2026-10-25T09:40:57Z https://njump.me JulesJones https://njump.me/npub16n2279saeh3uplmdqlvryvvsp4lf5ylsnyn66djd0xc0f7wvacjqfkxr2q https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/drum/accounts/avatars/109/298/452/943/869/260/original/eef984a82b5a4423.gif https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/drum/accounts/avatars/109/298/452/943/869/260/original/eef984a82b5a4423.gif https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf8c6rjh89e7p8z2rf4ek29f9wasj486ltcxrsuj8lstpz9gfemcszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgqnj252 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsguej9a2pqpmwg5ej3wmlc64pcqmkynud7vhzx57nrqtg79pxkxjga8rk63'>nevent1q…rk63</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The ease of pushing books onto multiple platforms was exactly why I went with D2D when I started self-publishing my books that went out of print when Loose Id shut down. I wasn&#39;t trying to Sell Lots, because I had medical issues that meant I wasn&#39;t going to be doing the self-promotion I did years ago. I just wanted the books to be there if anyone wanted to be able to buy them.<br/><br/>The other benefit of D2D is having an ISBN. That&#39;s the thing that probably makes it worth the $12 for me. 2026-08-29T14:14:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgwqr7jsup8sdxfp4z4a50jssyqfg48pf4exd7fpq2mfpc2pdwcrczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgjkxrql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cumgusvw8vm7ssl0z7sp9uc4yqrcdsuv27rpw5fchpzhakjl64gavk0q0'>nevent1q…k0q0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One thing to look at is that I&#39;ve seen a couple of people say that sales via D2D have dropped drastically over the last few years, and increased again when they started selling direct. I&#39;m not sure mine would sell enough even so to be worth dealing with the admin hassle, but it&#39;s something to keep in mind. 2026-08-29T08:17:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8pgln8xv99pjkyzevwl2hf37rp7u9uzx8cwrsc3rlk82tzmc5c6czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg8u6adp Urgh. Just paid my ransom fee to Draft2Digital, because I have not had time/spoons to move everything to publish directly through stores and I would rather they were available for now. I wonder how many people are in the same boat? #AmWriting 2026-08-28T21:00:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgrjfkv0dy2uh4kn848g5m2xtmres4t0z6q9wu47wrrw0crljj37qzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg7vfvgd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvuapmd8j4hewvqnunkpshkveyzqpjm9ufrz5s4fmte8pvuq78zc7d29qy'>nevent1q…29qy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have reservoirs for the two I have, but regretted it for one of them (I would have to downstairs to find out exactly which one 🙂 ) It holds so much ink that it&#39;s actually quite difficult to get it fully clean. I&#39;m tempted to get a duplicate without the reservoir for things where I&#39;m not interested in being able to cover an A4 side before redipping.<br/><br/>The 1.0 mm stub, on the other hand, I am very happy to have fitted with a reservoir. 2026-08-09T22:42:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0tyrnzzdqzm0qwptscwg76ukcals9axt9tzq7uxu8ecc5mt4v26szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgs0t2wg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ye0zak0hunn5z9rlvgp60020jyl298qru3p8nr29y50hl80wz3gyzwakq'>nevent1q…wakq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ancient Copper is what I&#39;ve got in those two red Jinhao 20s I&#39;ve been complaining about, so I just pulled out the nib unit on the EF one and ew. Maybe I&#39;ve blaming the wrong thing there. I&#39;ve used it in other pens with no problem at all, but the nib creep in the J20 is apparently auditioning for a role in Dr Who. 2026-08-09T22:35:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyamg4njvga2tjecw5pl5l47e2aaww5s8frgz8j6jd0n0ymnjyseczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgep2dyl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2q5nqmzf0359kzehtgrva75s5jhttga7j4cauvszuxfkmzzq8uqavrfuj'>nevent1q…rfuj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think I must have done it when rinsing it. What size Hocoro do you think would be good for drying time tests? I do a line of loops then smear for each time I&#39;m recording.<br/><br/>I love this glass pen and will try to grind it back to a usable shape, but it&#39;s had its chips as far as ink testing goes. 2026-08-09T17:27:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvq3tmecw9e3cf9c6ygaldw3t2lyv259vp77kxwu5mugclwq9su5szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg00jjqz Bother. My Majohn Sakura glass pen must have knocked against something. The tip&#39;s chipped so it&#39;s now either an EEF or a B depending on which way I hold it, which means I can no longer use it for ink drying time comparisons. <br/>#FountainPen #FountainPens #inks 2026-08-09T17:06:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvp5hmjmlhzagl28qycfddv2ktvjl62tw7ugdh6xft2043h5feyyqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgqu50uv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffs24nrh8lnsellsx9r6nuyukvhy5gqe5930trcv0g74pjgaheqcl8huu9'>nevent1q…huu9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I stick to the cheaper ones in part because I do actually use them as my main pen type at work, and there&#39;s always the risk of one disappearing or being damaged by someone treating it like a biro. (Or, um, its owner falling to catch it before it hits the floor, that used to be an F nib 3008, not an M...) 2026-08-08T14:36:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxwf4yqhmw6ewyeuhaxyk7q9g2e93jzce2rc257fnwqzwt9t3qk8szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg8catgt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lqz8lgqyv52r9mhlkl37xup0s0jhkfg0744cgzpf7evlm73996st2pjcn'>nevent1q…pjcn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nothing is going to beat a Platinum Preppy or Wing Sung 3008, though. :-) 2026-08-08T14:29:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw45qlsl42a3syulxpkmnqy6gnq8jkgqm9vuge9qlesrza70cz4rczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgepwzs5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsteavdp5chafeem3ah6veldr5cznrjn27erls860uvsauyjjha3lg6sf0kd'>nevent1q…f0kd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice photo. :-) I had it on a white sheet of paper on a windowsill that was bright but did not have direct sunlight on it. I suspect I need to put it on darker paper just to lower the contrast a bit so the phone can hit the right levels.<br/><br/>I left mine loosely capped over lunch, just to see if slipping the cap over without clicking it into place would be enough to stop it drying out if I get interrupted, since that&#39;s my use case at work, and it started immediately. We shall see how it does with being left unused for several days, but that might take a while in normal usage. 2026-08-08T14:22:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0glvt255lz6m9cg0gm3hxwqqsg639grjkh56hw043l8nssgw3daszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgwz24k0 Well, I would like to show you a photo of my new Hongdian Black Forest fountain pen, but when they say black they *mean* black. It appears that I don&#39;t have the gear/skill to take a decent photo of something that light-sucking. Pretty, though. :-)<br/><br/>#FountainPen #FountainPens 2026-08-08T11:18:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstmqgdu72pmcjcun0t98jxm82zknnapyvd3wjhazkf3p6aktywmfgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgcm5xgy So my parcel of pens is with the UK courier. Except if I want to see any details about when/where my delivery slot is, I have to download the courier&#39;s app. Slot info is not available on the website. This is apparently an improved service for my convenience. <br/><br/>I think from the verbiage I also need to use the app to rearrange delivery. This is also an improved service for my convenience. 2026-08-05T19:39:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz5qrwnrey84pwx04zljp8svqvta7a9je80y5ckzmqtzje2tyx3wgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg4zzqf5 Hm. Just inked the Jinhao Century #FountainPen that I bought a few months ago because I wanted a heartbeat M nib, and am comparing it with the one with a standard M nib that I bought last month to try with the flex nib. The flex failed miserably, and even the standard nib skips a lot. <br/><br/>The one with the heartbeat writes nicely with no skipping, although slightly scratchier than I would expect for an M. Comparing the two, the feed is flooded on the heartbeat but not on the standard, and I think the standard nib isn&#39;t quite sitting on the feed but has a slight gap. I wonder if it&#39;s the feed that&#39;s the problem?<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want to pull the nib on the heartbeat since it&#39;s working nicely, but am very tempted to buy another one and try fitting it with a flex. 2026-05-23T16:38:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfmgw9mh2pzxewmj82mhvwuskczun7c284jjj5fkzwqk38m7fcs7czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg664p0t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsph9ul79r2dzv8rm9zlr06qlkfqr42e56avt32nfdl2jx5whz2rjqjcnep0'>nevent1q…nep0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Plastic by the looks of it (and it being Jinhao and thus cheap).<br/><br/>It&#39;s a clear Century demonstrator and a rather pretty pen I don&#39;t mind having bought, other than I already have one with an M heartbeat nib and do not need another with a plain M nib to go with it. 😆 2026-05-11T21:16:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrkrfydmzrdeyukap4ncmmxd073jymww0lhue4mdnyz2ufzj6mu2czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgvxslrm Well, since I found a website which said that the new Majohn flex nib seemed to fit the feed on a Jinhao Century 100, I went ahead and bought one of each. I&#39;m afraid that while the nib will go onto the feed, it doesn&#39;t draw ink. (This is with my standard test ink, Diamine Sapphire Blue.)<br/><br/>The nib is very flexible, though, so I may well try it in one of the Majohn pens it&#39;s supposed to fit. The problem is that I know a Century is small enough to be comfortable for me, while pictures of the Majohn pens taking that size of nib look as if they might be on the chunky side.<br/><br/>If anyone has suggestions on tweaking the Century/flex combination I will be glad to hear them.<br/><br/>#FountainPen 2026-05-11T21:03:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsry5l63500p38w55602jhp4yzzjej2dv0tzfene5hgszmjhwmk9yczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgrhy6mw RE: <a href="https://ioc.exchange/@peterrenshaw/116487214476308718">https://ioc.exchange/@peterrenshaw/116487214476308718</a><br/><br/>My immediate reaction to the robots? &#34;Omg John Carpenter&#39;s The Thing.&#34;<br/>nostr:note147yrulk5yechu9u8xdjx0fh20wp3rmkexsgxewhc95u6ljlguy3qzjn8vs<br/> 2026-04-29T17:43:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsynqsraepxfh4kveecn9tjylu5cjmn4jlygssv4q3xzqzkxsx0z0gzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgyhd6gx It&#39;s designed for 18mm tubes so does a nice job of holding the 5ml sample vials ink samples usually come in. The interesting thing is that it has a perforated silicone membrane in the lower half, which grips the tube to hold it steady. So steady that I was able to turn the rack upside down and the two test tubes I&#39;d put in it didn&#39;t fall out. :-) Granted, they were empty, but I don&#39;t think the weight of ink would be enough to pull them loose. It&#39;s a solidly constructed piece of kit, as it should be given that the intended audience is biochemical labs.<br/><br/>Downside for pen people is that you need to take the vial out to read the label, which means pulling it free of the silicone membrane, so a bit slower than just flicking through the traditional shoe box. Putting a little bit of label on the vial lid with a tiny sample of the ink would be a good idea with this one. But if the membrane&#39;s grip is good enough to hold the tube even with the rack on its side it&#39;ll be easier to find somewhere to stuff it out of the way. I can see myself getting a couple more of these if I do actually manage to do some decluttering in order to store even more hobby stuff (or &#34;junk&#34; as Spousal Unit likes to call it).<br/><br/>#FountainPen #FountainPenInk<br/><br/><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006464390482.html">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006464390482.html</a> 2026-03-29T14:32:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrplrejca752phwp9wgxagt798fvvkx990mmsxc2xy40zvtd4atwczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg9ns05r I have decided that I really really like Jinhao 20 pens, which is a good thing because I now have several of them after a binge in the shop that is selling some of the basic colours at half price. I also have the Majohn disassembly tool, which I will use this weekend to practice on the nib unit that had An Unfortunate Accident when I was about to put the converter with its first fill in.<br/><br/>I should probably have bought a spare nib while I was buying the tool, because I couple of places have them on offer and it&#39;s probably just the nib itself that&#39;s damaged, not the complete unit.<br/><br/>#FountainPen 2026-03-27T20:02:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsps8r5y67ndv5h50jqxthjx2c2qy37cnkaywjhku5t8dwh6nrcvnszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgh6x6yp Dug out one of the heavily reduced Jinhao 20 #FountainPens I bought last month, and tried its nib unit in the transparent 20 with the nib alignment problem. *Much* better. When I tried the possibly damaged unit in the other pen it was slightly off alignment, but nowhere near as much. I think it may be a combination of the nib unit and the pen. 2026-03-14T22:03:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp5l5e60y3578ddy9pcyea2nkzzyc6trarhfhzh0pw4pjc5y8qx6qzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgucfkle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqml342qlkhwq9hzz5qkn0w782ttqxwz6cf0n0mv6sh5qxvxtshcg0mzamm'>nevent1q…zamm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A quick glance through AliExpress shows some allegedly Jinhao 20 pens at suspiciously cheap prices. If they aren&#39;t counterfeit they might do for a nib unit transplant, since it&#39;s cheaper than buying a nib unit. 🙂 I need to go to bed now, but might do that tomorrow. 2026-03-11T23:19:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfjxe53j3wttwzw9dw4t7xwd742cs8dmzgu5s5q6j4l75dwrpwfsqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgw07xna Oh dear. Dropped the nib unit on my transparent Jinhao 20 #FountainPen as I was taking it out of the housing for its very first fill a couple of weeks ago. The nib hard starts, which I&#39;d assumed was minor damage to the nib, and I was going to look at changing it when I get around to buying a tool. But it dries out even when the nib is retracted. And having dipped it gently in water and then wiped it on a paper towel to get ink flowing I&#39;ve now got ink leaking between the clear plastic barrel and the metal bit housing the trapdoor mechanism. Looking at the trapdoor shows the nib well off line as the trap opens and the nib extends, although it&#39;s lined up by the time it&#39;s fully extended. This is not a happy pen.<br/><br/>I suspect the best use for this pen is to buy another one plus a tool and use this one for dismantling practice. :-( 2026-03-11T22:35:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy8a3layqyz7sfahtprgg7c8stjlhnxjrx9vdlmv3jl2u83ntpjhqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgxhp5d8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8nn56lfj2hha8n4qm0ua7uv5rt2h6wn9kw8lx9yrcwc2dufvqugslppxx0'>nevent1q…pxx0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>AU$15.95 for the 30 ml bottles and AU25.95 for the 40 ml bottles, so a significant price rise.<br/><br/>The monthly limited edition inks are AU49.95 for a 100 ml bottle, so good value per ml, but you need to be a heavy user to get through that much. :-) I got January 2025 free, though, because they usually run a special during the month where if you buy 10 bottles you get the ink of the month free.<br/><br/>Annoyingly, the first one of theirs I got and love, Leatherwood honey, is now on clearance. I would actually buy a bottle or two of that and a couple of the other clearance inks if it wouldn&#39;t be so expensive to ship them. Though still probably cheaper than waiting until the next time in .au and having to buy the bigger bottle. 🤣 2026-02-21T10:48:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphhv5ztnvw80tv0qsr5kmqe37pl3mne5hjwyxnkmsxadkh8ea56gzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgfg0lka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszamwngk6d58s4kuqw9c4hpx2d7cgavatuu6tuwyxw6mvufkg0etcdwz4kp'>nevent1q…z4kp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was gifted a used Shark at a meet, although not had time to clean it out and use it. I&#39;ve seen a few people say it&#39;s enormous fun and very robust for something that cheap. 2026-02-20T22:32:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspxvfq6px2xsks4j4h9tljdr832av8cn6vkll724h5tjh22wckhlqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg0r6nnn Van Dieman have just re-released the Greek Heroes range in their new design 40 ml bottles, along with several other re-releases. Looks as if they&#39;re letting colours go out of stock in the old 30 ml bottles and then re-releasing at least someone of them in the bigger, more expensive bottles. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hej5s4mxaxqgrq5cctngrg3nkk6phxeg3qxpz3h3hqtf9g4z2xksljqetx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BennysLittleThings</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hej…qetx</span>)</a></span> there may be hope for Sacagawea.<br/><br/>(Annoyingly, one of the ones I wanted that was out of stock during my Big Order is now back, although I&#39;m not sure I want it enough to pay the hefty price rise for the bigger bottle.)<br/><br/>#FountainPen #FountainPenInk 2026-02-20T21:41:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqrvmnyf7rqrlz7el73w3dx6784tu2eqvx9x55rlpdvgc5x9jj7xszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgx0cu94 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqepa0kp2tjsjntupr2z0qelv57hyh6l9cvzwr3eykkk05ck774gsjcdvpk'>nevent1q…dvpk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d prefer to have something that I don&#39;t need an active internet connection to use. I&#39;d also strongly prefer not having my data where a US tech giant can brick it (which reminds me, I need to run an imap backup of my GMail accounts), hence not wanting a Google app. I am not wedded to this, since the one I was using is an iPad app.<br/><br/>A website where I can export my data to have a usable offline backup is fine. 2026-02-14T19:07:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs02qs90euhsskl7uutenuk5ujk98d6993zyhs8dvugxwaxsu6xcgqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgcc8j0h Right, the subscription for that pen and ink cataloguing app is getting cancelled. It does not do one of the things I wanted it for, which is to track what&#39;s been inked. It *should* do that, and clearly does for most users, but not on my iPad model/build.<br/><br/>This is coming up to six months since I reported it to the developer, and he did say he would look into it, but I&#39;ve heard nothing back since then. I&#39;ve had at least one major iOS upgrade, and there are release notes for the latest version of iOS, but even after deleting and reinstalling this afternoon it&#39;s not having any of it.<br/><br/>I have a paper log of pens and inks I&#39;ve already used, but I now have enough Things that I&#39;d like a searchable database that includes things not yet used/opened. A long time ago I would have simply fired up Lotus Approach, but that was a long time ago and I didn&#39;t bother to crowbar SmartSuite onto the Windows 11 machine.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t have the spoons to deal with installing LibreOffice and learning to use it, so the Spawn of Redmond it is.<br/><br/>#FountainPen #FountainPenInk 2026-02-14T18:05:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9t4j3xqpk52fg2gpjkmwjeetjtx2cshnkm4q5llv4vf6qqjps4mgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzghda6pw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9akxgl47a5de99wt3cqscwzc0dwu52dp4scugg7fqp432t9rydfssd2tgj'>nevent1q…2tgj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I do have a spare Lamy nib around here somewhere, but I think I have it because I swapped the one a pen came with for a broader nib. 😆 <br/><br/>I bought some clones from AliExpress but was less than successful with the one I tried. I need to find them and try another one. 2026-02-09T19:42:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2nuhew00em4wkq7ud26yfqlq6tfe2qydz340pck83cfc0ax0uyxqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg39c7wq Initial thoughts on Van Dieman&#39;s Ink Sacagawea Shimmering. Actual swatch and further thoughts to follow once I&#39;ve done more than quick notes in my ink logbook.<br/><br/>My, it is indeed a shimmer ink. Lots and lots of shimmer, which settles very rapidly indeed. It was not fun drawing off samples to put in tubes for distribution, and I think I may end up doing tubes just for me, so that I can shake the little tubes and get something vaguely approaching consistent results when filling pens, rather than filling direct from the bottle.<br/><br/>This may be my fault for putting it in what may be a previously unused and unwashed WS3008, but the nib went dry within 5 lines and I had to use the piston to force more ink through. It lasted a bit longer before the second time I had to do this. It is a spectacular looking ink on the page, but I will not be putting it in any pen I can&#39;t easily dismantle for a thorough cleaning.<br/><br/>#FountainPen #FountainPenInk 2026-02-09T17:28:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsth7ps0ge6gq38vjmfqh8j5v5f24vptksj40mcuxxjr63mfl7xwegzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg0p0j9n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0glw7w4t00fdlfmnc8jezpf6vmrn3ducqkgxrg6m7twwdrfjs9ns6d3dd6'>nevent1q…3dd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was saved from buying those my by friendly local enabler being out of stock, so will be interested to see how you get on. 2026-02-07T16:44:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxg8lke6lwhuwh2dr0zr56camwelg57t8xnpqjvk5ekc85tv5yfrszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgq0sr02 Late Wednesday: order ink, Express post, which should take 1-2 business days.<br/>Thursday 8.39 am: emails from ink people and AusPost saying the postage has been prepared.<br/>Friday: crickets.<br/>Monday morning: still crickets.<br/>Monday lunchtime: tracking still claiming they haven&#39;t received the parcel from the sender.<br/>Monday 15.37: Email from AusPost saying it&#39;s on its way. Tracking says &#34;we&#39;ve got it&#34; but does not say it&#39;s on its way. Both say delivery Tuesday.<br/><br/>Interesting interpretation of 1-2 business days. I hope it does turn up tomorrow, given the local delivery office&#39;s interesting interpretation of delivery three days a week. 2026-02-02T05:05:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw7wq3rmg3r0pzry86jnx83hqke77g3m3csz4tutp4gu7hktt52sczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg5ykaqw We were discussing storage for #FountainPen swatch cards on a thread by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lx9fdqgypae56kcypp6ly5tqyna9xgefwetuynpfpvy4gqsnmnkqt9kyws" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tofu Musubi</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lx9…kyws</span>)</a></span> and I mentioned that I&#39;ve just bought some acid free archival storage pockets. As an example, this is one of the things I bought (note, Amazon link). You want ones labelled as archival or acid free, preferably from a company that specialises in archival grade storage. Check that the page size and holes fit whatever binder you want to put it in, and check the size of the individual pockets on the page *carefully* - ones that refer to e.g. 4&#34;x6&#34; photos may be slightly different by a millimetre or two, and some won&#39;t take whatever card size you want to put into them.<br/><br/>Even if you don&#39;t want to buy from Amazon, they can be a useful directory to find a store and then find that company&#39;s own website and buy direct. 😄 <br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/><br/><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYFZS78">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYFZS78</a> 2026-01-30T00:10:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0r3pj823eawlttm9dp5wwyaraupxf2v8sc8zgn75hum8zjdjw5uszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgsnsa20 I... may have had a slight shopping accident on the Van Dieman&#39;s Ink website. This could be fun to explain to customs.<br/><br/>Since I already have Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy in ink as well as yarn, some of this little lot will probably end up in sample vials on eBay, not just in vials for the Eastercon meet. Which means I probably need to go to AliExpress to buy some vials. And we know what visiting AliExpress leads to, don&#39;t we?<br/><br/>#FountainPen 2026-01-29T00:43:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd59a33l83yf0heck08z9s7xpljs58s4lf9lrhtgs346ky3tmauwgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg46y3xk Need to work out how to quote-boost so I can boost something but add a CW and hashtag. There is stuff I want to boost, but not at the price of forcing it on people who need to just look at cat pictures for a while so they can recharge. 2026-01-28T08:49:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv3c2kamhwpna660f6ayt9jv3hnu7hq0z80tmv0ll7wpc6typvuaszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgt5uw9c My order of #FountainPen ink from Van Dieman Inks has arrived safely. Swatches from gloating over the Preciouses will have to wait until I get home, though.<br/><br/>Not sure if I want to share the Odysseus with the Eastercon meet. :-) It&#39;s now out of stock, and I can see myself using a lot of it. 2026-01-14T09:22:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp702xjw87z0hevh66ymks7jltn4rprxy5esqjjwxssylykv5mhkczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgev9weq AusPost claims my #FountainPen ink purchase will be here today. I hope sealed bottles will make it home safely in my checked baggage, because I am *not* binning it if I put it in my cabin bag and security decide it&#39;s suspicious. 2026-01-14T01:01:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs203xcm3fv0fu7dx8krr5a49upcgs3a6a5dz9m77a4d5dut4zgtpqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgjh6r78 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcq5te484d6zeahm09fnfknr25c7ha36h0dl69kh6ml5q2r7u2dgr7gzdn'>nevent1q…gzdn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sounds good. :-). I&#39;ve seen several reports that the 20 seems better behaved than the 10 - I wonder if they&#39;ve improved the design slightly even if it&#39;s cheaper, or if so far people have been lucky.<br/><br/>I still haven&#39;t used mine much, because I&#39;m away from home much of the month and I don&#39;t want to run an experiment on how much time a pen can go at 40,000 feet without leaking. Looking forward to playing with my transparent 20 when I&#39;ve got time. 2026-01-13T20:41:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsytkklgw9vxgenype2ayhec0lzk3fqcwpmcz0nddw5pcyvapugtgczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg9yuw2p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv339vxylssz9rvwja7r8esm7kgy9ct0xqxylfh0zd6xx6plwny2c76c7w2'>nevent1q…c7w2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>been there, done that, learnt to avoid pens where you can&#39;t see if the cartridge is empty without taking it out of the pen. Unless, of course, there&#39;s a reason for using that pen that outweighs the nuisance factor. 2026-01-12T08:24:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvs7w303we99k42c6l4zguazdjdp803jxqp3namjae675ca4jfseczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgwldc2t Yes! I have just bought the last (in this run, at least) bottle of Van Dieman Greek Heroes Odysseus #FountainPen ink in the company&#39;s own shop, after failing to nab it from the UK stockist before they sold out.<br/><br/>Of course, this meant a few other inks fell into the basket while I was there... 2026-01-11T08:21:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8j87dy6z8u63d9u8tcd5vpcvhragkez3h954aaawl9asep56jamczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgvdhvhg #writerscoffeeclub 4/1: Share a tool of your trade<br/><br/>#FountainPen - the accumulation of pens and inks isn&#39;t *just* because &#34;Ooh, shiny!&#34; A few years ago my mild migraine switched to extremely severe chronic migraine, as in continuously for a year and a half. I couldn&#39;t look at a screen for months.<br/><br/>I was stuck at home on sick leave for three months, unable to look at the tv, unable to use any computing device larger than my phone screen, even unable to listen to a lot of audiobooks because higher pitched voices were too painful to listen to. I did have several fountain pens.<br/><br/>I wrote large chunks of two attack novels by hand in those three months. In one of my rare 5 minutes of being able to look at a screen I managed to buy a writing slope. I have severe RSI and wouldn&#39;t be able to use a ballpoint for that much writing, but managed with a fountain pen and slope.<br/><br/>Of course, I then recovered enough to return to work, which for several years used up all my capacity to look at any computer screen bigger than a phone. First job when I finally could use a computer at home was the novel I&#39;d almost completed when it first hit. Now onto the handwritten ones. 2026-01-04T11:40:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsty4dr2t2q82k5cr5le80ckux24xf8p0arr89gjrjpvxnu47n6wwqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgsr6cp4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0m75llahplcygm60uvf33pagawf9xmgyfezjxq6jkmwzd9sqg3hgp0vezh'>nevent1q…vezh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did find it intensely irritating to not be able to tell how much ink was left, so appreciate your toot about the differences. 🙂 <br/><br/>I thought that nib/feed might be difficult to flush, so am not particularly bothered. I think as long as I stick to plain colours from the same maker it won&#39;t be a problem to switch inks as long as I do clean it out occasionally..<br/><br/>I&#39;ll stick with the 51a set and the WS 3008 set for testing new inks, as they&#39;re much easier to clean. I have had a lot of practice now at dismantling the 3008 for spa day and am perfectly happy to use it for testing even shimmer inks. :-) Need to learn how to dismantle the latest design tweak, though. 2026-01-01T19:02:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8wv30ly4j3s5f6tss5ve965xtz5s3frm5d986uy0kh739q4xy7nszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgvyg6j6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk7ytstj9rah2ak9hp2y9ay0ya0rfepx2x79vlufmf9peqwpm33g65hum8'>nevent1q…hum8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Biggest problem I&#39;ve found is that it&#39;s difficult to fully clean an old ink out of the pen before filling with a new, and the capacity is low so you end up with the new tinted by the old one for a long time. 2026-01-01T18:37:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswk7ytstj9rah2ak9hp2y9ay0ya0rfepx2x79vlufmf9peqwpm33gzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzghvsjfj 6 weeks into using the Jinhao 20 and I still really like it. Not exactly high capacity, at around 6-7 sides of A5, but that&#39;s still very usable. I did two fills on the OEM converter, and yesterday switched over to the Majohn A1 converter for the third. <br/><br/>The Majohn convertor definitely has a higher capacity, and it has the great advantage of actually being able to see whether there&#39;s any ink left in it without having to detach it from the pen. *Much* better than the Jinhao one.<br/><br/>#FountainPen 2026-01-01T18:35:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszd8wutcj255xusplgm93el9hj6rky7mjvn7lcjvkchvxulmmj6nczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg2anxq2 Why are there suddenly oodles of &#34;glass&#34; nibs for the Jinhao 82? I&#39;m actually seriously tempted to get one plus the cheapest full length 82 I can find, and make myself a capped glass-nibbed pen to take to meets. (I suspect they&#39;re actually acrylic, not glass.)<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/2 2026-01-01T18:29:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pr6tm4xc42dm4w4v5yrw8f68lat84euyqsdpn3vz4sa2f6y8cvszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgvnh2t2 Not sure if this is visible without being logged into BlueSky, but thread warning that there are signs that LiveJournal could be about to disappear for non-Russian users (and be even more of a panopticon for Russian users than it already is).<br/><br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3mbebi2xfxc25">https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3mbebi2xfxc25</a><br/><br/>If you have stuff there you want to keep, get a copy downloaded soon. DreamWidth has an import system, but Rahaeli also lists some other options.<br/><br/>Don&#39;t forget any comms you&#39;re a moderator of.<br/><br/>I imported the LJ version of the Bearing Witness community into the Dreamwidth edition years ago when LJ imposed anti-lgbt T&amp;C. I think ra-log doesn&#39;t have anything we need to import (assuming none of the other mods have done it already). There are afp and rasfc comms where I&#39;m not the mod, so may have to check who is. 2026-01-01T12:28:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfmp5ke8wfyywrgesq2djsstxxam0je55qdpspr0knkhywevxqhqszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzga5vdlx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstre8l0tktk6myvcukuercvaq5zr0qn40j0fcz2u0e2aetnhz3ees4n4aaj'>nevent1q…4aaj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That was a rhetorical question. I know how many of you will answer &#34;all of them!&#34; :-)<br/><br/>2/2 2025-12-23T17:32:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstre8l0tktk6myvcukuercvaq5zr0qn40j0fcz2u0e2aetnhz3eeszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgfzxw79 Transparent Jinhao 20 arrived. Alas, it was silver, and I wanted the rose gold. Checked and the fault was mine, not the shop&#39;s - must have clicked on the wrong thing when ordering. Now debating whether to get another - I really like my burgundy one, but how many do I really need?<br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/2 2025-12-23T17:32:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd38tnchnuggcxwk7wf6wtxv7nztjyjlkh8rqt5zh3m7cy4a5029szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg36r46r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nhws59hdc96zrkgvq274nr9j8pz680024z922kchzhvcmsh3whqnhf6jg'>nevent1q…f6jg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The actual reason for the AliExpress binge, namely the transparent/glitter Jinhao 20, is in a different package, which might not get here until after Christmas.<br/><br/>Oh, and the cheap J20s arrived with that protective plastic cap over the click button we were discussing last month.<br/>5/5 2025-12-21T14:14:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9nhws59hdc96zrkgvq274nr9j8pz680024z922kchzhvcmsh3whqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgkel7gk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5c9x756x8k8uml4xrdx0zwslxy0jruyvg7rjlhyw7vyvqetxvksalqrys'>nevent1q…qrys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And finally a set of ridiculous gel pens trying to look like a glass dip pen, bought purely for the giggle factor. I&#39;ll probably take those along to the Eastercon meet for others to point and laugh at. They&#39;re less than 50p each, so they&#39;ll be reasonable pens for the office. <br/>4/5 2025-12-21T14:13:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5c9x756x8k8uml4xrdx0zwslxy0jruyvg7rjlhyw7vyvqetxvkszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgc84nuc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv8e3ttwhwknw87pfzvufsr2c3d2wkkuylftrc656anp9z9f90fsymu5vs'>nevent1q…u5vs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A set of Majohn A1 cartridges with stoppers and pipette in a nice plastic carry case. Must try them out once I&#39;ve got to the end of the current fill of the converter in the J20 I&#39;m currently using. Those could be quite useful if I use one of the click pens at work.<br/>3/5 2025-12-21T14:13:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyv8e3ttwhwknw87pfzvufsr2c3d2wkkuylftrc656anp9z9f90fszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgu6wd5t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqs040ujxpwak4erygnk9ktgtncgc3vmal2wja9yr7gfttv62akssazmdn4'>nevent1q…mdn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The transparent Jinhao Century/100 with heartbeat nib is pretty, and again appears to be genuine, but not in a Jinhao box unless they&#39;ve changed their packaging recently. Might just be the thing with Jinhaos being made all over the place.<br/><br/>2/5 2025-12-21T14:13:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqs040ujxpwak4erygnk9ktgtncgc3vmal2wja9yr7gfttv62aksszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg4ntyzd First Aliexpress parcel arrived. The £2.50 Jinhao 20s appear to be the real thing, as far as my limited experience can tell, other than arriving in what I think may be a different company&#39;s box. At that price I don&#39;t care as long as they work. No obvious light leaks.<br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/5 2025-12-21T14:13:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs97fehuc6dpnccpp0v23furfrwyvq4q5cxx3zrkhhja0hc70g9fdszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgq6wasl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0ydu6g3ahrchrxqrt3e4qhzdcm5eq5khw6fjkhtqh8e5j8qvc8g3d39r9'>nevent1q…39r9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So in the end I got the rose gold clear 20, the heartbeat demonstrator Century, two of the probably fake solid colour 20s, and another cartridge cap plus set of refillable cartridges. <br/><br/>The £2.50 probably-fakes will go with me to the meet at Eastercon, since as long as they actually work they&#39;ll be useful for people to play with the mechanism even if they don&#39;t seal well enough to be practical to use.<br/><br/>I suppose at some point I&#39;ll have to look at getting the A1 disassembly tool. Not clear if it will work on the J20, but I&#39;ve got two A1s anyway. 2025-12-14T17:01:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr8yrl3vp2589hj3p5gnxugq7def30v0tcy2t58kz8nxewwz25y5czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgjnas4x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5sas6tzxvtw8fvxvzyzv96vapuggfjr20xcp8e7xfe4aeer7rfsm6m7w7'>nevent1q…m7w7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not entirely enamoured of the glitter, but at least it&#39;s relatively tasteful and does actually look like glitter. (My Jinhao 3013 in speckled white just looks dirty, rather than colour speckle.) I hadn&#39;t picked up on the coloured nib, but now I&#39;ve gone back and looked at the listing, yes, all three colours have matching nibs. Getting more and more tempted, because you can actually see much of the mechanism - I am entirely too found of demonstrators for that reason, not just displaying the ink.<br/><br/>Someone is selling solid colour 20s for £2.70-£3.50 in the bulk buy section of Ali. I suspect at that price they&#39;re counterfeit. Same place is selling Jinhao Centuries for £5, which makes me even more suspicious. I&#39;d be tempted anyway, but a demonstrator Century with the heartbeat M nib is £7.50, which more than I want to pay for a &#34;may as well have a laugh and heartbeats are cute&#34;. 2025-12-14T15:19:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspzanwa0pfnmse7nsxt65je6dhcd35qatw46jj20qez3urfgszlvgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgz6m76h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9udh229svhmmsz5va45729rcuxhdr4nrnfyzklqkqc4f89uqssngcy02z4'>nevent1q…02z4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Found the nib sets - I&#39;d even favourited them. 🙂 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007167239549.html">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007167239549.html</a> 2025-12-13T19:46:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9udh229svhmmsz5va45729rcuxhdr4nrnfyzklqkqc4f89uqssngzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgt5thzk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhqtd8cju0m44t76f9y3zaew64hy720qw0ra6k57zhj3srk0ef8qkelgxf'>nevent1q…lgxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah, I hadn&#39;t noticed the sparkles. Not entirely convinced by that, but I do like the pen, so may indulge anyway. Just hope there&#39;s no internal leakage, because I suspect it would be quite difficult to get completely clean again. 2025-12-13T19:39:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspava7chkqghdakh56wzq3dk9u3xk273qln59ucrylqcg44qlv76czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzge6xvh5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq2x9rsy7fll6x0lv59l0z3qvgd68ypgrhrtrc0tdvspw9fpwrts07mn3q'>nevent1q…mn3q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And I hadn&#39;t realised there was a demonstrator 20. I am suddenly very tempted by the rose gold, even though I have far too many pens already. 2025-12-13T19:33:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxq2x9rsy7fll6x0lv59l0z3qvgd68ypgrhrtrc0tdvspw9fpwrtszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgxdgl5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmh0mhnfjm3ygkw5l9ly4vce75zlvhx5asjkf02h933djgtlx87sxs8wcv'>nevent1q…8wcv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, I was surprised by how short the piston travel was on the 10/20. I&#39;m definitely going to swap the converter. 2025-12-13T19:16:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxjd42d3lyvmle450tl5zhw95fsxlkz0u5yjyekw90acw2wlcgulqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgjappdv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprujdelc8rteg2ll66m53s6vuru7uydkjtejwykpmjtfl64veuwsg56a9e'>nevent1q…6a9e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this afternoon&#39;s AliExpress delivery included what is allegedly an A1 converter and refillable cartridge. I think the converter is slightly longer, and I find that only half the length of the 10/20 fills anyway, so I will be swapping on the next fill.<br/><br/>The thing I did find annoying is that it&#39;s impossible to tell whether the converter is empty, because the barrel is completely covered when installed. The cartridge is probably a better option. even if it&#39;s harder to prime the nib.<br/><br/>I thought I&#39;d bought a spare nib and/or unit for the A1 a few months ago, but can&#39;t find it so maybe not. I&#39;ve definitely seen them in more than one shop there, but it seems hard to find them on the search engine when you&#39;re actually looking for them, as opposed to stumbling across them when looking for the pen or converter. 2025-12-13T17:53:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsds39p296g794qe4lwjkjkxqlv29hjj08dh7wdt7a9370u843r3zczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgtrvvy6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwh2wjhk5wq9uecdaqjywg4c4zkyxt5sy629md0fq4g7wgqdapnggmcwyp'>nevent1q…cwyp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t flush your pen holding it above a metal sink. It seems to have survived me dropping it nib down, though. Still writing smoothly, and I still like this pen. We&#39;ll see how it is after a few months.<br/>3/3 2025-12-13T17:36:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspwh2wjhk5wq9uecdaqjywg4c4zkyxt5sy629md0fq4g7wgqdapngzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzghumm8g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfm428vr26dgu2qgjghfla32ekacydr33t7ap9mm3y29mlrqv3s3str9cvw'>nevent1q…9cvw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Flushed it and refilled with Diamine Cult Pens Robert, so a different colour and will be able to tell where a fill started and ended on my diary for a better estimate of page capacity. The small capacity suggests that traces of a previous colour will be a lot more obvious for a lot longer.<br/>2/3 2025-12-13T17:36:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfm428vr26dgu2qgjghfla32ekacydr33t7ap9mm3y29mlrqv3s3szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgl4957h Hard start on the Jinhao 20 last night and again this morning, which worried me slightly, but checking showed that the converter was empty. I&#39;d done 7-8 A5 sides at most and probably less, so not exactly massive capacity, but I&#39;ve been spoiled by the WS 3008 piston filler. <br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/3 2025-12-13T17:35:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2gdjqyjxq48xkhuhm47y70epc8up0ksusc8r373v88het3gau88czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgc3kk53 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgt24aylhg8dzaftxqjlsnh8mf8xtc0hj5tq7pqmllx9ymusk9ys8kd5kd'>nevent1q…d5kd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some of them have extremely practical uses - the set of Jinhao 51a cracked acrylic I use as standard pens for testing new inks, and the set of Wing Sung 3008s for using at work. A few others were once in regular use for writing fiction. But there are a lot of &#34;ooh, *shiny*&#34;, some literally.<br/>3/3 2025-12-07T18:19:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstgt24aylhg8dzaftxqjlsnh8mf8xtc0hj5tq7pqmllx9ymusk9yszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgk6az6v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz23jgpcjjghvtsxrmjq2lgzjdpaxcdvs6f68ghpqfp4qymgza2sqr66g3x'>nevent1q…6g3x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I should probably use some of these inks before buying any more. Although I have achieved the impossible - I looked at AliExpress and resisted the urge to buy more models of cheap Chinese fountain pens. Probably helps that I&#39;ve been filing the current collection and... um... manymanylots...<br/>2/3 2025-12-07T18:19:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz23jgpcjjghvtsxrmjq2lgzjdpaxcdvs6f68ghpqfp4qymgza2sqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg070d6w More cataloguing of my inks using an iOs app. Unfortunately the thing I specifically bought it for does not work on my iPad, i.e. tracking what ink is currently in a pen. Contacted the developer in August who said he would take a look, but no update yet. :-(<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/3 2025-12-07T18:19:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs26g0kry0mkawduu8xjqqmz5mrtj7kpeuma6zp07g8g2xax4putpszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgusdsqr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjc0mefq9zn3al0yak9z9m0mscnaa0ejy3s7s7cmxxadpm3ccc8gq79w25'>nevent1q…9w25</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bought one of the little clamshell cases of empty cartridges with stoppers for my A1, as they&#39;re intended to be filled with bottled ink and even come with a syringe for the purpose. Once I&#39;ve got a metal cap I&#39;ll probably use them for the 20 instead, because that&#39;s actually likely to get used more. 2025-12-07T16:38:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9s2cyfcf52prgp7lcjkfxzr7w3l9ahkj3wuj26u0xn8jvcfx73xczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgtultjl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswd9k5qwq0h28ag3rn4eymg7xt05rcrdxkm0krya4dc97ccnwk7jqrf9cwl'>nevent1q…9cwl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>AliExpress informs me that you can buy the metal endcap together with one prefilled cartridge, or a pack of 5 cartridges for a Jinhao 10. One is now in my cart.<br/><br/>All I need to do now is find the pen, which I have put down somewhere. 🙄 2025-12-07T16:23:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyhk5k0degfsl74njsrnndyu7zut9g6he29j02xcj6alfxkdk6htszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg2hdd2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmllfdkc4cc8jmte6kxa7gy4v25w86c3ujpflydwajyuacd2cpsq59k50f'>nevent1q…k50f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think a couple of people, including you, have mentioned preferring the Majohn converter to the Pilot one. 2025-12-06T22:32:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2y2gr7l4gdrj0evpt6rxs6emgprwfn85v598a5j4zlqh08x79n7qzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgc6vuw0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fq4zm92mhv42ap4c84smx00mqxxgrefurpdfwnwu4egpvmc3v0csqlnvd'>nevent1q…lnvd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I bought some spare refillable cartridges and a converter for the Majohn A1, and was wondering if those would fit the Jinhao. If they do it would make it more portable, because I am *not* going to try refilling it at work. 2025-12-06T22:28:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9h6v9wy4693cfeyd7hzpn3d2rmxz5jzdvlxzzkegwu7jcxl2ty5gzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg3xj2lj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvh3xv8enaj60z7npvt94rllaaezgz6nk8kfmjc2k82dp63zzq5gcsdexsm'>nevent1q…exsm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So far I really like it. Not too heavy for me, easy to hold, smooth wet writer. Only downside is that it could really do with a dropper to fill the wide mouth converter and wasn&#39;t packed with one. We shall see how long it behaves, <br/>2/2 2025-12-06T22:18:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvh3xv8enaj60z7npvt94rllaaezgz6nk8kfmjc2k82dp63zzq5gczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgxenthv Did a first fill of the Jinhao 20 retractable last weekend, and didn&#39;t use it during the week. Picked it up this evening and did some writing, and smooth start with no skipping, so the seal looks good so far. F nib, but feels more like an M or Western F. Nice writer for me.<br/><br/>#FountainPen.<br/>1/2 2025-12-06T22:18:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9znufa5zyfpug6n60azxf8kufklufxa86z7sca8qg3yydv7dp6eczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgzyf2qq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qklg8lpgmklzhr2s0vj2u7cltnldefm9zpgdpt0fz2jaslaphmssaa9nj'>nevent1q…a9nj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At least this time they left a card saying where they&#39;d left it, and had even taken it to the correct neighbour given as an alternative, instead of taking it to a completely different neighbour while claiming on the tracking email that they&#39;d put it in my own blue bin.<br/>#FountainPen<br/>2/2 2025-11-27T19:35:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qklg8lpgmklzhr2s0vj2u7cltnldefm9zpgdpt0fz2jaslaphmszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgtnakzn My Horoco dip pens arrived today by Royal Mail 48 hr service with tracking - on time and as predicted. Apart from the minor detail that when I got the notification email that it it had been dispatched I went to the website to rearrange delivery to Saturday, because I wasn&#39;t going to be in.<br/><br/>1/2 2025-11-27T19:35:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswmp8ea73pdcmpdkucn9lmtl4ekt9m8zvrrcr4lce7mwu9znaevgczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgdpvmun Order placed - Sailor Horoco fude, 1.1 stub, and a fine nib and two feeds. Plus a bottle of Van Dieman ink in an interesting looking colour, which took it over the free shipping minimum.<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/><br/>1/2 2025-11-23T22:21:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsywuqvq0wzy9p970jgj578emfvuxsjlxwu3ch5nzjrce4mahhrxnszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgfu2kmw Bought a new 48 slot pen wallet to go with the three I already have, not so much because I need that many as that I want to organise by maker and could do with more room. Started going through the box on my desk checking before putting away.<br/><br/>Spa day next weekend, I think...<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/><br/>1/3 2025-11-23T19:49:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswke0mhpxkkg5ltcfzcze20dqmklyzcjewdshcq0lj0u6vdlgq3lszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg9zqt0j Finally putting together that order for a Sailor Hiroco dip pen, and while I was on Art From The Heart&#39;s website I thought I&#39;d check out the swatch cards. Um. Down the paper rabbit hole.<br/><br/>Anyway, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hmur9dkqez4et4vv2vf73e7qamc2k535hm7hwvh5jmvwvxzdnupsuhk6rx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jim P.hantom</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hmu…k6rx</span>)</a></span> had mentioned making swatch cards by cutting up some of his Midori paper, so when I saw Yamamoto paper tasting sets I thought &#34;that looks fun, I could make swatch cards&#34;. Two problems. 1) They&#39;re mostly out of stock. 2) Any actual writing I do with fountain pens is on copy paper, Oxford Black n Red, and whatever random notebook I am currently using at work to quickly note down what computer thing I have fixed and how long it took. I don&#39;t use writing paper to write letters to people, and diary is the aforementioned Black n Red. Do I actually need to know what my inks look like on fancy Japanese paper, however pretty it is? 2025-11-23T15:20:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszkpyzg7mceqvmhearfjul5xs5wdn2wapntzuvluku3kcxrt2fqrczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgl34zpm Using a new Wing Sung 3008 F at work. Occasional hard start and dry spells, so thought I&#39;d better work on the nib this weekend.<br/><br/>It rolled off my desk. Twice.<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t actually want a fude nib, so I quickly bent it back with my thumb. Nice wet M nib now, but a bit scratchy. :-)<br/><br/>#FountainPen 2025-11-05T08:28:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxztcg69dzd27hwdal02gy4cdg8042yrmt9ftsj2cwdxk4ngf8jgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg9t5zrh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mszdp6rvcpa2y0t8r2kd5h4ud59nnewrjuwnxq94z8shnpzrqjst4cehk'>nevent1q…cehk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My problem is admitting they&#39;re so old... 2025-10-24T05:59:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst87nrxevy7a9wmlhcgq0em5j22yem0frem0hcyammqz2c6c2pfvgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgdwwmnz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvvcmxfmzpvr8h9dmmpvjjk9c8x5qudc5wtlve7kpml0asa6ln7dgpg3w0f'>nevent1q…3w0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can only find one UK stockist on a quick search. Alas, far too expensive for what I want, as I don&#39;t take anything over £20 to work. The Herbin is £16, which is pushing the limit for something someone might see as disposable - I think fountain pens are a bit safer from someone assuming that plastic equals cheap.<br/><br/>Though I forever fear that someone might walk off with my Kaweko Perkeo, because the Bad Taste colourway looks so much like a marker pen when capped that I&#39;ve been known to wonder where my fountain pen is before realising it&#39;s that that thing that registered as a marker pen when I scanned my desk. 😆 2025-10-19T08:30:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrtp730meudjx4r4hjcfhp4d277njgatu32jsewrjqjan3pjqv34czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgdywc0d Something I really, really want is back in stock at Cult Pens - a refillable rollerball that uses fountain pen ink either in standard international cartridges or the included converter. And there are couple of things on my &#34;the next time I have a reason to order&#34; wish list... 2025-10-18T21:33:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2m5vn9nlp3uar52kklvfmdz59nlzapxf6zk46x6eecssl9nf8w8szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgunk5gx Having used the new Wing Sung 3008 for a week at work, I am pleased to report that it too keeps writing even after being only loosely capped, and indeed after being left uncapped altogether for ten minutes. First fill is Diamine Sapphire Blue, yet to try less well-behaved inks.<br/><br/>#FountainPens 2025-10-18T11:33:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswve7uel28k45zew440apn5zdld6kjxsrtmls8y50ql0yh2kw0lygzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgcr26pf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhrmhm0a6gslkgxesf8ycsyw36mqsh7g563m43amkg3w396ww9dg02dzyc'>nevent1q…dzyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My, that&#39;s a pretty thing. 😃 2025-10-17T06:49:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf4fvzw9c34ng3z5f76hv2qfvg7dyfrvtphg7gzqfztpeuglqwp6qzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgn8g9g3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvxtzkg4yd53lzqjrwuxpypr5tj8gks32vvlwmh68cdm38qetdeqde99nt'>nevent1q…99nt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a soft spot for Vectors, because they&#39;re what I used at university, but having fallen down the pen rabbit hole a few years ago, it has to be said the seal is less than ideal.<br/><br/>Deciding after many years it was time I started using fountain pens again for the sake of my RSI led to the discovery that a) I seemed to have fewer fountain pens than I did when we first moved into this house and b) two of the nibs from my Vector calligraphy set were missing. The bricks and mortar store didn&#39;t have any in stock, so off I went to Amazon, where the algorithm promptly decided that I needed to know about cheap Chinese fountain pens. 2025-10-16T06:57:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr5t5p3qtussgmyd4tp7jgjrfyyfsk6s8sygts6xdusvtmnszfumgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgwcfvvw Finally got around to inking one of the new set of 4 Wing Sung 3008 pens I bought earlier this year. F nib, using a new bottle of Diamine Sapphire Blue (my standard test ink) without cleaning the pen first. How do WS manage to make cheap nibs so smooth? Lovely writer on first use.<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/4 2025-10-12T15:35:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrkh2a4y993he5uswrqypmt5390qvqtuedmucavx5ngz20a6ax76szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgxngt3v It takes a surprisingly long time to do even a rough photoshoot of 16 Diamine ink swatches. But half an hour later I have photos of the Fruity and Iridescink set in late afternoon sunlight within half an hour, so similar lighting for the set. I may eventually write that blog post.<br/><br/>#FountainPens 2025-09-28T15:34:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphdxs6cskmf7lerjnshmk4lxvskytxyl4qj7er88d7aypmaqql3czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgwzykkd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhxw5s5fzu6hz5gn99730hlyn54rtwjpflsy3a2t3647n8ewtkag3xx075'>nevent1q…x075</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks, that&#39;s useful to know - and you have given me ideas about a Midori notebook that was included in a &#34;nice things for fountain pens&#34; set I got from Cult Pens a few years ago and have still not used. 2025-09-07T17:38:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx9s85hzq04ssrx8ul82dl3c02yykh3dpd5s7zl8h4ag5gdd2252szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgz4g9kv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvy8wkssamvkzpmnf2a3feq9tphm4wrzffgh53qvztrcfx6wzpn9sl8966s'>nevent1q…966s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bother. The swatch cards are out of stock, and I wouldn&#39;t use the loose leaf, and probably not the notebooks. <br/><br/>They do have Nuoto cards, which are four times the price, but have some interesting patterns in the ink resistant coating <a href="https://www.afth.co.uk/nouto-japan-1423-c.asp">https://www.afth.co.uk/nouto-japan-1423-c.asp</a> - but I think that can wait for another day at that price. 2025-09-07T17:31:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspxp0ezv7cuxhwp58l8a7ud02yue5a5ae36reer93k43syktz2v7czyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg33yap7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy54hwlhw3cam5gx58jxxljn0hp7zrjxaql6af0mt8nu7nrx8086gqq0urw'>nevent1q…0urw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmm... A quick check shows Art From The Heart stocks Iroful, and I was going to order a Hocoro from there. Maybe I shall treat myself. 2025-09-07T17:11:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9k2snp6n9090jzz4pv946ljccurv508npkuqdwyy338vx8r2xpjczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgt4lh8a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9d5alstk6fh6qturxeasusvkxa68xay5f8tclzk6msrdw24zzzsqa2vaj5'>nevent1q…vaj5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s amazing what a difference the paper makes. 2025-09-07T17:01:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvfg94hlwvhjl2ursvtcck5w0aqv4460lw42pwppc97mstypz7zvgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgz62lsd Decided that I didn&#39;t really like those Tinkerbell swatch cards from Wearingeul, but it occurs to me that I could do some *deliberate* lightfastness tests, and use the Tinkerbell cards for them to make it clear that it was one that had been under the sun.<br/><br/>#FountainPens<br/>1/2 2025-09-07T09:16:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyre2cxy7m8ygy5t223353zrwcssqthnvkcvrf6am3wmssl02nguszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgjwq6xc This is what happens when you put your swatch card folder down on the windowsill to take some photos and forget to pick it up again - for a week. On the left in each photo, inadvertent lightfastness test; on the right, a new swatch of Van Dieman Ink &#34;leatherwood honey&#34;. <br/>#FountainPens<br/><br/>1/3<br/> <img src="https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/drum/media_attachments/files/115/158/400/617/592/825/original/673b58b712f814ef.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/drum/media_attachments/files/115/158/400/628/643/918/original/ec9bbd8d59778e7e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-06T16:55:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswkesj2603p5nudeaen89xy9pre787cdv87faqkne0hq8pc3kgh5szyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgx2nl5k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgpfduywyjp2nkytk24qcp3m5g5s4mwx2dkdttgmpuz5qgkh0hkqke9xgz'>nevent1q…9xgz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve generally found the Jinhao snap caps are pretty good when new, but do slowly degrade. Nothing beats a Platinum Preppy in the cheap pens, but with the screw caps my Wing Sung 3008s have been very good at starting after a few days or even weeks, as long as it isn&#39;t a shimmer ink. Swapping out the OEM nib for a rainbow nib on one of them did make it a lot less happy about starting after even a couple of hours, though. 2025-09-02T21:38:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw3g3fgply4060szqz3dhv77smjyfrntekzydevwgtd3n9hrgx0hgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg64vy0z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzs86zrgq67qp76s2qr5utn84cku2jj0tjnjulg4tplcec00vq2s54lcfg'>nevent1q…lcfg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of sellers are significantly more expensive than that, but the price seems to have come down over the last few weeks, so I thought I&#39;d try one out.<br/><br/>I have finally reached the stage where I&#39;m looking at the number of &#34;ooh, shiny&#34; cheap Chinese pens I&#39;ve bought over the last couple of years and thinking that perhaps some of them can go to the meet at Eastercon to be given away to other people who&#39;d like to play with one for a bit. The Jinhao 10 may end up in that category. :-) 2025-09-02T21:26:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd997u0xk3uj2r54qcdd2hnak6kgvwyjxmqv7jvtwp653deaxdz8qzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgfl9r7g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwsheudn57643pqpca4azpzft5mfd4m5vpauyg03kg7rmzculnpcxqq2kd'>nevent1q…q2kd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suspect that what I would be most likely to use it for is better addressed by one of my cheap pens that doesn&#39;t dry out if left with the cap slipped loosely over it for half an hour - I found that with my Majohn A1. But the other thing I&#39;d use it for at work has sufficient opportunity for Putting It Down Somewhere that I&#39;d rather use something slightly cheaper than the A1. Not entirely convinced that what I&#39;m getting is the genuine article at a special offer price of £5, though. 2025-09-02T21:09:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgja2s4u2fez9sesk4kxzq4ea65r3zksg5cvkagzf2uprscepetkczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgxkptre Email from AliExpress saying my parcel is on the international flight, which means amongst other things a Jinhao 10 is on its way. I am a glutton for retractable-related punishment.<br/>#FountainPen 2025-09-02T20:38:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtyxqem879jztugss6098udtgetxa9dsh5hw3jw4xu29xu66vhpqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg2r8cy2 Going to treat myself to a Sailor Hocoro dip pen for testing inks (and possibly a bit of simple calligraphy if I feel a sudden yen to take that up again). Suggestions on best nib? My immediate thought was fude, but should I be looking at a 1mm or 2mm stub?<br/><br/>#FountainPen 2025-08-30T15:53:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz25wal3svukx8jfnjx9knmxfu7fygqsxefwfn2cnecsz5e7sp9aszyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgh6gxdr Just seen my first &#34;click this link to verify your Mastodon account&#34; phish. 😠 2025-08-30T08:10:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst4rzv6ufxm7x4k5xqxx540qaf38hnrhemyg2ylz2u7quegmvzelqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgjlgsnz My contribution this week is the first two pages in my Dominant Industry Log of Atlantis, which now have all 16 colours from the Cult Pens &#34;Fruity and Iridescink&#34; collection of wee tiny bottles of their special edition Diamine inks. <br/><br/>#SwatchWednesday #FountainPens<br/><br/>1/2<br/> <img src="https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/drum/media_attachments/files/115/102/685/124/039/111/original/38569b69545283fb.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/drum/media_attachments/files/115/102/685/105/033/466/original/d8c7b567ceef6842.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-27T20:46:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00j9640xwk3ahxtdmm2cnh7f7kld8k8ee89qmm03sekxajn0cccczyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgyk3ye0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5yexyflaqa849fzc4ggk7f3t8xx0xfuzj8vsyqjh256j9c4t4tgjljest'>nevent1q…jest</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice touch to throw in the original nibs. Would have been even nicer if they&#39;d sent the colourways I&#39;d actually ordered... They sent a blue swirl M instead of the blue-green M which was the original point of the exercise. Anyway, messaged them through eBay and we shall see what comes of it.<br/>2/2 2025-08-21T20:30:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd5yexyflaqa849fzc4ggk7f3t8xx0xfuzj8vsyqjh256j9c4t4tgzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzgz8weca My new Jinhao 51a pens arrived today. I&#39;d ordered a replacement for the over-soaked blue-green M nib, a blue-green art/fude nib, and an M in the purple-orange. All three arrived with the original F or EF nib included - they&#39;d obviously swapped the stock nibs themselves.<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/2 2025-08-21T20:30:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00ehhaesfth8625kg6yqqu2tf08cy5ud95enmzhy5lutrx28j7wqzyr2dftckrhx78s8ld5rasv33jqxhaxsn7zvj0tfkf4umpa8eenhzg4rmhyx Interesting. I caught the fude nib on the Lanbitou 2053 on something inside the cap, and it promptly changed characteristic, refusing to write at a low angle and much broader than it had been at a high angle. Comparing with the photo it looked bent much closer to the feed.<br/><br/>#FountainPen<br/>1/4 2025-08-17T17:28:27Z