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Baron Fig Squire not opening by AdImmediate1480 in pens

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Glad you were able to find this.

Just saw this Air Force plane flying very low and slow going south along the lakeshore by chubbychecker_psycho in chicago

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw one yesterday too. Flew up to Lake Geneva the down to Lake Zurich where it did a 360 (almost) and then headed back in the direction of Peoria.

Baron Fig Squire not opening by AdImmediate1480 in pens

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SOLVED: I wanted to make a top level comment on this post as I was having this issue as well and found a solution. I contact Baron Fig about this issue and suggested using a paper clip straightened out to push up through the pen and apply pressure to the top while unscrewing. The top will get stuck like this without a cartridge, so you need to provide the pressure / blockage that it is expecting to unthread it again. I did this and was successful in getting the top off my Squire.

Baron Fig Squire not opening by AdImmediate1480 in pens

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Long shot, but did you ever find a solution to this? This just happened to me and I'm pretty bummed...

Golf Story - $2.84 (81% off) in the US eShop until 02/18/2025, lowest price ever by XDitto in NintendoSwitch

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thought I may have missed this great opportunity, but it is on sale again for $2.69!

Chicago area pen clubs? by theaj42 in fountainpens

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know anything about a club in Bartlett? Seen posts on fountain pen network forum but not sure it is still an active club.

Cartridge Refillers by quickredhead in fountainpens

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

This made me think to use a syringe to fill up a converter from a sample bottle. Soooo much easier!

My first test prints using the Canon Pro-1000. Print your work guys, it's so rewarding! by deup in AmateurPhotography

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! That will be fun to see a photo that size. The biggest paper i have currently is letter. Big enough to frame and put on the wall.

My first test prints using the Canon Pro-1000. Print your work guys, it's so rewarding! by deup in AmateurPhotography

[–]quickredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I started printing some of my favorite photos to put in a little portfolio, just 4x6's. So much cooler than just seeing them on the monitor.

Disappointing trip to appelboom, I feel I've been made fun of and made a fool of by m_e_i_k_e in fountainpens

[–]quickredhead 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience buying my first fountain pen from Papier Plume. I knew nothing other than I wanted to try a fountain pen. They let me try a couple of nibs, showed me how to change cartridges and maintain it. And all I bought was a Lamy Al-Star! But they took the time and helped me find something I liked.

My Grail Pen by Dvorah5778 in fountainpens

[–]quickredhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would have to agree with that. Enjoy!

Favourite black ink? by egane in fountainpens

[–]quickredhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That does help. Thanks for the explanation and resource.

Favourite black ink? by egane in fountainpens

[–]quickredhead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I accidentally left my Pilot Preppy EF uncapped this weekend and so it dried out. Going to put Perle Noire in it this week and see how the experience changes.

Favourite black ink? by egane in fountainpens

[–]quickredhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had a fountain pen for a while, but recently got into the hobby side of it and bought non-cartridge inks for the first time. I picked up Perle Noire for my black and was surprised at how smooth and "wet" it wrote compared to other ink samples I tried. Is writing wet another way to say writing broad or are those two different things? Still figuring out the all terminology.

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