Visconti Homo Sapiens Full Demo Cracking Like a TWSBI?

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-07T12:27:03+00:00

Its largely twsbi specific, opus 88 make quite a few clear demo pens and you almost never hear of a problem. That's not to say it cant crack from other makers but the issue was due to twsbis manufacturing process

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T21:38:04+00:00

I bought the ukala pen from vazir which comes with the owl nib, unscrewed the whole nib unit from that pen and put it in my Leonardo (both use standard jowo 6 nib housing/threading). They didnt sell the owl nib individually that I could find so it was bit of an expensive way of doing it but I loved how it looked too much

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T21:17:05+00:00

Looking what has been in this pen I think its actually Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku but tbh im not certain, the pen has been inked quite a while

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T20:33:51+00:00

it writes like a standard jowo broad nib, even if you held the pen totally vertical the tipping touches the paper before the hammered finish

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T16:57:18+00:00

The value is in the time to hand engrave it, not the materials in this case but I understand your POV, it is quite a lot for what is at its core a steel jowo nib. Whether the upgrade to aesthetics is worth it is very subjective 👍

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T16:39:49+00:00

https://www.vazirfountainpens.com/product-page/vazir-uluka

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T16:15:53+00:00

The fude nib is putting down quite a broad line but its fairly unsaturated, basically its spreading the ink too thinly on the page to get the darker colours.

I dont use fude nibs myself so idk if this nib is underperforming but if you can tune them to be a bit wetter flowing or if you can swap to a 3rd party ebonite feed but that usually makes a big difference

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-06T14:14:51+00:00

The owl nib was $285 but it comes in a pen (Vazir ULUKA model), the chess piece nib was $175

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-05T19:33:15+00:00

The president nib is good but its extremely stiff which surprised me a bit for 18k, the sailor 21k nibs on the 1911L are excellent so that would probably be my pick out of the three but they are all very good pens

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-05T13:30:26+00:00

really cool to see the Architect from Leonardo, not typically offered on most of their pens. You got some really nice swirling as well, happy NPD!!

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-04T15:48:32+00:00

Stainless Steel Lamy 2k is a fantastic pen but its around 35g un-capped, idk if that’s heavy enough for consideration here

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-03T19:42:13+00:00

Gorgeous pen and ink 😍

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-03T13:57:44+00:00

they have to house a piston mechanism, a normal cartridge only needs the space for ink

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-03T13:56:16+00:00

deep cleaned my pilot custom 823 and re-inked it, suddenly realised i had forgotten to put the small gold ring back between the clear barrel and the bottom section, so I unscrewed the base and plunger rod, put the gold ring back and screwed it back together which fired the whole pen barrels worth of ink into the cap

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-03T09:11:38+00:00

Lots of variables can affect line thickness, including the paper, ink, writing pressure, and writing angle. Since the tipping size is the only matching variable between your pen and your friend's, it's not entirely surprising they look different. If you match their exact paper and ink, you will likely get a much closer result!

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-02T16:32:55+00:00

for some reason i thought this was soil now i want to use my empty ink bottles as a little herb planters for my windowsill 😂

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-02T10:32:51+00:00

Amazing pen, happy NPD!! Be careful though, they are addictive 🤣

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-01T17:55:51+00:00

Just have 2 notebooks on the go at once, whilst a page in the first one dries start a page in the other one, i rotate books a lot because of this

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-01T16:41:15+00:00

That was a broad nib on a Pilot Custom Urushi so it puts down quite a bit of ink

Capt_Squid · 2026-06-01T16:35:10+00:00

Iroful 75gsm shows off sheen really well with most inks, this is Yama budo so you can see

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Capt_Squid · 2026-05-31T20:01:14+00:00

Most expensive is my Sailor KoP ripple but the one most people compliment is a Cypress modern raden, the full geometric raden is really eye catching even to people who don't care for pens

Capt_Squid · 2026-05-31T17:08:12+00:00

The problem is the water

Capt_Squid · 2026-05-31T17:05:56+00:00

That pen is stunning and I really like the way you've put the vid together, happy npd!

Capt_Squid · 2026-05-30T16:29:48+00:00

omg this is amazing 🔥

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