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diff --git a/html/blog/2025-11-21+My_Daily_Fountain_Pens+pens.tmpl.html b/html/blog/2025-11-21+My_Daily_Fountain_Pens+pens.tmpl.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7141d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/html/blog/2025-11-21+My_Daily_Fountain_Pens+pens.tmpl.html @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +{{ define "article" }} +<article> + <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2> + <p>I've started getting back into writing. Mostly planning lists and writing down notes at work, but I wanted to start using my fountain pens again. My current daily carry is two Platinum Preppy pens and a Kaweco Liliput with some modifications to each. The crystal model of the Preppy is eyedropper converted and filled with Waterman Serenity Blue ink. The black model has the standard cartridge, but I refill it with Noodler's Black via a syringe. I've found the stock black ink to not be as dark as I would hope, so I don't bother with replacement cartridges. The Liliput is also filled with Noodler's Black using the same method, and has a broad nib installed in place of the extra fine one that it shipped with.</p> + <figure> + <img src="/static/media/pen-collection-early-2025_1000.jpg" alt="Left-to-right: Kaweco Liliput with broad nib, Platinum Preppy crystal with fine nib and eyedropper conversion, and Platinum Preppy black medium nib." width="750" height="1000" /> + <figcaption>Left-to-right: Kaweco Liliput (B), Platinum Preppy (F) crystal w/ eyedropper conversion, Platinum Preppy (M) black.</figcaption> + </figure> + <p>I really love the Preppy pens, especially the fine nib on my crystal model. You can't really beat the price, and they'd still be nice pens at double the cost. I've noticed the medium nib to be a bit scratchy, but I've also seen people complain that their $300 pens are scratchy until you re-grind them, so I'm not too upset about it.</p> + <p>One thing I've noticed with the Preppy, and all pens with screw-together plastic, is the tendency for the female threaded part to crack. On the eyedropper converted pen, the sealing o-ring has enough friction to keep the barrel seated tightly while using less force than normal. I ended up putting an o-ring in my other pen anyways, as I could tell that it would eventually start to crack if I kept using it as-is. It also eliminates the creep/shifting from the low tolerance threads on the parts, and makes it feel a lot more solid. Without it, if I squeezed my hand around the pen in a writing position, the barrel would slightly pop and shift slightly.</p> + <p>The Liliput is a mixed bag for me. I got it to be a fountain pen equivalent to my Space Pen Bullet. In size and feel, it pretty much is exactly the same. Posted, it is a bit shorter than the Bullet but about as long as my uncapped Preppy, so plenty long for me. The stock extra fine nib is not for me. If I was still in a math-heavy major, cramming in exponents and complex fractions onto as small of an area as possible, I'd love it. I'm reminded of my 0.2mm and 0.3mm mechanical pencils. But I've long since departed that world, I use pens for quick note-taking and some doodling to get a concept across. For those tasks, the extra fine line is... too extra fine. The nib is also quite scratchy when moving fast. I opted for the bold nib as a replacement, as I anticipated this as an outcome, but I may have gone too far. For my normal writing size, the lines are a tad too thick. A medium or fine nib would likely have been a better fit. I'm starting to come around to the line weight, though, the more I write on wide ruled paper at a normal scale. There are some sealing issues that let the pen dry out fast, so it needs to be constantly used and filled to keep the feed from drying up. This can get annoying, and it kept me from using the pen as I initially intended for a while. Now, I've started using it as a direct replacement for the black Preppy, and it's doing pretty well so far.</p> + <p>Bringing fountain pens back into my life has been very enjoyable for all the reasons people like fountain pens. Watching the ink dry on the page never gets old, and there's something about the thinness of the ink compared to a rollerball that is very satisfying. I'm hoping to refurbish a few more pens from my collection and bring them back into service. I'll keep things updated if I do.</p> + <p><b>Created:</b> {{ .Date }}</p> +</article> +{{ end }} |