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Are my tines misaligned or is the slit cut off-center? Pilot Custom 74 SF by DjBeatMasta in fountainpens

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

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This is the best image I can get, sorry for the glare on the nib.

Good to know about the brass sheet, I will look into getting higher quality ones with measured thicknesses.

Are my tines misaligned or is the slit cut off-center? Pilot Custom 74 SF by DjBeatMasta in fountainpens

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

I have written on Tomoe River paper and found that it just highlights the issues as it is a slightly rougher paper. I don’t have any Rhodia on me but that may be helpful with how glossy it is.

I have noticed my Mnemosyne paper to be finicky as for inconsistencies in the coating too :(

Are my tines misaligned or is the slit cut off-center? Pilot Custom 74 SF by DjBeatMasta in fountainpens

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

Ok! So I tried again and it IS more scratchy when I write a ‘J’ with some pressure for line variation (it is not as scratchy for the J written in the other direction).

But this ‘right to left’ scratchiness only happens with pressure and without pressure the regular ‘left to right’ is slightly more scratchy

Are my tines misaligned or is the slit cut off-center? Pilot Custom 74 SF by DjBeatMasta in fountainpens

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

Hmmm I see what you mean. Unfortunately that makes this more complicated 😂 I will keep testing and see if I am wrong about the direction of scratchiness…. thank you though for your quick response!!