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#fountainpens

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garryeves

In this video I am taking a look at 5 fountain pens from my collection themed around Autumn.

These are:
⁃ Jinhao 9016 + Diamine Cinnabun
⁃ Wing Sung 630 + Diamine Harmony
⁃ Just Turnings Enceladus + Diamine Pick Me Up
⁃ Delta Dune + Diamine Early Dusk
⁃ Nahvalur Nautilus + Diamine Grotto

Join me now to explore these pens.

youtu.be/BY__MJIoIGU

YouTubeAutumn Ink: Five Fountain Pens to Fall ForBy Garry Eves
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Jim P.

I finally remembered to fill and test my Kakimori Frost rollerball which takes fountain pen ink. I filled it with Diamine Sapphire Blue. It's a bit different in that you fill the converter while it's disconnected and then press it on, rather than drawing ink up through the tip.

Writes very well, it's very smooth so far, but also puts out fairly wide lines. It's supposed to be 0.5mm but feels a bit wider than that in practice. Looks great, though.

Photo of a rollerball pen with a transparent but frosted body and cap. On the paper is written "Kakimori Frost Rollerball", "Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz", and some scribbles, all in blue-purple ink.
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Jim P.

Moving on to more practical prints. I've printed this flexi octopus before but now I used the "negative volume" option in PrusaSlicer to make a 16mm hole through it and turned it into a sample vial holder and it's quite stable!

I also printed a small pen tray, which I cut shorter in the slicer, to hold a few pens waiting to be cleaned. Holes could be a little larger, maybe a flat top would be better for where it is going. I'll make my own soon.

Photo of a 3D printed octopus with articulating arms, printed in black plastic with some sparkle to it. Standing straight up from a hole in the center is an ink sample vial.
Photo of a 3D printed stackable pen tray in two parts (base + one layer) printed in black filament with a little sparkle to it. There are four slots per layer, and each contains a pen. One pen is so large its clip won't fit in the hole.
Close-up Photo of a 3D printed stackable pen tray printed in black filament with a little sparkle to it. Only part of the top layer is visible showing two pens and an empty slot in the tray. The finish inside the tray is shiny with only very tiny layer lines visible.
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