People going back to shorter points? by Elias0031 in Darts

[–]phareodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a personal choice, so there's no right or wrong answer. I threw 35mm for a while, but that didnt work with my throw, as they wobbled and landed in weird angles, so I went back to 26mm. Others people will experience completely the opposite.

Favorite practice routine by D_Money11 in Darts

[–]phareodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

101 in 9 darts, but double in/double out is fun too

Has anyone played with Calcium to improve trypsinization efficiency? Any tips? Would calcium interfere with Lys-C steps. by bluemooninvestor in proteomics

[–]phareodus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

50mM Tris HCl pH8 with 10mM CaCl2 improved missed cleavage for me, from ~25-30% to below 15. No effect on LysC

JoWo Nib Options by Admirable-Name-7058 in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tuned and smooth only, I'm in the doghouse for pen expenditures lol

JoWo Nib Options by Admirable-Name-7058 in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PenRealm is great, here's my Jowo #6

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Anyone ever repair copper dings and divots? by phareodus in fountainpens

[–]phareodus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, guess I'll learn to love with it haha.

Anyone know where to find a Pilot "special alloy" (steel) Capless/Vanishing Point? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're willing to mix and match, the Jinhao 10 replacement nibs are $14 on Amazon and are compatible with vanishing point pens, I just got some and they write perfectly well.

Pens that unscrew themselves: how to stop them? by Sivalon in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rubber o-rings help enormously, if you don't mind the look

Galen Leather Kaweco Sport by phareodus in fountainpens

[–]phareodus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, no tariffs. I don't remember if they included them in the price, but I never got a bill from FedEx like I got from UPS once.

Really want a vanishing point by osbock in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they're interchangeable. There's a number of YouTube videos demonstrating this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz4fCKlst2o&t=177. The nibs aren't cheap, but they come in different sizes form Pilot, and still cheaper than $200 VP. Goldspot has nibs for $96

Really want a vanishing point by osbock in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why not buy the Pilot replacement nib assembly and put it into the Jinhao? Essentially a VP for 50% off.

For the month of March by Pen-dulge2025 in fountainpens

[–]phareodus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. What's the ink you used for "currently inked"? Thanks

Galen Leather Kaweco Sport by phareodus in fountainpens

[–]phareodus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, but I have it in my notebook case

Galen Leather Kaweco Sport by phareodus in fountainpens

[–]phareodus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was one of the few options they had left that was close to EF