Jim P.resents

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Jim P.resents
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Filled up the new Jinhao 20 pens and so far, so good. They both write just as smoothly as the first one. I put T+L Fomalhaut in the silver one, and Diamine Honey Burst in the gold one. Also, Fomalhaut greatly benefits from being in an EF nib. It glows so much better under UV light with less coverage. #FountainPen #FountainPens
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FP Secret Santa (green tier) gift arrived today, lots of great stuff! A Faber-Castell Essentio (EF), a Moleskine notebook (lined), a Faber-Castell notebook (grid), and a bunch of new-to-me ink samples. Some from brands or series I haven't tried yet. If i wasn't neck-deep in a huge Lego build, I'd swatch the inks. For now, I loaded the pen with Taccia Murasaki. #FountainPens #SecretSanta
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Comparing the cross-compatible Pilot CON-40, Majohn A1, and Jinhao 10 converters extended and retracted. The Jinhao has the shortest travel distance, around 13mm. Majohn is about 17mm. Both confirmed with a micrometer. CON-40 is about 16mm, but couldn't measure directly. Explains why the J10/20 converters run out of ink faster, but doesn't explain why CON-40 never seems to fill as much as either of the other two. The agitator parts interfering, perhaps? #FountainPen #FountainPens
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The two transparent Jinhao 20 pens I ordered arrived today. Not too fond of the glitter in the plastic, but it's not overdone or distracting. It was in the listing, so not unexpected. I didn't notice the "gold" trim one had a gold tinted nib, though, that's a nice touch. I have a 10 with gold trim and it had a silver nib. I immediately swapped in Majohn A1 converters so I can actually see the ink level at last. Still pondering which inks to fill them with. #FountainPen #FountainPens
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