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NeurosisHead posted:Your woodworker did an excellent job mating the pieces he used to shape the blank, based on your pictures. While I'm not generally the biggest fan of how kit pens feel in my hand since I don't like metal sections, they're a great way to learn your way around a lathe for both shaping and boring. Very pretty pen. I'll make sure to tell him you said that thanks! I think I have just performed a miracle! Had cleaned out my Noodler's Ahab completely (so taking the feed/nib off cleaning everything. This pen, like my Creeper and a lot of other noodler's pens out there, was railroading BAD after a mere minute of fun. Had checked everything, every video, forums, tips and tricks and it was just a pain. Well.. Not anymore! And in a grand spectacular way! This is the third page of clairefontaine triomphe Ioaded with ink with ZERO railroad. That's right. ZERO. Sometimes going around the loving page making a fat line and it just never skipped. I did make a tiny adjustment to the nib before assembling maybe this was it. But wow is it a fun pen now. 
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Trustworthy posted:Does the Ahab smell as badly as some people say? It's a distinctive smell, but not bad. It's the same as any other vegetal resin pen you'll get, like most of the Indian shelf brand pens.
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Trustworthy posted:Does the Ahab smell as badly as some people say? Yeah typical indien smell. It gets softer overtime and some people like. My gf loves it. It kinda smells like baby powder. I don't smell it anymore.
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taqueso posted:I just realized my Asa Maya hasn't shipped yet. It was supposed to be done by the 18th
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Well damnit! Think I'll have to exchange the Lamy. Looking at it with my loupe I can see the thines are touching at the tip. And the pen is scratchy up and down and will barelly lay a line if there is no pressure. Other then that it's super. But I'm not loving with it. AMaonz has a great exchange policy and I'll just get a new one in a couple of days. Ill write with it more and see if it corrects itself but I am pretty sure the tip should not be touching like it is. 
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Mar 30, 2017 21:20
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A fountain pen should write with zero pressure so if that's not the case with your 2000 it's not tuned properly
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grack posted:A fountain pen should write with zero pressure so if that's not the case with your 2000 it's not tuned properly Yeah I am returning it. The nib has weird dents in it. You see them in the pictures. I cleaned it up and took better pictures but it's hard to see the slit.   edit: And another one is arriving here monday. Hopefully this one is ok !! Iznogood fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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Mar 30, 2017 22:07
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My Lamy 2000 is both my favourite pen and my most frequently used so it's heartbreaking seeing so many broken Lamy 2000s in here recently. Take better care of your pens!
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Iznogood posted:
I think it's super cool that you get to support someone local and that pen looks nice, so great job.
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What's the appeal of the Lamy 2000 over, say, any other pen in its price range? I like my Al Stars and Safaris but what makes it special?
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For me it's the design: it looks incredibly cohesive in a way that very few, if any, other fountain pens do. My Lamy 2000 is also an absolutely amazing writer because I had a broad nib ground to a cursive italic/stub and then tuned, which has made it a silky-smooth writer that's a pleasure to use.
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Heath posted:What's the appeal of the Lamy 2000 over, say, any other pen in its price range? I like my Al Stars and Safaris but what makes it special? I love a couple of things about this pen: Minimalist Matte Stainless Gold nib Hate: slippery cost of replacing nib Honestly I would of bought another pen for the kind of money but, and I guess it's insane, having exchanged my precious and loved Kaweco for a Lamy 2000 I kinda HAD TO have a lamy 2000. So having hosed the first one I got another one. Now the order of the universe is ok. Getting the new one monday. If I break it again thats it tho. edit: another day another Canada Post day! SHould be getting my seven sea notebook and Pilot Metro (my third) (this one did not make it yesterday). Hoping for my Pelikan m400... Cannot wait for this one Iznogood fucked around with this message at 10:47 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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Mar 31, 2017 10:41
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Monster ink capacity for serious writing.
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Kessel posted:Monster ink capacity for serious writing. This! Forgot about this! Love love "fancy" piston fillers like this one. Ink capacity is great but the operation of it and so smooth and not having to take the pen apart is just cool. ANd there is something to say about the nib on this guy. It "sings" on some papers it's not scratching it's much more like running your finger on a crystal rim. Also the nib is soft. You can see it spread with the slightest of pressure. Nothing like steel. Not to say it's better but it IS a different experience that's for sure. Iznogood fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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Heath posted:What's the appeal of the Lamy 2000 over, say, any other pen in its price range? I like my Al Stars and Safaris but what makes it special? Classic design, piston filler, good ink capacity, (generally) good 14k nib, really tough materials, easy to service. For a lot of people it's the "next step" fountain pen, and for others it's basically their grail. The polycarbonate/"Makrolon" material used is actually really, really tough so if you take care of it a 2000 will last basically forever. This is, of course, assuming you don't drop the drat thing nib first on the ground. Edit: Speaking of dropped pens, I bought a used Metropolitan off of Amazon that was listed as "very good condition". This is the pen I received:  Thanks guys, good work. I didn't feel like returning it so I just adjusted and smoothed it to write as-is. grack fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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Could that be intentional? Is a downward droop in the nib a thing people do?
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OMGVBFLOL posted:Could that be intentional? Is a downward droop in the nib a thing people do? there are such things, but they are things that nibmeisters should do to nibs built specifically for that purpose rather than things that you should do on your own - even if you have some nibworking experience and can grind an italic in your sleep i.e. that is definitely not what a metro should look like
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It's not a super difficult modification to do, but since you're writing with the very tip of the nib the tipping material has to be very even. Suffice to say on a lot of pens (especially cheaper pens) this simply isn't the case. Edit: VVVVVVVV It was a throw-in to use up the last bit of a gift card. grack fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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I can't quite get my head around the idea buying a used Metro on Amazon. I'm poor as poo poo and I love Metros, but the things are, like, one step above disposable. How much could you possibly be saving to make it worth the risk? 
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Trustworthy posted:I can't quite get my head around the idea buying a used Metro on Amazon. I'm poor as poo poo and I love Metros, but the things are, like, one step above disposable. Well we do buy .99$ pens on ebay so. But I would never buy a fountain pen on warehouse deals (returned/damaged items) like those because well, if you return a fountain pen, usually it's the nib. I bet my returned Lamy will get sold off to someone. ANd the deals I've seen are not substantial at all, like 10-20% off the retail.
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That's not always true. I just got a Falcon for ~$100 from the Warehouse Deals page and it was pretty much perfect, though not the version I thought I was getting.
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grack posted:That's not always true. I just got a Falcon for ~$100 from the Warehouse Deals page and it was pretty much perfect, though not the version I thought I was getting. Right of course! But what I meant is the risk is such! Then again returns are so easy with amazon I should maybe keep an eye out. Or you know just stop buying fountain pens! How many Pilot metros do I need? How many pens? I could not even answer how many I own without going through them and counting.
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imo a fine tip metro is all you need
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OMGVBFLOL posted:imo a fine tip metro is all you need Need != want/enjoy
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OMGVBFLOL posted:you said need though Touche! Well I NEED more then just fine. And my Metro with the Plumix nib is amasing
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Iznogood posted:Touche! Is it hard to fit the plumix into the metro? I have 2 metros with broken nibs taht I would like to use for other purposes.
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Not hard at all. Also the appropriate number of metros is at least one of every color
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I much prefer the Lamy starters. Love that triangular grip. I find the nib smoother too.
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I caved and tested out my Al-Star (it turns out it was the last Copper Orange the site I used had, glad I picked it up!). The Fine nib is alright, functions, but I'm thinking about ordering a 1.1mm nib because I'm interested in writing with pen the same way I write with my chisel tip markers... but oh no, the site doesn't have them in stock! I think I may pick up the Yellow Safari I was checking out and get it with the 1.1mm nib! 
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Oh here's a Jinhao x750 thing I learned that might be useful to someone someday. If you don't trust/like the Jinhao international converter and want to put in a new one, I've tried two different brands. 1.) A Waterman, which fit a little loosely. Not loosely enough to leak (yet), but enough that I worry about it getting jostled. 2.) A (edit: On its own, the Waterman seems like a higher quality piece of equipment, so at least it has that going for it...) Trustworthy fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Apr 6, 2017 |
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Everything Burrito posted:Not hard at all. I'm on my second jinhao 159 and i think it writes better than my metro, and like 1/3 the price. It's a much wider nib though.
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Is a 1.1 stub a good size for daily writing? On the Goulet comparisons it always looks like it's maybe a little disappointingly light on variation.
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Meldonox posted:Is a 1.1 stub a good size for daily writing? On the Goulet comparisons it always looks like it's maybe a little disappointingly light on variation. It really depends on how you hold your pen to the paper. When I use stubs/italics I tend to hold the pen straight on, with the pen parallel to the printed lines, and this gives maximum line variation. If, on the other hand, you tend to write with pen at an angle you'll get less line variation.
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Meldonox posted:Is a 1.1 stub a good size for daily writing? On the Goulet comparisons it always looks like it's maybe a little disappointingly light on variation. Don't use it for anything you have to write fast or small. I use one to "italicize" words in notes for school, but for general writing it becomes an unreadable mess.
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I've been daily writing with my 1.1mm stub, but admittedly it's still an exciting novelty for me. I find it good and fun for leisurely writing, but if had to write quickly to keep pace with a flurry of thoughts, or keep up with meeting notes, I'd swap to a non-stub in a heartbeat. I think the line variation on my Goulet #6 1.1mm is nice; if the wides were any wider, it would be prettier, but I don't think it would be as friendly for casual, everyday writing. Here's a sample of two Jinhao x750s. Default medium nib on top, 1.1mm stub on the bottom. Compare individual letters in the word "Grapefruit," and you'll see that there's quite a pleasant difference in line variation.  Writing with a stub is best for when you want to pretend you're a salty sea captain. 
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That Vacumatic came in, and it is a NICE nib. Have some nib porn: From 1945, golden pearl. It's a fine-medium nib, and there's bounce but it's not a flex nib by any means. It's incredibly smooth and gushes ink, just like my other Vacumatic (a silver pearl with a gold-plated steel nib). Got it for $57 shipped, because the former owner didn't use it much and wanted to see it off to somebody who would use it. It's in great condition, some use scratches, and lots of ambering on the barrel, but very good transparency. I did bang the nib against my hand while cleaning it, leading to a slightly misaligned tine, but I was able to fix it. We're all cursed for nibs right now, it seems. Re: stub talk: I sometimes do my daily journal with a 1.1mm stub, usually after I've gotten it out for a birthday card and put sparkly ink in it. I have to slow down a lot or else my writing is illegible. I can go pretty quickly with my .6mm Nemosine stub, though. The Nemosine is also a #6 nib, so it's pretty easy to try out on a Jinhao x750. It's not a stubby as it could be, but it's definitely got some line variation. effika fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Apr 1, 2017 |
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effika posted:That Vacumatic came in, and it is a NICE nib. Have some nib porn: very nice! Wow!
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effika posted:That Vacumatic came in, and it is a NICE nib. Have some nib porn: Stacked celluloid is one of my favorite materials.
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