Ti2 Stealth Tip Pen Giveaway

The Ti2 project on Kickstarter is down to its final week, and to mark that last push to the finish line the team behind the project has offered up a special giveaway to readers of The Pen Addict.

Up for grabs is one of the special models of the Ti2 Pen - the Ti2 with Stealth Tip. This is a limited run of the Ti2 featuring a chemically blackened Pilot Hi-Tec-C tip. As a bonus, if there are more than 500 entries on this post a second winner will be chosen and will also win a Stealth Tip Ti2!

Since I really want to give away that second pen, I am running this giveaway for a longer time frame than normal, so please read the rules below on how to enter.

1. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now, and Saturday night at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. You are limited to one entry. This contest is open to US and International readers!

2. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post. The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on. The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner. If there are over 500 entries, a second winner will be selected in the same manner.

3. The contest winner will be posted on Sunday, June 17th. The winner will have one week to email me via the Contact button at the top of the page.

Thank you to the Ti2 Pen team for providing these products for giveaway. Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter for future updates.

Kaweco Liliput Fountain Pen EF Nib Review

Kaweco makes some of my favorite products on the market, bar none. The Kaweco Al Sport has been a long time favorite and still ranks up there as one of my most used pens. It fits my needs perfectly for a compact fountain pen, but when I saw the Kaweco Liliput I knew one would make it into my arsenal before long.

The Liliput brings to the table an even smaller, more compact barrel compared to the Al Sport. It is still a fully aluminum body, and, even more importantly, uses the same exact stainless steel nib. I went with the EF nib on my Liliput (also available in F, M, and B) which is the first Kaweco EF nib I have used. It is now my go-to nib for any and all future Kaweco purchases. It is firm and produces a tight line, but does so while being one of the smoothest nibs I own. It is so impressive I have started to swap out some of my other Kaweco nibs for the EF.

One of my favorite features of the Liliput is the threading on the end of the barrel which allows you to post the cap solidly. Due to the size of the pen it is almost mandatory to post the cap to write comfortably. I completely missed this feature when ordering the pen, and only when I got it in hand did I realize the threads were in place. Good job me!

With the Liliput it all boils down to one thing: How are you going to use this pen? If you are going to be writing notes all day in class or in the office, you might want to look at a larger barrel pen. But if you are looking for a high-quality portable fountain pen for writing on the go, then the Kaweco Liliput should be on your short list.

Several of my pen friends have reviewed the Liliput, including Gourmet Pens, From the Pen Cup, No Pen Intended, and Pen Addict guest blogger Ben Dahl. Be sure to check out their great reviews as well. P.S. - We all like the black barrel.

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