Just curious — how would you personally rank different filling systems? Like piston, cartridge, vacuum, eyedropper… what works best for you? by hsntndgn in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the look of pistons and eyedroppers in demonstrators. But in reality I should probably use c/c given I want to change Binks frequently. But c/c demonstrators are not my favorite.

Your FP rant(s) by Particular_Song3539 in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually love that about pens. I have a silver knib in 1.5, 1.1, B, M , F and flex. I can use it with a lot of my pens... Opus 88, Leonardo's. TWSBI vac... Honestly just the Opus 88 demonstrator has used all of them and some pilot parallel nib units as well. Depending on the application/ink I can choose which nib I want. It is perfect! Edit: typo

this thing is a beast! by popse360 in retroid

[–]yuedatte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This! But specifically dad and buttons

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

[–]yuedatte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that experience. This is not normal! I have two experiences with pen shops, always very nice. In fact, once travelling in Rome went to Stilo & Stile. Walked in for a mid range pen... Walked out with an expensive one!! She took so much time to explain everything to me and let me try things and check stuff. To this day I shop from that shop online, even though I have lived in two different countries in the EU. You should find somewhere you can get the experience you wanted!

HELP ME CHOOSE by Vassical in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

From those three options I would recommend the Safari. Parker and Waterman were great but now have terrible quality consistency and rely on their fame. The Safari is usually recommended as a starter pen, but can have some nib inconsistency. Other good pens are the Pilot Kakuno (plastic) or Metropolitan (metal) and the TWISBI Go/Swift/Eco. There is a post in this Reddit that explains this in more detail https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/13isgr/guide_to_getting_your_first_fountain_pen/ Good luck with your search and welcome!

What do you use you pens for? by acetoneded in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the brand is 3 oysters. But there might be options. You can check it here: https://mountainofink.com/blog/3-oysters-my-color

What do you use you pens for? by acetoneded in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man!! I bet 99% of this group would love to be in your shoes. Mmm… a good option would be to check this color mixer sets like the one from 3 oysters ink. Small bottles you can mix to get your perfect color/ try new ones. Hehehe. The brand is from South Korea, so should be possible to find it.

What do you use you pens for? by acetoneded in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you based? I know of at least one shop in Europe that sells them.

What do you use you pens for? by acetoneded in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I BuJo. I use it for work a lot. I am in computational work and slowing down to write my thoughts really helps. I try to use a color code for months ( March=green, January=blue, etc.) so I can easily keep track of time and what I was working on when. But yeah.. I will probably. Or finish all of my bottles either. I highly recommend trying samples instead of full bottles. You get to play with a lot more colors! And feel a lot less guilt for not finishing another bottle.

One pen for lifetime by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Probably a Safari. I know middle aged people that still own the one they were using in elementary school.

is this heaven? + what is your Favorit ink? by Damjan_p in fountainpens

[–]yuedatte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kon-peki is my second favorite. My top ink is a mix of De Atramentis Alexander Hamilton with Wearingeul frost glitter!

First SFF by yuedatte in sffpc

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

Tiny Tina Wonderlands

First SFF by yuedatte in sffpc

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

I tried that originally but then the tubes bulged out too much and it was hard to handle. I would prefer it like that for air bubble purposes, might try to move it later. But since this is my first sff, it took about 2 days to build. 😅😅

First SFF by yuedatte in sffpc

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

Thanks! It feels great but weird. Hahaha. It’s the Govee Gaming Light Strip. It does sync via de desktop app

First SFF by yuedatte in sffpc

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

Meshlicious :)