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Crazed as in becoming brittle? I keep ink in my pens constantly. My philosophy being that any tool that can’t take the way I use it doesn’t deserve its place.
by bborud 6y ago
Crazed as in becoming brittle?
I keep ink in my pens constantly. My philosophy being that any tool that can’t take the way I use it doesn’t deserve its place. (Pens that don’t work get thrown away mercilessly).
The environment where my pens are stored and used is very dry with little variation. Perhaps humidity and temperature is a factor?
- joshvm 6y agoYep, they just cracked and broke. Maybe more of an issue with the TWSBI because the reservoir is part of the pen. Maybe environmental, but I don't live in a particularly extreme area. I never had an issue while I was using them regularly, and I believe they're reasonably maintainable in that you can strip them down to lubricate. Most of the internal mechanics are also plastic though.
- mcguire 6y agoTWSBIs have a certain reputation. They have excellent designs and are cheap, but there's something wrong with their plastic. They suffer a lot of breakage. I haven't been following them lately, but they used to be very good about replacing broken parts. (Which would then break.)