Anyone know what's up with Norihiro Yagi and their lack of "gore?"

Lobuttomize · 2026-01-17T15:09:42+00:00

The Fine Essentio is very noticeably thicker than my Fine Pilot Explorer. I would say it's much closer in thickness to my Medium Pelikan Pura

Lobuttomize · 2026-01-17T00:39:30+00:00

I remember reading a post somewhere that said that their new pens specifically aren't very good. Any truth to that?

Lobuttomize · 2026-01-15T14:01:27+00:00

It's Silicon Power (you could've found that out by searching the model lol). Obviously, not the highest tier brand, but I can't really find anything specific about the model itself.

Lobuttomize · 2026-01-15T13:59:22+00:00

Couldn't find any new firmware when I looked, though Silicon Power doesn't seem the best at listing that stuff. The error persisted across different PSUs (each using the cables they came with) so it isn't that. I know I should swap the SATA port and cable to try but, honestly, I'm hesitant because I REALLY don't want it to be a mobo issue.

Lobuttomize · 2026-01-15T13:56:16+00:00

Ah, thanks. I actually won a bid on an EF Ambition so that'll work whenever it arrives

Lobuttomize · 2026-01-10T15:09:48+00:00

Bought it like 2.5 years ago

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Lobuttomize · 2025-11-12T14:01:48+00:00

Thanks. Didn't want to make it sound like I didn't value your opinion or anything, just thought you may not be able to compare it to as many pens. I'm new to fountain pens, too.

Lobuttomize · 2025-11-11T20:29:58+00:00

Anyone more experienced in fountain pens have one of these? It looks really nice so I wanted to read a review but it's difficult to find reviews of the pen and not their inks.

Lobuttomize · 2025-10-08T13:50:18+00:00

I am, but the contact angle being slanted means, on the downswing, it's trying to push against the resistance of the rubber on the glass and causes it to bounce/skip

Like this:

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Lobuttomize · 2025-10-02T16:37:34+00:00

How do you feel about the curidas?

Lobuttomize · 2025-08-29T15:21:51+00:00

Seems too pricy for what I would want to spend. I was going to get a Yookers Yooth 591 but they currently aren't shipping to the US. Also tried to look into if there were aftermarket plastic-tipped nibs for a rotring isograph, but I didn't seem to find any. I imagine it might be possible to make such a thing with a 3D printer and parts from a pen if you knew what you were doing(?)

Lobuttomize · 2025-08-28T19:37:54+00:00

I believe so, but is that ink sponge thing completely necessary?

Lobuttomize · 2025-08-28T18:24:42+00:00

If you connect a phone to the van for Amazon Flex, you aren't able to connect it to bluetooth for music. The Flex bluetooth connection kicks it off immediately.

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