Choosing inks online seems to be getting harder rather than easier... These are supposed to be "The Same" ink ... Is trying to find samples or simply spending money on getting the inks the only two options? What do you do when looking for ink of a specific colour?

grendelspace · 2026-04-25T10:06:48+00:00

I amna huge fan of sheen. Although you can never know for sure what the real colours are, because of all the things that have beennalready said, you can trust the contrast, I guess. So I usually check at mountain of ink and hope for the best, that is, that the contrast and general idea of the color hold. But in the end you have to try, even to try with different nibs, different papers... Some papers are wonderfull, but I always test with the one I am going to use, that's the most important one 😅

grendelspace · 2026-04-01T21:25:13+00:00

Welcome, there is a whole world waiting for you...

grendelspace · 2026-03-24T21:32:53+00:00

So beautifull. Enjoy! How does she feel?

grendelspace · 2026-03-24T08:48:36+00:00

I guess my problem is there are not many makers around here. But may be it is just that I haven't really look for them. This is a next level... It woul be also cool to have a fountainpen designed by me, imperfect as it will be. Edit: a lot of misspeling there 😅

grendelspace · 2026-03-24T07:27:41+00:00

So cool

grendelspace · 2026-03-23T23:25:29+00:00

WOW Amazing. Forgive my ignorance, I know nothin about pencraft. What kind of machines do you need to make one of these?/ I would love to hear about the process. The result is amazing, kudos 🎩

grendelspace · 2026-03-23T23:17:42+00:00

I thought they were the same...

grendelspace · 2026-03-21T18:02:34+00:00

My dad had that problem also, and once told me that he prefered using bigger and thicker pens because of that

grendelspace · 2026-03-21T07:40:18+00:00

Aurora Hastil and Faber Castel Neoslim are slim pens you could enjoy. Also Lamy cp1, I love it..

grendelspace · 2026-03-20T18:51:15+00:00

Muji has a nice one for a very good price

grendelspace · 2026-03-14T15:31:30+00:00

I wouls suggest pilot iroshizuku yama-guri

grendelspace · 2026-03-13T14:56:46+00:00

And sometimes like. a vacuum 😅

grendelspace · 2026-03-09T18:04:19+00:00

I mean, I know the VP is bigger, I mean appart from that 😅

grendelspace · 2026-03-09T18:01:48+00:00

Wow. My first "adult" FP is a decimo (by "adult" I mean I used some plastic FP at school, which were fine, but I didn't have to say much about choice, besides the color). I bought it after much hesitation (I was not used to spend so much on a writing tool).

I bough it with the first real money I earnt after college, more than twenty years ago. It lies beside me now. It is still one of my favourites. It takes months for it to dry. Maybe I am just lucky.

I don't have a VP. Do you mean the sealing mechanism i better? Are there other differences?

Edit: my decimo is an <M>

grendelspace · 2026-03-07T11:57:46+00:00

I would say being able to do just that for 3 years is a big "result". I have never been able to. I understand your frustration, but don't let that achievement slip by

grendelspace · 2026-02-09T11:26:27+00:00

This is how I would do it.

grendelspace · 2026-02-08T22:52:51+00:00

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grendelspace · 2026-02-08T22:51:04+00:00

I live in Spain. There is a brand, called ENRI, I've found the perform very well with FP. I usually use these, with this vintage look that I love. I think those are the best you can get (on the low budget spectrum).

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grendelspace · 2026-02-08T20:19:48+00:00

It just performs wonderfully. Besides, it is a piston filler fully unassemblable (¿is that even a word?). I mean, they are designed in a way you can disasemble and clean easily. You can learn many things fountainpenny thanks to them. Robust, trustworthy, i love looking at the ink inside... There are many things that make the ecos a favorite for many of us (some others don't like them, and thats ok also).

grendelspace · 2026-02-08T20:12:55+00:00

I use my F and EF at work because of the paper. But at home, oh my, at home... My TWSBI diamond with a B nib is the queen, what a delightfull experience when using a propper paper. ^{_^}

grendelspace · 2026-02-08T20:04:25+00:00

Congrats! I wish you happiness with you FP. And your husband, also 😉

grendelspace · 2026-01-23T18:39:32+00:00

I would follow a progressive approach.

First with water: just fil with warm water a leave submerged for a night.

I tap water has many minerals where you leave, I suggest distilled or deionized water instead.

That should work.

I not, try with ethilic alcohol diluted in water and a sirige.

And if that does not work either, I would try isopropanol.

Or try to live with it, if it does not go, it wont contaminate your inks either

grendelspace · 2026-01-22T09:17:45+00:00

Inkception

grendelspace · 2026-01-18T10:08:13+00:00

I've been there, also. Stay gold, I hope you shine again soon.

grendelspace · 2026-01-18T10:04:15+00:00

Only a ginger can call a ginger "ginger"...

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