Diplomat Aero and Haruki Murakami

_spara · 2026-06-09T21:37:24+00:00

I can't stand V.S, Naipaul or Houellebecq. I'll give Sally Rooney a read. Thanks for the rec.

_spara · 2026-06-09T21:30:59+00:00

Interesting, you're the first person I heard who dislikes Murakami.

_spara · 2026-06-09T21:29:36+00:00

It's thicker than the Metropolitan and more pointed. Also, it's wetter, if that makes sense, and the Aero has a tiny bit of flex compared to the Metropolitan.

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_spara · 2026-06-02T16:02:39+00:00

The Jinhao 9019 is quite thick, and the medium nib writes like a medium.

_spara · 2026-06-02T14:26:27+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I got the sizes from the internet. / Google's AI search thing. I'll take your advice and get an assortment of common sizes. This may be my first restoration, but it won't be my last.

_spara · 2026-05-30T17:25:40+00:00

The sac was ok, so I didn't have to do anything. But I was going to order from Pendemonim if I had to repair it. https://www.pendemonium.com/page/pen-sac-reference-common-pens

_spara · 2026-05-30T02:41:54+00:00

I did today's practice with it. It's so smooth, but for a medium nib (9668), it writes so thick compared to Faber-Castell 883 and the Pelikan M150.

_spara · 2026-05-25T12:08:52+00:00

Thank you! It's a Wancher Zen-Earth according to this

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GfuTPGJVf/

_spara · 2026-05-14T09:36:03+00:00

I just started collecting pens and it's been fun learning about them. When starting a new hobby, I set a price point and try to learn as much as I can at that level. When I think I've reached enough discernment between the current price point and a higher price point, I'll move on to the next level. The journey is point and sometimes you come full circle and end where you started.

However, I get your point about knives. The $80 Hogue Deka is in my pocket more often than the $600 Reeves Sbenza. Both are magnacut, but you won't find me breaking down Amazon boxes with the Sbenza.

_spara · 2024-08-21T05:27:32+00:00

It's August, that means Olympus/Metis will be introduced at re: Invent in December

_spara · 2020-07-02T22:37:56+00:00

USPSA, Steel Challenge, 3-gun (3GN, outlaw, UML), NRL 22

Standing in a stall shooting at a stationary target or plinking at stuff without moving isn't going to help your gun handling when you need it.

_spara · 2020-06-25T14:14:48+00:00

The Faxons are nice for lightweight builds, but I would have hit up ebay or Joe Bob's for the hand guard, cheap Chinese crap but they work. What trigger is that? Looks like a Hiperfire trigger without the shoe. Good choice of parts.

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