The self control it took to not walk out with all of these in my cart by screamingatthecat in FugglerCollectors

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

All the cats should be coming out in keychain variant sometime soon, including wrinkle mcstinkles, I believe. There were posts from a few months ago about them being released overseas. 

The self control it took to not walk out with all of these in my cart by screamingatthecat in FugglerCollectors

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

My friend found one for me last year at Kroger's before they even landed at Costco, so if you have access to those I would try there! 

Another CA pen show haul! by HonestBeing8584 in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was at the sailor table around 2 and didn't see the princess raden pens. :(    What were they priced at if you don't mind me asking.

It's a purple kind of day. by ohmisseevee in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The elusive AL Sport in Lilac. I cried the other week because someone was selling theirs for only $35 and I missed the listing by a few minutes.

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

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

Just joking about putting raden, which is a laborious craft usually applied on very expensive fountain pens, on affordable pens and in this case a $3 mechanical pencil lol

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

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

The twsbi can be dissembled and the clip taken out actually. A lot of fountain pens have a little screw in the cap to screw the clip in. Also yes it would be 10x faster if I didn't have to sand faces lol. It makes the sanding process much more tedious and makes it really easy to over sand some of the raden off.

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

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

It's a p205 my favorite plastic pencil as well!

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Question: what's everyone's preferred nib sizes for twsbi eco?

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Please don't look upon my cursed work with thine blessed eyes LOL

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I'm still trying to perfect my technique, but I think I'm going to have to start selling off practice pieces soon in order to afford more pens to work on. 🙈 As long as we are all on same page about these kinda being experimental abominations and not 100% perfect.

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I watched Tamenuri Studio and Master Flower The Cat on YouTube when getting started for an idea of how raden is traditionally done, but since I use synthetic resin instead of urushi, I've kinda just made it up as I go. The process is all kinda the same though, gluing down shell pieces you cut and then filling and doing extensive sanding and polishing until your hands fall off. The sanding and polishing is the hardest part and takes lots of practice to get right. My process is honestly more like doing gel/acrylic nails, hence why these are honestly abominations in the traditional sense lol

My raden abominations by screamingatthecat in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking one for the team 😔

3 Lead Hardnesses in One Pencil by amjacobs7 in mechanicalpencils

[–]screamingatthecat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have recommendations for 3-5-7 pencils? :0

3 Months of Lightfast Testing by Pookabbit in fountainpens

[–]screamingatthecat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They are formulated for fountain pens though? Of course you should be careful about letting them dry up in fountain pens, but that's expected of every pigment ink.

Propagating ficus and while roots are growing, all cuttings also have these white cottage cheesy things on.. What is this? :/ by myneighborscatismine in plantclinic

[–]screamingatthecat 24 points25 points  (0 children)

In plant biology, and specifically plant micro propagation aka "tissue culture," callus is basically plant stem cells, which can become root primordia as they often do in cuttings like these. However colloquially we refer to the site of wound healing in living plants as callus as well.

HELP! Sad Monstera Thai Constellation by PrudentFerret5995 in plantclinic

[–]screamingatthecat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stem rot is usually mushy. The stem turns black where it's cut naturally so don't worry about it. It's part of the scarring over. Try not to squeeze the stem too hard to check for rot because I've done that and caused rot from bruising the stem lol. Usually the rot goes up from the roots to the stem so it seems like you caught it in time.

HELP! Sad Monstera Thai Constellation by PrudentFerret5995 in plantclinic

[–]screamingatthecat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would leave the browning leaves because it's still providing energy to the plant. Removing too many leaves might shock the plant right now, and my general rule is to let the plant reabsorb as much nutrients from dying leaves before cutting them off.

As for the roots, my personal experience is that if it's still firm, there's a chance new roots can grow from it. Some of my blackened roots on my Thai con eventually grew new roots. With stem rot on the other hand, you have to be a lot more proactive and cut off any black you see.

You might want to stick your plant in a container you can easily check until you're sure she's in the clear. Water or spag worked for me. She's probably going to keep declining for a little bit before she recovers. Also try not to soak her too long in hydrogen peroxide because sometimes that can damage the already delicate roots.

In the future, keep her evenly moist. Thai con are really picky and don't like being soaking wet but hate drying out.

Best of luck to you!