EPTThe sweetspot is ridiculously small though, had it for a while and still can't naturally just hit it and stay there.
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vyyye
Sweden3917 Posts
The sweetspot is ridiculously small though, had it for a while and still can't naturally just hit it and stay there. | ||
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broodmann
604 Posts
On March 18 2014 20:32 vyyye wrote: I bought a Lamy 2000 EF which I use exclusively for uni (except exams where I use a mechanical pencil). Absolutely love it, bit like a mechanical keyboard in that I didn't "need" it but I definitely don't regret getting it. The sweetspot is ridiculously small though, had it for a while and still can't naturally just hit it and stay there. You got the fountain pen then? I was thinking about getting the ballpoint pen since its so cheap and the modell very clean and discreet. I recently got the Waterman Expert and I'm very satisfied, having tried both it and the Parker Sonnet I now fell like the Waterman Expert is the better pen. | ||
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Marimokkori
United States306 Posts
On March 11 2014 09:00 docvoc wrote: I did some research after the post and found out just that, though I still can't help but love the way Nakaya pens look. Of course there are other really nice pen makers, and I'll probably have to wait a good 20 years before I could even think of buying a pen like that. I love the Nakaya designs also, but have trouble dishing out the money for it. Still haven't gotten around to buying a falcon, but I'm in love with it. On March 11 2014 04:08 Jonsoload wrote: I wanted to ask what people generally think of the Brand of Faber-Castell. They seem to have this stealth looking pen which looks oh-so freakin cool!!! From the things I've read it's generally held in high regard. Check this out | ||
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ETisME
12497 Posts
On August 26 2013 00:26 electronic voyeur wrote: Fuck. I really thogught the title was Fountain Penis User was warned for this post I don't even know how lol On topic, I was forced to use fountain Pen in 2 years of my primary school and I have used quite a few and imo while it looks incredibly good, the quality of the paper is just as important as the pen and ink itself. On some surface it just doesn't really sink in and if you write fast like I do, you can leave such a mess. Also do you guys like cartiage or ink bottle based pen? I personally haven't found any difference but my friend used to say ink bottle based is better | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23443 Posts
I like many lefties drag my hand when I write so ink usually mains a black hand and smeared pages | ||
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Marimokkori
United States306 Posts
On March 22 2014 14:45 GreenHorizons wrote: I feel like fountain pens are more of a right handers thing? I like many lefties drag my hand when I write so ink usually mains a black hand and smeared pages Check this out http://www.nibs.com/Left-hand writers.htm | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
They've truly thought of everything in the world. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On March 22 2014 14:45 GreenHorizons wrote: I feel like fountain pens are more of a right handers thing? I like many lefties drag my hand when I write so ink usually mains a black hand and smeared pages The ink company "Noodler's" makes some really fast drying ink to help with that. I've found that it's very effective, although I'm not a lefty. Here's a video where the owner of Noodler's shows the ink, not without some violence against the ink and paper and some polarizing political commentary about central banks and currency manipulation... Not to mention the outrageously shaky hands... That being said, I'm finishing my M.A. soon and I'm thinking of picking up something nice. I thought Montblanc because well, it's Montblanc, but I've heard a couple of complaints about their quality control in recent years. I'm told that the resin they use for the body of the pen now tends to crack after a while. Diplomat and Waterman have some nice ones too. Not sure what I'll end up picking up, if anything. | ||
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Marimokkori
United States306 Posts
On March 22 2014 13:17 ETisME wrote: I don't even know how lol On topic, I was forced to use fountain Pen in 2 years of my primary school and I have used quite a few and imo while it looks incredibly good, the quality of the paper is just as important as the pen and ink itself. On some surface it just doesn't really sink in and if you write fast like I do, you can leave such a mess. Also do you guys like cartiage or ink bottle based pen? I personally haven't found any difference but my friend used to say ink bottle based is better TBH it doesn't matter if you use cartridge or converter. You can refill the cartridges with bottled ink and reuse them. Not as convenient/cool as filling a converter or piston fill pen, but you still have the option of bottled ink. The draw towards bottled ink isn't necessarily that the ink is better but the variety and options available goes from a few dozen to hundreds. You can probably find any color you want in bottled ink with a little searching - not the case with cartridges. The paper matters less with certain inks. For example Noodler's X-feather does pretty well on anything except maybe ultra cheap crap you'll find in a school notebook. | ||
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ToT)OjKa(
Korea (South)2437 Posts
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Demoninja
United States1190 Posts
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JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
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TheBloodyDwarf
Finland7524 Posts
On May 04 2014 17:24 JieXian wrote: Am I the only one who read this as fountain penis? Him: On August 26 2013 00:26 electronic voyeur wrote: Fuck. I really thogught the title was Fountain Penis User was warned for this post | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On May 04 2014 16:52 Demoninja wrote: Posting here cause I'm not sure where else to find info aha. I recently got a Pilot Metropolitan and I managed to bend the nib already. Anywhere I can purchase a replacement nib? I'd just buy another one, for parts and spares, look on ebay, like everything else. Not sure how much money you'd save after shipping and all the work. | ||
Firebolt145
Lalalaland34495 Posts
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tshi
United States2495 Posts
They're not the only ones. But now that I'm here, this is pretty cool. My handwriting is too ass to justify having a nice pen, haha. But I think it's fantastic how awesome it looks when someone with nice handwriting writes with a fountain pen. I'm a rollerball-pleb ;_; | ||
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Kronen
United States732 Posts
On May 11 2014 03:45 tshi wrote:. My handwriting is too ass to justify having a nice pen, haha. I thought the same thing before I got a fountain pen. My handwriting still sucks honestly, but I find the writing experience to be much more satisfying. Feeling the nib floating on the top of the paper is just completely different then shoving a metal ball into the thread weave. No more hand cramps for me :-) | ||
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34495 Posts
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On May 11 2014 04:14 Kronen wrote: I thought the same thing before I got a fountain pen. My handwriting still sucks honestly, but I find the writing experience to be much more satisfying. Feeling the nib floating on the top of the paper is just completely different then shoving a metal ball into the thread weave. No more hand cramps for me :-) I love this part about using fountain pens the most, you really learn to write with a very light hand with a fountain pen  On May 11 2014 06:42 Firebolt145 wrote: A nice pen also motivates you to work on your handwriting a little!  | ||
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34495 Posts
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