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grack posted:I haven't inked up the Woden yet, but here's the Niole Are the cork seals in the back intact? It's a bit of a tricky operation to replace them, but not impossible as some people might tell you. Let me know if you need some pointers.
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Seals are intact, and they were lubricated before being sold.
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May 29, 2018 01:38
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May I ask where you got them? I don't see Japanese eyedroppers offered for sale in restored, usable condition often - certainly not on Yahoo Japan, which is where I get all of mine.
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May 29, 2018 02:03
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Or even get back any results on eBay...
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May 29, 2018 02:22
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There's a seller in Alberta, Canada that puts up a couple of vintage Japanese pens 2-3 times a year. This is the seller: https://www.ebay.ca/usr/jondole54?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2754 I don't know where or how he's getting them, but he posts some gorgeous, gorgeous stuff.
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grack posted:There's a seller in Alberta, Canada that puts up a couple of vintage Japanese pens 2-3 times a year. This is the seller: https://www.ebay.ca/usr/jondole54?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2754 Oh hey that is some good stuff and some good prices. Do note that the JIS mark on the Niole nib dates it to 1955 or after, though many prewar pens turn up with postwar nibs. I'd also expect a NOS 1940s pen to have the wartime government price control tag on it (a circle with a 公 in it) but I don't know if they appeared on every pen. Eyedroppers with similar designs were produced up to the mid-90s so it's hard to put definitive dates on things.
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May 29, 2018 02:44
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Thanks for the info. To be honest, the date doesn't really matter that much to me. The condition of the pens is fantastic and I paid an absurdly low price. Oh, and a better pic of the Niole because my new camera *also* showed up today. 
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May 29, 2018 02:48
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That sure is a nice pen! I know the date isn't hugely important to a user but it does bug me that the seller seems to list everything as 30s-40s when a few quick searches will show that that estimate is way off. The JIS mark is a big hint, and another is price tags - before the war prices were in the single digits of Yen, and after they were in the hundreds.
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May 29, 2018 04:41
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Cleaning out my 992's in anticipation for new inks... one of them seems to only fill up 3/4 of the way now and the knob is very loose. Not a huge problem, but it means more refilling, which I loath.
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Goulet announced that they are getting a new commerce site next week, requiring everyone to reset their passwords, and that those who do it within the first week will get a special treat, which I assume will be a discount code. Hopefully the wish lists carry over well, but I may turn mine into a PDF anyway.
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stealie72 posted:Goulet announced that they are getting a new commerce site next week, requiring everyone to reset their passwords, and that those who do it within the first week will get a special treat, which I assume will be a discount code. They expanded on that in a blog post. Wish lists will not carry over, they recommend emailing yours to yourself or saving it otherwise.
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May 30, 2018 20:34
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Will I keep my order history? I don't want to lose proof of my 2011 entry point to the hobby.
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A heads-up to any British folks in here who bought a pen case from Musubi - you're gonna get hit for import tax. I just got a letter for £20 to be paid before they'll release it. I have no idea why because the Musubi notebooks don't have any taxes levelled on them.
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SymmetryrtemmyS posted:Will I keep my order history? I don't want to lose proof of my 2011 entry point to the hobby. Goulet posted:Here’s what WILL be migrated from our current site to the new site:
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kim jong-illin posted:A heads-up to any British folks in here who bought a pen case from Musubi - you're gonna get hit for import tax. Something something stamp act something something. Is US customs just uncaring? I've gotten in (too many) pens from China in the last few weeks with no customs anything. Oh, and one inexplicably from Kyrgyzstan.
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stealie72 posted:Something something stamp act something something. I've only gotten hit once, on a Visconti Rainbow from the Netherlands. I've ordered from La Couronne du Comte plenty of other times and never gotten hit for any of them.
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And a little more Urushi porn
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I need more Aurora 88's in my life.
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kim jong-illin posted:A heads-up to any British folks in here who bought a pen case from Musubi - you're gonna get hit for import tax. UK customs can be... cavalier in what they'll impose duties on. I've checked this before and our books are classified as a 0% duty item: https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/trade-tariff/commodities/4820900000 but our pen cases are likely to be classified under this HS code which may incur a 3.7% duty: https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/trade-tariff/commodities/4202329010 I still don't see how 3.7% of the price comes anywhere close to 20 GBP, even including the package submission fee, but if you have details I'd love to hear them, so that we can advise other folks who come after. Unfortunately, not much we can do about the duty assessment. We can't honour requests to underdeclare package values or list them as gifts, either, both because that affects compensation in the event of loss/damage and also because we need to keep everything 100% aboveboard as a social enterprise. So far the worst duty assessment we've seen is Turkey, where our customer was required to submit screenshots of the product page on the website to prove how much it cost despite the invoice clearly stating the value.
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Well, today my being "The Pen Guy" got me tasked with writing the names of the graduating students of the school I'm at on their diplomas! I've been practicing all afternoon with both my Music dip nib and the Lamy 1.5mm Italics nib I bought a while back for fun. While the Music nib produces some great line variation, my Lamy is much more consistent and has much better ink flow, so I've decided to go with it. I may post some samples in the next few days, but the admin told me that I can order whatever inks or pens I think I need. MB Mystery Black is something I already have and I think it will do the job, is there a Goon Certified Black Ink that I could get, though?
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May 31, 2018 22:13
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Aurora Black
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Seconding Aurora, it's my favorite black. Very wet so it flows like crazy, and it ends up super glossy. I'm not sure about its permanence characteristics. Is that important?
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Is it wrong that when I saw this story my first thought was $1500 for twelve pens? That's all? https://twitter.com/DanEggenWPost/status/1002586647324778496
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howe_sam posted:Is it wrong that when I saw this story my first thought was $1500 for twelve pens? That's all? It's like 2 or 3 big Pelikans. Small time!
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So like, 12 okay Watermans with someone's name scrawled on the side, I guess?Professor Shark posted:Well, today my being "The Pen Guy" got me tasked with writing the names of the graduating students of the school I'm at on their diplomas! I've been practicing all afternoon with both my Music dip nib and the Lamy 1.5mm Italics nib I bought a while back for fun. While the Music nib produces some great line variation, my Lamy is much more consistent and has much better ink flow, so I've decided to go with it. I may post some samples in the next few days, but the admin told me that I can order whatever inks or pens I think I need. MB Mystery Black is something I already have and I think it will do the job, is there a Goon Certified Black Ink that I could get, though? Aurora Black is the go-to well behaved, very black ink. That being said, do you know what you're going to be writing on? And can you get some scraps or something? Because while all these work nicely enough on regular paper, I don't really know what I'd suggest if you're actually using vellum or something.
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Uh, the correct choice is clearly Diamine Electric Pink.
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Wasn't there some scented ink that everyone generally agreed was pretty nauseating? Use that, but mix it with black first so no one knows anything is amiss.
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You guys were right about Pilot service. They were really good and responsive. Even though they don't normally sell the barrel of the pens, they sold me a replacement barrel for basically a nominal charge.
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That brushed full metal Hero 100 flighter on frankunderwater's lastest post is fuckin' SICK, yo. I would almost willingly wade through taobao to find me one of those.  edit:  https://frankunderwater.com/2018/05/29/cn_fp_news_may_2018/ Trustworthy fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Jun 1, 2018 |
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Kinda reminds of the Lamy 2000 metal version. Pretty good looking pen for sure.
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Kessel: Got my Musubi pen case and notebook today. Both are amazingly made. I'm glad you put a back flap behind the snap on the inside, I was worried about that when I saw the pictures but figured you had it sorted. I also see why you do the gift boxes for the books: shipping and customs did a little number on the package banging the DHL bag up a touch but the book and the case did fine. Great stitching and materials.
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Had anyone ever made their own inserts for traveler journels with better paper? I'm thinking of trying to make some with the hp 32lb paper that's perfect for really wet pens, I have everything in my amazon cart but wanted to see if anyone else has tried it before?
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The Electronaut posted:Kessel: Got my Musubi pen case and notebook today. Both are amazingly made. I'm glad you put a back flap behind the snap on the inside, I was worried about that when I saw the pictures but figured you had it sorted. I also see why you do the gift boxes for the books: shipping and customs did a little number on the package banging the DHL bag up a touch but the book and the case did fine. Great stitching and materials. Glad you like them. The internal tab is indeed a tricky bit of case to make, but it ensures that the snap doesn't touch your pens, ever — we were pretty adamant about that. Yeah, that's part of the reason for the boxes, and also why we wrap the book and case separately in bubble wrap so they turn into little packages all their own. Was there damage on your box?
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Well, I've had a hell of an up and down afternoon pen-wise. Got a slightly beat up vaccumatic (blue diamond in the black pearl stripe color) for $10 at the local antique fair. Figured even if the diaphragm was dead, it might be worth it to get it fixed. Then I take it home and clean it, and while doing so, the freaking barrel breaks in half about 3/4 of an inch above the section (edit: just put it back together and the break is exactly where the cap ends on the barrel, so I'm guessing cumulative lifetime sideways stress or something). Like, I'm rinsing the nib and suddenly I'm holding two pieces of barrel. Really clean break, so at first I thought it might be something that was held together with shellac or something, but not, it's just broken. Guess I'm glad it didn't happen in my bag/pocket/while writing something at my desk. So, I guess next step is selling the cap and getting my $10 back out of the pen, but the nib seems nice, and I'd LOVE to transplant it to something. Anyone have any idea what pen I can graft the nib onto? Google is not being terribly helpful. stealie72 fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Jun 2, 2018 |
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Have been lusting after the Pelikan Stresemann for years, might finally pull the trigger soon... Does anyone here have one? Thoughts? I could get one for a decent price with the EF nib, which is usually my preference anyway, how are Pelikan's extra fines?
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Do it. EF is also going up in price in the European market FYI so if you can get good a price then you're really in good shape. Just be aware Pelikan nibs are a bit inconsistent. Is this the 800 or 400?
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Finally found a nice way to keep my little chubby pen with no clip attached to a notebook, it's what's really been keeping me from using it anywhere except in the house. They are these from amazon. Seems to hold pretty securly. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074GV3QLX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Wengy posted:Have been lusting after the Pelikan Stresemann for years, might finally pull the trigger soon... Does anyone here have one? Thoughts? I could get one for a decent price with the EF nib, which is usually my preference anyway, how are Pelikan's extra fines? I've got an 805 Stresemann with a fine, and I like it a lot. Im less enamored with the EF in my red M800, but I also dislike fine and extra fine nibs.
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Kessel posted:Glad you like them. The internal tab is indeed a tricky bit of case to make, but it ensures that the snap doesn't touch your pens, ever — we were pretty adamant about that. Almost none, just one corner got dinged ever so slightly. The journal and case are pristine.
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