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Doctor Dogballs posted:drat that's an expensive pen But affordable as Namikis go! Click on over to the maki-e Emperors and look up the prices on those.
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Doctor Dogballs posted:my pelikan addiction suddenly seems so reasonable, even thrifty Aha, but they also make maki-e Pelikans... https://thepelikansperch.com/2020/07/20/pelikan-makie-kingfisher/
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If I ever fell into "gently caress you" money I'd snap up a raden M1000 in a cocaine heartbeat.
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Opinions on best Blue Black? Looking for something with good shade and dry time
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Professor Shark posted:Opinions on best Blue Black? Looking for something with good shade and dry time Pilot Iroshizuku shin-kai
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Keetron posted:Pilot Iroshizuku shin-kai seconded
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Shin-kai really is a beautiful ink. Rohrer and Klinger Verdigris is another good option and probably my favorite, though. It's a gorgeous blue-black with a lot of shading.
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Professor Shark posted:Opinions on best Blue Black? Looking for something with good shade and dry time Noodler's Blue Black diluted to 50%. Dries quickly, shades very well, and the black part is permanent. I have done this for years (I only dilute a sample vial at a time) and have had no issues. For non-fussy use, Iroshizuku Shin Kai.
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effika posted:For non-fussy use, Iroshizuku Shin Kai. This has been my daily ink for something like 6 years, stuff is great.
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I think I might have a Sailor addiction   Pro Gear in Ocean.
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I inherited a Cross Century pen & pencil set from my great grandfather, but it looks like the reservoir (I’m guessing that’s what this is?) was shattered at some point. I’m assuming this isn’t an easily replaceable/repairable part?
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Are you sure it's a Cross? The nib on the section there says it's a Sheaffer. Do you have a photo of the body and cap? A pic of those might help identify the model and how easy it might be to repair.
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That looks like the rubber sac that probably hardened into oblivion. You should be able to pull off what remains, but chances are the bottom part that is affixed to the pen itself is glued on and may be hard to remove without some significant work. It is replaceable though.
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Well, it’s a Cross box but I’m thinking the pens were just stuck in there at some point. You can barely make out “W.A. Schaefer” on the pen’s body, as well as the nib. Here are all of the components broken out- more of the rubber gasket thing snapped off while handling it (it’s crazy brittle). 
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Nice! That's a Sheaffer Touchdown filler. Here's a link on how to service one: https://vintagepens.com/FAQrepair/Sheaffer_Touchdown_repair.shtml I've never fixed one myself, but it seems relatively straightforward.
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Chip McFuck posted:Nice! That's a Sheaffer Touchdown filler. Here's a link on how to service one: I've repaired several touchdowns and it is pretty straightforward, but probably still not suited for a first repair if you haven't done any before. Just about any repairer will handle them for a sensible price.
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Yeah, doesn’t seem that complicated but I’d rather leave it to a professional. How much should I expect an overhaul to cost? Reading through this thread prompted me to order a Pilot Kakuno. I’m a lefty with terrible handwristing and grip pens like a gorilla, so we’ll see how thsi goes!
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 Manfred Lamy, CEO and son of the founder of Lamy, who died on Sunday aged 84.
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i bought myself a kaweco sport and accidently bought 2 : / https://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Classic-Sport-Fountain-Pen-Navy-Medium-Nib/pd/25855 if you live in the us and don't mind waiting until i find my way to a post office you can pm me your address and i will mail it to you for freesies. i would rather it go to a good home then sit and be nothing in a drawer under my desk
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Oh man, congratulations to whomever gets it. That's really nice of you meat glitter. I think those pens are neat as poo poo & would jump on it but I just got some new pens myself
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Just dual wield them
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Heath posted:Just dual wield them it's gauche to dual wield two sports of the same color, i got the navy to go with my grey one in the first place
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meat glitter posted:i bought myself a kaweco sport and accidently bought 2 : / Whatttt if this is still available I'd love to take you up on it. Happy to pay for shipping.
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Bank posted:Whatttt if this is still available I'd love to take you up on it. Happy to pay for shipping. yea it's yours if you want meat glitter fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Jan 25, 2021 |
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Jan 22, 2021 23:39
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Sweet, just sent you a PM with the info!
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Presidents and pens!
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New Delta day today, yay! For today, we have this lovely Delta Via Veneto Elegance Doue Torsion  Acrylic body and sterling silver cap etched with a series of rotating grooves, with a 14k rhodium-plated nib.
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That is a lovely delta. Nice. How do the deltas, write anyway? Were their nibs made in house or something like JoWo? Also, does Noodlers use anti-mold stuff at all? This is the second time I've had this pen inked up with noodlers and found the nib covered in what I have to assume is mold.
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Sankis posted:That is a lovely delta. Nice. How do the deltas, write anyway? Were their nibs made in house or something like JoWo? Noodler's has a proprietary antimicrobial formula which he guards jealously. Which ink are you using? Some will definitely leave crud on the nib-- the dye particles just love to crystallize out of a saturated solution, especially reds since they're larger molecules by nature.
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Sankis posted:That is a lovely delta. Nice. How do the deltas, write anyway? Were their nibs made in house or something like JoWo? They used both Bock and Jowo nibs, generally tuned in-house. I don't think I've ever come across an unused Delta that was truly a bad writer.
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effika posted:Noodler's has a proprietary antimicrobial formula which he guards jealously. This time it was Apache Sunset. The first time it was Whaleman's Sepia. Same pen, though. A Himalaya v2 in green ebonite from FPR. Edit: When I took off the cap it looked like small clumps of grey strands of hair-looking stuff on it.
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The whaleman's Sepia, named of course after the "Whaleman", a specialized role in the japanese porn industry Hey Grack uh, if you are cool with saying it, what do you do for work, because that Delta habit can't be cheap.
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Some Noodler's will absolutely mold. I lost a bottle of Nightshade that way.
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Doctor Dogballs posted:The whaleman's Sepia, named of course after the "Whaleman", a specialized role in the japanese porn industry But what the hell is a whaleman in japanese porn? Internet searching gave me a lot of interesting sites but not the explanation to this.
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Keetron posted:He mentions a few pages back that by repairing pens, the hobby finances itself. Just a joke based on "soupman" being a real thing and Japan's troublign relationship with whales
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Welp I bought a stub nibbed Metro and a calligraphy handbook since I guess 5 months without a new pen was just too long.  Also I might actually be turning into Grack But With Diplomats as I predicted earlier, because I keep wanting to get another Excellence A2 now that they have a version with a two-tone gold nib. And maybe an Esteem for everyday carry.
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Doctor Dogballs posted:Hey Grack uh, if you are cool with saying it, what do you do for work, because that Delta habit can't be cheap. Check my posting history for the full story, but yeah, I basically pay for this hobby by doing nib work. A couple of people in this thread can attest to the work I do, and that's separate from my actual job as a financial advisor. Also, I only paid $235US/$300CDN for the Via Veneto.
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Courtesy of meat glitter I have welcomed a Kaweco Sport (M) into my collection: Updated family:  It's certainly a fine writing instrument. The body quality reminds me of the Safari, but the nib seems to be in much better shape out of the box. meat glitter even included a converter and some extra cartridges (!)
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My fake Lamy Dialog showed up today Holy poo poo the retraction mechanism actually works, though it's clearly different from Lamy's as it doesn't retract the clip. So... okay, $45 for a retractable nib pen is pretty cool.
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