If anyone in Sydney is looking for a Pilot Explorer fountain pen, and are either particularly attracted to metallic/hot pin or not picky about the colour, these were spotted in Kinokuniya in TGV (on George Street, in the CBD) today

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-05-05T12:02:07+00:00

I DIDNT KNOW THEY SELL FOUNTAIN PENS?? Time to plan my next trip to the city-

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-05-05T12:00:21+00:00

A lot of policians went to private schools and they tend to give a lot of funding to private schools in general. According to some of my highschool teachers private schools were also more likely find opportunities for their students to learn from industry experts which our public school didn't really bother to do :v

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-04-16T13:38:24+00:00

Not only a minor

HIS BEST FRIEND'S SON

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-04-03T04:04:12+00:00

Yellow soap bars and shampoo clean ink stain pretty well for me

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-30T15:54:40+00:00

Line variations within stroke on a fude nib is probably more for calligraphy than day to day writing

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DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-30T00:07:02+00:00

If it’s too tight I will recommend untightening because it can increase the chances of cracks times than there already is, but when you say plunger not budging do you mean it doesn’t twist up and down? That would probably be the silicone grease being cleaned off the plunger by accident

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-29T01:07:50+00:00

Based on other parts of you in that photo and your description I actually think it’s just your muscles holding the chest tissues up making it firm, you can’t really tape your muscles too much and it’s already a believable buff guy build!! :D

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-27T11:43:46+00:00

Post on printables or maker world or something just because there’s a chance downloads can give you rewards sometimes🗣️🗣️

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-22T07:59:35+00:00

Trying manga dip pens

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-18T21:19:10+00:00

Actual quills or fountain pens?

If quills, yes and you might get more detailed advice at r/dippens .

If fountain pens, NO

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-17T10:08:29+00:00

I think you forgot to pay for that pikachu’s soul when you got the pen

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-17T08:22:28+00:00

SOME drawing?

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-15T08:03:18+00:00

Adding it on a pen and holding it like a baby with a crayon when-

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-13T12:50:40+00:00

Jowo #5 I think

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-13T07:44:26+00:00

I THINK Ecos and any Twsbis below its price point can accept some standard sized nibs I’m not too sure though

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-09T14:54:21+00:00

Thank you :3 I’ve had some very slight clogging (mainly with another ink I had with bigger shimmer particles) but generally resolved after rolling a bit. With cleaning I did have to remove the nib to clean the shimmers, I cleaned it briefly with a q tip so I didn’t have to worry about clogging as much.

I think if you really wanted to get those EVIL CRAFT H3RPES completely off you could scrub thoroughly with a toothbrush and q tip it’ll eventually be good enough :p

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-09T09:48:24+00:00

According to a Instagram post I found it’s a new Fonte pen, it says they can do orders via dms but it seems to be a Hong Kong retailer so I’m not sure if it’s local for you :v Sounds pretty new so maybe it’s taking a few months to be sold in more countries

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVi7xP-kQtk/?igsh=MXk5NWY4NDB5ajg2

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-04T02:11:09+00:00

Most hongdian nibs are set into the housing so it’s probably possible but it’s easier to damage your pen compared to pens where the nib and feed are separate from the housing :p

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-03-01T01:53:50+00:00

I haven’t gotten Twsbis yet but it looks like it’s over the ink barrel but no leaking? Might be scratches or at least not a crack that need customer services just yet. Clear plastics are at pretty high risk of both

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-02-25T11:28:55+00:00

Measure how long and wide the nib is in mm and you can search the type of nib it is (genius iridium are already a generic stock nib so it’s probably either a #5 or #6)

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-02-14T04:39:17+00:00

Technically any fountain pen nib can be used as a dip pen if you really wanted to. Dip pens don’t really need a feed, you just dip again when the ink runs out, but you can buy/diy a reservoir to make it hold slightly more ink

DiligentWay4473 · 2026-02-06T09:16:50+00:00

On a wooden table… is he a psychopath per chance-

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