Goulet Q&A; Episode 1- Ink Nouveau

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• published: 23 Aug 2013
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www.GouletPens.com www.InkNouveau.com It's 8/23/13 and the first Goulet Q&A;! I announced in my Q&A; introduction earlier this week that I would be shooting a video where I would answer your fountain pen questions. This is something I'm going to do weekly, and this is the first one. I'll be doing more next week, so post your new questions in the comments below! Due to popular demand, I've also included all of the questions, as well as time stamps for each one so you can skip right to the answers you want to hear. Enjoy! 1) (2:08): Would consider doing a video on suggested fountain pen inks for students? 2) (3:39): If you had to pick only 3 RED inks, which ones would they be? You are interested in 1) a true deep red color (not dark red), and 2) performance/value. 3) (4:41): I have a pen that is only eyedropper fill that burps every time I use it. I wondered whether eyedropper-fill pens in general are like that, or just this one? 4) (6:49): Ok...from this moment forward you can only use one pen for the rest of your life...what pen do you choose in the following price ranges: $50 or less, 125 or less, 250 or less, and finally...the sky is the limit...price is not an option. 5) (9:02): Will you consider having a selection of dip pens in the near future? 6) (9:50): What's the best type of ink to use with extra fine nibs? What brands of pens have the finest nibs? 7) (11:39): Will you do a Goulet inside look video? You could show us around the office and the steps you take to send your products etc. 8) (12:22): What is your favorite ink/pen combo that is not Liberty's Elysium and the Pilot Custom 74? 9) (13:26): Noodlers looks to be the most popular fountain pen ink brand, but I've read it's not well behaved and high maintanence which shied me away. Have you found it to be any more problematic than other brands? 10) (15:50): Is there a way to stop nib creep other than changing pens/ink? I seem to have it happen with the Noodler's inks I try. Are there any permanent black inks that are less prone to it? 11) (18:41): What is the most well behaved blue ink besides Florida blue (preferably something more vibrant)? and what paper would you recommend to buy in bulk for fountain pen use? 12) (20:24): I would like to know more about cleaning pens. I am never sure how "clean" the water needs to be before I stop flushing the pen and then how long it needs to sit and dry before I can reload it with ink. 13) (22:38): Why do you only sell your current selection? Do you have plans on branching out into different brands? (Read: Visconti, Mont Blanc). Also would you consider a pen refurbishing / trade-in model? 14) (24:33) What are your opinions on left handed nibs? 15) (26:51): Will you consider making a set of Goulet pen nibs for the Pilot pens, specifically nibs that fit the Pilot Metropolitan, Plumix, Penmanship, Cocoon, and the Prera? 16) (28:06): How do you fill a converter to maximum while not ending up with an over saturated feed that drips into the cap? 17) (29:11): Do the twsbi mini's now come with jowo nibs, or are the nibs maker still unknown? 18) (29:29): Can you tell me how the TWISBI nibs fit in here and the Goulet nibs. If I have say, a Lamy medium, what would I order in TWISBI and in Goulet nib size to be equivalent? 19) (31:25): I'd love to turn the Platinum Cool into an eyedropper fill. Is there anything I could coat the metal parts with (silicone grease, perhaps? or paint?) to keep them from corroding? Are there some inks that would be less corrosive than others? Also, the nib shield in the Cool ruins the appearance an otherwise beautiful pen. Have you discovered a way to remove it without damaging the pen? 20) (33:47): Any info at all on the Pilot Vanishing point le for 2013? 21) (34:38):Where did El Lawrence go? 22) (35:36): You have Goulet nibs and joint venture pens such as the Nighthawk and Edison Nouveau. Will there be a 100% Goulet Pen in the future? And if yes, will you consider adding a flex nib to the nib family? One more question: the 30 ml Diamine inks, is this still on your radar? 23) (37:55):What do you think is the dollar threshold where a fountain pen's writing performance does not get any better if you spend more money? 24) (41:32): Is there an easy way to disassemble the Lamy Vista cap? 25) (42:25): How do you lubricate the piston on a piston fill? How do you remove the nib/feed on a Platinum 3776? Does a Standard International Cartridge Converter come apart like a Platinum 3776 Cartridge Converter? If so can you show how to take one a part? 26) (44:50):Goulet Q&A; is an awesome idea :) I am thinking about getting into wax seals and I noticed you seem to carry J. Herbin's letters but not their symbols - why? 27) (45:41):What's your favorite ink, and why? Any color that you consider "yours"? 28) (46:50): Which ink does the world still lack?