Alas, i spoke too soon. They have replied and prices are as follows:
@nidora @drifand @cytherian @JerryJerry
Thanks again Stu! Id like to maybe get two of the usus.i crystal!! Let me know how we should proceed!
Plus shipping feeļ¼
I would go and collect them (theyāre based in my city), so no shipping fee.
Once I have them though, international postage is usually around 20 ⬠- 25ā¬.
Stu, how do I pay you for the 3 colors of USUS pi toggle pens?
Just regular old PayPal. Iāll send each buyer a DM
I would like to buy 3 usus pi. When should I pay youļ¼
Iām going to pass on this but thanks for including me in the group DM, Stu.
If itās still possible to jump on the bandwagon, Iād like to buy an USUS.PI mechanical pencil (provided that itās available), and one USUS.PI pen ā Polar or Pacific, it does not really matter which one is what. Payment available via PayPal or bank money transfer; shipping to Italy in this case (with tracking if possible).
@Stu Can I DM you for some details? Thank you in advance.
Please write here, if an MP pi is available. Then I would order one (but donāt need Stu as German, of course).
I will ask them today
Hey Kelvin, I picked up an USUS Pi ballpoint and I couldnāt help notice the tip is a little loose. When writing, pressing and lifting the tip, thereās just enough movement for it to make a clicking sound. Have you noticed this on any of yours?
Gary, I think I will need to check again when my pens from Stuās group order arrive from Germany. My current Pi suffered self inflicted damage and is current using a Pilot BRFN-30. FWIW, I donāt recall any serious tip wobble.
Hey, I got pens today. Thanksļ¼
Hey, I was using it today, and seems like it uses magnet but I donāt understand how it works.
Can anyone explain it?
For the USUS.Ip ballpoint, are you finding the tip is slightly loose when deployed? Mine has a very small amount of play in it, causing it to make metallic clicks when writing. Mine is using the default Parker style G2. Iāll see about swapping in a BRFN-30 and see if that makes a difference.
OK, I swapped in the OHTO refill and it fits, but thereās still tip movement (just silent).
I solved the fitment problem by applying a small amount of kapton tape to the tip of the original refill. That did the trick. Feels proper, now.
Iām currently using an USUS.PI MP, and I can feel no play at all between the mouth opening and the pencil insert: exquisite fitting all around. Also, the switch-and-lever system to control the lead feed mechanism works like a charm.
Iāll try to swap the pen insert I got with the pencil, and give it a try to see if I can feel any play ā but I donāt remember any when I first got the object, and took it for a ride.
Well, thereās 1 possibility ā that there were some manufacturing variances that took place. Some tip openings might be slightly wider than they should be. I did use 2 different refills in the USUS.Pi and both exhibited some play (the OHTO PG-105NP was more side-to-side). Iāll have to test out a few more Parker G2 style refills and see if thereās actually variances in refills themselves across manufacturers.