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2024-08-19 07:01:18

#FountainPens
Special Edition Pilot Preras made for OESTE (Japanese fountain pen trade group): Ibis Red and Parrot Green. I got the green one. (:
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2024-08-18 18:35:06

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that’s a super nice pen and ink match

2024-08-18 18:34:47

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do they make FPs too?

2024-08-18 04:29:09

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how did the shimmer do in this pen?

2024-08-17 07:04:13

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light emitting diodes don’t have lasers haha, lasers are a specific kind of light beam, if LEDs had lasers we’d all be blind by now

2024-08-16 14:55:14

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finally found the Jewish space lasers

2024-08-16 08:50:29

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I love the 140. I bought an as-is one and repaired it: https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/112052592149137734

2024-08-16 05:04:28

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yeah, I didn’t want the current edition (opaque material) so it was kind of hard to find because listings don’t differentiate and new stock is the opaque one. And the M600 is pretty new in the grand scheme of Pelikan, so there aren’t a lot of vintage ones out there

2024-08-11 06:22:10

Currently inked #FountainPens, ask me about any of them (:
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2024-08-07 05:20:17

#SwatchWednesday
Sailor Yurameku 夕 Seki
Quite interesting multi-shading ink, has purple, green, and blue-grey tones in it depending on how much ink is laid down. With a lot of ink it leans toward purple as in the second pic, with less ink towards blue-green as in the first pic.
#FountainPenInk #FountainPens
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2024-07-24 12:01:38

#SwatchWednesday
Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle
Paper: Tomoe River 52gsm original
Pens: Sailor Hocoro F, Pelikan M215 Rings 2.0
Thanks to @npub1xkh…cjz4
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2024-07-23 16:23:29

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BTW, as a side note: I sometimes practice on texts in languages I’m less fluent in, the reason is that I’m less likely to go on autopilot like I sometimes will do in English, this way I will concentrate on individual letters more. My German is…fine…but not good enough to not pay attention (:

2024-07-23 15:32:20

Carolingian minuscule practice #4
It’s getting better. The g looks a lot better. Still have issues with letter height.
I don’t know the capitals yet so I wrote in all lowercase for the practice run. This is the first time I actually tried writing a real passage. It’s from Romans 13:12 (but modified by Mendelssohn), English reads (NRSVUE): “the night is far gone, the day is near”
#FountainPen: Pelikan M215 Rings 2.0
#FountainPenInk: Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle
#handwriting
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2024-07-22 14:21:20

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that’s too bad. Will you try to fix it or what are you going to do?

2024-07-22 09:42:04

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Oder K für Kursiv (:

2024-07-21 18:38:46

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Ich habe noch nie von einer Lamy C-Feder gehört, was ist das?

2024-07-19 01:28:29

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the vac filler should be the 699. I’m not aware of a vac version of the 698, though there is a piston version of the 699.

2024-07-19 01:14:25

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the gold nib is gold plated, not solid gold. It takes Pilot nibs so you can just take your favorite nib from a Kakuno and use that, if you’d like.
The reference price should be around $17-25. Try Etsy maybe.

2024-07-19 00:14:13

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Try the Wing Sung 698. Better construction, better nib, can take shimmer inks. It’s a different licensee that makes it, the quality is much better than the 3000 series.

2024-07-18 04:36:40

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to me that looks about right for Emerald of Chivor if lighting is taken into account (the whole pic is a slight bit too dark)

2024-07-18 04:31:29

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some of this is due to that gold is wetter if comparing same brand of nib. Part of it is that Pilot M is actually just broader.

2024-07-13 07:57:42

I was intending to ink one pen… I got a bit carried away and inked seven.
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2024-07-12 15:11:16

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FWP is a hard one to place, especially because most of their staff seems to be marketing rather than making the product. Pennonia I would consider small, from what I recall that’s a 3 or 4 person operation.

2024-07-12 11:31:00

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let’s see the carnage (=

2024-07-12 08:16:54

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Also I’ve been very impressed recently with Octopus Fluids from Dresden, and their Barock line that they came out with last year.

2024-07-12 08:15:40

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I’ll put in a good word for Tramol, which is probably more famous for pens outside of Asia but their main business is inks, they make pens to sell inks with them.
Here’s Tramol Indignation:
https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/111624982240519501

2024-07-12 06:19:32

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i think they qualify as small, it’s just one shop putting them out. I seem to remember that they’re made by Diamine to Akkerman’s formulas, and bottled by Akkerman for sale.

2024-07-12 05:06:48

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hmm, I have this ink but admittedly I did not try it in a fine. I used a 1.0 stub. The shimmer is subtle but there are many shimmer inks that aren’t crazy shiny. https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/111525649907623785

2024-07-11 14:27:37

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a lot of normal fountain pens work fine for lefties, but since lefties use a variety of grips and writing angles, it can be hard to know until you try. I would recommend trying a Platinum Plaisir F, this is a quality budget pen that isn’t too much of a commitment

2024-07-11 09:11:30

Here are my top choices to re-ink the Fenestro with:
Colorverse Dark Energy
Colorverse Extra Dimension
Colorverse Beam Me Up
Lamy Azurite
Diamine Master of Puppets
Birmingham Pen Co Angelfish
Thoughts?
#FountainPenInk #FountainPens

2024-07-11 03:18:10

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it was a swap, see here https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/112764980101160405

2024-07-11 02:17:25

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it’s lovely. Nice sheen, well-flowing ink. I really like Colorverse stuff and have never had an uninteresting ink from them. Brief writing sample of Gravity Wave here https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/111596703764432759

2024-07-11 02:07:51

Took me six months to write through a full tank of Colorverse Gravity Wave. The ink capacity is humongous on this thing. Just cleaned it out. I probably will ink it again but not sure yet with what.
I’m down to 15 pens inked. This is actually not a lot for me, around Christmas I had 25 or so (:
Fine Writing International 尚羽堂 Fenestro (Aurora colorway)
#FountainPens
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2024-07-11 01:05:31

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which swatch cards are those?

2024-07-10 16:36:20

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my Momiji is a lot more vibrant than yours I think. It’s a bright red. Maybe just the lighting?

2024-07-10 16:36:01

Paper and ink organization update. I got more drawers 😃
Top left is specialty or oversized pens like dip pens or calligraphy sets. Bottom left is all small ink bottles like Diamine or small Iroshizuku/Colorverse. Two right drawers have the full size ink bottles.
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2024-07-10 11:06:37

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steel M is less broad, more similar to the gold FM.

2024-07-10 11:06:03

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Wing Sung 698 is a good one if you like piston fillers. It also handles shimmer ink really well, if that’s a thing you’re into.
Sailor Procolor is basically exactly 50 USD, excellent nib but only F option (similar to European EF). It’s a smaller pen though so be aware.
You can also find secondhand Pelikan pens in the Mxx and MKxx series for about 30 EUR on eBay.de or Kleinanzeigen or other such marketplaces. These are generally very good.

2024-07-10 10:57:36

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no, the gold M is more like a European M. There is a gold FM nib that is around the same as steel M but a lot of places do not stock it

2024-07-10 05:20:35

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oh also thanks to @npub1rw5…z6qf for sending me the ink

2024-07-10 03:15:57

Interesting ink for today’s #SwatchWednesday: The Wet Pen Elliott Bay
The Wet Pen is a review channel out of Seattle that recently started to put out some inks as a way to raise money for the channel. https://www.thewetpen.com/
This ink lays down blue and dries blue-grey with a touch of green dualshading. A bit light for regular use, but I’ll probably give it some play in a broader pen where low contrast is not a problem and the ink properties would stand out.
#FountainPens #FountainPenInk
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2024-07-10 00:52:04

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my goal isn’t even to finish the stash, that’s impossible. My goal is just to even use every ink I have once

2024-07-09 16:54:10

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I believe ox gall will not work, it’s for pigment and acrylic based colorants such as acrylic paints and watercolors. But ox gall is not a dilution solution anyway, it’s an ink additive. It increases wetness by decreasing surface tension. It doesn’t decrease the overall dye load of the ink.
If you want to go the surfactant additive route, you could look at using Photo Flo, White Lightning, or FPR Railroad-X.

2024-07-09 16:38:10

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so putting water decreases flow if too much is added. This is because you’re also diluting the lubricants in the ink. Adding water does decrease the concentration of dye, but that’s only one component of flow issues.
If you want to dilute the dye but don’t want to dilute the rest of the ink, what you need is a dilution solution (also known as ink diluent). the ones I know of are the De Atramentis Dilution Solution and the Platinum one that is in the Platinum Mixable ink mixing kit.

2024-07-09 16:32:24

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Do you mean Waterman Hémisphère? yeah I wouldn’t expect either of those to handle thick inks very well.

2024-07-09 12:25:26

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Violet Al-Star right? Unfortunately I’ve misplaced mine ):

2024-07-09 12:24:33

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Oh BTW if you like shimmer inks I highly recommend Colorverse. The shimmer from their Glistening series is finer than most other brands and clogs a lot less.

2024-07-09 12:23:10

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someday I’ll get a Nakaya. I would probably get the Dorsal Fin 2

2024-07-09 09:50:57

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I got a bunch of old stock Pelikan calligraphy nibs earlier in the year, so the Star Ruby has one of those (currently the 1.5 stub). I also have the 2.0 and a lettering medium.
https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/112099354342308444

2024-07-09 09:44:04

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in my experience Pelikans work much better for shimmer inks than TWSBIs. And they’re even easier than TWSBIs to take apart. I’ve never had a clog on a Pelikan. Any of the main line of piston fillers are good.

2024-07-09 08:04:53

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mostly I’m at the dining table. It’s the only place in my flat where there’s enough space for random pen parts, ink samples, syringes, notebooks, all of it.

2024-07-09 04:00:08

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yeah the really dye-heavy inks only work well undiluted in pens that are really wet. I usually use them in Pelikans or Montblancs.

2024-07-09 02:15:34

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I love my Star Ruby, it was my first Pelikan. It’s now been reassigned to “special nib duty”, but it was originally EF.

2024-07-09 01:31:17

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try it in a Pelikan if you have one

2024-07-07 16:46:27

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you want a thicker barrel? Thicker section?

2024-07-07 09:56:03

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the nibs are decent, in some cases better than Lamy nibs. But as far as build quality, the no-name Safari clones tend to be pretty bad, and will fall apart after using for a while.
The ones that have held up well for me are Jinhao and Yiren, so I’ll vouch for those on quality, I think they are no worse than similar stuff in that price range like Platinum Preppy.

2024-07-06 22:40:24

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well as you know, I’m studying for my medieval scriptorium certification (;

2024-07-06 07:45:52

Second attempt at Carolingian minuscule
On the model of: https://kallipos.de/kalligraphie-alphabet-karolingische-minuskel-mittel.jpg
#handwriting #fountainpens
#FountainPenInk: Ferris Wheel Press Atlas Iron Ore
Paper: Rhodia DotPad
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2024-07-06 07:11:27

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here are some ideas:
- PenBBS 495 (piston filler)
- PenBBS 456 (vac filler)
These have demo and non-demo options
- Moonman T1 (piston filler)
- Moonman T2 (spring loaded piston)
(Moonman is also known as Majohn)
- Fine Writing Scepter (vacumatic) - I think they might be out of the demos though, I am only seeing color ones right now.
- Penlux Masterpiece Grande (piston filler) this may be too large for your preference though.

2024-07-06 04:27:42

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the plastic on all the transparent TWSBIs is the same, and they’re all prone to cracking. (Apart from Go which is a different material.) I would not say the Vac700R is an “upgrade” per se. It’s just a different pen from the Eco.
What are you looking for in a pen? Ink capacity, what nib, filling system, barrel width? Maybe we can give you some suggestions.

2024-07-06 02:53:36

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I didn’t really use the pencil very often with my last iPad, but actually the new pencil does some pretty nice little things that may convince me to use it more

2024-07-06 01:21:05

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in Soviet Russia, crack finds you!!

2024-07-05 19:00:14

#NewPenDay revealed…
Now you know why I didn’t tag the FP hashtag (;
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2024-07-05 18:33:09

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this is the Retro 51 Lincoln https://penfount.social/@paradoxmo/111549321561908298

2024-07-05 18:23:18

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have you tried the High Ace Neo?

2024-07-05 17:03:21

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oh and regarding inks, with fine nibs I find it is very important to use a saturated high contrast ink. I use many different hues but the commonality is that they show up vibrantly on the page.
I use my lighter, pastel, or less saturated inks in my stub/italic/calligraphy/flex pens. I think that’s the best way to show off those kinds of inks.

2024-07-05 16:58:46

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I like seeing the way people customize the layout to fit them

2024-07-05 16:56:01

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right I meant “colorway” but I didn’t think colorway was the right word since the barrel designs are more complicated than colors and sometimes even different materials.
Maybe which “edition” is it, would be a better way to put it. I have the Invader and Lincoln

2024-07-05 11:09:36

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hey, a lot of love for extra fine! I generally go with the extra fine to fine range. I use 7.5mm line spacing, which is two boxes in a Hobonichi and 1.5 boxes in 5mm grid. F and EF work well in this.
I generally skip everything broader than that until stubs. So very fine or extremely broad (:

2024-07-05 06:17:04

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hahaha, intentionally kept mysterious, see if you can figure it out

2024-07-05 05:26:34

#NewPenDay
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2024-07-05 04:43:25

Hi #penfount, any pen lovers with coding or IT experience? Looking for a little help with the following:
1) some small changes to the penfount bots. The main bots are written in Go against the mastodon API, not very complicated
2) minor Linux infrastructure automation / SRE.
If you’re interested, PM me here, or send me PM on Discord (paradoxmo), thanks

2024-07-04 19:12:39

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which retro 51 pen design is that? Is it a metal barrel?

2024-07-04 15:40:31

One of the most interesting pens I have: the discontinued Platinum 14K desk pen (KDP-3000A). It’s a very simple, cheaply made pen, but the nib is so good and so precise.
I have both EF and F. EF is a very good pen to practice handwriting with—it is very fine and has some decent grip/feedback on the page, but it is quite wet. This is a good combination for control without the feeling that you’re going to poke a hole in the paper.
#FountainPens
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2024-07-03 14:27:34

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congrats on finding your old friend. Where was it?

2024-07-03 07:28:12

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the difference is subtle but the contaminated one is purple leaning, while the real color is a saturated bright pink but the gold sheen makes it look a bit orange

2024-07-03 07:26:06

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interesting, I don’t think I’ve used any Kuretake ink, just their pens.

2024-07-03 02:06:06

#SwatchWednesday
A whole page of completed swatches (:
On Tomoe River 52gsm original
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2024-07-03 02:00:50

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what’s that ink box? Looks very interesting

2024-06-30 02:02:47

Reorganized my ink storage. Pretty happy with it.
Drawer inner height is 11 cm. Tallest ink bottles are about 10 cm
#FountainPenInk #FountainPen #stationery
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2024-06-29 16:51:45

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that new ink does not look right. Is it possible there was water left over in the pen after cleaning?
As far as I know, both of these types of branding are supposed to have the same ink.

2024-06-25 17:54:56

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it doesn’t harm the pen either way. Some pens start up more slowly when stored nib up, but that’s it. So do what works for you.
Just avoid nib down as that increases the potential for ink leaking into the cap.

2024-06-25 16:22:24

#FountainPen cleaning day
L-R:
Pelikan M400
Pelikan M200 old style
“National Style” Dragon pen (Safari clone)
Pilot Capless 1964
Montblanc Noblesse
Platinum KDP-3000A desk pen
Senator Regent
Featuring Madonna Inn goblet (:
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2024-06-25 12:46:35

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ah, that was right after dipping? You can try tapping the nib on the side of the rim to get rid of the excess ink before you start writing

2024-06-25 11:31:24

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gotta keep the nib at the same angle to the paper (:
Nice Kurrent there, looks good and quite readable (as much as Kurrent can be readable, haha!)

2024-06-22 15:37:59

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I see, the cart came with the pen? It’s nice that they tried to color match

2024-06-22 00:21:04

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slimmer or shorter? To me it’s always been more of a problem that the Pro Gear is a quite short pen.

2024-06-21 23:40:43

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I’ve ordered ink from Amazon a few times. I learned the lesson of never ordering glass bottle inks, as they will be haphazardly flung into the box. My bottle arrived with a cracked cap. Plastic bottle inks like the smaller Diamine are fine.

2024-06-21 18:00:31

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I use one of the vinyl pen sleeves that very cheap pens often come with instead of a box.

2024-06-21 14:46:50

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super glad to hear of your lost pens found! Now if I could just find that Al-Star…

2024-06-21 14:45:43

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interesting, the converter comes with it? That is big, you’re right. A lot of the Sailors don’t come with converters, even the flagship ones.

2024-06-21 14:44:58

Really nice shading today. One of the joys of fountain pen inks for sure (=
Barock Jade in Sailor Hocoro 2.0
#FountainPens #FountainPenInk
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2024-06-21 12:06:56

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curious to know if the adjustable gimmick actually helps or not

2024-06-21 12:05:07

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ooh new blue friend (: do you have any plans for it like a special nib or anything?

2024-06-21 11:58:49

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what’s the problem with the cap? I love the Procyon as a daily pen. I’ve got two in rotation currently

2024-06-21 08:53:07

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definitely not an artist, however, I do sketch diagrams for work using pen… that counts…right?

2024-06-20 17:11:01

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that looks like Fountainfeder (= I have the same Barock samples

2024-06-19 12:57:14

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new pen perhaps, but not a fountain pen—no reservoir (:

2024-06-19 09:21:45

#SwatchWednesday
Barock Jade
Barock was an ink brand from Dresden that was well-known in East Germany. When Barock went bankrupt in 2011, some of the staff were able to start another company—the one that became Octopus Fluids, who recently reacquired the Barock name and have now started issuing some of the old formulas again.
For more on them: https://www.octopus-fluids.de/en/writing-ink-fountain-pen-inks/barock-fountain-pen-inks
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2024-06-19 02:44:57

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ah, no, these are not the same. They have a clear molded section and have decent nibs.