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- The Conklin fountain pen purchased from an FPNer arrives and the nib exceeds expectations (super flex verging on painterly noodle, yippee). Very happy day!

 

- The risky Bay purchase that didn't describe its dip nibs too well and could have been a good buy or a complete waste of money arrives on the doorstep and they are both Aikin Lamberts with undamaged original gold nibs and mother of pearl handles in marvellous condition. A very, very, good buy for the $$.

 

- After a bit of careful fingernail tine alignment both dip nibs write beautifully and one turns out to be amazing! Snappily responsive with a line from fine (or less) to beyond 2.5mm and back again in the blink of an eye. I can do horizontal cut-offs! (I don't know what the technical name for this is, but I can draw complete rectangles with just the nib - horizontal start spreading the tines and horizontal finish snapping back together. So totally awesome.)

 

- The first ink to be dipped into was Private Reserve Tanzanite and I. See. Sheen. for the first time ever. No squinting or hopeful imagination involved. LOL.

 

'Tis a great week.

Noodler's Konrad Acrylics (normal+Da Luz custom flex) ~ Lamy AL-Stars/Vista F/M/1.1 ~ Handmade Barry Roberts Dayacom M ~ Waterman 32 1/2, F semi-flex nib ~ Conklin crescent, EF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen EEF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen semi-flex M ~ Jinhao X450s ~ Pilot Custom Heritage 912 Posting Nib ~ Sailor 1911 Profit 21k Rhodium F. Favourite inks: Iroshizuku blends, Noodler's CMYK blends.

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Just be careful on the flexing.

Overflex just once, and you could spring the nib.

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Yay for great days! I, too, had a lovely one! I received a Rhodia dot pad and Noodler's Apache Sunset from my boyfriend as an early Valentine's day gift, AND the inks I ordered a week ago finally came in!

 

Please show us some pictures! ;)

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I want all the things x_x

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Happy for you....but do watch the max flex too often.

There is a great article by Richard Bender on his site on, how to spring a nib.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Ac12 and Bo Bo O: thanks. I put them down when my hands are tired, as it'll be one of those moments when my brain wanders that they will be at risk. Mr Binder's amazing site has been well read by me since joining FPN :) the various damaged nibs are etched in my visual memory.

 

Thankfully I tend to prefer flexing well within their limits for normal use. After my steel flex nib, these are purely blissful and a real treat to write with. 1 para with the steel flex takes the same physical toll as 3 pages with the Conklin to my untrained hands.

 

Betwixt - great valentines gifts!!! Rhodia dot is fun - my go-to pad for doodling/playing around with new nibs and inks. I love the look of Apache in pics online - gorgeous shader. (Sorry, a bit over pasting pics at present due to posting progressions of experiments over the last few weeks.)

Noodler's Konrad Acrylics (normal+Da Luz custom flex) ~ Lamy AL-Stars/Vista F/M/1.1 ~ Handmade Barry Roberts Dayacom M ~ Waterman 32 1/2, F semi-flex nib ~ Conklin crescent, EF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen EEF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen semi-flex M ~ Jinhao X450s ~ Pilot Custom Heritage 912 Posting Nib ~ Sailor 1911 Profit 21k Rhodium F. Favourite inks: Iroshizuku blends, Noodler's CMYK blends.

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