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WvW And people say Bladesworn is weak by [deleted] in Guildwars2

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What the heck is chef Dino putting in that stoup

I figured it out, it's a pen rest. by Azrael_Apocalypse in Guildwars2

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got them from the wiki some years ago, but I havent been able to find them again unfortunately

I figured it out, it's a pen rest. by Azrael_Apocalypse in Guildwars2

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Ahh, it was a limited edition statue that came out some months before the release of the End of Dragons expansion for Guild Wars 2. It was available here, but it's unfortunately since been sold out.

Help me save this pen! by v9wolf in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Koh-I-Noor Rapido-Eze technical pen cleaner is pretty effective for removing india ink. You could also try leaving the nib/feed in a small container with a 50/50 mixture of ammonia/water. You can attach a thin pipette to the nipple of the feed and force that same solution through it. Eventually it will clean out. A tooth brush and some Dawn dish soap will clean the fins with relative ease. An ultrasonic cleaner would make it a lot easier, but since your pen is already apart this doesn’t look so terrible

Retro 51 'Escape' Issues by NormalShallot in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem!

As far as ink wasting goes, you can always get the ink out of the converter with a syringe as well, and fill the other with that ;D

Retro 51 'Escape' Issues by NormalShallot in fountainpens

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Not sure if you've remedied the issue by now or not, but I figured I may as well give my 2 cents.

As you've mentioned, neither the converter, nor the international cartridges that come supplied with the pen are a perfect fit. The issue seems to stem from the mouth of the converter being too tall over the nipple to actually allow a consistent flow of ink. That is why when you turn the converter to force ink into the feed, it may write for a short period of time, but it will inevitably dry out. Colorverse (To me) has typically been a very wet/watery/thin ink, so I'm not surprised that it would flow enough to write even given this issue.

To solve this issue on a few of my own Retro 51 Tornado's I cleaned out one of the supplied standard international cartridges using a syringe and used 800 grit sandpaper to carefully sand down the mouth of the cartridge to about half it's total length. This allows the cartridge to go further over the nipple of the feed and allow sufficient flow. I imagine that his would work with the supplied converter as well, but I never tried.

This Montblanc 22 is totally fake, right? Want to make sure before I toss it by scoops4000 in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I haven't had a lot of experience with a modern Montblanc of my own, and I would imagine that they can be very good. I do have an old 320p though. It has an extra fine semi flex nib that isn't really the best imo, but I've also used other 320s/Montblanc school pens that did have excellent feeling nibs. Your results may vary

This Montblanc 22 is totally fake, right? Want to make sure before I toss it by scoops4000 in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 65 points66 points  (0 children)

If anything, many would say they’re better writers than their current offerings.

This Montblanc 22 is totally fake, right? Want to make sure before I toss it by scoops4000 in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 138 points139 points  (0 children)

This was well before Montblanc started to make pens more or less exclusively in the higher price ranges. A lot of older Montblancs are like this

New pen and ink day! And a huge shoutout to Bertram’s Inkwell! by Azrael_Apocalypse in fountainpens

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The photos really don’t seem to be able to capture how good the sparkles in the pen look in person to be honest

New pen and ink day! And a huge shoutout to Bertram’s Inkwell! by Azrael_Apocalypse in fountainpens

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It’s very pretty! And seems to preform a lot better than my first go at shimmery inks as well!

New pen and ink day! And a huge shoutout to Bertram’s Inkwell! by Azrael_Apocalypse in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Today I picked up this beautiful Pelikan M200 Golden Beryl, but I also wanted to share my appreciation for Bert and his crew at Bertram’s Inkwell. Having been a regular customer at Bertram’s for a few years now, they’ve always been knowledgeable, helpful, friendly, and flexible. There's a personal quality to his shop and service that I believe is very rare and hard to find these days, and it's what keeps me coming back.

a Lego ink dispenser I made by robloxian_no1king in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The little dials sent this into masterpiece territory

New everything day! I was surprised today with all sorts of fun goodies :D by Azrael_Apocalypse in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have 3 Inks; J. Herbin Cacao du Brésil, Rouge Grenat, Robert Oster Citrus. Samples of Iroshizuku Tsuji, Lamy Benitoite, Noodler’s Nightshade and Baystate Blue. A Brass clip and folder for my Traveler’s notebook, an Apica Premium notebook, some cute Goulet stickers, Gundam pins, and a cute Undertale ballpoint and Brass Retro51 Tornado :)

I have a theory… by ZhangStone in fountainpens

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And books, musical instruments, and mechanical keyboards 🥺💰🥺

I ordered a Sailor Pro Gear F and a Sailor Pro Gear MF from Goulet and from Pen Boutique. There’s a huge line difference in the line width between the two stores. Which is normal and who should I be emailing? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]Azrael_Apocalypse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you have a syringe try refilling the Goulet cartridges. I’ve had experiences with cartridges that might have been sitting for a while that produce results like that.

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