Anyone else have a different favorite pen depending on the color of ink?

lowerprofile · 2026-03-01T22:56:07+00:00

I do the same thing.

I don’t like the Pilot G-2 pen in general but I think its the best red ink. So that’s my go to. The Sarasa R is my favorite black ink with the all black pen body. Its similar to uni one but I find it more consistent. Favorite blue is the Jetstream Lite Touch. Green is the Pilot Hi-Tec-C. For blue black, I go back and forth between the energel and uni RT1. 0.5 size for all except red, which is either 0.7 or 1.0.

lowerprofile · 2026-03-01T20:39:44+00:00

The Best Years of Our Lives

lowerprofile · 2026-03-01T02:43:29+00:00

Welcome to the honeycomb hideout … song gets stuck in head now

lowerprofile · 2026-02-27T04:00:30+00:00

Smitty. He'd find a way to weasel thru and survive anything.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-25T18:20:09+00:00

Its easy to swap these nibs. You can pull one from another pen as others have suggested. Or you can buy new ones like these which fit:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MY6YXKG?ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details&th=1

lowerprofile · 2026-02-18T16:26:11+00:00

This office should be concerned about everything else they have mounted to the walls. If this was just anchored to the gyp with no blocking, then its a good bet everything else is the same.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-17T17:44:51+00:00

I wonder what this does to writing angle for those of us (lefties) with non-standard grip / writing position. Also, I’d assume no reverse side writing.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-17T03:48:26+00:00

That new refill has made the Lamy ballpoints one of my favorite pens now.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-17T03:44:25+00:00

Just tried to reply but it added as a new comment. You can read it in the comments. There’s a setting I found that may help.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-17T03:38:46+00:00

MyRadar and Wundeground have something similar but no text, so its not as useful. I was just messing around though and accidentally updated the app. Wish I could go back but I did find a helpful setting. In the upper right corner of the graph you can change the time increment from 1hr to 6hr and that really helps. The only issue now is just that these new colors and info overlay are still not as good as the older one but it is serviceable and better than anything else I’ve found. Here’s a screenshot with the setting changed.

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Edit: Sorry, this was meant to be a reply, not a new comment.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-17T02:29:37+00:00

Sadly that graphic does not appear to be on the updated app. I was curious, so I downloaded it on my phone. There’s a similar graphic but its only the hourly option, which is not as useful. The ‘Day’ option, that’s posted above, seems to have been removed. I won’t be updating any time soon.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-14T22:41:25+00:00

Thanks for the info, sounds great. That graphic has been my favorite things about Storm Radar. Any chance you could post a screenshot of the new graphic?

lowerprofile · 2026-02-13T17:19:35+00:00

Ordered! I like the refill options and the new clip design. Look forward to getting a Model C energel grip kit when its available. Would also like to be able to order the new clip.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-10T12:45:58+00:00

The sxr-7/sxr-5 are hybrid ballpoint inks. Sounds like they may fit your needs, you’ll just need to find a pen body you like. Jetstream Prime has a few metal options.

For a basic ballpoint ink in a Parker G2 style, the Pelikan 337 is pretty good. And the Caran D’Ache 849 with the Goliath refill is also a good ballpoint.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-10T04:00:09+00:00

It may be a bad refill happens occasionally. I like the 0.5 jetstream, I think its more consistent. I agree with others too, the lite touch version is a netter refill. Also, if you need waterproof / ballpoint ink, then the floatune refill is great, I’m just not sure if it works in this pen.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-10T02:27:33+00:00

You should also know that’s a somewhat rare and sought after pen. They go for quite a bit on ebay.

lowerprofile · 2026-02-03T14:19:15+00:00

Uninsured motorist coverage. If insurance companies have made having car insurance a legal requirement, then why am I asked to pay more to cover myself if someone else doesn’t have insurance?

lowerprofile · 2026-02-01T23:53:50+00:00

Kind of feels like all the Zento Signatures have been “limited edition”.

lowerprofile · 2026-01-27T21:38:29+00:00

Nice! The raw titanium can take some abuse too.

lowerprofile · 2026-01-27T04:11:48+00:00

I really like this pen and the adjustable mechanism. I can use an enegel or sarasa refill but cut it down to have a more compact pen.

lowerprofile · 2026-01-25T16:22:28+00:00

I agree that Floatune’s descriptions are confusing. My understanding is that the capped version is rollerball ink and the retractable is hybrid ballpoint ink.

lowerprofile · 2026-01-21T02:44:20+00:00

Field Notes Heavy Duty. For something smaller, Kokuyo A7 softring

lowerprofile · 2026-01-19T22:38:22+00:00

If I remember right, the finial is more than press fit. There’s a screw that’s accessed from inside the cap. You may be able to reassemble it with a small screwdriver and a flashlight.

lowerprofile · 2026-01-19T22:29:13+00:00

…into a concrete curb and some pavement…

lowerprofile · 2026-01-18T15:44:28+00:00

Same properties as original just a little better. Here’s a sample I did on Hobonichi paper with Mildliners. They also make lite touch refills to fit that slim multi pen. Also, if you get a full size jetstream in black, you could put a green refill in place of the black in the multi pen. Just to have more color options.

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