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Antifa Turkeesian posted:How safe is it to go through ebay or etsy—or amazon—for a pricier pen? If I see a Lamy 2000 for $150 or a Pilot Custom 912 for $220, should I be suspicious of fraud and stick to major retailers even if they stay much closer to sticker price? The Japanese pens you see on ebay selling at lower prices are almost always legitimate, it's just that they're Japanese domestic market sellers and the prices in Japan are *way* lower than they are anywhere else in the world. Lower end models generally won't come with converters, and if you have any issues with the pen you're SOL in terms of warranty support.
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Got a Sailor Professional Gear w/ a 21 karat gold fine nib a few days ago, and couldn't be more pleased with it. The nib is gorgeous and writes very well. Edit: BTW, where do you guys get the little pen-holding crab from? I want one! Meowspergers fucked around with this message at 12:24 on Apr 5, 2021 |
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Meowspergers posted:Got a Sailor Professional Gear w/ a 21 karat gold fine nib a few days ago, and couldn't be more pleased with it. The nib is gorgeous and writes very well. Amazon US sometimes has them, otherwise AliExpress. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32975990960.html
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Goldspot also sells the crabs, and a very sassy looking cat.Antifa Turkeesian posted:How safe is it to go through ebay or etsy—or amazon—for a pricier pen? If I see a Lamy 2000 for $150 or a Pilot Custom 912 for $220, should I be suspicious of fraud and stick to major retailers even if they stay much closer to sticker price?
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Traded my son his Kakuno for a Jinhao 993. Really fun pens considering the price. My oldest saw my youngest with the Kakuno and wanted his own. Instead of buying another Kakuno, I bought a 6 pack of these for pretty much the same price. Writes super smooth. Edit: Also got my pen case in today: 
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Apr 5, 2021 21:20
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Organic Studio's Nitrogen: Pros: really, really pretty ink. Seriously if it's mixed up properly it's a fantastic ink to write cursive in, that sheen is something else. Cons: fussy as all gently caress and a bitch to clean.
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With OS nitrogen you WILL get a spot of it on your desk or something and find out randomly on your hands for months
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Sankis posted:With OS nitrogen you WILL get a spot of it on your desk or something and find out randomly on your hands for months So I've been told! Also, black ink needs a nice thick line. Change my mind. e: it ended up on my lip somehow. HOW I DON'T KNOW BUT THERE'S A SPECK THERE iospace fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Apr 6, 2021 |
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Apr 6, 2021 02:57
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iospace posted:So I've been told! I poured mine out because of this. It's a cursed ink.
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Apr 6, 2021 03:21
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Heath posted:I poured mine out because of this. It's a cursed ink. See, I like it, but I feel it's a "preppy" sort of ink. Don't want to dedicate a regular pen to it, but stick it in a preppy and it'll be fiiiiiiine.
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iospace posted:e: it ended up on my lip somehow. HOW I DON'T KNOW BUT THERE'S A SPECK THERE Sure, sure
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Bank posted:Edit: Also got my pen case in today:
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iospace posted:See, I like it, but I feel it's a "preppy" sort of ink. Don't want to dedicate a regular pen to it, but stick it in a preppy and it'll be fiiiiiiine. It will instantly dry out in a Preppy nib. They're too fine. That ink needs a waterfall's worth of moisture to stay wet, yet somehow it never fully dries to the paper either, since it's soluble in the oil of your fingers and handling the paper even years later will cause it to smear. Cursed ink, do not be charmed by its shimmer
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My Draco came in today, I have yet to fill it with ink and as said earlier I'll use Iroshizuku Momiji. While I understand the BSiAR desire, I bought a fine as I want to use it for letter writing a lot. So as a thread, we now own 0,1% of the total Draco supply out there. That is my only gripe, 3000 does not seem very limited, does it?
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Keetron posted:Is that the girologio from Goulet? It is not. I cheaped out and bought this from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fountain-Waterproof-Canvas-Holder-Display/dp/B07SJLHW35 My goal is to check out some more pens, max myself out to 20, then when I figure out which ones I really like, put them in a smaller, higher quality case.
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Apr 6, 2021 21:49
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You know what today is? It's new Delta day, hooray! And it's, uh, it's definitely something  Look at that gorgeous(?) colour.
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grack posted:You know what today is? It's new Delta day, hooray! And the nib?
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Apr 8, 2021 01:06
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grack posted:You know what today is? It's new Delta day, hooray! My high school was built in 1970 and this was the color of the carpet in 2000.
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iospace posted:And the nib? Just Delta's basic steel nib. Pretty good writer, though  Heath posted:My high school was built in 1970 and this was the color of the carpet in 2000. The particular collection that this Delta hails from is actually called the "Anni Settanta", which roughly translates to "The 70s". Seems like they got the colors correct, anyways.
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grack posted:You know what today is? It's new Delta day, hooray! I actually really like this color. Though, I did just get a Sailor in 70's brown, so maybe my taste is a little suspect.
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Apr 8, 2021 01:29
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I really like burnt orange and the whole grimy 70s palette.
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Apr 8, 2021 01:29
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I want the Sailor Habanero pen, but I can't justify yet another pen that much. (plus I have something else I need to spend my money on so!)
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iospace posted:I want the Sailor Habanero pen, but I can't justify yet another pen that much. I am trying to justify a 1911 (tangerine probably) before the prices go up. On Amazon the black one is $100 off... I just got my TSWBi echo and it’s nice but those sailor nibs...
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LionArcher posted:I am trying to justify a 1911 (tangerine probably) before the prices go up. On Amazon the black one is $100 off... I just got my TSWBi echo and it’s nice but those sailor nibs... I have a Royal Tangerine 1911 with a music nib. It's amazing. This weekend I go to pick up one of those cranberry sparkly 1911s with a Zoom nib. And yes, Sailor nibs are really nice.
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atholbrose posted:I have a Royal Tangerine 1911 with a music nib. It's amazing. This weekend I go to pick up one of those cranberry sparkly 1911s with a Zoom nib. Pic? And how thick is that music nib?
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Apr 8, 2021 18:29
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What exactly is the zoom nib? I haven't figured that out.
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Zoom nibs have a triangular grind to the tipping designed to replicate a calligraphy brush. The angle you hold the pen at determines the width of the line on the page.
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Wanna hear something stupid? The TWSBI Diamond 580 AL has a smooth polished, buffed grip and the TWSBI Diamond 580 AL Rose has a slightly matte grip. Goddamn, is that smooth grip annoying, my fat fingers keep slipping. I'll probably use up the ink that is in it now to see if I can get used to it (don't think so) and then retire it and buy the Emerald Green to sooth the pain.
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Chip McFuck posted:Zoom nibs have a triangular grind to the tipping designed to replicate a calligraphy brush. The angle you hold the pen at determines the width of the line on the page. Huh, that's cool. Anyway... was thinking about starting a new thread. The old OP is still mostly relevant (some of the links are dead), but it's 8 years old at this point and the OP is gone. Any thoughts?
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 I got a new thing!
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Wondering what kind of (sub ~$100) high-capacity pens goons have had good experiences with (that's not a TWSBI)? My TWSBI 580 has never been as consistent and smooth as my safari but I'd like something smooth like that but with a larger capacity.
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Noodler's Ahab is a beast. Swap the nib if you like but if you add some o rings and grease you can fill the inside instead of using a converter and it holds an embarrassingly large amount of ink.
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LionArcher posted:Pic? And how thick is that music nib? The nib isn't three-tined, but it is a big, wide, squared-off nib -- kinda like a triple broad, as Sailor nibs go. I am bad at pen photography, but here are these:  
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aldantefax posted:Noodler's Ahab is a beast. Swap the nib if you like but if you add some o rings and grease you can fill the inside instead of using a converter and it holds an embarrassingly large amount of ink. Is it a smooth writer? It looks nice and easy to convert, a huge plus; I will look into it, thanks!
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The more I see the Safari Savannah, the more I want it. I need to stop looking at pens.
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PlushCow posted:Is it a smooth writer? It looks nice and easy to convert, a huge plus; I will look into it, thanks! Lol, Ahab's have notoriously finicky steel flex nibs. If you do get an Ahab, also get a #6 Jowo replacement nib (just the nib, not a nib unit) in the size of your choosing. PenBBS, Narwhal, and a few other people all make relatively cheap piston fillers, but if I was looking for a high capacity pen, I'd save up a few bucks more and buy an Opus 88 demonstrator. Those things are absolute units, and really bulletproof eyedroppers as well.
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Hello new thread title
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You could also get a moonman m2 and a replacement JoWo nib for a lot of capacity and smooth writer as well. Hell, the default nib may be good if you don't mind a fine or ef
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My Opus 88 Koloro is probably my best steel-nibbed writer, and has a huge capacity, so I second that recommendation.
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Anyone know how good Karas pens are? Considering one
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