UPSB v3
Pen Modifications / Beginner pen mod recommendation
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 04:45:25
whats a good pen "mod" to start off with if your not really that good? you know, just a beginners pen, nothing too fancy. And it'd be great if it was a pen that i could get close by from my house.
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 04:50:11
bictory mod ..good for beginner even i used it..
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 04:52:20
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 07:01:29
pencil..FTW
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 07:11:52
Pencils are fine for the fundamentals. If you learn something with a light, short pen it will be much easier and smoother when you move on to a heavier, longer one.
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 19:57:58
RSVP V1 or V2 They're cheap to make, and weight a decent amount
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 22:35:33
Take two Crayola Markers, snap one into the back of the other. Viola.
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Date: Sun, Nov 11 2007 05:29:08
u should go for a regular pencil or juss get a pen and stick another cap on that its pretty nice if u get the right pen
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Date: Sun, Nov 11 2007 05:32:30
ya id say the best is an RSVP V1 because it only takes one pen to make.
cheap and easy
but when i first started...i used an unsharpened pencil lol. -
Date: Sun, Nov 11 2007 05:40:54
I learned how to do a Shadow Still 12 with am unsharpened #2 pencil. I may have also done my first Fulltap Reverse (Fake Reverse) with a #2 pencil.
If you really can't find anything.. go find a Bic Round Stic and tear off the clip on the cap. Put the cap on the back and get going. Once you find a second Round Stic, make the BICtory that ellusion mentioned. -
Date: Sun, Nov 11 2007 08:11:19
i'll make a bictory, rsvp v1 and use a pencil and use all 3, to see which mod i like best... the bictory sounds really cool though xP and i think i have some rsvps, except whats a v1 mean?
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Date: Sun, Nov 11 2007 08:34:13
The "RSVP V1" is a pen mod by Kam, in my post I put a link to an article by Kam that tells you how to make it.
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Date: Wed, Nov 14 2007 04:07:39
Either a bictory (look up tutorials), or a RSVP MX or just a #2 pencil with erasers at both ends.
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Date: Fri, Nov 16 2007 01:35:50
Just stick with RSVP V1. It's simple, there's an instruction guide, and, it is pretty useful for many tricks. Doing charge should be used with RSVP V1, but something like infinity should be used with a RSVP. It all depends what trick you're using FYI.
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Date: Sat, Dec 1 2007 03:46:07
switching mods too often didn't work too well for me...
just get used to ONE pen (preferably not the Dr.KT) -
Date: Sat, Dec 1 2007 05:24:14
I agree, you'll never learn tricks effectively if you keep having to relearn them for each mod. But if you insist then I would suggest trying something different, maybe order some stuff for a couple different comssa mods. If you don't want to order anything then make up your own, or try a retractable mx.
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Date: Sat, Dec 1 2007 18:36:24
Make every mod. Join us pen crafters who collect.
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Date: Sat, Dec 1 2007 20:07:29
Different looking MX, CX, MMT, SB Vortex, trade some of your sunbursts/moonz for comssa and other pens.
Just check out the wiki section mods using RSVP and read this. -
Date: Sun, Dec 2 2007 00:52:24
my first pen mod was a rsvp mx, and it's fairly easy to make, so i would recommend that
either that or a bictory since that's the pen for new psers, but i've never liked the bictory since it's double capped and so i've just never used it -
Date: Sun, Dec 2 2007 02:59:31
just read: http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=233
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similar threads merged
sketching -
Date: Sun, Jun 22 2008 12:20:22
I'm not a hardcore spinner, so i started with bictory, and that's wut i am still using, 1.34523 years later. CoG is at CoP, so easy to find. WHen you add grips, the weight is decent. people complain that is barrel is too skinny; that's only for the ppl used to MXs and Comssas. Bictories are also VERY cheap, with the grips, it would cost about 70 US cents.
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Date: Mon, Jun 23 2008 15:56:09
I like unmodded RSVP's better than the RSVP V1. Just stick the cap on the back of it, put some tape over the tip if you dont want to get inked. Tri-conderoga pencils are nice.
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Date: Sun, Sep 28 2008 18:19:15
Order 1 DC'ed COmSsa and 1 Dr Grip Grip on Penwish.com. Half Dr Grip Grip -> Put one part on each cap.
There you have a very cheap nice pen. -
Date: Sun, Sep 28 2008 22:42:48
I started with a Bictory, cheap and a really nice pen.
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Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 00:43:04
something that's not the kt... i'd go for double sided if i were you... but hey... that's my preference
a bictory... or maybe a modified ballsign? something not expensive... -
Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 00:49:06QUOTE (hoiboy909 @ Oct 1 2008, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>something that's not the kt... i'd go for double sided if i were you... but hey... that's my preference
a bictory... or maybe a modified ballsign? something not expensive...
Did you read above you?QUOTEOrder 1 DC'ed COmSsa and 1 Dr Grip Grip on Penwish.com. Half Dr Grip Grip -> Put one part on each cap.
There you have a very cheap nice pen. -
Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 02:42:44QUOTE (Fripâ„¢ @ Oct 1 2008, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Did you read above you?
yes... i'm stating MY preference -
Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 02:50:44
I honestly believe that RSVP MX is a beginner pen that I would recommend. It was my first pen mod and it is fairly easy to make. I didn't have HGGs so I subbed it with a G2 grip and a random tip i found in one my pens.
Edit: I used a pentel forte tip. It seems pretty heavy for me cuz the pen leans toward the tip alot. -
Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 03:02:43
MX is really great. Ballsign isn't really the best for beginners but since it can be made with American parts you might prefer it. By the way, don't feel cheap about making the MX with a signo tip and g2 grip. It works great for me and I love it (plus it is more balanced than the original).
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Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 03:28:47
super grip is american oO?
uh i recommend MX or bictory
or... a pencil
double erasered if you can do that
but not a hexagonal pencil, a cylindrical one -
Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 23:26:08QUOTE (Shadowserpant @ Oct 1 2008, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>super grip is american oO?
You can buy it in America, It's not American
Also, I don't see why many are suggesting a RSVP MX for beginners, other than the fact that it is cheap
A RSVP MX is back-heavy therefore unbalanced therefore harder to spin
I personally think that the RSVP MX mod would be better off for experienced spinners due to its lightness and unbalanced trait
A Metallic Comssa, on the other hand, is semi-heavy and is balanced. Great for beginners and to learn new tricks.
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Date: Thu, Oct 2 2008 23:39:04QUOTE (Shadowserpant @ Oct 1 2008, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>super grip is american oO?
Same grip as G2 -
Date: Fri, Oct 3 2008 02:20:15QUOTE (sangara @ Oct 2 2008, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Same grip as G2
Wrong.
A supergrip's grip is different from a G2's grip.
The frontal rings of the G2 grip goes all the way around the grip and connect bu the supergrip's frontal ring is divided into three segments -
Date: Sun, Oct 5 2008 03:04:12
why shouldnt beginners use dr. kts?
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Date: Sun, Oct 5 2008 03:13:38QUOTE (CaliMartinio @ Oct 2 2008, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Wrong.
A supergrip's grip is different from a G2's grip.
The frontal rings of the G2 grip goes all the way around the grip and connect bu the supergrip's frontal ring is divided into three segments
there are 2 different types of supergrip, the clear G2 grip ones, and the ones you're talking about
i can only get the latter :\ -
Date: Sun, Oct 5 2008 03:20:41QUOTE (CaliMartinio @ Oct 2 2008, 07:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You can buy it in America, It's not American
Also, I don't see why many are suggesting a RSVP MX for beginners, other than the fact that it is cheap
A RSVP MX is back-heavy therefore unbalanced therefore harder to spin
I personally think that the RSVP MX mod would be better off for experienced spinners due to its lightness and unbalanced trait
A Metallic Comssa, on the other hand, is semi-heavy and is balanced. Great for beginners and to learn new tricks.
yeah i have the same idea with this guy but I think the pencil mod is the best for beginner. -
Date: Sun, Oct 5 2008 21:37:49QUOTE (Aiyah @ Oct 4 2008, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>there are 2 different types of supergrip, the clear G2 grip ones, and the ones you're talking about
i can only get the latter :\
Oh really?
Well, I have both clear and solid-colored supergrip grips
Both have the same texture and style, unless you are talking about another form of the supergrip -
Date: Sun, Oct 5 2008 21:43:00QUOTE (Noob @ Oct 4 2008, 08:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>why shouldnt beginners use dr. kts?
Because if you start on a heav pen, all you sill spin is heavy pens. It's just that it's nice to spin lighter pens too. Like, if you spin a KT it SHOULD be slower than the speed you can spin like, a Flex MX or something. It doesn't look natural to be spinning a KT so fast. Plus, get a KT once you've felt that you can easily pull off a decent combo. Then again, some people don't even have KT's cuz they consider it a noob pen, as in the tricks are really easy to do with it. I use a KT for practicing tricks, but I do like the weight of it, and I use a light version to film. XD -
Date: Wed, Oct 8 2008 03:13:43
Penwish's BICtory with Dr.Grips.
its cheap and a good pen. :] -
Date: Fri, Oct 10 2008 11:42:25QUOTE (CaliMartinio @ Oct 3 2008, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Wrong.
A supergrip's grip is different from a G2's grip.
The frontal rings of the G2 grip goes all the way around the grip and connect bu the supergrip's frontal ring is divided into three segments
Uhm...Wtf? it's the same.gif)
Edit: nevermind, they are different. G2 is larger -
Date: Thu, Oct 23 2008 13:55:37
anything that is comfortable for your hand actually.. Like A BICtory or an RSVP
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Date: Fri, Oct 24 2008 04:52:38
Ballsign for me.
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Date: Sat, Oct 25 2008 02:56:01
yeah i use BICtorys, there well easy to make
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Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 06:28:18
Beginning? I think BICtory is good for beginners.
A pencil mod is fine too. =) But I don't know where I can buy those pencil caps to put on the ends of the pencil so I made a BICtory...
No regrets.
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Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 17:39:05
I used a pencil with 2 caps at end xD
i reccomend RSVP V1/V2 -
Date: Sat, Nov 15 2008 21:05:02
BICtory FTW!
Then add anyball grips on it..
Then add signo tips on it..
Even better!!!
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Date: Fri, Nov 21 2008 20:53:04
BICtory (so easy to build) or RSVP MX (not so easy to build, but I think its a better pen).
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Date: Tue, Nov 25 2008 07:08:02
bictory. it was my first pen mod and very cheap and easy
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Date: Wed, Dec 10 2008 10:23:28
bictory!!!
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Date: Fri, Dec 19 2008 02:20:19
some mods that are good to get you started spinning (ordered from least expensive to most expensive)
unsharpened pencil
Bictory
RSVP V1
Some mods to try once you can move on to heavier pens:
RSVP MX
Ballsign
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Also try disassembling some pens you have at your house. The first pens I spun regularly with where all made from spare pens lying around the house! -
Date: Tue, Dec 23 2008 20:23:02
I would suggest metal comssa, its a very good pen for a begginer
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Date: Wed, Dec 31 2008 19:11:43
Mx FTW!!!
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Date: Thu, Jan 1 2009 02:30:57
If youve got the money, get a KT. Easiest pen to learn tricks on. I blame the weight.
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Date: Thu, Jan 1 2009 02:49:29QUOTE (wtf@cody @ Dec 31 2008, 06:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>If youve got the money, get a KT. Easiest pen to learn tricks on. I blame the weight.
wtf
you must be out of your mind -
Date: Thu, Jan 1 2009 03:16:49
lmao. kt for beginners? ...
ballsign rocks for beginners.^^ -
Date: Fri, Jan 2 2009 16:12:17
For me the best for start was Stylish
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Date: Fri, Jan 9 2009 07:11:03
even though rsvp v1, v2, and mx are cheap to make, theyr a bit difficult for beginners to learn with because of the odd weight distribution. bictory is pretty good though =]
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Date: Tue, Feb 24 2009 05:21:42
I did the stupid thing as a noob.
I made a KT.
I immediately stopped using it because, I figured, when everything is THAT easy to do, something's not right...
Now I just use a BICtory.
I like it a lot.
I hope to get a metallic comssa soon, simply because of the thicker body and the added weight.
It's nothing like a KT, but it's still decent weight. -
Date: Tue, Feb 24 2009 07:40:46
try making a RSVP mx for starters or make a Bictory mod with Profile grips add Signo tips when u feel like you need them
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Date: Sat, Feb 28 2009 15:22:49QUOTE (Sankaku @ Oct 5 2008, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Because if you start on a heav pen, all you sill spin is heavy pens. It's just that it's nice to spin lighter pens too. Like, if you spin a KT it SHOULD be slower than the speed you can spin like, a Flex MX or something. It doesn't look natural to be spinning a KT so fast. Plus, get a KT once you've felt that you can easily pull off a decent combo. Then again, some people don't even have KT's cuz they consider it a noob pen, as in the tricks are really easy to do with it. I use a KT for practicing tricks, but I do like the weight of it, and I use a light version to film. XDyea but i like spinning kt's faster then people spin comssa's xD
a good mod is a david weiss style pencil duct taped.......... good if your just starting or you can get lead weight and stick them into bictory caps
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Date: Sat, Mar 7 2009 09:47:50
RSVp v1 or bictory)
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Date: Sun, Mar 8 2009 01:04:29
I used a RG2T in the beginning....
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Date: Sun, Mar 8 2009 01:20:27
ballsign mod or bictory..
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Date: Sun, Mar 8 2009 02:15:43
RSVP CX is cheap, spins decently, and pretty easy to make (except cutting the cap is kind of difficult)
It only uses two RSVPs. -
Date: Sun, Mar 8 2009 03:05:12
rsvp V1 (version 1), V2 (version 2), MX (maximum), or BICtory are the best for beginners.
i used rsvp mx (i think) when i was a beginner.
yeah ballsign would work, its light, and u can add uniball signo tips at the ends when u advance and feel like spinning heavier mods (along w/ the BICtory) -
Date: Thu, Mar 12 2009 01:59:46
i think that if ur a beginner, you should just use a normal pen/wooden pencil to learn thumb around, charge and thumb around reverse (basically all the fundamentals) why? because if u learn how do u advance moves with a heavy weighted pen, it will be hard to do it with a normal pen. and if you can only penspin with mods, than thats not so cool
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Date: Thu, Mar 12 2009 10:23:57
my first pen was a rsvp mx i kinda liked it but i sucked at backarounds
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Date: Sun, Mar 15 2009 04:46:27
normal pencil with those extra eraser things on both ends. I think it is better that my MX
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Date: Wed, Mar 18 2009 03:26:08
Rofl, when i started off, I didn't have much so i stole pens from my classmates xD
What did i end up with ?
Some weird mod.
Take your pencil, remove the eraser.
Wrap tape around both ends, just enough so that a RSVP Grip can fit snugly.
Put the RSVP cap over it.
And voila xD
Tips can be added into the caps if needed.
That's what i started out with -
Date: Tue, Mar 31 2009 11:47:40
do buster cyls are good for beginners?
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Date: Tue, Mar 31 2009 12:30:04QUOTE (PenMaster @ Mar 31 2009, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>do buster cyls are good for beginners?
i wouldn't recommend it
since you start off with a heavy pen, and you'll just get used to being able to spin with that weight, and moving down in weight is hard
its easier to spin light then move up, than overkill and have to stuggle with a kt feeling as though its going to get blow away by a small gust of wind -
Date: Fri, Apr 3 2009 19:58:38
i got started with a bictory but since im still pretty much a beginner is there a good pen (or in this case pencil) mod that you can write in pencil?
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Date: Sat, Apr 4 2009 17:19:46QUOTE (shimshim91 @ Apr 3 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i got started with a bictory but since im still pretty much a beginner is there a good pen (or in this case pencil) mod that you can write in pencil?
Well, if you're just beginning, you might just wanna stick with spinning a #2 pencil... if you want a mechanical pencil mod, I wouldn't exactly recommend that to you if you plan on making it cause those tend to be a bit more difficult to make. But if you really want one, I'd suggest you ask Tek or iamk34n3 or another person to make you a mechanical pencil MX or something. -
Date: Fri, May 1 2009 00:49:33
I suggest BICtory, that's the first mod I made, I added some random grips and signo tips and it spins great.
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Date: Sun, May 3 2009 07:01:04
So I'm pretty new to the pen spinning scene and I've been looking at some mods to try and I have a few questions. I've been spinning with an unsharpened pencil with a Pentel Sunburst grip on the end for balance. It works well for me, but I'm sure there's something "wrong" with it by your standards (any tips?). Also, I was wondering what the difference between single and double sided mods are performance wise. Any tips for a good pen to spin with? (I'm willing to do some heavy modding
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Date: Wed, May 6 2009 10:56:51
The pen you start out with is your own personal choice. if i where you i would just start modding and find out what weight size and momentum suits your style best. but make sure you try them for a week or so because every pen takes some getting used to.
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Date: Wed, May 6 2009 23:17:33
r.s.v.p v1 or r.s.v.p v2 or bictory cheap easy
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Date: Sat, May 9 2009 23:40:10QUOTE (Square @ Nov 9 2007, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Take two Crayola Markers, snap one into the back of the other. Viola.
lol so true we do that at school when we don hav our pens
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Date: Wed, May 13 2009 01:50:25
RSVP mx
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Date: Sun, May 31 2009 14:03:11
Hi,
I'm new to this forum and to penspinning, well not really new, but I started doing it this year. I am able to do the basics.
Till now I was using a STABILO point 88 fine 0,4 pen. But as I look at videos I see cooler and much nicer and easier to handle pens. I want one of those, but I don't know where to get the parts and I don't know what the most easy to build, though very good, pen is.
Could someone help me.
I live in Belgium, this is in europe and I don't liek ordering via internet...
CerameX -
Date: Sun, May 31 2009 19:55:45QUOTE (CerameX @ May 31 2009, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi,
I'm new to this forum and to penspinning, well not really new, but I started doing it this year. I am able to do the basics.
Till now I was using a STABILO point 88 fine 0,4 pen. But as I look at videos I see cooler and much nicer and easier to handle pens. I want one of those, but I don't know where to get the parts and I don't know what the most easy to build, though very good, pen is.
Could someone help me.
I live in Belgium, this is in europe and I don't liek ordering via internet...
CerameX
well, first of all, those easier to handle pens are probably pen modification: Spinning pens that are made from other pens to facilitate penspinning
Then check the pen modification forum to see which pen you are looking for:
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showforum=15
After you find what you are looking for, if you don't want to order online, check your local office supply stores and other places where they sell pens to see if you can acquire these pens.
If you are unable, you can always trade with other spinners on this board from this forum:
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showforum=16
Hope you find what you are looking for -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 08:00:44QUOTE (JSH @ May 31 2009, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>well, first of all, those easier to handle pens are probably pen modification: Spinning pens that are made from other pens to facilitate penspinning
Then check the pen modification forum to see which pen you are looking for:
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showforum=15
After you find what you are looking for, if you don't want to order online, check your local office supply stores and other places where they sell pens to see if you can acquire these pens.
If you are unable, you can always trade with other spinners on this board from this forum:
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showforum=16
Hope you find what you are looking for
Thanks, I think I'll try and find this RSVP pen, or if you know any better beginnnig pen mods? -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 08:48:16QUOTE (CerameX @ Jun 1 2009, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks, I think I'll try and find this RSVP pen, or if you know any better beginnnig pen mods?
Make a Bellcolour Mod (aka, Comssa, using Bellcolours) -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 10:04:54QUOTE (eccentric @ Jun 1 2009, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Make a Bellcolour Mod (aka, Comssa, using Bellcolours)
I'm very sorry, but as I said, I'm new to this, could you give me a tutorial for this? And names for the pens I need... -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 10:25:25
You're not going to find RSVP's in Belgium. If you don't order online or trade with people from other countries, you're not going to be able to make alot...
Altough it's not a mod, you can use a Pelikan Super Pirat, those are sold in almost every store where you can get pens in Belgium. It's light and is middle-balanced
I think the only mod you can make with pens in Belgium is a non-middle gripped Grip Aviaire...
Of course, you could always try to make a personal mod with pens you find. -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 11:44:46QUOTE (Lightmare @ Jun 1 2009, 12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You're not going to find RSVP's in Belgium. If you don't order online or trade with people from other countries, you're not going to be able to make alot...
Altough it's not a mod, you can use a Pelikan Super Pirat, those are sold in almost every store where you can get pens in Belgium. It's light and is middle-balanced
I think the only mod you can make with pens in Belgium is a non-middle gripped Grip Aviaire...
Of course, you could always try to make a personal mod with pens you find.
Thanks, it's good hearing from someone else who lives in belgium...
Did you trade via the web? I just don't think it's secure enough to do this... therwise I wuold do it via Penwish.
If I would be ordering via the web... Is the RSVP MX the best for me? -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 12:09:34QUOTE (CerameX @ Jun 1 2009, 01:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks, it's good hearing from someone else who lives in belgium...
Did you trade via the web? I just don't think it's secure enough to do this... therwise I wuold do it via Penwish.
If I would be ordering via the web... Is the RSVP MX the best for me?
You trade via the Trading/Buying Section of this site. Yes, if you don't watch out, then you can get scammed if you trade, altough the chances you get scammed when you watch out properly are quite small I think. But I really don't know alot about trading, so you'll have to ask someone who knows more about it. Here's a link to the Trading/Buying section: http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showforum=16
And yes, Penwish is a very trustworthy site.
Read around this thread for information about some good beginner pen mods. Alot of people recommend the Bictory because it's cheap, but you can't buy the parts (Bic Round Sticks) here in Belgium, so you still have to order it, and the shipping costs would be alot if you compared it to the price of the pen. -
Date: Fri, Jun 5 2009 02:23:39
a bictory, a pencil, a color pencil, or two fat crayola markers put together. These r what i used
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Date: Fri, Jun 5 2009 02:31:35QUOTE (CerameX @ May 31 2009, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi,
I'm new to this forum and to penspinning, well not really new, but I started doing it this year. I am able to do the basics.
Till now I was using a STABILO point 88 fine 0,4 pen. But as I look at videos I see cooler and much nicer and easier to handle pens. I want one of those, but I don't know where to get the parts and I don't know what the most easy to build, though very good, pen is.
Could someone help me.
I live in Belgium, this is in europe and I don't liek ordering via internet...
CerameX
you should try an rsvp mx or a bictory they are both recommended however for easier making choose rsvp mx(tut http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showt...=0&start=0) and without ordering online you will have a harder time getting mod parts for future pens. this is just my opinion
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Date: Tue, Jun 9 2009 15:33:11QUOTE (DIGIMON @ Nov 8 2007, 11:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>whats a good pen "mod" to start off with if your not really that good? you know, just a beginners pen, nothing too fancy. And it'd be great if it was a pen that i could get close by from my house.
uh... bictory, but dont waste good grips on them, or maybe take the eraser of one pencil and put it on an unsharpened 1, and add some erasers.... just a thought -
Date: Tue, Jun 9 2009 15:50:43
is a pencil that has signo tips and tape and laknock grips attached sutable for a beginner?
tip,grip,tape(unseen)pencil body,tape(unseen),grip,tip
21cm -
Date: Tue, Jun 9 2009 17:13:36QUOTE (phua sy @ Jun 9 2009, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>is a pencil that has signo tips and tape and laknock grips attached sutable for a beginner?
tip,grip,tape(unseen)pencil body,tape(unseen),grip,tip
21cm
Take off the signo tips, then it is suitable for a beginner. -
Date: Tue, Jan 26 2010 15:45:39QUOTE (Crzyazn @ Nov 30 2007, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>switching mods too often didn't work too well for me...
just get used to ONE pen (preferably not the Dr.KT)
that's pretty funny, since my first pen was a Dr. KT
but I only recommend it if you really are going to stick with spinning, since it costs so much
it spins well, and it has some good momentum,
sure, your fingers will be tired, but then it'll get stronger, and you won't have much of a problem with busters and other heavy mods -
Date: Tue, Feb 2 2010 04:09:55
Here's been my progression so far
Bic Round Stic > Unsharpened Pencil > RSVP V1 > Bictory > RSVP MX > Commsa > Metallic Commsa
I pretty much have moved to a slightly heavier/longer/more balanced pen whenever I've found myself limited with the one - can't see myself moving from the metal commsa any time in the future though! Also, the general consensus of the PSing community is to avoid KTs and busters liked a plague when starting, and they seem to be pretty frowned upon by the more advanced community too... just what it appears to be. -
Date: Tue, Feb 2 2010 22:43:09QUOTE (Quark @ Feb 1 2010, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Here's been my progression so far
Bic Round Stic > Unsharpened Pencil > RSVP V1 > Bictory > RSVP MX > Commsa > Metallic Commsa
I pretty much have moved to a slightly heavier/longer/more balanced pen whenever I've found myself limited with the one - can't see myself moving from the metal commsa any time in the future though! Also, the general consensus of the PSing community is to avoid KTs and busters liked a plague when starting, and they seem to be pretty frowned upon by the more advanced community too... just what it appears to be.
busters are good for power tricks, so when you want to start learning them, I recommend switching to a buster, as it will be hard to learn power tricks with a comssa (though not impossible). -
Date: Sat, Feb 13 2010 06:10:17
Okay
I am in a search for a perfect or almost perfect pen for me
preferences?
I'd prefer a not so light pen and not so heavy pen like a buster cyl
has enough mormentum
looks okay and doesn't look to flashy
medium sized barrel not to small like a pencil or BICtory
So far ive tryed
A metal comssa <---- A little to light and i dont like the feeel of the barrel
BICtory- great pen for starters didnt like the size of barrel
RSVP MX - great pen not equally balanced tho like one side has a greater mormentum
CK- lighter than a BUSTERcyl good barrel
BUstery CYL- ive had it for like 2 weeks and i can not stand the weight of it.
So im thinking of getting a KT or an EP comssa is it?
If you think ill like any other pen just write below
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Date: Sat, Feb 13 2010 06:14:56QUOTE (Flamespinners @ Feb 13 2010, 12:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Okay
I am in a search for a perfect or almost perfect pen for me
preferences?
I'd prefer a not so light pen and not so heavy pen like a buster cyl
has okay mormentum
looks okay and doesn't look to flashy
Any help is appreciated
thank you
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Date: Sat, Feb 13 2010 06:15:12
singo tipped, Jap dr. grip gripped comssa. Wins every time. Either that or an EP comssa.
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Date: Sat, Feb 13 2010 09:24:25QUOTE (Tushix @ Feb 13 2010, 01:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>singo tipped, Jap dr. grip gripped comssa. Wins every time. Either that or an EP comssa.
Yeah EP Comssa is amazing ^.^ and simple too!
But remember the old Namaes are discontinued and it might be hard to get the caps :/
Since you want something around medium weight i suggest around 14-17g.
This would include stuff like Mx^2, Signo tipped DC mods, and some others.
You could try a Stylist Pirat (which is a bit heavier than a Dr.KT but i love it)
But if you dont want something that heavy, the heaviest you'll want to go is a Dr.Kt. -
Date: Sat, Feb 13 2010 09:34:33QUOTE (Kaffatsum @ Feb 13 2010, 05:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...the heaviest you'll want to go is a Dr.Kt.
QFT. I'm so over my busters now >.> The Jell tipped, comssa based ones are nice though After a while you'll begin to like lighter pens (seriously, I always spin comssas and MXs now o.0)
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Date: Sat, Feb 13 2010 23:31:55
I thought busters r rly heavy?
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Date: Sun, Feb 14 2010 03:58:48QUOTE (RdHg @ Feb 13 2010, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I thought busters r rly heavy?
They are...
Also if money is no object, I'd suggest you try (in order of light->heavy):
metallic comssa
signo tipped comssa (like tushix said)
Stuhl Mod
waterfall <-amazing
Ck Mod
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Date: Sun, Feb 14 2010 04:13:31
Jell tipped buster with shorter grips is actually REALLY nice, but I owuldn't recommend it.
Go online/store, and buy the following things.
RSVP
HGG
Hi Tec C (any color),
and make an MX with a hi tec tip, it is impossibly good.. -
Date: Mon, May 17 2010 17:37:54
Hello. I'm Danny, I am from the Czech Republic. I started penspinning not even a month ago, I was just bored and so, and I really enjoy it. I can already do thumbspin, thumbspin reverse and sonic. I know it isn't so good
. I find some of the tricks I am trying to learn a bit hard with these normal pencils I use. So, I want to buy some pens specially for penspinning. I have already registered at www.penspinstore.com, but shipping is 23 dollars and it's kinda much for me. Anyway, could someone recommend me some pens that would be good for me? Everything is better than those I'm using recently . And I'm thinking about buying it on eBay, I hope that the good pens are there too 
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 17:48:31
you have to determine what pen you want to spin yourself. do you like thick? heavy? short? light? Once you can give a better comparison of what you want then people will give you better recommendations.
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 18:27:45
hmm i dont realy know about pens in ur country. just try to read as many penmod tutorial and disscusion so u will learn about "what is penmodding" and you can start making ur own self mod(this is what im doing when i start penspinning). hint: heavy mod doesn't mean u will do some trick easier some spinner start with the wrong mod(like buster cyl) try to make bictory or some thing
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 19:51:37
Penwish.com will have about a $10 shipping for a small order. Buy some double capped comssas, and some RSVP's and HGG's to make RSVP MX's. Both of those mods are awesome. Why not get some heavier stuff while you're there? Buy some parts for heavier mod (Just look them up in the approved or not-approved mods section).
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 22:11:02
After psing for a while I think its good to start without any special mod, and struggling a bit, once you get the fundamentals down it really sets a nice pace and it gives you a better feeling of success imo, you may not spin as well, but you get more of the other benefits Thinking long run vs Short term. if you are going to start off with something use an unsharpened pencil, works better than half the mods out there.
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 22:50:58
i was wondering if i should still be using simple mods like bictorys or just pencils for my level, i have a comssa mod and the tricks i can do are , thumb around, thumbaround reverse, thumb around harmonic, finger round, sonic, twisted sonic, devils sonic, sonic clip, twisted sonic bust, charge, infinity, shadow, backaround, fingerpass and i think thats it, thank u!
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 22:52:04
you can use the comssa, it's a beginner mod as well, it's just pretty light =/
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 22:57:14
Yep. You're ready.
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 23:07:31
I want a mod that is long, heavy, and can write... Which mode should I make? I want something kind of like a BusterCYL except I want something that can write. Doesn't have to to be double sided, just some suggestions please
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 23:08:50
G2-CTE Vortex? it's pretty heavy and it can write
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 23:10:19
Well it IS possible to make buster cyl write. Just cut part of the supertip tip of and add tape to an RSVP inktube and put the back of the inktube in the dings backcap and sliver it through the supertip body.
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 23:25:53
Hmm... I'll probably try and make a writable BusterCYL. Just another quick question, is it possible to get the parts to make a fully black busterCYL in America?
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 23:28:55
no because there's no comssa caps in america first of all, and black comssa caps are not normally made
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Date: Mon, May 17 2010 23:35:42
I meant more like I can't buy black comssa caps online anywhere? Are there any decent subs for the comssa caps that are black that I could use?
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Date: Tue, May 18 2010 00:25:10QUOTE (davidguy @ May 17 2010, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>you can use the comssa, it's a beginner mod as well, it's just pretty light =/
I wouldn't say that it's a beginner's mod, but it's definitely my recommended mod for beginners. -
Date: Tue, May 18 2010 01:03:38
yah but you probably shudnt add any big heavy tips quite yet =]
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Date: Tue, May 18 2010 01:53:29
can't you just buy some spray paint and make ur buster black?
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Date: Tue, May 18 2010 02:10:28
You'll want to get PDA comssa caps. Get em from penspinstore.com
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Date: Tue, May 18 2010 02:29:40
Why don't you just tell him to get it off penwish? Shipping is way cheaper than pds store.
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Date: Tue, May 18 2010 02:34:05
Don't think penwish has black comssa caps...
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Date: Sun, Jun 6 2010 22:23:54
My first mod was a Bictory because its really easy to make in the usa
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Date: Mon, Jun 7 2010 18:30:14
i dont think there is a "good" beginner mod you should just try out a few mods and see what mod suits you.
although if you can't do the thumb around ,fingerpass , charge and sonic you should just bye an rsvp and take the cap off and put it on the back of the pen (but take the ink out first) -
Date: Mon, Jun 7 2010 18:51:02QUOTE (Chief_Snake @ May 17 2010, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Don't think penwish has black comssa caps...
not yet, he's going to make aqua style caps sometime.
Best beginner mod is MX or ComSSa, cheap, can get off penwish, and are also very well suited for advanced and medium spinners -
Date: Wed, Jun 23 2010 01:01:09
i used an unsharpened pencil with rubber bands wrapped around both ends- light but the rudder bands act as grips