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Made the plunge into fountain pens by purchasing a Diamond 580 with Big Blue Heron ink. Best pen I've ever held in my hand. Totally worth the money.
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Present posted:Made the plunge into fountain pens by purchasing a Diamond 580 with Big Blue Heron ink. I love that color, it's a great black/blue that doesn't end up with a green tinge.
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Lord Girlyman posted:scored a ream of HP 32lb superduper glass paper this week, and oh boy. It's like Rhodia at less than half the cost. If you can find it on sale, it's the best stuff.
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My noodlers rachmanioff is awesome but man it is dry as gently caress. Would dumping some water into the bottle be a bad idea for any reason?
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Xun posted:My noodlers rachmanioff is awesome but man it is dry as gently caress. Would dumping some water into the bottle be a bad idea for any reason? Adding water can work, depends on the ink though. People also recommend trying glycerin or dish soap, but again, these depend on the ink formulation.
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Xun posted:My noodlers rachmanioff is awesome but man it is dry as gently caress. Would dumping some water into the bottle be a bad idea for any reason? A better bet is to put a tiny bit in your converter first (or a separate inkwell), before risking loving up the whole bottle.
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What I've done to experiment with inks before has been to put some in many tiny containers and then go all  and see what I like best.
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I'm making the leap and picking up my first fountain pen this week. I'm going to grab the Pilot Metro, but options are slim down here in NZ, so does anybody know if there's any limitations on the ink it can use, before I grab the wrong kind by accident?
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Not really. Make sure it's fountain pen ink, and not calligraphy ink, and definitely not india ink. Whatever place you get it from probably ought to have at least something you can use with it.
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neongrey posted:Not really. Make sure it's fountain pen ink, and not calligraphy ink, and definitely not india ink. Whatever place you get it from probably ought to have at least something you can use with it. Try to avoid anything that's "pigmented" as well since those contain particles of colour pigments rather than liquid dyes that fountain pens use. The particles can gum up a feed, but it's usually not the end of the world. The feed on a Metro in particular can be removed and cleaned if that happens.
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cobalt impurity posted:Try to avoid anything that's "pigmented" as well since those contain particles of colour pigments rather than liquid dyes that fountain pens use. The particles can gum up a feed, but it's usually not the end of the world. The feed on a Metro in particular can be removed and cleaned if that happens. Platinum likes to brag about their pigmented ink, and how great their pens are with it. What's the deal here?
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Platinum's pigmented inks are extremely finely ground, and the formulation of the ink makes it a lot less likely to clog than the usual pigmented inks you'd find in an art store. Sailor's Nano Carbon ink is also pigmented, and is also usable in fountain pens.
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Sailor's Nano Carbon is a pretty solid ink. I've got it in an EF Safari, and it's not once clogged or jammed or done any misbehaving. It's a really great, flat black and it dries reasonably quickly, too. Just make sure you give the bottle a really good shaking before you refill your pen.
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Landsknecht posted:Platinum likes to brag about their pigmented ink, and how great their pens are with it. What's the deal here? We're basically advising to avoid the kind of pigment ink you see on art shop shelves, often with a note on the box saying the ink is safe for fountain pens. It is not. Anything by an actual fountain pen company is pretty kosher.
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Noodler's Waterman's Iroshizuku (Produced by Pilot) I assume there are many others, but you're almost certain to see Waterman's (a big and old name in pens) and Iroshizuku (seeing as though it's Japanese and Japan is one of the bigger markets for fountain pens) down there in Australia. If you never came across any other brands those two are exceedingly good brands to have access to. Waterman's doesn't have the rainbow of colors the others do, but what they do have is some of the best-behaved ink I've ever used. By that I mean it flows smoothly and evenly.
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Captain_Person posted:I'm making the leap and picking up my first fountain pen this week. I'm going to grab the Pilot Metro, but options are slim down here in NZ, so does anybody know if there's any limitations on the ink it can use, before I grab the wrong kind by accident? Waterman's is good, and shouldn't be too hard to find, but if you ever want some more unusual colours, Pen City here in Melbourne stocks a wide range of inks, including Noodler's and Diamine, and they ship internationally. I'm not sure how much shipping from Australia to NZ is, but it's probably cheaper than ordering from Goulet or similar.
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Vitamins posted:Platinum's pigmented inks are extremely finely ground, and the formulation of the ink makes it a lot less likely to clog than the usual pigmented inks you'd find in an art store. Sailor's Nano Carbon ink is also pigmented, and is also usable in fountain pens. Even so, you'll probably want to clean your pen out every couple weeks. This is good advice in general but something to keep particularly in mind if you are using something pigmented.
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Just got a Metro and I love it. Ordered some stationery and ink. I love the idea of having some kind of wooden box in which to store my fountain pen/writing stuff...for now cards, paper, envelopes, a pen or two and ink...possibly eventually a wax seal, etc. Do such things exist? I've done some Amazon and eBay searching and get inconsistent results...it's like there are either several-hundred-dollar old timey wooden boxes, or twenty dollar generic looking boxes to put stationery in that don't have any sort of internal structure/dividers. Is there a name for what I'm looking for? Does such a thing exist?
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that one guy posted:Just got a Metro and I love it. Ordered some stationery and ink. I love the idea of having some kind of wooden box in which to store my fountain pen/writing stuff...for now cards, paper, envelopes, a pen or two and ink...possibly eventually a wax seal, etc. Do such things exist? I've done some Amazon and eBay searching and get inconsistent results...it's like there are either several-hundred-dollar old timey wooden boxes, or twenty dollar generic looking boxes to put stationery in that don't have any sort of internal structure/dividers. Is there a name for what I'm looking for? Does such a thing exist? Just get a generic jewellery/cigar box and put grooved plastic sheet in it (e.g. these).
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I did some looking around regarding the kind of stationery/writing box I was looking for, and found that the term for what I want is "writing slope" or "lap desk" or "writing box," and found this awesome site describing their history and different types of them: http://www.hygra.com/writing.html It appears to be the site of an antique dealer in London. I'm sure they're all out of my price range (there are no prices on the site). But googling "writing slope" turned up a bunch of modern reproductions, etc. None I can get now (for such an unnecessary but cool item), but not so ridiculously priced.
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Levenger used to have a line of stuff like that, but I see from browsing their website that they don't offer it any longer. You might be able to find retail stock out there.
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that one guy posted:writing box I've heard of them being referred to as a "bureau". See if that search term helps.
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Welsper posted:I've heard of them being referred to as a "bureau". See if that search term helps. A bureau is straight up a desk with drawers, or a dresser-like piece of furniture.
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Kessel posted:A bureau is straight up a desk with drawers, or a dresser-like piece of furniture. Yes it is, but I've heard of the term being applied more broadly to be an arrangement of drawers/containers for writing. Such as here 
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that one guy posted:I did some looking around regarding the kind of stationery/writing box I was looking for, and found that the term for what I want is "writing slope" or "lap desk" or "writing box," and found this awesome site describing their history and different types of them: Try searching for a "campaign desk" or "campaign lap desk". I think I've seen some on Amazon, even. What's ridiculously priced, though? It's a pretty uncommon piece of furniture these days, so any that you find are going to be a bit pricey since they're either going to be actual antiques or a reproduction targeted towards the kind of people that shop at Crate & Barrel.
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Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses is a different color now: http://www.inknouveau.com/2014/07/color-change-for-black-swan-in.html Can't say I like the new shade compared to the old one; I mean it's a really nice purple but that burgundy was just a neat shade. I'm really glad I have a nearly-full bottle of the old stuff. Guess I better not waste it.  Everything Burrito fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Jul 14, 2014 |
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Well that's disappointing. I always meant to pick up a bottle of that but I never got around to it. The new formula doesn't look too bad on its own though, and the Goulet video makes it look like a more dynamic version of Purple Heart, which I love. Not a complete disaster!
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My full bottle is sitting on my desk. Thank gently caress I bought it before the change cause that new purple, while beautiful, is not the color I want to write my work notes in.
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So what is the most monstrous of convertors to make sure that my metro holds a small lake of ink?
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Honestly I think the new Australian Roses is way prettier. v vBut I prefer to avoid buying Noodler's so my opinion doesn't count for much.
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Tulip posted:So what is the most monstrous of convertors to make sure that my metro holds a small lake of ink? I found this video to be quite informative.
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Tulip posted:So what is the most monstrous of convertors to make sure that my metro holds a small lake of ink? You'll probably want to just reuse an empty cartridge and refill it with a syringe. Without needing to leave room for a piston or a twisty end, cartridges will hold significantly more ink than converters. Edit: Assuming the metro takes standard long cartridges
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404notfound posted:Edit: Assuming the metro takes standard long cartridges It does not. They use proprietary Pilot cartridges. It holds the same amount as a con-20.
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Tulip posted:So what is the most monstrous of convertors to make sure that my metro holds a small lake of ink? Clearly the solution is to just get another metro and fill it up too.
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Punch a hole in a rubber stopper and run a tube through it into a bottle of ink, and attach the other end to the cut-off back end of the cartridge. If somebody actually does this, please document it for the thread. 
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That would be the steampunkiest pen ever and for that reason alone I cannot bring myself to do it.
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Remora posted:That would be the steampunkiest pen ever Not until you glue pointless gears all over it it's not.
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Are fountain pens at risk of leaking just by being on an airplane during flight or is it only if you try and use them? Just debating if it's worth emptying my pen and taking some ink in a sample bottle to fill it with when I land or if I can just leave it filled.
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