Ooo, fountain pens, pricey hobby!
Behold, a $7 pen that writes as well as anything, purchased from a local stationery shop.
Original ink cartridge re-filled using a re-usable $4 pack of ink syringes, filled from a $20 bottle of ink that lasts for weeks of heavy writing or months/years of casual writing.
#FountainPens #FountainPen #ReadTheAltText
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in reply to Amin Hollon 🏳 • • •True, there is no upper limit.
Dang, I think you might have spent more than me, and I've been doing this for a decade. 😄
#ImCheapYo
Amin Hollon 🏳
in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •Okay, so most of that was notebooks. XD
The Traveler's Notebook, particularly, was pricey but definitely worth it to me.
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •@amin I have three pens on my side for around ... 440euros I think.
Inks probably around 60/70 euros.
And notebooks, since 2019, 10 x an average of $25 each 😬
Another pricey hobby ... #photography gear 😅
Amin Hollon 🏳
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • •@R.L. Dane 🍵 @Tallastro 🇺🇦 I have one pen above that price point (a TWSBI Diamond 580) which is an EDC for me, but other than that, probably the same (if we're talking USD as opposed to CAD).
I'd rather spend my money on several bottles of ink than a single pen.
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •People don't like fountain pens and can't even write correctly with them but for me they are awesome.
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in reply to Jason123santa • • •It's a lost art.
I was given a gold nib FP as a gift when I was a teenager, and I had no appreciation for it, and no idea what to do with it.
Jason123santa
in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •Agreed that less and less people know how to use one and don't care if there pen is bad. Then they think the fountain pen is bad when its actually much better.
I feel like the expensive nibs like gold nibs are better but also the rest of the pen the cheaper ones are better
R.L. Dane 🍵
in reply to Jason123santa • • •I actually like the cheap pens because they tend to be less temperamental than the really pricey ones (or so I've heard), and if it goes bad (or you drop it on the nib, OWWWW!!!), it's cheap enough to get replacement parts.
My #TWSBI Eco is on its second nib. The nib was about half the price of the pen, but the pen was $30, so.. .;)
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And, I thought that Namiki were expensive 😅
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Unknown parent • • •I'm going to get some Lamy green when I run out of purple.
I also have some J. Herbin Emeraude de Chivor for my refillable pens. Gorgeous ink.
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in reply to Amin Hollon 🏳 • • •I should have checked that page before buying ...
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Herbin Inks: A Comprehensive Guide
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •I love my Preppies. I just wish I could get the fancy Wa editions for that price - they're double that in the UK.
OTOH, they're so cheap that I have aaaall the colours for the plain ones. 😀 Plus some Crystal for using with Platinum's carbon ink.
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •Says something that the fancy one with the decorative print is that price (or £10 in the UK). 😀
Of course, the really fancy one is the Plaisir, which is basically a Preppy upgraded with an aluminium body and cap. That will set you back a whopping £14 here (unless you're daft enough to buy one of the limited edition graduated colour schemes, which I very nearly did for one I loved even though it was a daft price).
R.L. Dane 🍵
in reply to JulesJones • • •My very first FP was a green plaisir I bought a decade ago.
I actually like the Preppy Wa better. ;)
JulesJones
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in reply to JulesJones • • •I was never really impressed with the super-cheap pens I got (Wing Sung 698 or Jinhao).
I've had better luck with Japanese than Chinese pens, so far. Better (extant???) QC. ;)
JulesJones
in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •QC is hit and miss, but improving, and I've had some really nice Chinese pens. And some horrible ones. 😀
I love my WS 3008s, but they're known for having a rust problem with the screw in the cap. Since they're even cheaper than a Preppy and they write just as well if you have a good one, I don't mind. But current love of my life is a Moonman/Majohn A1 retractable.
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in reply to Xerxes • • •I'm getting close to FP hoarder status, myself 😂
Maybe @amin would like them?
Adam
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in reply to Adam • • •God bless the Asians.
If there's a Chinatown near you (and I mean even a Chinatown-like strip mall), there may very well be an awesome stationery store there.
The one I go to is called Kinokuniya. It's literally located inside of an Asian supermarket. ;)
P.S., It's not strictly a stationery shop, they have comic books and, uh, weeabo-wares(?!?) and things like that, too. But their stationery is legit.
Kinokuniya USA
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Unknown parent • • •I actually kinda love the smell of Noodler's Black.
It's kinda of... appealingly chemical???
Sam D
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •That can't possibly be true, can it?
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •Can confirm, gasoline smells awesome.
And ATF looks _so_ delicious
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Unknown parent • • •I _abhor_ unleaded solder. It's _ruining the world_
I just have an alternate strategy where I try to avoid very long term goals
OpenComputeDesign
Unknown parent • • •I have a simple solution:
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY DON'T THROW ELECTRONICS AWAY
OpenComputeDesign
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Unknown parent • • •Well yeah, but the ash trays don't make the plane less durable.
Making things that need to be replaced more often because some people replace them improperly is stupid idea
Amin Hollon 🏳
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Unknown parent • • •Well, too be fair, BGA is probably a bigger issue than leadless solder. But Yes. It's _crap_
BGA tho is seriously one of the single _worst_ inventions of all time. I'm deeply depressed to have grown up in the BGA era, which will be known for the rest of time as the _dumbest_ era in technological history.
R.L. Dane 🍵
in reply to OpenComputeDesign • • •Ball Grid Array?
There are too many connectors to use pins anymore.
What should they use?
OpenComputeDesign
in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •Pin Grid Array. Or Land Grid Array.
Also seeing as modern devices have fewer ports than ever, I don't believe for a second they need that many pins, anyway.
OpenComputeDesign
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in reply to OpenComputeDesign • • •PGA would basically just be metallic fur at this point.
I can't remember the difference between LGA & BGA
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in reply to R.L. Dane 🍵 • • •LGA sits on a bed of springs, essentially.
Also there are still modern CPUs with PGA. BGA balls are typically the same size as PGA pins and LGA pads.
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Unknown parent • • •*Increases the danger of accidentally bridging ajacent pins
BGA+leadless solder guarantees eventual pin bridging. Not only during manufacture or repair, though there especially. But just in use, especially in cold climates, BGA with leadless solder grows micro whiskers that short adjacent balls.
Also thermals are a weak argument at best. If it really matters that much, there are already vastly better solutions.
OpenComputeDesign
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Unknown parent • • •Believe me, you don't have to convince me that most companies are absolutely _incompetent_
I already _know_ that!
OpenComputeDesign
Unknown parent • • •PGA is still better than BGA though.
And most things really _don't_ need more than QFP
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in reply to OpenComputeDesign • • •But pins get bent, right?
I'm asking. Haven't touched the bottom side of a CPU in over 20 years.
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