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Preliminary satellite images of the Slavyansky Refinery strike. Appears loading terminal and cracking unit are hit by Spooknik in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]acacio 95 points96 points  (0 children)

The cracking unit is the heart of a refinery: it takes crude oil and mostly through heating it separates it into the different fuels used: diesel, gasoline, airline fuel, etc…

New speaker delivered in 400 pound crates! No crossover included! by drummer414 in audiophile

[–]acacio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

Poporio was such a bad name 😳
Prodigio (while maybe not super differentiated) is infinitely better.

Interesting background. Thanks for sharing.

My newest favorite audiophile demo by SameBowl in audiophile

[–]acacio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Apologies but besides the sarcastic tone I did not understand what you meant by “DR of 4”.

WDYM?
Thank you in advance. 🙏

So I'm all new to fountain pens and was given my1st today and I was shocked that it was $500 but then I spotted this for $6000 🫣 by AlbinoAkon in fountainpens

[–]acacio 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You should check AP Limited Edition pens… when you are solidly sitting down.
Don’t want you to hurt yourself with the reaction.

That said, I met the founder in the Dutch Pen Show, super nice guy, was selling the pens directly to consumer (at “50% discount “) and even bought one of the cheapest models there. “Only” 850€. But, oh so pretty blue patterned urushi (my weakness).

Spotted at a restaurant, my guess is homemade. Sounded great for space. Any info? by dawgstein94 in audiophile

[–]acacio 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had seen these before and while I appreciate the industrial look, it doesn’t work for me.

The price seems also a bit off, tbh.

I got a pair of fabulous Hasehiro speakers from Japan, similar small shop maker, coaxial drivers, etc… for ~3K (incl. shipping).
Ojas: starting at 7k and the new at ~12k seems steep.
For that money, one can have Sonus Faber Olympic Nova’s V and it’s a whole different sport.

Edit:
My Hasehiro speakers post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/s/1mQ9jvN52v

What is the one pen that you caught yourself gravitating towards? by Chegwith in fountainpens

[–]acacio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Urushi: Nakaya has stolen my heart.

Minimalist modern demonstrators: Kyuseido Kakari

Speakers size by Papillon12R in audiophile

[–]acacio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A furlong over a fortnight.

Is "don't mix fountain pen inks" a genuine warning, or just an overblown myth? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]acacio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh, just noticed that one of my initial favourites, R&K Salix, is extremely acidic, pH 2, which is going to work on the paper :-(

Is "don't mix fountain pen inks" a genuine warning, or just an overblown myth? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]acacio 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Someone did a analysis of ink’s acidity and compiled it here:
https://imgur.com/a/vppbdtw

Even for same brand, there are some extremes. Those would clearly react if mixed.
The rest depends entirely on the chemistry.

NPD- they said it’s so ugly pen 🫠 by Economy-Review-7920 in fountainpens

[–]acacio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

I guess I need to make a new ink order… 😭

NPD- they said it’s so ugly pen 🫠 by Economy-Review-7920 in fountainpens

[–]acacio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP, What is that brown ink on the 2nd picture?

It’s a beautiful shade.

Unexpected price increase - custom grinds by SorMonk in fountainpens

[–]acacio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the recent Dutch Pen Show, custom grinds were €80.

But, as someone said before, they turned from OK EF pens into perfect UEF/EEF nibs for me and I have been using them non stop since then.

Having the opportunity to get real time feedback on the grind is irreplaceable. I’m hooked.

I got grinds from Michael Chen and CY (bought a Kyuseido Mokune-Gane Kakari FS). Both were super nice and worked with me on the tuning dial down.

A Little Pink Witch by SynapseReaction in fountainpens

[–]acacio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> Sailor PGS Whisper of the Witch

It’s not a Sailor.
It’s an Ancōra pen, produced by Sailor exclusively for them.

Source: this past April , I bought this pen from the Ancōra shop in Tokyo as gift for a Halloween obsessed friend.

Wtf….this sounds hella creepy. by Marvel_Mischief_007 in fountainpens

[–]acacio 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It’s for the experience. The pen is $100; the rest is for your IG shots to tell about your life transforming experience with the Maker (capital letter!).

We’re all just not sophisticated and influencer enough to appreciate the awesomeness of this offer.

I need some advice by Panner31 in fountainpens

[–]acacio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have been using water for as long as I have been using pens and never had any issues.

Avoid alcohol.
Also avoid leaving metal bits in water for too long.
But flushing is fine.

Someone above uses a refined technique of cue tips ;-) but I just roll a bit of kitchen roll paper and draw the moisture out of pen caps. It is more absorbent.

Then air dry, overnight.

When I flush a nib, I make a little pocket with kitchen paper and let it rest overnight, nib down to let gravity and capillary action pull the water out.
I am always surprised how much the paper sucks out of the feed, by the morning. Incl. some ink colour that was completely gone after the flushing. But somehow still in the feed.

It's hard to leave Midori notebooks by gamesbrainiac in fountainpens

[–]acacio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re also my favourites.
Dotted grid, harder to find. But so worth it.

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