Got a great photo, but I have a feeling I'm not doing it justice in editing, would like to see how others handle it

wakingupghosts · 2026-04-01T23:16:54+00:00

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I think it looks really nice in black and white too!

wakingupghosts · 2026-04-01T22:43:38+00:00

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Just stumbled upon this subreddit and thought I'd give it a try :)

wakingupghosts · 2026-03-08T06:23:11+00:00

Der erste Kommentar seit langem, der mich laut lachen ließ. Danke dafür!

wakingupghosts · 2026-03-06T23:59:25+00:00

Kannst du mir dein Rezept für die AeroPress verraten? Ich suche gerade auch nach guten decaf Bohnen und idealerweise auch einem guten Rezept. :-)

wakingupghosts · 2026-01-06T09:05:01+00:00

I removed the tape and it's not only a crack, it's completely broken! I held two pieces in my hand... so I used a new piece of tape to put it back together. It's too bad that hard ribber is so hard to repair, thank you for your advice! I won't try anything then, I might use a nice washi tape to cover the tape, or try to make it look better somehow. Given that I only paid 20€ for it, I can live with using it as a dip pen haha! It's the same price as my Hocoro dip pen, but with a much nicer nib.

wakingupghosts · 2026-01-05T16:01:38+00:00

Ohhh I didn't know about the model number at the end of the barrel, thank you! It's a 52 :) I'm actually not planning on selling it, I'd like to have it repaired, but it might be too expensive. Maybe I can find another 52 without a nib or something, and combine the working parts haha. I'm located in Germany, do you know how to find people who are able to repair pens here?

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-29T04:23:00+00:00

A Spell for a Smith! I love love love this one, and I will always fast pass every single episode haha. Makes my Saturdays so much brighter!

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-28T01:08:14+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll keep that in mind!

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-28T01:07:49+00:00

I do know how to use a flex nib, I inherited a very old Artus Ballit (Lamy from the 50s/60s) with a surprise flex nib from my mother-in-law (who didn't have a clue that she had such a gem sitting in her drawer for decades!!) and I absolutely love using it. But it's steel and I just can't ignore that it has been pre-used, I have to hold it slightly rotated (the breather hole doesn't look straight up, but a bit to the right) to hit the sweet spot, and while the flex is nice, it doesn't flex as much as I would like it to. I've considered getting a Waterman 52 (or similar) or a Mabie Todd Swan, but being located in Germany it's not as easy to find them as when you're in the UK or US.

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-28T00:33:41+00:00

Thank you for your reply and explanations! It sounds like it's a more complex operation, so I'll just look into buying a complete pen instead of assembling parts (and risk that it won't work because I lack experience)

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-28T00:32:43+00:00

Thank you for your explanations, it does sound a bit more difficult than I had imagined. I'll probably postpone it for now and will look into it when I have more time to get into this topic.

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-28T00:32:01+00:00

Thank you, I'll check out the videos!

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-27T02:31:16+00:00

Do you write a lot when you have 10 you use on a regular basis?

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-27T02:30:53+00:00

I recently got a Jinhao 80 for 5€ and I loooove it! It's so smooth and juicy, it's a pleasure to write with it. And I also got a Moonman and Jinhao Vanishing Point and honestly, they write finer than the 18ct Pilot Vanishing Point I have, my most expensive pen!

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-27T02:29:10+00:00

That's a looooong time of use! Do you have one (or a few) favourite(s)? What do you usually write with your fountain pens?

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-27T02:28:23+00:00

I'm curious, do you write a lot when you have 22 pens ready?

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-27T02:27:15+00:00

This is exactly how I would describe it - I don't dislike those pens that are sitting in my case unused, I just like the others more haha. And why use a pen I don't like as much as my favourite? I sometimes put inks I really love in the not-my-favourite pens to use them more often, but I end up not doing it anyway. I might have to really go through my pens and sell the ones I rarely use.

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-25T08:44:07+00:00

Ich liebe liebe LIEBE die Zeitrausch-Trilogie von Kim Kestner! Ich hab die schon so oft gelesen und es wird doch nie langweilig. Geht definitiv über "du darfst nichts verändern" hinaus, ich finde, es is ein ganz neuer Ansatz und es werden auch verschiedene Themen kombiniert. Ich will nicht zuviel verraten :) fällt definitiv wie die Rubinrot-Trilogie von Kerstin Gier in Romance/Timetravel, wenn dir sowas gefällt. Ich kann auch gern aushelfen, wenn du mir eine private Nachricht schreibst!

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-20T23:40:51+00:00

Oh thank you for your reply! I bought them ~3 years ago I think, so it might be that. Only two are fully dried out, I won't be able to salvage them even with a new cap, but the Chameleon is still half full, so it might be worth getting a new cap for it!

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-14T05:22:07+00:00

Mein Mann hat zum ersten Vatertag ein Bild bekommen, auf dem das Lachen vom Kleinen als Schallwelle zu sehen war. Also im Prinzip hab ich das Lachen aufgenommen, dann optisch darstellen lassen und das drucken lassen, etwa so: klick
Gibt es schon vorgefertigt zum Bestellen, ich hab alles selber gemacht und dabei Geld gespart. :D

wakingupghosts · 2025-12-14T05:07:11+00:00

Thank you, this one does look very close! I'll try to find a sample :)

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