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Tommah posted:i recycle the cartridge for my kaweco al sport because last i checked there's no converter that fits the pen Kaweco themselves have a tiny squeeze converter, Monteverde have a mini converter that iirc fits and I'm sure there's at least one more.
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Templar Ink is coming out with a revised version of their converter to fit Sports. Personally though, I just reuse cartridges for my Kaweco, all the tiny converters look awful.
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Jul 28, 2015 20:54
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howe_sam posted:When you're getting a custom grind on a nib, what impact does the original tipping have on things? In other words, if I want a stub, will the line be finer if they start with a medium or a broad? If you're working with a custom grind with tipping you're going to grind the shape of the tipping material to your final size. So the larger the iridium ball on the end, the broader you can have your final tip be. You can also work with untipped nibs, just grinding down the steel to the width and shape that you want for italics. Here's a kinda crappy picture of one I did on a standard Noodler's steel nib in my Konrad: 
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Jul 28, 2015 21:45
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Everything Burrito posted:I save mine and fill 'em back up until it's too much effort and get a clean one. The only pens I put cartridges in are Pilots though so they're easy to come by. Same here. I dislike the smaller pilot converters and the cartridges flow very well and hold a decent amount. I've been refilling them with custom ink and using a chopstick to recap them.
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CoolCat posted:Who recycles their old cartridges? I used to do this a lot for my Faber Castell. The converter dealt very poorly with ink sticking to the walls and bottom. As mentioned, you can only use each cartridge a few times before you have to chuck it. Eventually I resolved the converter problem by cutting up a used cartridge to get at the little plastic ball, then shoving it into the converter to function as an agitator.
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Jul 28, 2015 23:10
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CoolCat posted:Who recycles their old cartridges? I generally re-use mine until they stop sealing properly. It's easy to refill them with a blunt syringe.
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Jul 29, 2015 01:19
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CoolCat posted:Who recycles their old cartridges? I refill them whenever they dry up or get empty due to use.
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Jul 29, 2015 01:48
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CoolCat posted:Who recycles their old cartridges? I have a pair of waterman c/fs
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Kerbtree posted:Kaweco themselves have a tiny squeeze converter, Monteverde have a mini converter that iirc fits and I'm sure there's at least one more. Coincidentally I was just looking into the Monteverde converter and saw a bunch of reviews from people that tried to use them in Kawecos but had no success. I kind of want a Kaweco sport but not if I have to buy cartridges.
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Tommah posted:i recycle the cartridge for my kaweco al sport because last i checked there's no converter that fits the pen The brass Kaweco AL sport looks awesome, but the lack of a convertor, and the obnoxiously large logo seem off putting.
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TopherCStone posted:Coincidentally I was just looking into the Monteverde converter and saw a bunch of reviews from people that tried to use them in Kawecos but had no success. I kind of want a Kaweco sport but not if I have to buy cartridges. Kaweco does have a squeeze converter for the Sport series. Also all the plastic/resin Sports are great for converting to eyedroppers.
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grack posted:Kaweco does have a squeeze converter for the Sport series. Also all the plastic/resin Sports are great for converting to eyedroppers. I've only had one eyedropper pen but it was annoyingly messy. Might try the squeeze converter though, thanks for the tip. e: technically now I have another eyedropper. Found out that you can rinse out and reuse the Pilot Varsity. I had one near death on my desk, so I frankensteined it with a syringe and some black Noodler's. TopherCStone fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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My Man Shran posted:I've been using my recently-arrived Eco all day and it's pretty spectacular. It feels cheaper yet somehow more durable than my 580s. The plastics are soft enough that I don't feel that I will crack anything by simply looking at it funny, and the unibody design seems to be a structural improvement over the Diamond series anyway. I know I've been MIA from this thread for several months, but I too jumped on the TWSBI Eco and I got mine in today. So far I'm quite chuffed with it, I got a F and it writes super smooth. For $30 the pen seems excellent, but only time will reveal any QC issues it is bound to have. That being said, I'm glad to have a cheap pen as my new EDC. I'm still quite pissed at myself for losing my Lamy 2k, and am trying to find an entry-level modern gold nibbed pen to replace it with. I'm leaning towards a Sailor 1911L if I can find a deal on one, but I'm not sure what nib I want to get.
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Aforementioned Pilot Varsity conversion is holding up well so far. No leaks, it starts up right away, and it's a great writer. Now I'm looking at a Rotring Artpen in 1.1mm italic...
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So I got a package today: First impression? This is a drat long pen, it's longer than a M805! Second impression, oh my god the 18k nib is ridiculously smooth.
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howe_sam posted:
Gotta love the classical Omas FP style but I find some of the newer Paragons to be much larger than before.
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I have a Pilot Parallel in 1.5mm on the way! I need some italic in my life.
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I ended up getting the Muji aluminum pen and a Lamy Safari, as prophesied weeks ago. But I have a question about my Metro: it leaks into the cap, big time; every time I uncap it, I end up with ink all over the tips of my fingers. I recently replaced the cartridge with a converter and filled it with some Noodler's Blue Black. Initially, I used the bulb converter that came with the Metro, but I hate that thing since I have no idea how much is being drawn into it, so I switched to a CON-50. The pen leaks no matter which one I used, so I'm wondering if the leak is to do with the converter or the ink itself. I want to figure it out before I run out of the ink in my Safari and switch to the converter. Anyone know what it is? Also, writing with the Muji feels like using a mechanical pencil, if that makes any sense. I don't know if it's the nib or the ink that came with it, but it's rather pleasant anyway. Leaking won't be an issue because I've got a pack of Diamine Oxblood cartridges I'll be using, as it's going to be used as a grading pen and I want scary red ink for my students.
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Titus Sardonicus posted:I ended up getting the Muji aluminum pen and a Lamy Safari, as prophesied weeks ago. But I have a question about my Metro: it leaks into the cap, big time; every time I uncap it, I end up with ink all over the tips of my fingers. I recently replaced the cartridge with a converter and filled it with some Noodler's Blue Black. Initially, I used the bulb converter that came with the Metro, but I hate that thing since I have no idea how much is being drawn into it, so I switched to a CON-50. The pen leaks no matter which one I used, so I'm wondering if the leak is to do with the converter or the ink itself. I want to figure it out before I run out of the ink in my Safari and switch to the converter. Anyone know what it is? Check to make sure your nib and feed are fully seated and test with a different ink. Noodler's inks are notorious for prioritizing colors and features over good behavior.
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What would you recommend? I want a nice dark blue black, Private Reserve's Midnight Blues caught my eye but I don't want to get burned with something that won't behave. I have a lot of that Noodler's though, I'm going to have to learn to live with it. Dang.
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Magnus Praeda posted:Check to make sure your nib and feed are fully seated and test with a different ink. Noodler's inks are notorious for prioritizing colors and features over good behavior. I've never had any issues with Noodler's Ink in a Metro, and I have one right here filled with Heart of Darkness. Bad Belted Kingfisher is a great Blue-Black as well.
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Titus Sardonicus posted:What would you recommend? I want a nice dark blue black, Private Reserve's Midnight Blues caught my eye but I don't want to get burned with something that won't behave. Iroshizuku Shin-Kai is my favorite blue-black.
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Was helping a friend pick out a pen online (got a Metro, of course) and saw that there's new Metro designs coming out in November. Pilot Metropolitian Retro Pop Sorta want like half of those...
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Aug 6, 2015 20:41
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Finally, a pen for chefs and a pen I can coordinate with my grandmother's kitchen!
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I've been wanting a purple Metro since they came out with the animal print ones, but I hate animal print so I couldn't have one until now (err...November).
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Brightman posted:Was helping a friend pick out a pen online (got a Metro, of course) and saw that there's new Metro designs coming out in November. I'm so getting that houndstooth one.
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Titus Sardonicus posted:What would you recommend? I want a nice dark blue black, Private Reserve's Midnight Blues caught my eye but I don't want to get burned with something that won't behave. Parker Quink Blue-Black is nice and well behaved. Diamine Blue-Black is ok, and the R&K Salix I'm liking the Houndstooth and the Orange Grandma Linoleum Metros. pienipple fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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Brightman posted:Was helping a friend pick out a pen online (got a Metro, of course) and saw that there's new Metro designs coming out in November. Those are amazing looking!
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Titus Sardonicus posted:Isn't Salix an iron gall ink? I've used their Cassis without issue, but I'm pretty sure that one is not an iron gall. pienipple fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Aug 6, 2015 |
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pienipple posted:I've used their Cassis without issue, but I'm pretty sure that one is not an iron gall. It is not.
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Titus Sardonicus posted:Isn't Salix an iron gall ink? Yes it is. Modern iron gall inks really aren't an issue these days except for a small subset of pens. If you want a good non-iron gall blue black that doesn't dry green try Pilot Blue Black.
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Brightman posted:Was helping a friend pick out a pen online (got a Metro, of course) and saw that there's new Metro designs coming out in November. oh my goddd I was about to buy another 2-pack on Massdrop, but I'm glad I held out, because the new colours look so much better. I want the green, grey, and maybe orange. If Pilot was a perfect brand, they'd make broad nibs too, but alas...
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pienipple posted:Parker Quink Blue-Black is nice and well behaved. Diamine Blue-Black is ok, and the R&K Salix Verdigris definitely has a green tinge to it, especially under bright light or sunlight. It can pass for a blue-black a lot of the time though. It's an odd color, but like the other Rohrer & Klingner inks I've tried, it's very well-behaved.
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Brightman posted:Pilot Metropolitian Retro Pop I kinda like the grey and teal FPs. Not like I need anymore student pens ofc 
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I have to say I'm really not a fan of Noodler's anymore. Many of the inks are beautiful, but they're astonishingly temperamental. The only one I can say I still like is Noodler's Black, but I like Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black much better. Side note: can anyone take a few pics of the feed and nib of a Pilot Metro? I have a frankenstein idea, but I'm not sure if what I want to do will work.
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TopherCStone posted:I have to say I'm really not a fan of Noodler's anymore. Many of the inks are beautiful, but they're astonishingly temperamental. The only one I can say I still like is Noodler's Black, but I like Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black much better. I can when I get home around 7CST if no one else has.
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TopherCStone posted:I have to say I'm really not a fan of Noodler's anymore. Many of the inks are beautiful, but they're astonishingly temperamental. The only one I can say I still like is Noodler's Black, but I like Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black much better. Noodler's makes some amazing colors but I've never been particularly happy with the way they flow, it seems to vary wildly from hard starter to "I jostled my pen and now there's ink everywhere wtf". It seems to be more of a problem in the broad nibs and fat italics I like best. My GF uses Heart of Darkness in a fine metro every day with no problems, I tried it in my medium metro and it was both too runny for my liking and didn't like the sugar cane paper I was using. In my fine kakuno it behaved much better. It all comes down to preferences, and mine is for brands that perform very reliably in my juicy pens and aren't overly dye heavy like Noodler's and Private Reserve. J. Herbin, De Atramentis, Diamine, and Rohrer and Klingner are my favorites for their very vivid colors and good properties. If no one else has done it I still need to repair my purple metro, it wouldn't hurt to take it apart and give it a run through the ultra sonic while I'm at it.
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pienipple posted:Parker Quink Blue-Black is nice and well behaved. It is excellently well behaved, but I wouldn't call it a dark blue-black. Maybe it's different with broader nibs, but in everything I've used it in, it'll go on quite dark, but then dry (usually very quickly, which is nice) to a fairly bright blue. As an aside, I'm not entirely sure what the advice was for, but apparently adding a little water to noodler's inks helps calm them down a little. I think that's for countering nib creep and needlessly heavy flow. Possibly also to lower dry times, it seems people do so for a variety of reasons. Here's a thread on FPN with people's dilution recipes. So that's possibly a thing you could try out, if you have some empty vials or jars or something and feel like playing scientist.
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