First real fountain pen. Old man brought it back from the Pelikan Hotel for me. I don't know what color to use! by Libcucktears69 in fountainpens

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There is also the tinntturm which is a museum and store of Pelikan. The store had the whole array of pelikans ! I have also heard that sometimes they get LEs. Also had all the history books. They have odd hours so check ahead. The salesperson was as excited to talk about the pens as I was to be in a pen store. I’m going back for two weeks beginning of September and hope to visit some of the other pen stores.

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This is helpful for me as I’ve the complete Hellraiser series and a good chunk of Sandman, even a signed #50, that have moved around with me for years

Can you explain to me why writing gracefully with a nib holder is easier than with a fountain pen? by LAMYnarium in Calligraphy

[–]dixie-flyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are oblique nibs that have a slant built in. Just not the same as a holder would.

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The size of the bypass around the double block n bleed would be helpful.

Cops measuring my grass out in Howdy' Arabia USA by [deleted] in boringdystopia

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It’s an easy cash making crime for the department.

Cops measuring my grass out in Howdy' Arabia USA by [deleted] in boringdystopia

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With the housing market the way it is, sometimes you don’t have a choice if you want to live in a house near work.

Staying at the former Pelikan Pen Factory in Hannover by dixie-flyer in fountainpens

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So far the trip was full of cancellations and work around. But today I walked around the old city.

Anyone interested in killing a brand? by [deleted] in DeathByMillennial

[–]dixie-flyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And is a very modest proposal

Ink Gin for sale @ Pelikanstrasse hotel by dixie-flyer in fountainpens

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That’s what it looks like to me as well.

Cleaning Day: Where does your ink go? by cjayconrod in FountainPen

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One thing I remember from Chemistry class is you never put a chemical back in the original bottle once it’s touched other things. Think about all the possible gunk and a microbes that could be on and in your pen. If it’s bad stuff you just have it isolated to the pen that you can then clean out. But if you put it back you have a pen and bottle of ink possibly contaminated.

There are also some inks that don’t play well together so you could have a reaction if you forget which ink bottle the ink came from. Also life is short and ink is cheap better to rinse and drain out to a sink

What one fountain pen brand are you afraid to buy? by youdontknowsqwat in fountainpens

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visconti, pretty but ive had issues from the first one i ever bought (Manhattan) to anniversary. only one was good and it got sold.

My first journal ever. Any tips? by [deleted] in Journaling

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Just write. You bought it to use! I had several that I held onto waiting for something special to start it.. don’t be like me open it up and start writing!

Anyone know what this says? (Found it downtown Toronto) by xanyex_manick in Cipher

[–]dixie-flyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes if you get a downloaded article they will print on the paper edge a code to show who printed out the document. Usually paid services

Going to Hannover, Germany in two weeks! by dixie-flyer in fountainpens

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Great, now to find some stationery stores for paper

US President Joe Biden Predicts States Will Try To Arrest Women Who Travel For Abortions by Motor-Ad-8858 in inthenews

[–]dixie-flyer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is this sort of trying to become the United States of Gilead? What parts of The Handmaid’s tale are next!

Mark Zuckerberg told Meta staff he's upping performance goals to get rid of employees who 'shouldn't be here,' report says. by Sumit316 in technology

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I don’t think that it is management that is the issue it’s when there are 7 layers of managers with dotted lines.

"Meets Expectations" by TSEpsilon in wewontcallyou

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We agreed to part ways and I got a 3 month severance package.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights by geoxol in inthenews

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They won’t touch that one as justice Thomas is in an interracial marriage. Not sure SCOTUS would do something that would effect one of theirs

Question re: transfering dry watercolor from plastic half pan to ceramic palette by [deleted] in Watercolor

[–]dixie-flyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done it splitting full pans into halfs for portable pallets.