ByMatthewPorterBuying stuff from #jetpens has become … a problem? A delight? A necessary part of my work?
It may take a few more months of regular orders to find out.
DesertHarper
AJ DuneventAbout two years ago, I picked up a cheap #Fuliwen 015 #fountainpen in "Noble Golden" for the gimmicky fidget spinner cap. There was some sort of issue with the nib or feed because I could never get any ink out of it without furious tapping. The normal first line fixes (thorough cleaning, resetting the nib, flossing the tines, etc) didn't help at all. Since it was so cheap, I even experimented with trying to file the ink channel in the feed with the thinnest guitar nut file I could find. Still no luck. Since it was such a cheap pen, wasn't working, and had been irreversibly altered with questionable skill, I wasn't willing to sell it to offload it. I considered it garbage but I kept it all this time for some reason (novelty? goofiness?).
Then last month, I was putting in an order with #JetPens and decided to throw on a medium nib to replace the fine one on my Kaweco AC Sport. When my order came in, I went to swap the #Kaweco nibs and discovered that I had already, at some point, done so and had seemingly just forgotten to update my records. Oops.
An idea began to take shape. What if I took this new spare medium Kaweco nib I had and installed it on that old useless Fuliwen 015 I had somewhere? Maybe that would be the solution to the pen's dysfunctions. It wasn't a fit but, again, this was a cheap pen that I already considered trash... so I went to town with my rotary tool to widen the inside of the section. Eventually, I ground out enough material to get the Kaweco nib assembly to fit into the pen very tightly.
I installed a short cartridge I had lying around. The pen wrote great and kept writing and writing. It still wrote great the next day. I left it capped for five days and it still started up just fine. After thirteen additional days of non-use, it is still functioning great. I guess it has a pretty good seal despite its cheap, tacky appearance.
Anyway, that's my story about how I spent 2x the price of a pen on a new nib unit and "fixed" it. I now consider it a great little Frankenpen['s monster]. My only functional complaint is that it takes about four and a quarter turns to uncap it.
@[email protected] #fountainpens
Then last month, I was putting in an order with #JetPens and decided to throw on a medium nib to replace the fine one on my Kaweco AC Sport. When my order came in, I went to swap the #Kaweco nibs and discovered that I had already, at some point, done so and had seemingly just forgotten to update my records. Oops.
An idea began to take shape. What if I took this new spare medium Kaweco nib I had and installed it on that old useless Fuliwen 015 I had somewhere? Maybe that would be the solution to the pen's dysfunctions. It wasn't a fit but, again, this was a cheap pen that I already considered trash... so I went to town with my rotary tool to widen the inside of the section. Eventually, I ground out enough material to get the Kaweco nib assembly to fit into the pen very tightly.
I installed a short cartridge I had lying around. The pen wrote great and kept writing and writing. It still wrote great the next day. I left it capped for five days and it still started up just fine. After thirteen additional days of non-use, it is still functioning great. I guess it has a pretty good seal despite its cheap, tacky appearance.
Anyway, that's my story about how I spent 2x the price of a pen on a new nib unit and "fixed" it. I now consider it a great little Frankenpen['s monster]. My only functional complaint is that it takes about four and a quarter turns to uncap it.
@[email protected] #fountainpens
Jim P.JetPens has Diamine Forever inks in stock and they're the first I've seen with a good comparison swatch (attached, be sure to click to embiggen and see them all). Also lots of water resistance test results, which look great.
Cherry Red and Tiger Lily are close but Cherry Red leans pink-ish while Tiger Lily leans Orange-ish.
Still not sure which I might want, but at least this will make deciding easier.
https://www.jetpens.com/Diamine-Forever-Inks/ct/7893
#FountainPen #FountainPens #FountainPenInk #Diamine #JetPens
Melanie“Let me just watch a quick #JetPens video while I fold laundry before work. “
$125 later… 🤦♀️🤷♀️😂
lafnlabLast week I ordered a #FountainPen from #JetPens in California and opted for the cheapest shipping which was #USPS. Now I'm being entertained by watching the tracking number as the parcel travels around the country, apparently unsure where it should go.
I live in Indiana, and it went from California, to New Jersey, to Indiana, and is now in Pennsylvania. Can't wait to see where it goes next.
Platypus ist umgezogenIch brauche neue Stifte, da sich mein kleiner Vorrat an Uni-Ball Signo DX (bzw. UM-151) dem Ende zuneigt. Bin zwar sehr zufrieden mit denen, aber würde gerne ein paar andere Marken mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften ausprobieren.
Liebes Fediverse,
es gibt vermutlich kein deutschsprachiges/EU-basiertes Äquivalent zu https://www.jetpens.com/ #JetPens, aber könnt ihr mir verraten, wo ihr euer #Schreibwerkzeug sonst so im Internet bestellt? Wer hat da die beste Auswahl? Tell me your secrets, pls! 🥹 #Pens
HollieHey fellow journal nerds! :)
The Hobonichis have landed!
https://www.jetpens.com/Hobonichi-Techo-Planners-Covers/ct/3100?sa=product_date_added_dt&so=0
knizer@petes_bread_eqn_xls I've not had great experiences with metallic gel pens, so no personal rec from me - so I instead recommend the writing-nerds at #JetPens for great selection, product descriptions, and customer service. They ship from the US to most countries https://www.jetpens.com/Metallic-Gel-Pens/ct/2673
Joseph DicksonDoes it count as "back to school" shopping when you're staff and there every week all year? #FountainPen #JetPens
https://joseph-dickson.com/now/jetpens-paper-and-ink-haul/
https://joseph-dickson.com/now/jetpens-paper-and-ink-haul/
