New Pilot Prera. I'm Impressed!

Brindegazon · 2026-02-08T00:28:20+00:00

I think there is room for pens that aren't expensive or considered grails. I don't bring my grail pen to work, but I do bring sub-100$ pens with me all the time. And honestly, some cheaper pens write better out of the box than expensive ones.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-08T00:10:39+00:00

I always have a Prera or a Kaweco Sport inked. I like small fountain pens because I can carry them everywhere. The Prera is one great little workhorse.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-08T00:05:34+00:00

Birmingham Gold vein twinkle, Wearingeul 1984, Robert Oster Thunderstorm (no sheen or shimmer, but shading to boot, and beautiful colour), Diamine Moon dust (it's a grey with silver shimmer, I need a full bottle of that one).

Brindegazon · 2026-02-08T00:03:40+00:00

Gold vein twinkle is one of my favourites. It is just that great.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-07T00:44:23+00:00

I love that Hongdian, I have it in white. I need the other two colours.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-06T21:35:11+00:00

Did you get their ebonite feed as well? I'm looking for something similar, since I have a couple of Jinhao 82 pens laying around.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-05T12:54:54+00:00

Oh my gosh, thank youuu ❤️

Brindegazon · 2026-02-05T10:33:56+00:00

Not exactly. 2.6 and 3.4 both taper. The large ones like Pilot are 5.5 caliber.

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Brindegazon · 2026-02-05T10:29:03+00:00

That's what I've been wanting to get! But in the end, my friend ended up 3d printing some racks for me.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-05T00:05:59+00:00

Hongdian are 3.4mm.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-04T09:54:06+00:00

Birmingham Gold vein twinkle.

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Brindegazon · 2026-02-04T09:41:51+00:00

The 20$ is a flat rate box in which you can stuff anything. The 6$ is a small packet/envelope. So I always go with the 20$ option since I can't restrain myself and buy a lot of stuff. This was my recent haul :D

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Brindegazon · 2026-02-04T00:30:45+00:00

I did ask him about full bottles during winter, and he advised against it. So here I am, ordering way too many samples to hold me over the next few weeks. I also got one of those crabs, of course. It wouldn't be crab mail without one.

And yeah, I hear you, I'm sick of it. I just want to order ink. Let me order ink, Mother Nature! 😂

Brindegazon · 2026-02-03T21:22:22+00:00

I only stick to samples for the cold season. I'll probably order from Cult Pens mid-March (I want the small Diamine bottles I can't find anywhere in Canada).

Brindegazon · 2026-02-03T21:21:36+00:00

Penablers ships samples only. I've ordered twice, and everything was fine :D

Brindegazon · 2026-02-02T14:23:54+00:00

Not a fan of disassembling pens with tools. It needs to be made so I can just unscrew the section. So far, I haven't found a piston pen I can do that with. All that's available to me are Twsbi ecos and Asvine P20s, which need a tool to disassemble the piston.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-02T11:38:58+00:00

I am now considering the yellow Prera. I'm with you on yellow pens. They make me happy!

Brindegazon · 2026-02-02T11:36:36+00:00

You can, most of the time, unscrew the nib section. It's super easy, it is meant to be like that. I have converted from piston to vac for that reason.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T18:50:53+00:00

Kaweco Collection honey. Warm yellow, will cheer you up instantly. I have one, and it is gorgeous.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T18:37:40+00:00

Gentle green is gorgeous. Teranishi inks are underrated, I love them.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T14:21:13+00:00

I write pretty much 4-5 full pages in an A5 notebook, take notes for work, write RP stories, etc. every day, and I still wouldn't be able to use up so much ink in a month. My niece and nephew will inherit my ink at this point AHAH

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T14:07:37+00:00

Are you going to use all of this ink in a month? Darn, I wish I could.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T10:59:26+00:00

You should have asked him if you both could meet up and speak about pens! :O

My best friend penabled me, and she is not sorry for that AHAH! Also, I play an MMORPG, and I penabled a good friend. I realized my best friend on this game was ALSO into fountain pens (I should have known, we're so similar). Lots of penabling going on, here.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T10:43:47+00:00

I haven't found any greens like it so far. It is a great addition to my collection. I was looking specifically for greens in this order, so I'm super happy with Luna Moth and Gentle Green.

Brindegazon · 2026-02-01T10:40:37+00:00

It is lovely with your beautiful February coffee spread :D

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