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yup! although I generally use my stub nibs these days. TWSBI w/1.1mm nib is a value entry point.
which nib ?The only fountain pen I currently use now out of my Waterman's and Parkers is my Pilot Vanishing Point. Smoother writing than all my other pens but with the reliability of a ball-point.
Fine nib, though I wish I chose medium since J-nibs runs finer.which nib ?
Take whatever I say with a huge grain of salt because I have less than 1 month of fountain pen experience under my belt. Here's what I think of my TWSBI 580 ALR: awesome pen that seems geared to the engineer-types. It feels incredibly solid and well built. It's super easy to fill (just dunk and twist and you have a full pen full of ink within seconds).Awesome! How do you find refilling the TWSBI? It looks pretty cool.
If you haven’t tried any Pilot Iroshizuku ink yet, I can thoroughly recommend it. Way better than the alternatives that I can get here in Australia, although I should note that we don’t get Noodlers or the more interesting alternatives out here. It’s performance is better than the Mont Blancs, Diamines, Lamys and Pelikans that I own.
Oh cool! I’ll have to check out the Robert Oster inks, thanks for the recommendation.Take whatever I say with a huge grain of salt because I have less than 1 month of fountain pen experience under my belt. Here's what I think of my TWSBI 580 ALR: awesome pen that seems geared to the engineer-types. It feels incredibly solid and well built. It's super easy to fill (just dunk and twist and you have a full pen full of ink within seconds).
Compared to the Japanese nibs on my Pilots, the TWSBI seem much broader and they let out more ink. Because I'm jouraling and I write with fairly small letters, I prefer the precision of the Japanese nibs. I have one TWSBI extra-fine and one TWSBI fine, and I prefer the EF, although with better pressure control on my part, the F nib is working much better.
Thanks for the tip on the Iroshizuku ink. I have a bottle of Take-Sumi, but it's too grey and not black enough for me (I want my blacks to be really, really black). However, as I dive deeper into this business, I'm finding that I'm appreciating colors that I didn't think I'd like. I'll give the take-sumi another try. If you're in Austrialia, do you have Robert Oster inks? I'm really impressed by those.
I’ve got my delivery of 2ml samples 14 different shades of red from the Robert Oster inks signature series arriving tomorrow so I’m looking forward to giving them a whirl. I’ll let you know how they run on my current daily drive.If you're in Austrialia, do you have Robert Oster inks? I'm really impressed by those.
Great! Let us know which ones resonate with you. I haven't tried a red ink yet. (But I do have an unopened bottle of Oxblood in my drawer).I’ve got my delivery of 2ml samples 14 different shades of red from the Robert Oster inks signature series arriving tomorrow so I’m looking forward to giving them a whirl. I’ll let you know how they run on my current daily drive.
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