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It's much smaller and one of the most comfortable pens for long writing.

 

Thanks for the info. I can't believe how massive the Galactic is, but it's also very comfortable to write with, as it's light for its size. I'm sure I'll love this one when it arrives.

"In the end, only kindness matters."

 

 

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Can i use brill turquoise or camlin permanent black in it ? Will it stain it ?

Might stain with turquoise..

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Can i use brill turquoise or camlin permanent black in it ? Will it stain it ?

 

Inks with neutral PH would be good. As an indication 7 is water, lower is acidic and higher is alkaline.

 

Avoid inks that are at the extremes of PH. This is an informative link http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/ink-and-ph-levels.htm

 

Avoid inks with iron gall and those meant for calligraphy.

 

Lastly don't keep ink the in the pen for extended periods. Wash out your pens from time to time.

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"Sitting and writing for an hour consumes only 50 calories, but the satisfaction is PRICELESS."

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Bought 2016-06-01
Shipped 2016-07-06
Received 2016-07-18 in Singapore

A very big pen, the threads on the barrel takes more than 10 revolutions to unscrew, in no way you could have mistakenly unscrewed the barrel as the cap takes like 2.5 revs. :P Will be soaking it for a bit before using it.

 

A big thanks to Subbu and Mehan for the group buy, it is my first indian pen and eyedropper too...

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Inks with neutral PH would be good. As an indication 7 is water, lower is acidic and higher is alkaline.

 

Avoid inks that are at the extremes of PH. This is an informative link http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/ink-and-ph-levels.htm

 

Avoid inks with iron gall and those meant for calligraphy.

 

Lastly don't keep ink the in the pen for extended periods. Wash out your pens from time to time.

This really helpful, thank you.

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Hello you lucky people, i have no news of my pen. Paid for on the 08 june. Hope to hear soon.

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Thanks for the wonderful replies friends. Please do share your habits of taking care of this beautiful trans nauka too

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Thanks for the info. I can't believe how massive the Galactic is, but it's also very comfortable to write with, as it's light for its size. I'm sure I'll love this one when it arrives.

 

Yes galactic is massive. its my daily writer actually and its extremely comfortable to hold and i can write super fast with that.

but i guess its nauka's tapering shape that makes it just fit into your hands! the best shape for a pen in my opinion.

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair : Haruki Murakami

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I ordered my pen on 6/11, it sounds like they are working their way through. I cannot wait.

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Mine arrived today and I think it's a beautiful pen.

I selected the Shmidt nib option.

It's slightly larger than my eyedropper ebonite Nauka.

 

 

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:P what you think of me is none of my business ;)

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Mine arrived today and I think it's a beautiful pen.

I selected the Shmidt nib option.

It's slightly larger than my eyedropper ebonite Nauka.

 

 

 

Awesome...

do share a writing sample...

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Is this group buy still open?

 

sorry this is closed...

however you can buy at normal prices from website www.asapens.in

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Mine arrived today and I think it's a beautiful pen.

I selected the Shmidt nib option.

It's slightly larger than my eyedropper ebonite Nauka.

 

 

That actually looks pretty big compared to the ebonite Nauka (which I think I shouldve picked up but I didnt)

 

Still havent gotten any feedback from my order, waiting is the hardest part, ha.

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Arrived yesterday. Group shot L > R is Waterman Safety, ASA Nauka Blue Ebonite ASA Trans Nauka, Ranga 8 Ebonite, Omas Ogiva, Nakaya Shu Portable Writer, Carolina Pen Company

 

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/robertjwarren/1272_zpsebh0pxhp.jpg

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Arrived yesterday. Group shot L > R is Waterman Safety, ASA Nauka Blue Ebonite ASA Trans Nauka, Ranga 8 Ebonite, Omas Ogiva, Nakaya Shu Portable Writer, Carolina Pen Company

 

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m572/robertjwarren/1272_zpsebh0pxhp.jpg

Impressive 👌👌✋

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Mine arrived today. BEAUTIFUL pen! Mine is a converter fill, and I put Peach Haze (Diamine) in it, since they both arrived today :-). I love the 1.1 mm stub nib. It writes beautifully :).

 

Thanks so much for engraving my name on it! I wasn't expecting that :-).

"In the end, only kindness matters."

 

 

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Mine arrived a few days ago. It looks fantastic; the brushed acrylic really suits the design. 1.5mm stub and some Sailor Sky High = dreamy. Thanks to all involved.

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