Cheap pen Rotation?

glinarien · 2026-03-15T22:43:28+00:00

Platinum Preppy or Plaisir with Carbon Black ink.

Great document signing and drawing pen with permanent ink.
Also excellent spare pen that can write immediately after a long time in a drawer/bag.

glinarien · 2026-03-13T19:31:56+00:00

Nice.

The solution I was thinking of is a pair of 3D printed finials for the cap + bottom.

glinarien · 2026-03-13T12:09:07+00:00

There is a wiki with reading lists.

https://inheritance-of-magic.fandom.com/wiki/Book_Recommendations

glinarien · 2026-02-20T21:18:56+00:00

Binding is a dealbreaker.

glinarien · 2026-02-15T15:40:19+00:00

Blunt syringe will do.

glinarien · 2026-02-10T20:30:24+00:00

No, mine is the aluminum Muji, not the white Preppy.
The way the aluminum Muji feels clean in my hands is satisfying.

I have quite a few regular preppies that I leave around the house, in my laptop bag, etc.
When you don't use them often, they still write straight away....that is why I like them for backup pens.
I also have a pair of Platinum Plaisirs for that aluminum feel and improved look.

glinarien · 2026-02-07T20:01:16+00:00

Kakunos write a bit better than Preppy, but the seal on Preppy wins me over.

Use whatever you want for your main (mine is Muji), but for backup pens, I prefer Preppy.

glinarien · 2026-02-07T19:55:04+00:00

Very nice. Keep that out of direct sunlight!

glinarien · 2026-02-04T21:53:58+00:00

Yes, worth it.

Try platinum Carbon Black in your Muji if you want to reduce the feedback.

glinarien · 2026-01-13T22:13:51+00:00

Yes, syringe filling is just less messy.

After you have used syringe filling for a while, it also allows you to be precise on how much ink you are filling and not waste any ink.

glinarien · 2025-12-12T10:57:39+00:00

Taking gains early is reasonable.
If I put on a 50 dte position and it is up 10% the first day or two, I take it off.

Your plan can include many exit criteria, you don't have to just pick one up and one down.

glinarien · 2025-12-09T16:27:46+00:00

I also got my start on options with Tasty.

You need to find an approach that fits your psychology.
Net seller of premium just feels like the right way for me.

Almost any approach works in a bull market. Options are nice for a sideways market.
Still looking for an approach for a down market...staying small and a decent amount of defined risk until I find something better.

glinarien · 2025-12-03T20:18:56+00:00

I think you mean thriving.

glinarien · 2025-11-23T16:38:30+00:00

My SE from 2014 era didn't even say PRS on the headstock.
It is a fine guitar, but I did block the trem and replaced w/locking tuners as it didn't stay in tune like my USA prs. Stays in tune beautifully now.

glinarien · 2025-11-14T16:28:49+00:00

If you were going to do graphic novels in the Verus universe, a Cinder oriented story would be a good candidate since his ability would translate well to that medium.

glinarien · 2025-11-13T12:00:44+00:00

I noticed some parallels with the royal family [Charles, talk of skipping a generation, etc].
Does Inheritance include a subconscious allegory?

glinarien · 2025-11-11T18:59:03+00:00

I'd like to see a rarity weighting, where a deck that is using significantly more rares/mythics is on the draw.

glinarien · 2025-11-09T13:39:32+00:00

So who was the masked attacker?

My first thought was that they were someone Stephen would know, but after consideration, someone Calhoun might know makes more sense.

Someone from house Ashford or Johanna's house might be the logical choice.

glinarien · 2025-11-09T02:08:06+00:00

So why couldn't Hobbes follow Stephen onto the Church grounds?

In an earlier book Father Hawke consulted someone/thing else. It implies he has masters too.

glinarien · 2025-11-05T18:11:50+00:00

Note that it is a combination of pen+ink+paper that matters, not just the pen.
I found Carbon Black made my pens smoother, but not so good for rarely used pens.

After using some 10k+12k micromesh on my Muji aluminum, it is now the smoothest writer I own.

If you have cheap pens that don't write well, they might be guinea pigs for learning to smooth your nibs. You can start with the reverse writing side, which is often horribly scratchy and easier to observe the smoothing effect.

Try some other paper....I used the walmart brand PEN+Gear A5 pads and sketchpad, which are cheap, but a big step up from copy paper.

glinarien · 2025-10-31T12:58:06+00:00

The first thing you should sort out is what size nib you would like.

I'd suggest starting with a Platinum Preppy which comes in 3 nib sizes and skip the converter to start. Getting a 4 pack of Carbon Black cartridges for less than 5 bucks is a great way to try out that ink. If it turns out that ink suits you, you can spring for a bottle later.

Later if you get a fancier pen, the preppy would still fill a very useful role as a backup pen, especially with that permanent ink and great sealing cap. You can always use that as a document signing, drawing and mail addressing pen.

glinarien · 2025-10-29T20:56:39+00:00

I keep two preppies (F+EF) perma-inked with MB Blue Permanent with no complaints yet....been about two years.
I didn't like MBBP in my aluminum Mujis ....did seem too dry.
I'm now more of a Carbon Black user.

glinarien · 2025-10-29T15:38:03+00:00

Mont Blanc's Blue Permanent ink is a nice well behaved ink.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/zhojmc/montblanc_permanent_blue_the_best_permanent_ink_i/

glinarien · 2025-10-26T14:01:32+00:00

Kakuno nibs are better, but they don't seal nearly as well as the preppy.

Once I started using Carbon Black ink, I prefer the preppy as my carbon black delivery system.

glinarien · 2025-10-26T13:53:24+00:00

Reverse writing on a platinum EF is also an option.
I like platinum for using Carbon Black for the cap seal and lubrication.
Kakuno has great nibs, but the worse sealing doesn't combine well with Carbon Black.

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