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Two today are quite recent acquisitions. An Aurora 88 piston-filler and Onoto Magna (in Havana Brown. I also tried a mix for the Aurora, using their blue and black inks. It's dark but definitely not black!

 

 

 

Good Captain: What's your view of the Onoto? I've been thinking about investing in one - for writing, that is. Is it sublime and transcendent, or merely wonderful?

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Doesn't sound like something I'd like to drop accidentaly :)

Doesn't sound like you can just choose between 14 colours at your local Appie either. Where do they sell that kind of stuff?

 

It's actually quite safe, the amount of radioactive gas in those vials is so small and the radiation level so low, that you have more chance of hurting yourself on the glass than experiencing negative effects from exposure. To put that in perspective a bit further: that still goes when breaking the glass and snorting the gas....

 

And no, Appie doesn't sell them, but I've seen the vials at bait & tackle stores as a replacement for small chemlights. Tritium based markers can be found all over the internets as well.

 

 

Coop: It's a show from Canada about a men's lodge/fraternity and the main character is always using duct tape "the handyman's best friend" to repair and create all sorts of imaginative things. Sunroofs on cars, automated beverage dispensers, etc. Your use is very upscale from his normal "projects" and great looking!

 

A swiss army knife or multitool, ducttape, zip-ties and WD-40 are pretty much all you need to fix pretty much anything. Well, for temporary fixes anyway... Trust me on this, I used to drive a classic Mini Cooper :P

... Never underestimate the power of human stupidity ...

 

Keep track of the progress in my quest for a less terrible handwriting here: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/262105-handwriting-from-hell-a-quest-for-personal-improvement/?do=findComment&comment=2917072

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Those sound like the contents of a pre-1990s Harley Davidson tool kit! Except you need to add bailing twine and barbed wire. I grew up 25 miles south of Sturgis, South Dakota.

 

Edited to add: My 11 year old Mini "Kricket" just went to the great garage in the sky a month ago. I'm now driving a 2013 Fiat 500 Pop. Zippy and cute, but just not the same. Sigh.

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Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Today it is my humble Kaweco Sport Demonstrator. I get quite a bit of line variation out of this M nib. It's eyedroppered with Pelikan Edelstein Turmalin:

 

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:wub: :) :wub: I really like it.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I don't see many Vacumatics on this thread. It's been a while since I filled and used this one. Very nice smooth nib, and will write for practically years with a full barrel.

 

If I was writing exams these days, I'd use this as a primary pen because of the smoothness, fineness of line and the amount of ink it can hold.

 

 

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

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-Montaigne

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Waterman Serenity Blue

PW Akkerman Zuiderpark Blauw Groen

Diamine Evergreen

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Is that a maxima? Nice pen! I like that Tibaldi!

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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Check out the review. I've put up lots of pictures. This stuff is AWESOME.

 

It's really a blue black, but when too wet, it oxidizes.

 

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WOW! That would make some awesome trees... Blue/black strokes filled with wet/oxidized rust color!!!

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I don't see many Vacumatics on this thread. It's been a while since I filled and used this one. Very nice smooth nib, and will write for practically years with a full barrel.

 

If I was writing exams these days, I'd use this as a primary pen because of the smoothness, fineness of line and the amount of ink it can hold.

 

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A blue Vacumatic is number one on my to buy list at the SF pen show. I Love the looks, but I want to see some in person regarding size and durability. I know very little about the various Vacs available, but I like the look of your clip with the blue diamond. Is that more rare?

 

I have a 1935 Parker Thrift Time that is a great little ink mover, but I would not trust the brittle material for heavy, daily use.

 

How does the material feel compared to a new pen? - durable, or more brittle as it has aged?

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Vacs are wonderful pens. If their fillers are repaired, they'll last a long time. Of course, now people will want one...

 

Nope, vacs are terrible pens. If you have one send it to me and I'll dispose of it.

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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Long time reading... First time posting...

 

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Waterman Serenity Blue

PW Akkerman Zuiderpark Blauw Groen

Diamine Evergreen

Parker Vac is my all time fav. That celluloid body. It is so lovely. Visconti has used its body double to plat the stunt in its Wallstreet model.

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Extremely sorry for the double posting.

 

Looks like I am technologically challenged.

 

My sincere apologies to all. :mellow: :mellow: :mellow:

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