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This would be for journaling purposes, and while nice, I don't think a legal pad would lend itself well.
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powderific posted:I think Rhodia and Clairefontaine are actually the same paper maybe? They are and then they aren't. Clairefontaine actually owns Rhodia and makes the paper for the latter's notebooks. Rhodia pads are typically 80gsm except for some of their lines. Clairefontaine is 90gsm and also tends to have a smoother finish. If you want even heavier paper in a notebook style, the only other reasonable mass-produced option is Kokuyo's CYO-BO paper at a whopping 120gsm. They also make a very nice 90gsm MIO paper that comes in notebooks.
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Would it be more economical to just print some lines in Word and use printer paper?
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You'd probably lose money on the ink if you were using a home printer and it doesn't come in notebooks 
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Your mileage may vary, of course, but I've found that printer paper is really inconsistent in how well it handles fountain pen inks, even within the same package.
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Bertrand Hustle posted:Your mileage may vary, of course, but I've found that printer paper is really inconsistent in how well it handles fountain pen inks, even within the same package. Are you sure you're using it the right way up? No, seriously, a lot of printer paper has one side that's intended to be the primary printing side and handles ink better than the other side.
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You guys, seriously, you guys. This pen is amazing. Really cheap, too! You can get the whole kit for like 30$.  Kaweco Sport Classic
 Checkerboard pattern  Broad nib (B)  Golden clip (bought separately)  This pen has got everything going against it from my perspective: light weight, plastic body and you're meant to write posted (with the cap stuck on the rear end part of the pen). I bought it though, despite all that, and I really really like it. Like, for serious. It writes smoothly. The nib has wonderful flow- juicy. It feels really good to hold. I love the looks of it both closed and posted. The details are exquisite. The clip, the stud on the cap.  This pen seriously owns bones and possibly cool beans as well.  EDIT: Also comes in a model with aluminum CNC body called AL sport. gently caress my wallet. Hellbeard fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Mar 31, 2014 |
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Hellbeard posted:
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Kiran posted:The body shape looks really awkward to hold. It's actually super comfortable.
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Every notebook I own is from Clairefontaine.
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His Divine Shadow posted:Now I want a kaweco with a nib too Good. Good.  Seriously, though, I think it's really great and affordable. Goes right up there among the top high-entry level pens in terms of functionality, feel and looks.
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Hellbeard posted:Seriously, though, I think it's really great and affordable. Goes right up there among the top high-entry level pens in terms of functionality, feel and looks. Yeah - I have no issues with my Kaweco sport ice. Since it is so small when capped up (and plastic) I keep it in my pocket. The threads on feed portion are super fine, meaning that a little grease and it's ready for eyedropper land, no need for an o-ring.
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That Kaweco sport looks cheap as hell. Do you have to re-grease the threads each time you fill it up?
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PRADA SLUT posted:Every notebook I own is from Clairefontaine. Every notebook I use is Clairefontaine, I bought a Rhodia reverse book but the paper really isn't nearly as smooth feeling. My FP's glide over Clairefontaine paper.
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Kiran posted:Every notebook I use is Clairefontaine, I bought a Rhodia reverse book but the paper really isn't nearly as smooth feeling. My FP's glide over Clairefontaine paper. I love my Rhodia paper because it's super smooth and silky. I can't imagine the writing experience of SMOOTHER, so I have not yet tried Clairefontaine. Brian Goulet does a nice video about them: http://www.gouletpens.com/Articles.asp?ID=393
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I was wandering around in Nagoya yesterday when a little shop caught my eye: Pen-Land Cafe!  Of course I had to check it out!  It's a pen shop up front with a pen themed cafe in the back.  The owner is really nice and let me try some awesome vintage flex pens. He also has some custom Sailor Jentle inks that were made just for his store. A green that he says matches the discontinued Mont Blanc "British Racing Green", a bright blue that reminds me of "Kon-peki" and one that I bought called "Utsurigi" that writes black but dries with sepia shading. I can't wait to try it out! Definitely worth a visit if you happen to be around that part of the world. http://www.pen-land.jp/index.html   (The Tapioca Mango Milk tea was awesome too) RustedChrome fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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I'll be more excited when I visit Pen Island.
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That or an underwear dispensary.
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PRADA SLUT posted:I'll be more excited when I visit Pen Island. Please come to Japen!
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RustedChrome posted:I was wandering around in Nagoya yesterday when a little shop caught my eye Ahhhh! Nagoya! I lived near Nagoya for a year 2000-2001. Is that place near Sakae? I wish there was a pen cafe near where I live, so I could get coffee and buy pens?
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It's in the Osu shopping district, Naka Ward. I want one near my house too.
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RustedChrome posted:It's in the Osu shopping district, Naka Ward. I want one near my house too. I've lived in Aichi coming on two years now and had no idea this was there. I'll make a trip down sometime this month.
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PRADA SLUT posted:I'll be more excited when I visit Pen Island. I see what you did there. To contribute, I've found that an inexpensive composition like notebook made by a company called Poppin has 80g paper. There is no bleedthrough and only minor ghosting, and that's if you really press hard with your fountain pens. Edit: Is that Kaweco Sport comfy in the hand? Even posted, isn't it too short? I have a clear one in my Goulet shopping cart for payday, but I don't want to buy it if I won't use it because it's too small, like a Lamy C1. lite_sleepr fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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RustedChrome posted:The owner is really nice and let me try some awesome vintage flex pens. He also has some custom Sailor Jentle inks that were made just for his store. A green that he says matches the discontinued Mont Blanc "British Racing Green", a bright blue that reminds me of "Kon-peki" and one that I bought called "Utsurigi" that writes black but dries with sepia shading. I can't wait to try it out! Definitely worth a visit if you happen to be around that part of the world. http://www.pen-land.jp/index.html Ohhh I'd be interested in the green and sepia ink if anyone makes a visit 
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Joe Videogames posted:To contribute, I've found that an inexpensive composition like notebook made by a company called Poppin has 80g paper. There is no bleedthrough and only minor ghosting, and that's if you really press hard with your fountain pens. Composition notebooks are the bane of my existence, but cheap, well made paper gives me life. I'm so torn. Speaking of notebooks, does anyone know of a FP friendly notebook collection like Field Notes? I've always wanted to buy/collect them, but I'm too snobby for ballpoints now. Kiran fucked around with this message at 11:45 on Apr 3, 2014 |
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Kiran posted:Composition notebooks are the bane of my existence, but cheap, well made paper gives me life. I'm so torn. That's what I'm saying. The Poppin brand composition notebooks have sturdy 80gm paper just like CF or Rhodia notebooks, at 1/3 the price! If you can get over the fact it's a composition notebook, the paper is FP friendly.
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Would you guys recommend using a syringe with a converter? I'm tired of getting ink all over the place when I refill my pen but I think I've only seen syringes being used with cartridges.
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Xun posted:Would you guys recommend using a syringe with a converter? I'm tired of getting ink all over the place when I refill my pen but I think I've only seen syringes being used with cartridges. Bro you can just take your converter out of your pen and dip that into your bottle of ink. Less messy!
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Xun posted:Would you guys recommend using a syringe with a converter? I'm tired of getting ink all over the place when I refill my pen but I think I've only seen syringes being used with cartridges. It might depend on the specific converter, but in general I'd say yes. That's my preferred method with my Pilot Metro and Con-50. Thelonious Monk posted:Bro you can just take your converter out of your pen and dip that into your bottle of ink. Less messy! The reason I don't do that is because I can't get the converter into some of my bottles without inking my fingers up. Plus, a syringe is even less mess, on the converter at least. Still gotta clean the syringe.
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Xun posted:Would you guys recommend using a syringe with a converter? I'm tired of getting ink all over the place when I refill my pen but I think I've only seen syringes being used with cartridges. Yes. I do this with some squeeze converters because it's less of a pain to fill them that way, but there's no reason it couldn't work with any other detachable converter. Just remember it's going to take a minute for the feed to saturate if you cleaned it out before filling. I've even done this to fill my TWSBI 540 from a sample vial.
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Nebraska Tim posted:The reason I don't do that is because I can't get the converter into some of my bottles without inking my fingers up. Gloves, man. Gloves.
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Bertrand Hustle posted:Gloves, man. Gloves. Never!  But seriously, I've never even considered using gloves, despite owning boxes of them for other things. I don't think I'll start, since using the syringe makes me feel like a mad scientist.
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Nebraska Tim posted:Never! Wouldn't using the gloves and the syringe together make you feel like more of a mad scientist?  I get ink on my fingers no matter what. It seems like there's always a little bit of ink on the bottom of the nib of my Pilot Metro, and that's where my fingers rest when I'm writing with it.
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I'd like to try an italic nib for maximum shading. How can I do this cheaply? I have a pilot 78g and a lamy safari.
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Solumin posted:Wouldn't using the gloves and the syringe together make you feel like more of a mad scientist?
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teraflame posted:I'd like to try a stub nib for maximum shading. How can I do this cheaply? I have a pilot 78g and a lamy safari. Lamy offers stub nibs that will fit on the Safari.
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teraflame posted:I'd like to try an italic nib for maximum shading. How can I do this cheaply? I have a pilot 78g and a lamy safari. The 78g "broad" is really an italic—or, rather, a fairly broad stub. I've got one right here, it has a really nice line variation. A new 78g from isellpens is probably cheaper than a new Lamy stub nib.
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teraflame posted:I'd like to try an italic nib for maximum shading. How can I do this cheaply? I have a pilot 78g and a lamy safari. Pilot Plumix? I enjoy mine; it has a wide sweet spot and looks gorgeous loaded with Noodler's Apache Sunset.
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