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Dylanthulhu posted:My friend gifted me a Pilot Metro because he's a nice guy. I've got a bottle of Noodler's Black Eel coming in the mail. I'm wondering if goons can recommend me a dark green? Looking for a bit darker than this. http://www.gouletpens.com/N19039/p/N19039 Private Reserve Ebony Green and Cult Inks Deep Dark Green might be interesting choices. Some folks have had mold problems with ebony green, though.
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Dylanthulhu posted:My friend gifted me a Pilot Metro because he's a nice guy. I've got a bottle of Noodler's Black Eel coming in the mail. I'm wondering if goons can recommend me a dark green? Looking for a bit darker than this. http://www.gouletpens.com/N19039/p/N19039 I'm a big fan of this as a distinctly green near black color.
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Feb 6, 2015 18:28
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For dark greens, I really like Diamine Green-Black and Sailor Jentle Miruai ("seaweed indigo")...
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Feb 6, 2015 18:36
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What is the recommended daily usage for these kinds of pens? I don't write a ton, and the OP says not to let them sit around filled for too long. I assume the ink dries and gums of the nib? I'd be buying a pen mostly as an accessory for when I have to get all fancy.
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Feb 6, 2015 18:45
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AgentSythe posted:What is the recommended daily usage for these kinds of pens? I don't write a ton, and the OP says not to let them sit around filled for too long. I assume the ink dries and gums of the nib? I'd be buying a pen mostly as an accessory for when I have to get all fancy. Try and write with it? It's not a hard and fast rule about "you must write X amount per day," but generally if these things gather dust they're annoying to clean up.
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Feb 6, 2015 19:52
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AgentSythe posted:What is the recommended daily usage for these kinds of pens? I don't write a ton, and the OP says not to let them sit around filled for too long. I assume the ink dries and gums of the nib? I'd be buying a pen mostly as an accessory for when I have to get all fancy. If you're not going to use your pen for a month or so you should empty it of ink. Some pens, such as from Platinum, can go longer but a month is pretty reasonable for most pens on the market.
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Feb 6, 2015 21:25
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Another good dark black-green ink is Noodler's Zhivago - it's black but tints green when the light catches it at the right angle. It's also well behaved by the standards of Noodler's ink. I use it at work because we're required to write in black ink and Zhivago gives just enough of a green tint to make my writing distinctive without breaking the rules.
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Feb 6, 2015 22:34
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For anyone looking for a new kaewco, huckberry has them on sale right now https://huckberry.com/store/kaweco-pens Seriously considering that brass liliput.... Think I'm going to buy another round of ink samples from Goulet, what are some favorites that I have to try?
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Feb 6, 2015 23:04
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AgentSythe posted:What is the recommended daily usage for these kinds of pens? I don't write a ton, and the OP says not to let them sit around filled for too long. I assume the ink dries and gums of the nib? I'd be buying a pen mostly as an accessory for when I have to get all fancy. Nothing recc'd imho but for example the 2 ml of piston-filler will last me 1-2 months of daily writing in my journal. Also, the Pilot Prera even it's tiny C/C will last 2-3 weeks of notes of college classes but I don't really take a lot of notes depending on the class. If the pen seems to be a hard starter then I keep a small glass inkwell filled with water to help it along. The only time I seriously recommend flushing FPs if you're using Iron Gall inks or if you plan on storing vintage pens away for a few months/years. @Kaweco: I got a chance to handle the aluminum one and I like it more than the plastic ones. The plastic Kaweco do look nice but feel a little too light even for pocket pens.
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Feb 6, 2015 23:13
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Which ones have the happy face?!?
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Feb 6, 2015 23:26
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Just got my Hero 266 in the post. The thing is absolutely tiny, and ludicrously light. Nice fine nib, too. It fits together much better than I expected considering the price I paid for it. The only downside I've found so far is the stupid bladder filling system. Not bad for less than the price of a pint of beer. I'll give it a full workout at work tomorrow, where I can use it to indulge in my love of annoyingly small handwriting.
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Feb 6, 2015 23:41
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My big Leuchtturm1917 Master sized notebook was supposed to show up today from Goulet, along with some noodler's 54th. Apparently the book was too big though... there was postage due so it's sitting at the post office instead. 
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Feb 6, 2015 23:49
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Xun posted:Which ones have the happy face?!? The Kakuno. Supposedly (I haven't tried them first-hand) they have the same nibs as the Metro/MR, Prera, etc, only they have a big  engraved on it.As seen here: click this.
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Feb 7, 2015 00:11
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My boyfriend has one of these and his birthday is coming up: http://www.lamyusa.com/lamy_fountain_L17_safari.php Does that pen have changeable nibs? He was looking about experimenting with an italic one and I wanted to see if I could get one for him as part of his birthday present.
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stimulated emission posted:My boyfriend has one of these and his birthday is coming up: http://www.lamyusa.com/lamy_fountain_L17_safari.php Yes. Lamy sells replacement nibs in regular EF, F, M, B, italic 1.1, 1.5, and 1.9.
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stimulated emission posted:My boyfriend has one of these and his birthday is coming up: http://www.lamyusa.com/lamy_fountain_L17_safari.php And here's a link to buy them from Goulet.
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NeurosisHead posted:And here's a link to buy them from Goulet. Remora posted:Yes. Lamy sells replacement nibs in regular EF, F, M, B, italic 1.1, 1.5, and 1.9. Thanks guys
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Mikl posted:The Kakuno. Supposedly (I haven't tried them first-hand) they have the same nibs as the Metro/MR, Prera, etc, only they have a big :) engraved on it. I swapped out a Fine Kakuno nib for the Medium nib in my Metro and they're both amazingly smooth for pens that cheap. Buy a metro and a kakuno and have a nice-looking metal pen with :) inside!
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cobalt impurity posted:I swapped out a Fine Kakuno nib for the Medium nib in my Metro and they're both amazingly smooth for pens that cheap. True the Kakuno's nib is cute and a good writer too
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surc posted:Yeah, I've been arguing myself down from getting a LAMY Studio for a while now because I need to spend my money on things that aren't just pens, so I'd also be super interested in hearing how it writes. FWIW I love my Lamy studio in brushed steel more than my Metro and safari. I much prefer the round section to that of the safari. Plus comes with a converter. Any thoughts on an Ahab for a first venture into (semi) flex?
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Slimchandi posted:FWIW I love my Lamy studio in brushed steel more than my Metro and safari. I much prefer the round section to that of the safari. Plus comes with a converter. The flex in no way compares to a vintage gold nib, but you can't go wrong for the price. You've got an ebonite feed, your choice of #6 nibs, and a durable body you can easily breakdown to clean. Where the pen really shines is as a tinker's pen; you can pretty much infinitely fiddle with the nib and feed and different nibs to get it to write exactly the way you want it to.
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Feb 7, 2015 16:03
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Okay, the first package I thought was completely missing from an Ebay transaction arrived. Bought a pair of blue Jinhao 599s on September the third 2014, planning to give them away on Christmas or new Years or something. From September to February, haha. Did not consider them too big a loss, they were 1.5 or so bucks each (free shipping) and the rest of the stuff I had gotten to give away arrived just in time. Oh well, they write well and are very smooth. Gonna give one to my dad and one to my sister (unless she rejects it because she does not like the Lamy Safari and its knockoffs that much). 6 months is the longest it's taken for something to arrive, haha.
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Field-tested my new Hero 266 at work today. The nib wrote smoothly, and it was wonderfully fine and enjoyable to write with.... until I looked at my hand. drat thing was leaking ink like a burst water main. Looks like I picked up a dodgy one. Kind of to be expected for that price-point. Still, undaunted, I hit up ebay during my lunch break and ordered a small grab-bag of cheap pens. One of them should work.
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Feb 7, 2015 23:46
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Slimchandi posted:Any thoughts on an Ahab for a first venture into (semi) flex? It's a interesting writer to say the least but be prepared to play around with it if it doesn't work great at start.
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Anyone know anything (vintage / style) about the pen on the left? It's a Waterman but I have no idea how long I've had it, how much I paid for it, where I got it, etc. I'd love to know more about it.
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rigeek posted:Anyone know anything (vintage / style) about the pen on the left? It's a Waterman but I have no idea how long I've had it, how much I paid for it, where I got it, etc. I'd love to know more about it. Waterman Laureat. I'd guess mid 90s
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Sweet. Thanks!
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Slimchandi posted:FWIW I love my Lamy studio in brushed steel more than my Metro and safari. I much prefer the round section to that of the safari. Plus comes with a converter. You might want to check out the desiderata pen company - a one man operation run by a really chill guy named Pierre. Here is a video. http://youtu.be/T7J-yADVRY0 Here is a page I made comparing the Desiderata and Ahab (excuse the camera phone quality). My handwriting has s long way to go, but you can see the difference in both the fine-ness of the line and the width between the pens.  Desiderata Mercury and Noodler's Ahab. Fyi don't judge this based on my handwriting...I have a lo more practice in front of me. by Paul Hofreiter, on FlickrIt takes a lot of pressure to get the Ahab to flex to max, like,and uncomfortable amount of pressure. For non flex writing, I still have to apply some pressure which basically negates one of the features I love with fountain pens. I still get inconsistent up strokes. Both Ahabs I have gotten have been poor out of the box and required cutting into the feed to get enough flow. One has a defect the doesn't allow the center of the nib to line up with the channel on the top of the feed. With the Desi, it is just another thing altogether. It takes Zebra G nibs (a dip pen nib) so while you are still not getting a wet noodle, you get tons more flex, more consistency, and the ability to write very fine when not pressing at all. I am slowly trying to learn Spencerian and that was just an exercise in frustration with the Ahab. The cheapest Desiderata pen (the Daedalus) is 50 bucks. I splurged and got a ebony/rosewood pen and man is it beautiful. The Ahab is 20. The Daedalus was just released this month so he is really backed up right now. I don't work for the guy btw, as much as I am plugging it. They are just really nice pens and a great way to learn how to use a flex, and I've been frustrated with the Ahab. rio fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Feb 8, 2015 |
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rio posted:
Nice but your photos are kinda breaking the forums so you might want to re-size or fix that. How is the wood finish? I considered it but not sure how often I'd want to rely on dip pens for writing as I have other vtg pens too.
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Tore through this thread over the weekend, now I have an order from Goulet for a violet Pilot Metro and a Rhodia notepad. Thanks.  I figure I'll get one sample for when the ink in the Pilot Metro's cartridge runs out. Was thinking of this one, Diamine Eclipse, although I was also considering the Noodler Zhivago too. I just want something that won't feather or bleed too much and that I can use for writing essays and taking notes but isn't just black or blue. Is it a terrible choice? Also, in my cart at the moment is a medium Pilot Metro, which I gather runs a bit finer than other fountain pens because it's a Japanese company. I do plan to use it for Arabic as well as English though, so I'm wondering if my Arabic would look neater if I stepped down to the fine PM instead. fake edit: I also decided to get syringes instead of the piston converter. I haven't even started yet 
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:Tore through this thread over the weekend, now I have an order from Goulet for a violet Pilot Metro and a Rhodia notepad. Thanks. There's a specific nib grind for arabic writing, since it tends to have wide horizontals and narrow verticals making it the exact opposite of western writing. An oblique nib is kind of close, I guess, but not spot on. If you just want to keep it as fine and legible as possible without capturing the character of the line weights the medium would be fine, but the fine might be better depending on how heavy your hand is.
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I don't do that much writing - mostly taking notes on stuff at work - and I'm studying for a certification exam by taking notes from a book. I found that I was wearing out my hand with a normal ballpoint pen so I ordered a Pilot Petit from Amazon, which just arrived. What a joy this is to use, just on first impressions. I don't have to apply pressure, just touch it to the paper and boom. It's taking some getting used to in order to not blot ink as I go but it is so nice and smooth. Thanks, thread! Hopefully this helps me write more notes and thus learn more!
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I haven't splattered the walls in my new office with Baystate Blue yet but I just finished cleaning 54th Mass off my monitor so it's really only a matter of time 
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Everything Burrito posted:I haven't splattered the walls in my new office with Baystate Blue yet but I just finished cleaning 54th Mass off my monitor so it's really only a matter of time What are you doing with your pens that you're splattering ink on you monitor?
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My local pen shop didn't stock either of the things I wanted: Pilot Parallels and TWSBI diamond 580. So I walked out with a bottle of Waterman Mysterious Blue and a frown. Incidentally, Private Reserve has finally corrected the spelling of Avacado to Avocado! Also it's my favorite ink!
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I just got in the test tube rack recommended here recently, and I have a test tube rack 80% filled with ink samples. I think I have a small problem. It could be worse, but I didn't realize I had so many. But now they are organized by color!
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grack posted:What are you doing with your pens that you're splattering ink on you monitor? I has an incident with a syringe and an air bubble.
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milpreve posted:I just got in the test tube rack recommended here recently, and I have a test tube rack 80% filled with ink samples. I think I have a small problem. It could be worse, but I didn't realize I had so many. But now they are organized by color! 
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So, still happy with the Pilot Metro I got forever ago in Mediium nib. But I know that they've got a Metro in a fine nib now, and it's something I've been eyeballing every time I look at fountain pens. The question I have is, are there other Pilot pens that would come in that fine nib, and what would be the difference in getting one of those versus another Metro? Because it is such a solid pen, I'm just trying to think why I would want to get a different model by Pilot. So aesthetically, or functionality wise, are there better Pilot pens?
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