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 Also, what is better for flying? Cartridges or a converter?
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Mar 10, 2018 16:28
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Kessel posted:I need to gauge interest, so post here if you’re potentially interested in getting one. That way I’ll know how many samples to set aside for you. I'm always interested in pen sleeves, especially 2-pen ones, since that's what I normally take with me.
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Mar 10, 2018 16:48
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Mar 10, 2018 17:57
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Kessel posted:We did up the final design for Musubi’s thing that isn’t a book today. It’s in the sample room undergoing refinement now and the final prototype will probably be ready in about two weeks’ time. Some of you saw it at the LA show, but - it’s a 1-or-2 pen sleeve. It’s a genuinely unique design with some very unusual traits that you would never expect of a fabric sleeve, and is done up in the quality you’d expect from us. I'm in!
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Mar 10, 2018 18:45
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I'm extremely interested. I could really use a pen sleeve!
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Mar 11, 2018 00:17
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Down. What's the approx price range?
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Mar 11, 2018 00:32
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MoraleHazard posted:
No joke put them in a plastic bottle with the lid on tight. It'll protect them physically and also avoid leakage due to pressure changes regardless of whether you've got a converter or a cart in there.
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Mar 11, 2018 01:50
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I'm poor, so I can't really justify saying I'm down without knowing a price. But then again what do I need a sleeve for if my only pens are a Metropolitan and a Safari. 
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I'm also provisionally interested, depending on rough price range. I'd have a hard time saying yes if one would cost more than my two most expensive pens combined
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Mar 11, 2018 02:51
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also interested, if it’s not like $200
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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Kessel posted:We did up the final design for Musubi’s thing that isn’t a book today. It’s in the sample room undergoing refinement now and the final prototype will probably be ready in about two weeks’ time. Some of you saw it at the LA show, but - it’s a 1-or-2 pen sleeve. It’s a genuinely unique design with some very unusual traits that you would never expect of a fabric sleeve, and is done up in the quality you’d expect from us. I'm down on a single or dualie sleeve. Btw saw this post mentioning your journals last night: https://www.wellappointeddesk.com/2018/02/la-pen-show-recap/
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Mar 11, 2018 03:55
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umalt posted:I'm poor, so I can't really justify saying I'm down without knowing a price. But then again what do I need a sleeve for if my only pens are a Metropolitan and a Safari. Obviously you need a sleeve to hold your metro and safari
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Kessel posted:We did up the final design for Musubi’s thing that isn’t a book today. It’s in the sample room undergoing refinement now and the final prototype will probably be ready in about two weeks’ time. Some of you saw it at the LA show, but - it’s a 1-or-2 pen sleeve. It’s a genuinely unique design with some very unusual traits that you would never expect of a fabric sleeve, and is done up in the quality you’d expect from us. Sounds good, I'm in!
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Mar 11, 2018 05:22
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I'm interested too! But I am also poor and not sure I'll be able to get one depending on the price
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Mar 11, 2018 05:49
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That's a lot more interest than I was expecting. I've always felt that 99% of the fabric pen rolls, wraps and kimonos out there are passable - they protect your pens from abrasion while it sits in your bag, but are too soft to protect against anything else. I wanted to use our expertise with materials to bring something unique to the table. So, to keep it succinct - we've designed an impact-resistant fabric pen sleeve, with a flexible internal frame made by bonding a number of materials together. The internal design allows the frame to absorb and distribute a frankly disturbing amount of force. In our testing, you can put a Nakaya in the sleeve and drop it from about five feet, or hurl it against a wall, without damage to the pen. Yet the case is still fabric, and soft to the touch, with the kind of obsessive detailing you'd expect from us. I'll be able to post some pictures soon. Lowness 72 posted:Down. What's the approx price range? I'm trying to keep the price on this down. We're currently shooting for 50. May creep up a little depending on the fabric. Kessel fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Mar 11, 2018 |
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Mar 11, 2018 19:03
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Works for me! I've got a nice silk pen wrap from Ryan Krusac, and a sturdy leather sleeve from Allegory. I'm always on the lookout for something that looks nice and protects well!
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I'd love one too. edit: ignore that, it's the Ghostery browser extension that's causing the problem; the site works fine when Ghostery is disabled. kim jong-illin fucked around with this message at 14:45 on Mar 12, 2018 |
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Mar 12, 2018 14:40
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Yeah, we’ve been having problems with some blocker systems, especially those that are overly aggressive and/or those that restrict off-site linking. The reason is that Musubi uses its own website as a shopfront instead of hosting on Shopify (which gives us a lot more freedom to make things beautiful without getting locked into their dumb markup language) and only the actual purchase mechanisms are handled by Shopify. Your blocker etc. sees the leap from our website to a number of offsite systems during the checkout process and doesn’t like that. You’ve discovered it already, but adding an exception usually solves the issue.
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Mar 12, 2018 14:53
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 Yes, the new brand obsession is coming along nicely.
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Mar 12, 2018 23:35
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Eric the Mauve posted:You're a better man than I. I hope whoever stole it chokes to death on it. I ended up sending in a complaint to the Ombudsman after I heard back from the investigator assigned to my case today. She told me again to have the sender contact USPS, even though I've explained to her 3 times that was a no-go because USPS changed their laws re: Small Packet International a couple years ago, so that was frustrating. She also basically told me that she had done nothing but refresh the tracking screen and told me that there was no way she could look up what driver had been given my package the day it disappeared. That could be true, but overall the investigation didn't seem to do much investigating. I outlined my frustrations in my complaint and suggested Canada Post update their policies, since I never would have achieved anything if I hadn't literally harassed their Customer Service, phoning multiple times a day in some cases, and visiting several post offices to do my own leg work. I'm hoping if nothing else that having a complaint put through will avoid any possible problems in the future, assuming this was a "sticky fingers" issue.
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grack posted:
Which model is that third in from the right, the rainbow awesome demonstrator?
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MJP posted:Which model is that third in from the right, the rainbow awesome demonstrator? One eBay seller listed a few piston fill 309s in the "Fall Gradient" color a few weeks back and I managed to snag one. The real name is actually Autumn Day.  The piston fill ones are gone, but the finish is still available in the 267 model. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Hot-Penbbs-...3lmvGkm41LesB2g
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Kessel posted:Yeah, we’ve been having problems with some blocker systems, especially those that are overly aggressive and/or those that restrict off-site linking. The reason is that Musubi uses its own website as a shopfront instead of hosting on Shopify (which gives us a lot more freedom to make things beautiful without getting locked into their dumb markup language) and only the actual purchase mechanisms are handled by Shopify. Your blocker etc. sees the leap from our website to a number of offsite systems during the checkout process and doesn’t like that. I've disabled uBlock origin in a private browsing session on Chrome, is there anyway to see bigger images of the fabric? High resolution screen makes for tiny image.
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Mar 14, 2018 05:16
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I really wanted that Autumn finish but everybody was completely out of them by the time I jumped on the bandwagon. Very sad.
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Are PenBBS pens done in single runs where once they’re gone, they’re gone for good?
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The Electronaut posted:I've disabled uBlock origin in a private browsing session on Chrome, is there anyway to see bigger images of the fabric? High resolution screen makes for tiny image. We have a zoom feature in dev now. In the meantime what patterns do you want to see blown up a bit?
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Platystemon posted:Are PenBBS pens done in single runs where once they’re gone, they’re gone for good? I got that impression from sellers--or at least the 308s are like that.
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Is $126 a good price for the Pilot Falcon? It's the black/gold one with a 'soft medium nib' if that matters. I've only been doing this about 2 years (and really only got into it about 8 months ago) and I've started eyeing some of the more expensive pens, and this one in particular is really tempting me. It's the cheapest I've seen it, though admittedly I've not really looked too far, but I also wonder if maybe it's just a shittier old model they're trying to offload or something. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063NUW6 Sankis fucked around with this message at 11:04 on Mar 14, 2018 |
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Mar 14, 2018 11:02
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Professor Shark posted:I ended up sending in a complaint to the Ombudsman after I heard back from the investigator assigned to my case today. Welcome to bureaucracy my friend! Nobody is ever going to inconvenience themselves with doing any actual work to help you.
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There are multiple types of body for the Falcon - resin and metal. I assume you know that but check which you’re getting
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Professor Shark posted:I ended up sending in a complaint to the Ombudsman after I heard back from the investigator assigned to my case today. The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy. Sorry you had to go through all that trouble. Don't know about Canada, but in the USA, getting a government bureaucrat to care is a lost cause.
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The tell that the Canada Post people are not going to lift a finger to help him is their continued insistence that policy requires him to go through USPS first, knowing full well that USPS's policy is that Canadians aren't their problem. The bureaucrats on both sides know what they're doing. It's a slick little mutual agreement to help one another avoid doing any work.
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Kessel posted:There are multiple types of body for the Falcon - resin and metal. I assume you know that but check which you’re getting Yeah, this is the resin one. The metal body appears to be almost double the price.
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Is it possible to replace a Levenger nib just with another nib rather than the section? There's an Aero-D on Ebay in M but I'd prefer F, and Levenger's own nibs only come in entire nib + section. A bit overpriced at $25-$30ish. Not sure if they have a standard friction-fit feed or not.
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Sankis posted:Is $126 a good price for the Pilot Falcon? It's the black/gold one with a 'soft medium nib' if that matters. It's a fair price for a falcon. I had one for a few days before selling it as the soft nib felt odd.
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MJP posted:Is it possible to replace a Levenger nib just with another nib rather than the section? There's an Aero-D on Ebay in M but I'd prefer F, and Levenger's own nibs only come in entire nib + section. A bit overpriced at $25-$30ish. Not sure if they have a standard friction-fit feed or not. Their nibs are actually a threaded nib assembly, not a nib + section, assuming you're looking at something like this: https://www.levenger.com/true-writer-nib-core-6879.aspx The black plastic piece is just a shell covering the feed, that whole assembly threads into the section of Levenger pens. You should be able to replace the Aero-D nib assembly with any other Levenger nib assembly. For what it's worth, the internet says Levenger pens (or at least the L-Tech) will also take TWSBI nib assemblies with no modification, and those Jowo nibs are generally better regarded than Levenger's offerings. My Levenger M doesn't seem to have the problems that seem to be common to Levenger nibs but it's more scratchy than I like. (unrelated, but holy hell is the L-Tech ever a chunky, heavy pen and I love it)
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Thanks for all the kind words about bureaucracy, guys! I’m still hopeful that my pen might show up, otherwise I’m waiting for TWSBI to release a good color
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Levenger nibs are friction fit and can be removed without replacing the entire nib unit. edit: A pair of Parker 45s I don't actually remember buying showed up in the mail today. grack fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Mar 15, 2018 |
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grack posted:Levenger nibs are friction fit and can be removed without replacing the entire nib unit. MockingQuantum posted:Their nibs are actually a threaded nib assembly, not a nib + section, assuming you're looking at something like this: https://www.levenger.com/true-writer-nib-core-6879.aspx Is it at all possible to get a replacement nib alone that isn't $25ish? Seems like it's either pay $25 for a Jowo F or $30 for a Levenger F. I was hoping I'd be able to do something like get just a nib rather than the whole assembly, if it's a friction fit feed. (Meanwhile "friction fit feed" is now my new favorite tongue twister) Edit: oh, cool, this one has an all-black nib... so now the question gets added: is there a replacement all-black F or EF nib?  Edit 2: Looks like Levenger's a #5 nib, per http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/301868-levenger-true-writer-looking-for-extra-fine-nib/ - does that seem correct? MJP fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Mar 16, 2018 |
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