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  2. jchch1950

    Is it Plum?

    The prices of the Plum original 51 are too high. Now I'm waiting to find a good discount on the Parker 51 reissued to have the plum colour that I think is quite close to the original one.
  3. jchch1950

    Another Safari for 2024

    The The blue Lamy with the red clip of last year is different from the French Blue in the tone of the colour, it was the same as the regular edition. The French blue is lighter. I don't know if it was a special edition for an Asian country and resale in other countries.
  4. jchch1950

    What pen(s) are you using today?

    A Platinum Preppy in solid colour? Which cartridges it uses? Maybe this will be a new trend for the Preppy.😀
  5. Hi & thanks for reply! I did a cold water flush of the pen when I received it to get the old ink out, before I filled it with brown ink. I don't have any Waterman ink, but my thinking is I'll give it a try with kon-peki, as that's a very easy flowing ink.
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  7. Has anybody seen a catalogue of the NYH ebonite sortiment? I didn't find one on the internet and the company's PR department doesn't seem to answer quickly. Thank you.
  8. Irontank

    100th Anniversary editions

    I agree that resin is a better option. Meanwhile, I am still waiting for my local Montblanc Boutique to bring in these models for in-person viewings.
  9. All 13 types of urushi grip section development are completed. As of now, I will end the urushi grip development. grip section for Urushi is designed in such way, urushi process is easier & urushi durability is better, compared to a regular grip section design. also, urushi grip section is thinner than a regular one. because, urushi layers will make the part thicker. even thread size is carefully considered for urushi process tolerance. So far this year, I've completed... 11 types of ebonite feeders dodecagon cigar symmetry (for urushi) diamond dodecagon cigar symmetry (for urushi) 13 types of urushi compatible grip sections from now on, i will reduce fountain pen research, and focus more on production of non-urushi / urushi fountain pens. thank you 3 additional types have been completed, since the last posting: Hourglass Arc Full Arc Full Arc Pipe From Left: Hourglass Short Hourglass Curvy Vintage Taper Vintage Arc One-Piece Pipe Vintage Thick Caterpillar Arc Fine Caterpillar Arc One-Piece Thick Arc Hourglass Arc Full Arc Full Arc Pipe
  10. Where's the Stub of the Day 2 thread?
  11. Doc Dan

    NEW Kawaco Sport Piston Filler

    My most anticipated pen this year! I really didn't want another pen with a proprietary cartridge and the ink capacity of the converter is very small. This, on the other hand, changes everything. I can use whatever ink I want to use.
  12. Doc Dan

    Kaweco AL SPORT Piston Filler Black

    I came here to post this video. I see you beat me to it. 😄 Michael from Kaweco answers a lot of questions, such as why it took so long, does the cap from other Sports fit, and much more.
  13. Doc Dan

    Kaweco Sport Piston

    Thanks for the great review. This is my most anticipated pen! I was always on the fence about Kaweco, but this one caused me to fall over on that side. Hopefully, they will be in stock, here, in a week or two. I wonder what the street price will be?
  14. sannidh

    A Review of the Conid Minimalistica

    Thank you @senzen. I'm with you on this, even when my rational sense of humor isn't. I'll likely snag a Kakari Black PVD with a Kodachi equivalent nib, before embarking on another pen-skippabatical.
  15. sannidh

    A Review of the Conid Minimalistica

    Thank you so much @Paul-in-SF. And thank you again for introducing us to the Kakari.
  16. sannidh

    A Review of the Conid Minimalistica

    Thank you @Muchacho. I have a KOP PG, it's the nib that's nice. The pen is otherwise standard, or could be even sub-standard if you compare it with the kind of plating that Montblanc/Pelikan use. 18 YO MB146 vs 7 YO Sailor PG. Check this out. Asvine P36 uses a bock housing for the stock nibs too. It may be a pain removing the original housing. I just used a FNF housing to for a sailor #6 nib and feed.
  17. Thank you so much for your very kind and wonderful words. I meant to post a photo using the bright basement lighting. I filled the pen down there while tending to laundry. I didn’t take the iPhone with me, so no photo. But I can always write on my Tomoe paper inserts, and post in the Stub of the Day 2 thread.
  18. sannidh

    A Review of the Conid Minimalistica

    To be honest, I can't disagree with you. If any stock of Purple Rain was available, I would have done the same. But the humor of my situation was overwhelming.
  19. Unusual! I don't recall seeing that before.
  20. Got some chromatography paper... LL: Levenger Blue Bahama LR: Iroshizuku Kon Peki TL: Edelstein Topaz TR: Lamy Turquoise
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      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
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      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
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