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Aug 5, 2019 18:14
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I'm bad with money so I'm looking at another pens again, specifically the ones that are cheaper in japan. Has anyone any experience with the Justus 95?
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Aug 6, 2019 06:32
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Lowness 72 posted:An M1000? Yes. Cocoa Crispies posted:Cool, I “splurged” ($30, cheaper than dinner with friends at my place yesterday) on a starter kit, case, and ink during Florida’s sales tax free weekend, and I’m having a blast! I want to get something like this as well.
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Aug 6, 2019 13:40
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I got my Diamond 580ALR yesterday and it kicks rear end! We should do the Goon Pen Pal thing again so I can use it on more than marking and comments!
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Aug 8, 2019 20:58
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I'm not sure what that is but PM me for my address and I'll gladly send you nonsense from Los Angeles along with hand written notes that give me an excuse to write with all this goddamn stationery and ink my wife keeps making fun of me for buying. Edit: a 580ALR is badass, I don't know what the penpal thing is
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Aug 8, 2019 22:24
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Professor Shark posted:I got my Diamond 580ALR yesterday and it kicks rear end! We should do the Goon Pen Pal thing again so I can use it on more than marking and comments! I'm not happy with my 580's stub nib--it skates over paper without leaving ink behind--but it's really nice since I switched to a fine nib. The last time we tried to do a goon pen pal thing, almost all of us were immediately left with the realisation that we had very little to say.
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Aug 8, 2019 23:33
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If anyone wants to PM me an address I will poo poo a postcard directly into the mailbox at you
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Aug 8, 2019 23:38
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Thoughts on Opus? Thinking of the 88 Omar.
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Aug 9, 2019 01:39
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Lowness 72 posted:Thoughts on Opus? Thinking of the 88 Omar. I have a Koloro and I really like it. Huge reservoir, well made. The nib is just a plain jane steel nib, but it wrote well without any tuning.
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Aug 9, 2019 02:19
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Everybody should own at least one Japanese-style eyedropper with a shutoff valve.
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Aug 9, 2019 02:25
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grack posted:Everybody should own at least one Japanese-style eyedropper with a shutoff valve. Agreed! Though if you're not ready to go vintage, I think the only options are Opus and the Namiki Emperor. Eboya said they'd have some soon but I think they're not ready yet?
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Aug 9, 2019 02:56
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There are a number of Danitrio eyedroppers as well. Cheaper than an Emperor, but certainly not cheap.
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Aug 9, 2019 04:14
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Lowness 72 posted:Thoughts on Opus? Thinking of the 88 Omar. I have a Kolero and a demonstrator. The Kolero is a nice pen, if a little short for my taste. The demonstrator though, that is one chonky pen. I've got a 1.5 Parallel nib in mine and it lays down ink like nobody's business. I like to use sparkle inks with that combo; it's a lot of fun.
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Aug 9, 2019 04:23
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I’ve got the Fantasia in blue and I loving love it. Writes pretty decently too.
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Aug 9, 2019 07:13
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protip: don't go back and add up all of your YTD pen and pen related purchases. It's never good.
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Aug 9, 2019 08:04
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MJP fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Aug 9, 2019 |
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Aug 9, 2019 15:50
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My m200 went through the washer and dryer. Somehow the nib and cap came off. I cannot for the life of me find the nib, though its probably destroyed anyway, but the body seems fine if a bit scuffed. Weird. edit: bought a replacement Fine and Broad nib from cult pens and with the 10 GBP postage it was still cheaper than buying a single fine nib in the US. lol. Sankis fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Aug 9, 2019 |
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Aug 9, 2019 20:16
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Did the ink get all over everything?
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Aug 9, 2019 20:28
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Surprisingly, no. My pants pocket is a bit pink but that's it. I remember emptying its ink back into the bottle so I'm guessing I put it in my pocket to go clean it or immediately after a rinse. Still can't find the nib. I'm very curious how hosed up it is.
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Aug 9, 2019 21:39
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Sankis posted:My m200 went through the washer and dryer. Somehow the nib and cap came off. I cannot for the life of me find the nib, though its probably destroyed anyway, but the body seems fine if a bit scuffed. The cap comes off real easy in those, like "I walked a bit with it in my pants pocket and now my pocket's got a nice blue splotch," easy. I'm pretty surprised the nib came off, though. It might be small enough to fit through the holes in the washer drum, although I'm not sure that's exactly an easy place to look.
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Aug 9, 2019 21:53
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Zenostein posted:The cap comes off real easy in those, like "I walked a bit with it in my pants pocket and now my pocket's got a nice blue splotch," easy. Sankis posted:My m200 went through the washer and dryer. Somehow the nib and cap came off. I cannot for the life of me find the nib, though its probably destroyed anyway, but the body seems fine if a bit scuffed. Check the pump strainer; you may get lucky, OP!
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Aug 9, 2019 22:35
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should I get a frickin Vanishing Point
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Aug 10, 2019 20:08
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Doctor Dogballs posted:should I get a frickin Vanishing Point Yes, but try and handle one first.
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Aug 10, 2019 20:31
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The VP is probably my favorite pen so yes
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Aug 11, 2019 00:04
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The vp is wonderful but keep in mind that their nibs run a bit wider than other pilot pens. My medium VP feels pretty close to a broad.
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Aug 11, 2019 02:51
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Maybe, but my extra fine is definitely extra fine by Pilot standards
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Aug 11, 2019 05:51
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About a week ago I went in to a store to try one and I liked it, but they were selling it for MSRP, so I didn't buy it, leaving me with the crisis of buying online for $50 cheaper or supporting the place that lets me go in and try the pen. I'm punting the dilemma by going to what appears to be the one other fountain pen shop in my major metropolitan area next weekend to see if they're selling it for cheaper.
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Aug 11, 2019 06:40
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Buy the pen online, buy a bottle of ink or two from the store.
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Aug 11, 2019 19:47
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welp what the hell. I ordered one.
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Aug 11, 2019 20:21
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My new-ish Delta Grafitti. Sterling silver with gold plated accents, in lovely condition. Almost (ugh) "classy". This pen was a PITA to get. The first one I ordered never showed up and I ended up having to file an eBay case to get my money back.
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Aug 11, 2019 22:00
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Congratulations, that looks dope as gently caress. How heavy is it?
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Aug 12, 2019 08:04
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Yeah that looks awesome. grack, how'd you get into deltas in particular? I've always wondered.
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Aug 12, 2019 15:29
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Doctor Dogballs posted:Congratulations, that looks dope as gently caress. How heavy is it? It's ~30 grams without ink. It's not a particularly large pen. meinstein posted:Yeah that looks awesome. grack, how'd you get into deltas in particular? I've always wondered. I'm basically a magpie when it comes to fountain pens. The larger, brighter and more gaudy, the better and that's pretty much what Delta does (or did).
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Aug 12, 2019 19:02
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Aug 13, 2019 03:19
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Anyone have lefty-friendly recommendations for dip pens? I wanted to try learning calligraphy.Sankis posted:The vp is wonderful but keep in mind that their nibs run a bit wider than other pilot pens. My medium VP feels pretty close to a broad. My 823 M is nowhere near a broad, but it is more medium than my metros. My Pelikan M1000 medium is almost more broad than my broad Edison.
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Aug 13, 2019 21:39
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There are lefty oblique pens on Etsy. The nib holder is set out at an angle.
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Aug 13, 2019 21:46
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Moral_Hazard posted:Anyone have lefty-friendly recommendations for dip pens? I wanted to try learning calligraphy. I meant the VP nib specifically runs wider. The other pilot pens seem more consistent between one another though I haven't tried the 823 yet.
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Aug 13, 2019 23:22
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Okay, it's ink suggestion time again-- I've now tested all of my ink samples and found some really good ones that I'm probably going to get in bottles, but I have a big hole in my rainbow. I've got some nice reds I like, and I'm totally set on forest/kelly kind of greens, and really don't need any more blues/indigos/violets (for now), but I have really no oranges, ambers, browns, yellows, yellow-greens or blue-greens. Any kneejerk suggestions for any of those? Or colors that I'm forgetting exist?
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Aug 14, 2019 05:44
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MockingQuantum posted:Okay, it's ink suggestion time again-- I've now tested all of my ink samples and found some really good ones that I'm probably going to get in bottles, but I have a big hole in my rainbow. I've got some nice reds I like, and I'm totally set on forest/kelly kind of greens, and really don't need any more blues/indigos/violets (for now), but I have really no oranges, ambers, browns, yellows, yellow-greens or blue-greens. Any kneejerk suggestions for any of those? Or colors that I'm forgetting exist? Rohrer & Klinger’s alt-goldgrun is pretty nice, although it’s more green than yellow. That means it’s even legible out of a F prera! I like herbin’s cafe des iles for a brown, and lie de the is also pretty nice, although I haven’t quite figured out which is darker of the two… Last I asked for sepia-like colors, herbin’s cacao du bresil was suggested. It’s lovely, but in most of the pens I tried, it was more grey than brown. But that’s something to consider. Doesn’t quite fit on a rainbow, though. e: pen-adjacent, but I probably should have realized the kuru-toga’s spinning/self-sharpening features wouldn’t work very well with cursive. It rotates the lead a minute amount after an unknown amount of vertical pressure on the lead. Cursive doesn’t really produce they sort of force the way writing kana or kanji or mathematics does. Well, at least it’s a stunningly sturdy-feeling pencil, considering it’s entirely plastic. Zenostein fucked around with this message at 10:35 on Aug 14, 2019 |
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Aug 14, 2019 10:23
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In the orange/brown area, I really like Diamine Ancient Copper. I was hoping it would be a bit more red, but I'm quite happy with it.
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Aug 14, 2019 11:15
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