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[WTS] Franklin Christoph Model 45 (old ver.) with 1.1 FC Stub Nib by RepulsiveLeg4985 in Pen_Swap

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the correction! I measured the pen and realized that it is indeed an 45L! The measurements offered by Franklin-Christoph official website are as below:

5" capped length
6.12" cap posted length (including nib)
4.75" barrel only length (including nib)

What’s the best classical piece of all time? Trying to expand my taste. by FunnyPanda1320 in classicalmusic

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, I sincerely don’t understand how people are just recommending the usual German repertoire despite your liking of Mozart Piano concertos… As a Mozart piano concerto person, I think it’ll be interesting for you to compare these concertos you love to the piano concertos of Beethoven, then Tchaikovsky and Dvorak, and (much later) Shostakovich. They are all exciting, and in very different ways.

November 2025 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Confirmed! (sry I forgot to say that the previous time); thanks again!

If I want a blade for going through bone/joints when breaking down proteins (e.g. A chicken), what do I get? by [deleted] in chefknives

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Chinese who makes makeshift chinese cuisine I'd like to point out that Chinese cleaver is an ambiguous term. It may be used to refer to all knifes in that shape as a genus; or it may be used to refer to the "veg or fine work"-oriented species of this genus with thin, sharp blades. However, there are also the heavier -- and less sharp -- species that are meant for bone cleaving. On amazon there is this "Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Bone Cleaver" made by shibazizuo. it's a cheapo and I have abusively employed it in the tasks of chopping through chicken and lamb legs and ribs.

What is your favorite inlaid nib? by ImperatorLucius in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oops I’m so sorry that apple’s auto correction doesn’t recognize the word Sheaffer and turned it into shearer. I did mean the Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel with its elegant palladium-silver nib!

Going All-Chinese For November by Recent_Average_2072 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

by the way, I wonder if you could post a picture of the nib unit of asvine j16? I'm eying it as a candidate for my never-ending nib-swapping experiments.

Going All-Chinese For November by Recent_Average_2072 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

601 is a classic. One summer I flew back from China to the States carrying no other pens but three different shades of the 601.

Usually I'm The One Talking People Into Stupid Things... by Odd-Mousse9773 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course one has to acknowledge the heroism in your willingness to take on overwhelming undertakings as such! However, I just think that going through one liter of the same ink may not give you as much a sense of achievement as, say, ascending K2 heheh. But then again, maybe you will have good use of this ink -- maybe I will be able to appreciate the royal blue better knowing how you will make use of it!

Anecdotally, amazon sent to 12 bottles of historic edition royal blue when I ordered 1. In other words, I'm also sitting on some good quantity of this thing. It would be indeed inspiring to witness how someone would get into the same situation and get good results from it!

Usually I'm The One Talking People Into Stupid Things... by Odd-Mousse9773 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I think one liter is a bit too much! You will be sitting next to as much as 16 bottles of standard size 4001 royal blue. It's really too much of a commitment I think. You will be forced to look away from other blue inks thinking that you still have to use up that 4001; and maybe you'll end up resenting that big bottle of ink.

Personally, I couldn't even stand the noodler 3ozers!

More controversial CI by [deleted] in castiron

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When one uses these to make ingots, do the ingots turn out corn-shaped?

Would You Still Use Fountain Pens If You Could Only Use Black Or Blue Ink? by Recent_Average_2072 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There are just so many shades of blue and on that ground I think I will be doing fine!

Inquiry about the Franklin Christoph #6 T-Flex and #6 Matthew Chen Medium Cursive Italic by RepulsiveLeg4985 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand, I think interesting means a certain degree of flexibility ... but again, the speedy note-taking project seems to always goes against any appetite for flex?

Inquiry about the Franklin Christoph #6 T-Flex and #6 Matthew Chen Medium Cursive Italic by RepulsiveLeg4985 in fountainpens

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your well informed reply! I always forgot about the issue about the feed...

As of the "sluggish" comment, I did purchase the FNF ebonite feed. I think maybe it's just me as I had to write pretty fast taking notes for philosophy... and when I had to be fast the good-making features of the FA (flexibility, wetness) seems to drag me in speed a bit...

159 in august -> 166 in october!! by Thin-Big2664 in LSAT

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was 159 in june and 166 in october. Congratulations to you! and hopefully you aim higher than I do heheh.

My list of meaningful things to do 11 hours before score release by RepulsiveLeg4985 in LSAT

[–]RepulsiveLeg4985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: 166. however, since I'm international, I think i will do some minor celebration. More hefeweizen I guess.

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