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One of the things nobody tells you about wearing #glasses is how annoying it is to keep them clean. I had resigned myself to the fact that there would just always be some degree of smearing in my field of vision. Try as I might, I could never get them quite as clean as the day I got them.

Then I got an ultrasonic cleaner for my #FountainPen hobby and realized I could use it to clean my glasses as well.

10/10 would recommend. Seriously, if you wear glasses, I highly recommend investing in one. It was one of the best purchases I've ever made.

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

yeah actually most I know who have one of these use it to clean glasses or jewelry
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Jonathan Lamothe
@FRONTINE LeFEVRE That's what I had been using. They do an okay job, but not quite as good.


How did I get green ink on my hands? I don't even have any #FountainPens currently inked with green.
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

Could be a component of a dark color. Try some paper chromatography with a dot of ink. See if any green shows up. I use coffee filters but paper towel will work.
in reply to Tallastro 🇺🇦

@Tallastro 🇺🇦 I had two pens inked up with dark inks. One with Parker Quink Black and the other with Diamine Chilly Nights. I hadn't really handled either, but they were both in the same bag with the pen I was using. I see no evidence of leaking.

Interestingly enough, the pen I was using had previously been filled with green ink, but I'd cleaned* and re-inked it with something else a couple days prior. Maybe it was a leftover ink stain from when I did that? They usually don't hang around that long though.

* There was an ultrasonic cleaner involved, so it should've been really clean.





stupid complaint about English language
So this is entirely a "me" problem, but it makes me crazy when people say "a fourth cup". It sounds so clunky. Do they not know the word "quarter"?
in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

stupid complaint about English language

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Okay, I'm now playing the game of "what else can I put in the ultrasonic cleaner". Just put my glasses in them. I haven't been able to see this clearly in a long time.


I am now the proud owner of an ultrasonic cleaner for my #FountainPens which, per the instructions, is "suitable for lazy people in sports without rolling hair".

So that's good... I guess?

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

So it turns out I got the little cards confused. That one was for the portable neck fan that was in the same order.

I guess that makes a little more sense, but still.



Say what you will about the materials quality of #TWSBI pens, but their customer service is top-notch. They're working on sending me replacement parts for my pen, though there are still some lingering shipping issues in the aftermath of the Canada Post strike. #FountainPens

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in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

counterpoint is that plenty of budget pen makers don’t have these issues to nearly the same degree… not to mention budget pens from the big manufacturers like Pilot or Faber Castell
in reply to paradoxmo

@paradoxmo I'm happy to give some other pens a go, but this was really about getting my favourite one back up and running again.


On a more positive note. One of the inks I ordered came with a free eye-dropper #FountainPen. For a free (with purchase) pen, it's pretty nice.


My replacement TWSBI cap finally arrived today. Went to finally ink the pen up only to discover that the thread that connects the nib assembly is broken.

I know I can order a replacement nib assembly relatively inexpensively, but I don't know if the thread in the pen body is intact either.

It looks like when I lost the cap I didn't clean the pen out properly before putting it in storage and there was still some ink sitting in it for a few years. I don't know if that was what caused the damage.

My local pen shop apparently has an AL in stock, and I happen to have gotten a gift card for them for Christmas that would cover the difference between the Diamond 580 and the AL. Perhaps it's time to upgrade?

#FountainPens

in reply to Jonathan Lamothe

I was just thinking it would probably be cheaper to get a new one and use the still usable parts as spares?
in reply to fedops 💙💛

@fedops 💙💛 Yeah, I thought about that too. The local place I normally get stuff from doesn't carry a whole lot of TWSBI stock though, all they have in stock right now is the one AL (though their online stock has been known to be inaccurate).


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These meds are kicking my ass. It's less than an hour to tje new year, but I think I might just nap through it.

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