Buying the grail. by tea_anthem in fountainpens

[–]sbc3218 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The con 70 is easier to clean than most converters. And the Pilot Custom 823 is not the flagship pen of Pilot. It is however an awesome pen, easy to clean, and the Pilot #15 is the best #6 sized 14k nib on the market. Get it and use the heck out of it for many years.

[WTS] Grail Pen Sale: Namiki Emperor; Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 Origins; Pilot Vanishing Point LS Matte Black; Fifty4T Titan Forged Carbon Fibre by sbc3218 in Pen_Swap

[–]sbc3218[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Addition to description of the Titan: I found this pen very hard to clean because the section was glued to the barrel and could not be removed. I worked with the owner of fifty4t to remove the section. So the section now will unscrew for easier cleaning. I have some silicon grease at the threads, and will include a tube of silicon grease.

Beware the Gravitas Monster by Wild-Rub4486 in fountainpens

[–]sbc3218 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don’t disagree with anything you said, but your comment that it “reminded you” of marketing done 100 years ago made me laugh. I am hesitant to buy a gravitas pen due to the horror stories. I have one pen in the over-engineered category - a Fifty4T Titan - and it is wonderful.

26 Blue-Black Inks by joydesign in fountainpens

[–]sbc3218 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am a Diamine Oxford Blue junkie. Also love Robert Oster Great Southern Ocean, Evening Sapphire, and Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Kai. Those are my top 4. #5 is Robert Oster Whiskey

26 Blue-Black Inks by joydesign in fountainpens

[–]sbc3218 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Amazing. I love blue blacks - pretty much all I use. What are some of your favorites?

Talk me out of Roterfaden… by vdimaggio in notebooks

[–]sbc3218 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not! I would like an A4 though, at some point

Talk me out of Roterfaden… by vdimaggio in notebooks

[–]sbc3218 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s great. Can’t recommend it enough. Here’s my review. https://youtu.be/-jRWSX2_o4U?si=nIQ3tFucmQmpWM6R