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2025-06-18 17:05:29 UTC

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"It is easier to build strong children than to repair a vroken men." - Frederick Douglass.
Written with Ostrich Lake Baikal ink (Chinese ink manufacturer). High sheen, looks dark blue/teal. As you can see from the back photo - there is lots of green. As you can see from the letter 'e' - lots of sheen. I bought this ink bottle for the name. But I'm not sure if it is accurately represents The oldest, deepest and clearest lake in the world.
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2025-05-09 12:16:37 UTC

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They added 'G' because Platinum was already registered, so it pronounced as platinum, but with audible 'G'.

2025-04-16 01:30:02 UTC

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Quote: "Order without liberty and liberty without order are eually destructive.", written with Wing Sung 699 with a Fine nib, ink is KWZ Standard Azure No4. Author's name is written with Mike Green's (mighke.com) No53 Lush Everglade pen with Marc Bacas Cursive italic nib (broad). Ink is Diamine Ancient Copper.
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2025-03-18 00:06:09 UTC

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Pocket pens where other filling method would not work. And i will use a syringe to fill a cartridge
#FountainPen #FountainPens #FPQuestion

2025-03-07 00:30:06 UTC

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I've changed nib on a number of my pens: All 4 of my Moonman (Majohn) M800s, Delike new moon... The reason is the nibs I out on those pens are better writers than the original nibs (M800) and for Delike, I couldn't use the fude nib that came with delike pen. I was successful. As far as research - Goulet Pens videos. Research -Goulet Pens videos.
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2025-03-05 18:29:01 UTC

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Quote: "Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes." Quote belongs to Jim Carey. Written with Sheaffer Triumph 550 C/C, looks to be a Fine nib. Ink is Lamy Turquoise. Notebook is top wire bound Midori Grain notebook with Midori MD paper.
#SwatchWednesday #FountainPens #FountainPenPics
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2025-02-26 00:02:28 UTC

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Yes, replacement that I got wouldn't fit in my pen. Mine was earlier glaxy finish version.

2025-02-24 17:50:49 UTC

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What is the first number on the Esterbrook's nib? It looks to be about the same age and the same color as mine. Great haul! 😀

2025-02-19 17:16:17 UTC

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In honor of President's Day here in USA, I chose the quote by Mel Brooks: "If the presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country." Quote is written in Dimaine Sepia, author's name in Dimine Three Kngs. Written in Midory Grain A7 notebook with MD paper.
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2025-02-14 00:08:56 UTC

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The way I store my pens is I have a wooden Tool chest and in smaller drawers I store all of pen parts / repair supplies and 2 long srawers are I ligned with try inserts and both of those drawers hold 25 pens each. I carry my pens in pen cases.
#FPQuestion #FountainPens

2025-02-05 22:22:55 UTC

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Quote by Malcolm X: When "I" replaced with "We", even the illness becomes wellness.
Quote written in Noodler's Polar Green ink - Freeze resistant, Water resistant, Lubricated. Looks good
Author's name - Noodler's General of the Armies - Water resistant, Fluorescent. Feathers and spreads on any paper as can be seen on a macro shot.
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2025-01-31 15:26:40 UTC

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A few vintage brands thast are budget friendly are Esterbrook J series, Moore, Platignum... Those were smaller brands that were considered 2nd and 3rd tier, but very good quality.

2025-01-29 21:17:37 UTC

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If anyone is interested in a those large capacity converters for Jinhao 9019 pens, I found one place that sells them. They are out of stock right now, but I was told that they should have them in stock in early february. You can find them here:
https://pensgalaxybd.com/collections/converter/products/jinhao-dadao-9019-converter
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2025-01-29 18:03:18 UTC

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New pen day! Arrived today, on my birthday! It is a Majohn V60 with 1.1 stub nib. Nib feels very smooth on my finger. As you can see, piston does not go all the way down. Doodlebud tried adjusting it and while it is possible to remove the piston, adjustment is not possible. Ink capacity is about 1.6ml. So if you need to grease the piston - remove the nib, add tiny bit of silicone grease to the wall of the ink chamber, run piston up - down.
#FountainPen #FountainPenPic #FountainPens
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2025-01-29 14:54:51 UTC

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I've never heard those version. This is the version I know. Is this an original?
https://youtu.be/tDWeLlvYyYU

2025-01-24 00:16:27 UTC

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Well, iIlnesses spread through human contact...
It's the feel of the nib on the paper and the feel of the pen in the hand.
#FountainPen #FPQuestion

2025-01-22 00:11:00 UTC

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The quote is what every election here in USA feels like.
Ink the quote written with is Monteverde Capri Blue. Pen is Moonman M800 Galaxy Blue with a Keigelu nib, ground by Gina Salorino into Perspective grind - Architect on one side and EF on the reverse. The ink name written in Diamine Ancient Copper, pen is Hongdian A9 with a F nib.
#SwatchWednesdat #FountainPenPics #FountainPens
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2024-11-30 16:51:44 UTC

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This is my first exchange and it's stressing me out.

2024-11-30 16:08:40 UTC

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I have the same challenge and the giftee is not very responsive.

2024-11-28 14:25:18 UTC

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1. Firefox based browsers - Zen, Floorp
2. FreeTube
3. Alacritty
4. Gimp
5. Btop

2024-11-26 20:27:25 UTC

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Strawberry for audio, Haruna for video.

2024-11-19 01:07:11 UTC

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Nocola Tesla. And the fountain pen he would use is Montblanc Nicola Tesla.
#FountainPens

2024-11-09 19:57:25 UTC

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So, I went to an estate sale today not far from my house. Just because. All I spent was 2 dollars. On Waterman Phileas fountain pen writing set. The pen is used, medium nib, I am cleaning it now. The booklet is missing, but I think it is a steal. What do you think?
#FountainPens
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