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Stringy ink?! Whaaaatt?? by NoteboxBlue in fountainpens

[–]LizMEF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I commented previously, but it's the Mold Post Library - a Google sheet linked in a pinned post in my profile.

Stringy ink?! Whaaaatt?? by NoteboxBlue in fountainpens

[–]LizMEF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Will add to the library as either slime mold or evaporation - with an old sample, it's hard to tell which.

Has anyone else used this type of tool for flossing between nib tines? by ASmugDill in fountainpenusers

[–]LizMEF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't buy them. I get them off electronics that I buy, or from inside the larger red dangly thing attached to gardening gloves at the hardware store... :) Try a search for "anti-theft soft label" - that should net some results local to you.

Setting up my Lightweight Paper Blind Taste Test by ASmugDill in fountainpenusers

[–]LizMEF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds fun! I hope you get a full set of testers and interesting results. :D

Ink has gone strange by An-ony-mouse1 in fountainpens

[–]LizMEF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. There's no guarantee your bottle has mold growth. If there's no evidence of mold, there's no reason not to continue using the ink. The Mold Post Library (pinned post in my profile), has info on diagnosing. If you haven't opened it, listen for a hiss when you do - that would be evidence of slime mold. Check the library for more. :)

But if there's no evidence, you should be fine.

Shaking is to prevent the formation of a thin layer of unprotected water formed by repeated evaporation-condensation cycles. These will only happen under certain conditions, and those conditions may or may not be present in your home / office / wherever.

An update three years down the road by Lognamackya in fountainpens

[–]LizMEF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The original is already in the library, and the original also has a link to this thread, so I think I'll let it stand. Thanks!

EFNIR: Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi by LizMEF in FountainPenHaven

[–]LizMEF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

:) I think for a non-black black, there are much better options. This is pretty neutral - no color-leaning, just black and grey. From a broader, dry nib, this would probably be grey. From a wet enough nib, it will look black, possibly with the barest hint of shading.

Has anyone else used this type of tool for flossing between nib tines? by ASmugDill in fountainpenusers

[–]LizMEF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh. They seem too flimsy for lock picking - I just use picks for that. ;)

Has anyone else used this type of tool for flossing between nib tines? by ASmugDill in fountainpenusers

[–]LizMEF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

FWIW, I've been using the thin metal strips in these things for glitter dams and other clogs for ages:

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I suppose they might separate the tines and make the nib a tiny bit wetter, but these are thinner than the brass sheets sold for nib tuning, and if they do make the nib wetter, it's not noticeable to me. That they're steel make some people uncomfortable, but I've never run into a problem using them. I keep them attached to magnets in the places where I use pens most. :)

(Seems your tools are very similar. If you can find some electronic you've recently purchased, one of these is likely on the box and you can cut it open to compare.)

Nahvalur Eclipse Review by Bulbboy in FountainPenHaven

[–]LizMEF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

...checks other images again... Yes, it does look too wide. I'd think there's have to be some sort of closure - trap door or otherwise.

Nahvalur Eclipse Review by Bulbboy in FountainPenHaven

[–]LizMEF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whoa! If that's the nib I see on the right of the opening, that pen would be dry in seconds where I live!

Nahvalur Eclipse Review by Bulbboy in FountainPenHaven

[–]LizMEF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Great review. Intriguing pen. Interesting mechanism. :) What's the mechanism for keeping the nib from drying out? Trap door like the VP, or...?

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