes wetter and much much smoother. I think the 580's nib is produced by the same manufacturer. I did have a cracking issue, but I had a replacement part in my hand a week after I reported it, so I have no complaints in that regard. The TWSBI is currently my most used pen.

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    I bring nothing to the thread... just some TWSBI porn ...


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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Just adding my quick two cents. I have both the 580 and the Mini, and ever all prefer the Mini mainly because it posts. In all other respects the two are pretty much the same other than size. I got the Mini in the half black half demonstrator version, and I think I like that look better as well, compared to my demonstrator 580.
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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Quote Originally Posted by danyluis View Post


    Hi,

    I know it's been more than one year since you posted this comment, but since I'm planning to buy one TWSBI 580 and have been using my Lamy AL-star for the last 10 years, I would like to know how would you compare them in terms of writing smoothness. I still use and love my Lamy, but the demostrator thing is very attractive.

    Thanks in advance,
    DF
    I have a Mini and a Safari and I would say my Lamy is much smoother than my Mini. Both are xf nibs that write pretty close to the same width. The Mini is probably about 5/10 wetness and I would say the Lamy is 6/10. I've had zero problems with my Lamy and a ton with the Mini. But I do find the Classic color scheme much more attractive than my Safari.

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    My TWSBI 580 is amazing. I recommend it to any and all who are debating, just go for it. I will however say that the "posting" issue is a little irksome, but I am definitely going to get a min as well. The EF nib is excellent on my 580. I don't regret getting the 580 for a second. Not being able to post a pen can sometimes be a deal breaker, but honestly I don't mind so much on this pen, the lines it puts down are great. I feel like the nib is perfect, and it makes me want to improve my penmanship! Everyone should get a 580! and a mini!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rgperedo View Post
    My TWSBI 580 is amazing. I recommend it to any and all who are debating, just go for it. I will however say that the "posting" issue is a little irksome, but I am definitely going to get a min as well. The EF nib is excellent on my 580. I don't regret getting the 580 for a second. Not being able to post a pen can sometimes be a deal breaker, but honestly I don't mind so much on this pen, the lines it puts down are great. I feel like the nib is perfect, and it makes me want to improve my penmanship! Everyone should get a 580! and a mini!
    It looks like we have another convert. And I can't disagree with anything that he said. I recently put my EF nib unit back in and it writes a perfect (for me) .4 mm line. I have looked hard at a few higher priced similar pens and so far the result has been the same: "Why bother? I have the TWSBI 580 and other than posting is has and does everything that I want."

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    Default Re: TWSBI 580

    Yes, I am definitely a TWSBI man. I have 3 Lamy fountain pens (2 x safari, 1 x vista) I am easily much happier with my 580. I do also like my Lamy pens very much as well, but the TWSBi is just what I'm looking for. I have a Diamond mini that should be here tomorrow, and I'm excited to use it everyday. I can give my 580 a rest. I haven't inked up my safaris in a while because I really enjoy the weight of my 580. With that being said, I love the safaris and I am going to perhaps get one more (and AL-Star) just to see if the weight will be better suited to my needs and wants. Of course the 2000 is always in the back of my mind. I wouldn't write off Safaris, but in my opinion and experience my TWSBI 580 is superior. Of course that's all subjective.

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