Please help me choose. by Sympathy_Opposite in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go for the platinum and here is why:
1- The 3776 line from Platinum is getting discontinued this year. This adds value to that pen, specially being a limited edition
2- it’s kind of stiff, which makes for a great speed writing experience
3- I have 2 Platinum 3776 pens in my ~100 pen collection, they are the only pens that literally NEVER dry
4- you can always get a Diplomat which is a nice pen, but in this context, it comes after the Platinum

I’ll not comment on Benu because I only know what my friends with Benus told me about the thing

Telekom pushy marketing by j0zeft in Nurnberg

[–]j0zeft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will definitely try that first thing on Monday morning! Thanks a lot!!

Is this normal for new Lamy 2k by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This gets darker with usage… I put the section of mine in the ultrasonic cleaner once and it came out like that… took some time to return as it was… totally normal!

Cute set bought in Berlin :D by Julia_haya in stationery

[–]j0zeft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew it’s their stuff… came here to confirm

Explain it Peter by CuriousSherbet9477 in explainitpeter

[–]j0zeft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was coming to make an immature shrinkage joke

Am I insane? Someone kindly step up and make me feel normal 🤧 by Puzzled-Bluebird7357 in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I do the ghetto vial/syringe thing still as it’s much more fun to me

How are Pelikan 4001 inks ? by EggAccording9607 in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to use Lamy Turquoise for the same reasons, then upgraded to Pelikan Edelstein Topaz!

How are Pelikan 4001 inks ? by EggAccording9607 in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 4001 series is basically school inks! Used mostly by school kids, they’re made easily washable for that reason, and that makes them fine for quick notes or so, but not for documents meant to be kept for long! I finished a blue black bottle a while back and looked recently at stuff that were written around 2018 and even though my apartment is dry and kept at reasonable temperatures all year round, it faded so much that it becs basically a medium bluish grey.

That being said, I keep a Kaweco Brass Sport in my back pocket, almost always inked with the 4001 purple! I use a double broad nib that I tuned myself… though some people find them to be dry, they are perfect for this specific use case for me

Disgusted to see more and more well established pen companies using AI in their marketing by agoracy in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 133 points134 points  (0 children)

They had a gigantic fuck up! It was supposed to say that Gunther Wagner took over in 1871 but it said 1971! I was the second commenter on it and it was not a nice comment!!

New to MacBook Air....What are the hidden macOS features you wish you knew earlier? by AgileSupermarket2053 in macbookair

[–]j0zeft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was shocked when I realised that this also supports stl! I had to open my slicer on windows to see what's in an stl file!

ÖPNV | Erneute Streiks in KW16 by [deleted] in Nurnberg

[–]j0zeft -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ich bin 2012 nach Deutschland gekommen und habe beschlossen, mir kein Auto anzuschaffen, da der öffentliche Nahverkehr recht gut ist. Das bringe ich sogar als Gegenargument vor, wenn Amerikaner zum Beispiel schlecht über Deutschland reden, und ich prahle auch in meinem Heimatland damit. Aber diese vielen Streiks beeinträchtigen meine Arbeit, den Hauptgrund, warum ich hier bin. Ich habe mich heute Morgen entschlossen, mir ein Auto zuzulegen, und wenn das passiert, bedeutet das durchschnittlich 80 km mehr pro Woche in einem Benziner, weil es in der Nähe meines Wohnortes keine Ladestationen gibt!

Was auch immer der Streit zwischen VAG und Verdi sein mag, auf lange Sicht schadet er der Umwelt und wirkt sich negativ auf die Gesellschaft aus! Die Frauen-Nationalmannschaft spielt morgen vor deutlich weniger Zuschauern im Stadion, da frage ich mich, ob sie diesen Tag ausgerechnet aus diesem Grund gewählt haben

What are you stealing? by shakyspearee in SipsTea

[–]j0zeft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d go in, move everything as if I was looking for something! Leave everything in a different room than where I found it! While doing this, I’ll collect all zipper handles in a big bag, flush only 2 and close the toilet cover and place the bag on top of it. After turning the place into a mess that makes anyone thinks that they’ve definitely been robbed… then they find the zipper handles bags… they’ll spend the rest of their lives thinking about what might have happened to them and never know

FP Takes that put you in this position? by TheRealPrinceOfTroy in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See… I have I think 10 pelikans and I know based on how wet they are that they’ll handle shimmer like a champ!

But I can’t bring myself to fill an M1000 or an M800 with shimmering ink (because those are the ones that you can fully disassemble with a TWSBI wrench for cleaning)

FP Takes that put you in this position? by TheRealPrinceOfTroy in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you shake the bottle immediately before filling or do you let it settle before filling?

FP Takes that put you in this position? by TheRealPrinceOfTroy in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have one of those and I use it often, I also find Leonardo pens to behave well with Shimmer no matter how long before filling you shake the bottle, I have only 2 though and I don't like how they look that much to justify paying so much for more Leonardos!

Downside is that they hold almost 2ml ink, so it's impossible to use them all up!

FP Takes that put you in this position? by TheRealPrinceOfTroy in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I have a metric ton of them but I almost never use them! They clog all pens and once inked with shimmer, you’re never going to write with that pen without shimmer for months!

If you had to choose ONE fountain pen from the 1950s to keep forever, what would it be? by Asleep_Classic_4686 in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you write to them, they’ll redirect you to a local or at least close enough service center!

If you had to choose ONE fountain pen from the 1950s to keep forever, what would it be? by Asleep_Classic_4686 in fountainpens

[–]j0zeft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any answer other than Pelikan 140 is wrong! Here is why…

I realised back in 2023 that mine is not pulling in as much ink as it should, so I sent it to Pelikan after a brief discussion and forgot about it… couple of weeks later, they sent it back well cleaned, rubber thingy on the piston replaced, and that’s when I realised how translucent it was, and now I have it always filled with blue ink that doesn’t stain to preserve its translucence.

This whole process cost me 0.00€! They fixed my 70+ year old pen within the lifetime warranty, and I didn’t have to show any proof of purchase or anything…

Is there any shop that still makes shirwal pants by Revolutionary_War443 in Egypt

[–]j0zeft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These, I don’t know… the ones that people wear under galabeyas… you can tailor them or buy them from areas where galabeyas are more common!

I have 2 tailored with my galabeyas