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I wrote with nothing but blue-black for years. Some favorites: Lamy, Diamine, and J. Herbin Bleu Nuit.
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Wife surprised me with a Pilot Custom 743 FA for my birthday. Filled it up with some Asa-gao and wrote my grandmother a letter on some Tomoe River. Felt really, really nice!
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Jun 19, 2018 20:43
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Moral_Hazard posted:Thanks for the blue-black suggestions Souboku is, like, really new. It was supposed to come out in April but only began showing up in stores about three weeks ago. Give it a little while. And yes, that's Fuyu no Onkata.
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Jun 19, 2018 21:32
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I inked up my imperial black pro gear tonight, and goddamn what a great nib on that pen.
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Jun 20, 2018 04:13
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I'm quite partial to R&K Leipziger Schwarz.
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Jun 20, 2018 08:06
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I’ve just dipped into this world, and it’s amazing what’s available at normal shops in Japan. I’ve picked up a medium Pilot Kaküno and a fine Pilot Cocoon, and both are very good starters - the Cocoon handles especially well.
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Jun 20, 2018 10:48
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Kakuno is the absolute kid-friendly starter pen, and the Cocoon is the Japanese domestic version of the Pilot Metro we talk about in the thread title. They’re both brilliant and disgustingly affordable. And yes — the fountain pen game is strong even at typical stationery stores in Japan.
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Jun 20, 2018 11:17
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Kessel posted:Kakuno is the absolute kid-friendly starter pen, and the Cocoon is the Japanese domestic version of the Pilot Metro we talk about in the thread title. They’re both brilliant and disgustingly affordable. And yes — the fountain pen game is strong even at typical stationery stores in Japan. even at full Tokyu Hands prices the Cocoon is good (I also have one of the ballpoint versions of that, very happy with both). Didn't know it was the same as the Metro, but then the praise makes full sense.
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Jun 20, 2018 12:43
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The Cocoon has better colors. I wish they offered plain bands in the retro pop colors, because I wouldn't mind having a red metro, but I don't like the pattern on it.
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Jun 20, 2018 20:41
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atholbrose posted:They have an Etsy shop. Uh, are those 308's just Jinhao 992's?
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Jun 20, 2018 21:07
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Professor Shark posted:Uh, are those 308's just Jinhao 992's? No. Different body materials, different body construction, and PenBBS pens use #6 sized nibs. 992s are smaller and use #5 sized nibs. They're both copies of the Sailor Procolour 500 though, which is why they look so similar.
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Jun 20, 2018 22:01
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Has Lamy discontinued broad nibs for the Safari? I decided to just go ahead and buy a broad nib--either a new Safari with a broad nib, or just a replacement nib to swap onto my current one. Either way is good with me. But I've scoured the internet and no one seems to be selling broad nibs at all except third party sellers on Amazon and Ebay that are probably selling counterfeits. Everyone trustworthy--Goulet, jetpens, etc.--sells pretty much everything Lamy except broad nibs which are out of stock. I realize I'm weird and want something that's the opposite of what the vast majority of the market wants.
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Jun 21, 2018 17:50
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Jetpens has them in stock? https://www.jetpens.com/Lamy-Fountain-Pen-Nib-Stainless-Steel-Finish-Broad/pd/3630
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Jun 21, 2018 18:35
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grack posted:No. Different body materials, different body construction, and PenBBS pens use #6 sized nibs. 992s are smaller and use #5 sized nibs. Right, I forgot that the 992 was a "homage"
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Jun 21, 2018 19:52
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A friendly PSA: Don't drop your Lamy 2000, or you'll wind up having to pay people like me a bunch of money to fix it.
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Jun 22, 2018 19:26
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Opus 88 Kolero: threads, so many threads. Also, number 5 nibs are so teeny-tiny Other than that, really nice pen
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Jun 22, 2018 20:27
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Trip Report: I gave out 992's, Diamine ink, and little Moleskine notebooks to my students and showed them how to fill their pens. They were very happy and excited!
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Jun 22, 2018 21:03
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Hey, fountain pen thread. If I had a Montblanc 149 from the late 80s or mid 90s with a broken piston, what are my options? I'm afraid Montblanc is going to charge me an arm and a leg and replace tons of stuff (sentimental value, I would like to preserve as much of the pen as possible), but I don't know if anybody besides Montblanc would have the stuff to repair it. The piston damage is simple, the worm screw is just broken off of the cap/knob. I could drat near just superglue/epoxy the thing myself if I weren't afraid of somehow sealing the piston mechanism shut permanently.
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Jun 22, 2018 21:28
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Remora posted:Hey, fountain pen thread. If I had a Montblanc 149 from the late 80s or mid 90s with a broken piston, what are my options? I'm afraid Montblanc is going to charge me an arm and a leg and replace tons of stuff (sentimental value, I would like to preserve as much of the pen as possible), but I don't know if anybody besides Montblanc would have the stuff to repair it. This person seems to be in a similar situation to you and the price seems alright.
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Jun 22, 2018 21:57
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howe_sam posted:Opus 88 Kolero: threads, so many threads. Also, number 5 nibs are so teeny-tiny The Demonstrator version uses a #6 nib.
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Jun 22, 2018 23:43
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OK, cheap chinapen question: Just got a pair of Wing Sung 3008s delivered and they seem pretty good, except the nibs just fall off both of them. It looks like they're designed to slide over little channels on the feed, and reddit says maybe superglue in these channels, but that doesn't seem right. Clamping with my fingers doesn't work, and I really don't want to take pliers to them and risk breaking the feed. Anyone have and fix this issue?
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Jun 23, 2018 18:39
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Take nib off of feed, pinch together with your fingers, put nib back on feed. Repeat as necessary.
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Jun 23, 2018 19:29
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grack posted:Take nib off of feed, pinch together with your fingers, put nib back on feed. Repeat as necessary. Seriously, I am so loving dumb. Duh.
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Jun 23, 2018 19:46
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I bought another Delta
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Jun 26, 2018 04:31
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grack posted:I bought another Delta Admitting you have a problem is the first step in healing.
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Jun 26, 2018 17:10
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Magnus Praeda posted:Admitting you have a problem is the first step in healing. The only "problem" I see is finding models I want at reasonable prices. I mean, it's not like my Delta pens threaten to beat me if I don't continually buy them or anything. Oh no, it's certainly nothing like that! oh god send help
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Jun 27, 2018 01:04
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Kinokuniya in Seattle has a really cute stationery section. Sold a friend on some Parallels and grabbed myself another Preppy and some Parallel ink there yesterday.
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Jun 27, 2018 02:17
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So I pretty much only use my Moonman M2 about once a week for grading and it hasn't dried out once compared to my Lamy safari. This pen is great.
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Jun 27, 2018 08:29
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Just got by first broad-nibbed pen (Pelikan M600) and I’m loving the feel of it, but I find myself having to press harder than with my EFs to get things going. Like, with my EF Parker I barely have to touch the page and it’ll write, whereas this B nib seems to have a smaller sweet spot and to require more pressure if I want to avoid hard starts (skipping isn’t a problem). Am I doing something wrong?
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Jun 28, 2018 12:06
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Wengy posted:Just got by first broad-nibbed pen (Pelikan M600) and I’m loving the feel of it, but I find myself having to press harder than with my EFs to get things going. Like, with my EF Parker I barely have to touch the page and it’ll write, whereas this B nib seems to have a smaller sweet spot and to require more pressure if I want to avoid hard starts (skipping isn’t a problem). Am I doing something wrong? You're not doing anything wrong, it's likely that the tipping on your pen is overpolished. It's something that can be fixed easily enough but will require the use of Micromesh or a similar abrasive. If you don't have Micromesh or you're not comfortable using it, I'd suggest exchanging the pen if you can.
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Jun 28, 2018 18:04
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grack posted:You're not doing anything wrong, it's likely that the tipping on your pen is overpolished. It's something that can be fixed easily enough but will require the use of Micromesh or a similar abrasive. If you don't have Micromesh or you're not comfortable using it, I'd suggest exchanging the pen if you can. Hm, I got it from nibs.com and they’re supposed to check for this stuff before sending pens out...  I just gave it a thorough cleaning, unscrewed the nib, cleaned everything out, put the nib back in and reinked the pen - so far it performs much better. Hope it’s just starting pains.
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Jun 28, 2018 22:05
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Pelikans should be very wet writers, especially a broad. My Pelikan (M nib) is my smoothest, wettest writer. Pelikan inks are actually a bit "drier" to account for this. I've also read that Nibs.com has (anecdotally) suffered a bit of a service dip. Speculation is that the guy running it is either too busy with custom nib grind orders, or isn't able to produce as much as he used to and has hired in outside help that isn't at the same skill level (or is spending less time on QC himself). Anyway - the all of that is internet anecdotes and speculation. You'll find just as many defenders of his work too, but it's made me think twice about the price premium.
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Jun 28, 2018 22:11
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New Twsbi in the works and it looks weird and tiny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFcj7f_u_0s Also, the way the person in that video video writes is kind of triggering to my delicate sensibilities.
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Jun 28, 2018 23:18
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Lowness 72 posted:I've also read that Nibs.com has (anecdotally) suffered a bit of a service dip. Speculation is that the guy running it is either too busy with custom nib grind orders, or isn't able to produce as much as he used to and has hired in outside help that isn't at the same skill level (or is spending less time on QC himself).
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Jun 28, 2018 23:38
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Cleaning out my moonman m2 in like 3 minutes really makes me realise how god drat annoying it is to clean out converters.
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Lowness 72 posted:I've also read that Nibs.com has (anecdotally) suffered a bit of a service dip. Speculation is that the guy running it is either too busy with custom nib grind orders, or isn't able to produce as much as he used to and has hired in outside help that isn't at the same skill level (or is spending less time on QC himself). Well, the practical truth of the matter is that even with the world's best QC, you'll still get lemons every once in a while. No manufacturer is immune. That said, it's also possible that the quality has a slipped a bit if extra people have been hired on to help tune nibs. Wengy posted:I just gave it a thorough cleaning, unscrewed the nib, cleaned everything out, put the nib back in and reinked the pen - so far it performs much better. Hope it’s just starting pains. I'd still drop Nibs.com an email and describe your issues. Even if you don't end up sending your Pelikan back for tuning, I'm sure they'd like to know when problems occur so they can investigate the cause. As it stands, though, the issues you describe are absolutely the symptoms of an overpolished nib.
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Jun 29, 2018 00:45
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It’s not all Mottishaw these days; he’s training someone to take over in preparation. I’ve met the lady he’s training at the various shows — very nice lady, and she’s clearly inherited quite a lot of his knowledge. I think she’ll get better as she does more nibs.
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Jun 29, 2018 02:10
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Pondex posted:New Twsbi in the works and it looks weird and tiny. That doesn't seem to hold much ink compared to their usual line, but I guess if filing is that quick it wouldn't matter much. A one-handed mechanism is kind of neat, too. Filling my pens hasn't really been one of the major time sinks of using pens. I'm not really sold on the need for it, but I like to see brands experiment.
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Jun 29, 2018 02:25
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Pondex posted:New Twsbi in the works and it looks weird and tiny. I like the size, but I wish the spring was concealed, and I don't like the cap. I don't mind the decreased capacity. Who needs that much ink in one fill? I'll probably buy one.
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I actually like the idea but it's ugly as gently caress. I might actually get one and just sand the crap out of the back part to hide the spring.
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