Nostr notes by Mona⁷

I found my first fountain pen maintenance kit from pre-pandemic ...

2026-10-31T09:52:05Z

I found my first fountain pen maintenance kit from pre-pandemic days. It was dusty, so I washed the pouch and inventoried the contents. I found two 10x loupes, two 3ml syringes, a tube of Denso silicon oil, vintage and 0.9mm pencil leads, acetate sheets, scissors, toothpicks, a glass eyedropper, a crochet hook, cotton buds, and a note telling me to buy 2000 and 2500 grit sandpaper. I have a second kit, in a Maybelline makeup pouch. Must inventory that, too.

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I was looking for a spare Jowo #6 nib unit online and was shocked ...

2026-10-24T04:14:14Z

I was looking for a spare Jowo #6 nib unit online and was shocked at the price (about the equivalent of USD31.70). How much is it in your country? So I looked at Kanwrite #6 nib units with a Jowo-compatible housing, and they were around USD6.30. Much more my speed. I've used Kanwrite nibs before, and enjoy how they write. It's just that I have a premium pen I wanted to have a backup Jowo nib unit for.

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Random things: 1) Found a newly cleaned fountain pen converter ...

2026-10-12T09:12:38Z

Random things:
1) Found a newly cleaned fountain pen converter but not the pen it belonged to - managed to figure it out. I removed a nib unit from a Moonman N6 and replaced it with a glass dip nib unit, so I set aside the converter for cleaning. Now it's in its box.
2) Bought Iris straight surgical scissors and mosquito forceps for my pen repair kit. I have existing tiny forceps that I use for pulling out cartridges stuck in pen barrels, but wanted a backup.

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Yesterday I attended my good friend Lorraine's 52nd birthday. ...

2026-10-11T06:42:31Z

Yesterday I attended my good friend Lorraine's 52nd birthday. She had 52 bottles of custom-blended ink by Vinta Inks to give to her guests! Lorraine is a calligrapher. For her wedding 4 years ago she also had a bespoke wedding ink custom-blended by Vinta Inks. This ink sort of reminds me of Robert Oster Fire and Ice, but a bit bluer.

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I've moved away from acquiring grail pens to getting ...

2026-10-02T12:14:54Z

I've moved away from acquiring grail pens to getting affordable pens I can use with high-maintenance permanent ink, that I can totally disassemble. I guess it's because I already have some of the grail pens I wanted, like the Montblanc 149, and the Sailor KOP. Those still function as daily writers for me, so I am unlikely to want (or afford) anything fancier than that. I recently got a Hongdian Black Forest in anodized purple to be my dedicated Platinum Chou Kuro ink pen.

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Amazing. Our hub box from Pelikan is now ready for pickup, ...

2026-09-24T02:33:04Z

Amazing. Our hub box from Pelikan is now ready for pickup, according to tracking. Still hoping they will deliver it straight to our hubmaster's house. If not then we pick it up at the EMS Center in Pasay City. Whew - two days to spare (yes, we're holding our hub on Saturday instead of Friday so people can avoid Friday night traffic).

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I was going to sell these Jinhao 82s (I have A LOT, for penabling ...

2026-09-18T06:49:10Z

I was going to sell these Jinhao 82s (I have A LOT, for penabling people with) but changed my mind when I saw I could buy glass dip nib units for them to match! I am keeping these, because they write so well. Storing the original nib units and converters for the meantime.

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Our Pelikan Hub in Muntinlupa has 65 registered participants. We ...

2026-09-18T02:42:51Z

Our Pelikan Hub in Muntinlupa has 65 registered participants. We run it as a committee, with a nominal hubmaster and the rest of the duties farmed out to volunteers. This is our third year of doing this. Well, the current management and snafus of Pelikan Hubs from France is stressful, but I wonder if that's a succession issue with growing pains. But we have food, coffee, an ink bar and a stamp and sticker station at our hub - that should be fun.

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Our Pelikan hubmaster was checking the tracking for the event ...

2026-09-18T02:37:46Z

Our Pelikan hubmaster was checking the tracking for the event freebies and they were shipped Sept. 9. Given that this might be either EMS or regular post, we are not sure they will arrive to the event in time, since perhaps France was thinking in terms of first world postage and deliveries. Will it be passing through the Strait of Hormuz, I wonder? Anyhoo, the freebies aren't important. The fellowship at the Pelikan Hub is.

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So I was checking out Shopee for payday sale bargains. Then I saw ...

2026-09-15T03:11:39Z

So I was checking out Shopee for payday sale bargains. Then I saw a listing for silicone-wrapped pen nib and pen feed pliers, for people who love to tinker without wrecking their pens as much as possible. But what struck me was this ode to the pen pliers that was submitted as a review (IT MUST BE GOOD TO INSPIRE POETRY!!!):

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Found a listing for pen nib pliers and pen feed pliers on Shopee. ...

2026-09-14T09:45:22Z

Found a listing for pen nib pliers and pen feed pliers on Shopee. The pliers are lined with silicone for a cushy and scratch-free application. They were also cheap, so I ordered one each. I have mangled a feed before trying to extricate it from a pen using the regular pliers - fortunately it was a cheap pen that I had lying around for practice. I love to tinker (to a point), but I have saved a lot not having to send pens to a nibmeister for stuff I could do myself.

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New pen day! My Majohn RS2, a Chinese metal pocket fountain pen ...

2026-09-13T14:24:57Z

New pen day! My Majohn RS2, a Chinese metal pocket fountain pen inspired by the Montblanc baby pens, arrived today. It comes in piano black, sparkly green, sparkly red, & white. My pen has an F nib, which writes very well. It takes a short standard international cartridge (using a Diamine right now), but not the Chinese 2.6mm-bore cartridges, which are too long. The pen screws onto the back of the barrel to post. I got it during the 9.9 Shopee sale for about USD23.50.

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Fountain pen bargain: unbranded wood and brass pocket pens. They ...

2026-08-17T07:18:52Z

Fountain pen bargain: unbranded wood and brass pocket pens. They were at a giveaway price of Php138 (USD2.26) each on Lazada! I got a rosewood and an unidentified brown wood with an interesting grain. The nibs are a smooth Western F, similar to a Lamy Safari F when writing. They each came with a Chinese 2.6mm bore cartridge.

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Tardigrades of the world, unite! 2023 linocut by @/reinpress ...

2026-08-10T08:55:45Z

Tardigrades of the world, unite! 2023 linocut by @/reinpress after a poem by @/corpseofapoet on Instagram.

The chromashaders I've tried are all so dry. I have two, ...

2026-07-28T05:15:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…yqkz
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The chromashaders I've tried are all so dry. I have two, Troublemaker Kelp Tea and Sea Glass. Great in bigger nibs, but not as much a pleasure to write with as I initially thought.

I have veered away from a lot of pastel inks because I have a ...

2026-07-28T03:32:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…fg93
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I have veered away from a lot of pastel inks because I have a hard time reading them.

The Lotus Vault is a modern ebonite safety pen with a retractable ...

2026-07-19T07:18:34Z

The Lotus Vault is a modern ebonite safety pen with a retractable steel nib and a piston converter, with vintage styling. It's made in India. It's about as big as a Pelikan M800, but lighter. To fill I remove the converter and fill it with a syringe because the section is a little wide in diameter for some ink bottles (eg. 30ml ones). This is a Western F nib, and ink flows well in it. Also, it was quite affordable (about USD120).

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Something to think about. ...

2026-07-17T05:56:46Z

Something to think about.

These are Pens by Cal camo fountain pens made of PEEK and are ...

2026-07-17T02:13:02Z

These are Pens by Cal camo fountain pens made of PEEK and are cerakoted. I ordered the woodland camo one on the far left and was given a discount since I was the first to inquire. They were first sold at the Manila Pen Show, but since I was a volunteer at the event I didn't get to go around and see everything. Pens by Cal is a local maker. They will be at a mini pen show at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman, QC tomorrow, July 18, from 2-6pm.

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Your striped cups remind me of certain seashells. Looks like a ...

2026-07-07T09:19:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…9c7k
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Your striped cups remind me of certain seashells. Looks like a similar texture, too.

I just cleaned my TWSBI Eco B that is dedicated to shimmer inks. ...

2026-06-30T08:08:42Z

I just cleaned my TWSBI Eco B that is dedicated to shimmer inks. The old ink was Diamine Inkvent Celebration, a red-orange ink with orange shimmer (very pretty!). I was surprised and happy that the particles were fine enough that they never clogged for the whole of the three months they were in that pen, and that it was easy to clean. I just pulled out the nib and feed and rinsed off all extra shimmer. Will check out more in the Inkvent line in the future.

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Took a break from work and cleaned some fountain pens. Found some ...

2026-06-29T04:22:59Z

Took a break from work and cleaned some fountain pens. Found some stiff piston converters, so I cleaned, dried and relubed them with silicone grease. Emptying a pen with shimmer ink at the moment. Waiting for the ink to run dry.

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I am on a pen-buying moratorium until after the BTS concert next ...

2026-06-24T10:32:07Z

I am on a pen-buying moratorium until after the BTS concert next year. But today I saw the Lotus Vault in black ebonite, a modern safety pen that fills with a converter, but with vintage styling. It's Indian-made, and an excellent design. I want one, and it's affordable. Will save for it in the meantime.

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RM of BTS is named global ambassador for the National Museum of ...

2026-06-20T05:44:58Z

RM of BTS is named global ambassador for the National Museum of Korea. #BTS #RM #Namjoon

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260620000700315

My MAMAMOO bias is Hwasa. She was so sassy even back then!

2026-06-20T04:27:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…ear0
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My MAMAMOO bias is Hwasa. She was so sassy even back then!

I am quite fond of Mr. 애매모호 since it was the first thing ...

2026-06-20T04:14:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…pfpp
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I am quite fond of Mr. 애매모호 since it was the first thing I ever saw MAMAMOO perform.

A vintage Platinum fountain pen I was given a couple of years ago ...

2026-06-16T03:42:11Z

A vintage Platinum fountain pen I was given a couple of years ago writes so dry, I tried flossing the nib several times to no avail. I ended up transferring the inked cartridge to a Platinum Prefounte, which gave me no problems. I think I will just use the vintage pen as a dip pen. The nib writes well, when primed.

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So I was at the Scribe Southern Caravan this afternoon. The ...

2026-05-23T14:43:26Z

So I was at the Scribe Southern Caravan this afternoon. The Scribe Caravans are traveling popup pen stores that visit different cities in the Philippines. Scribe brick and mortar branches are concentrated in Metro Manila, so it makes sense for them to visit other metros and provincial cities so people can buy writing instruments and stationery. I bought a Sailor Tuzu ballpoint in purple to match a fountain pen I already had. And this enamel pin. So happy!

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Imagine the impunity. Why should we give up sovereignty just for ...

2026-05-19T07:45:08Z

Imagine the impunity. Why should we give up sovereignty just for an AI hub? It's not an embassy. Nor are they military bases.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines rejected a request from the United States to place a planned 1,619-hectare artificial intelligence hub under American law and grant diplomatic immunity to US personnel at the site, an official confirmed Monday, May 18.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/05/19/2529065/philippines-rejects-us-request-diplomatic-immunity-planned-ai-hub

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Just received a bottle of Pen and Message Cigar, my absolute ...

2026-05-16T09:57:08Z

Just received a bottle of Pen and Message Cigar, my absolute grail Japanese fountain pen ink, as a gift from a friend who just arrived from Japan. Yay, I now have a backup bottle! The first bottle I bought had been so hard to acquire, I didn't think I would be able to get another one. I love this greeny-browny-olive ink so much!

https://www.penaddict.com/blog/2015/8/27/sailor-pen-and-message-cigar-ink-review

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Jimin's IG story: Yoongi, Jin, Jungkook and Jimin in Lucha ...

2026-05-09T05:42:24Z

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Jimin's IG story: Yoongi, Jin, Jungkook and Jimin in Lucha Libre wrestler masks. #BTS

L-R: Yoongi, Jimin, Jin and Jungkook watching Lucha Libre in ...

2026-05-09T05:37:02Z

L-R: Yoongi, Jimin, Jin and Jungkook watching Lucha Libre in Mexico! #BTS

Balcony Yoongi! Jungkook hid behind him when the mic stand came ...

2026-05-07T11:07:17Z

Balcony Yoongi! Jungkook hid behind him when the mic stand came out, thinking he could avoid speaking Spanish. In the end he said "Gracias!" as Yoongi unbotheredly waved to ARMYs below. #BTS #Suga #Yoongi

Managed to score another bottle of Pen and Message Cigar from ...

2026-05-07T04:24:52Z

Managed to score another bottle of Pen and Message Cigar from somebody in Fountain Pen Network-Philippines. It's so hard to acquire because Pen and Message limit the number of bottles a person can buy from their shop in Japan, and you have to use a different credit card for each bottle (at least that's what I was told)! It will be shipped to me this weekend. Glad to have a backup bottle of my grail ink.

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Newly-inked Pen Day. I bought this Jinhao 20 sparkly demonstrator ...

2026-05-06T03:27:41Z

Newly-inked Pen Day. I bought this Jinhao 20 sparkly demonstrator with rose gold-plated nib and trim several months ago and only inked it now. I chose Teranishi Guitar Taisho Opera Rose for the ink, to match the trim. It's reasonably wet, I guess, as long as I store it horizontally. Thrilled, because it's so pretty!

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Helping organize the Scribe Southern (Luzon) Caravan for May 23. ...

2026-04-22T03:08:40Z

Helping organize the Scribe Southern (Luzon) Caravan for May 23. Still looking for a venue that can accommodate everyone that has good food. The Caravan is local retailer Scribe PH's mobile fountain pen pop-up. So far they've done Cebu, Iloilo and Davao. This time they're going to do the Calabarzon region.

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My modest haul from the Manila Pen Show 2026 - an Opus 88 Mini ...

2026-03-29T08:10:50Z

My modest haul from the Manila Pen Show 2026 - an Opus 88 Mini Cherry Blossom eyedropper pen, Vinta Romblon ink (a high-contrast black, my mom's daily driver), and Vinta Ermita (a mustardy gold with gold shimmer), my guilty pleasure.

#FountainPens #ManilaPenShow #ManilaPenShow2026

I am home from volunteering at the Manila Pen Show 2026. The ...

2026-03-28T14:02:07Z

I am home from volunteering at the Manila Pen Show 2026. The first day was crazy! I think we had 1800 people today! The ballroom was huge and there were like 70+ vendors, and so many people milling about. We volunteers ate lunch late, were powered by coffee, and adrenaline. Now I am worn out, but happy. Yes, I got my Opus 88 Mini Sakura pen, and a couple of Vinta inks. And was gifted a pen wrap. So much fun, but I'm tired and feel my age.

#FountainPens #ManilaPenShow #ManilaPenShow2026

When In Manila features The Manila Pen Show 2026: ...

2026-03-24T03:40:50Z

When In Manila features The Manila Pen Show 2026:

https://www.wheninmanila.com/manila-pen-show-2026-fairmont/

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Cleaned my Hongdian M2, and the attached Long Knife nib. It had ...

2026-03-05T06:02:30Z

Cleaned my Hongdian M2, and the attached Long Knife nib. It had shimmer in it, which it handled very well. One plus was that if I did not want to write with broad strokes I could turn the nib over and write with the other side, which gives me a 0.8mm italic, I think. It remains a wet writer even upside-down.

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I don't have a Japanese-style eyedropper fountain pen yet. So ...

2026-02-28T01:30:00Z

I don't have a Japanese-style eyedropper fountain pen yet. So I preordered this, the Opus 88 Mini Sakura Cherry Blossoms, from a favorite local vendor. It will be ready for pickup at the Manila Pen Show 2026! Whee!

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Am thinking of putting shimmer ink in one of my Majohn Wancai ...

2026-02-28T01:15:04Z

Am thinking of putting shimmer ink in one of my Majohn Wancai Minis. Redditors say they have done it successfully. I guess it will be ok since I can unscrew the nib unit to give it a rinse/scrub. Will try it one day soon.

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Even in the shade, the Majohn Wancai Mini fountain pen in Peachy ...

2026-02-26T07:16:31Z

Even in the shade, the Majohn Wancai Mini fountain pen in Peachy Pink (left) and Strawberry Pink (right) are very similar. The strawberry is just a tad rosier and more translucent. But both have the very fine blue and silver shimmers in the acrylic, so very pretty! Am not disappointed at all. Happy with my yellow and purple ones, too. But wondering about the baby blue one now.

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I think your ink is contaminated? Because snot in an ink is not a ...

2026-02-23T08:35:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…d269
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I think your ink is contaminated? Because snot in an ink is not a good sign.

Every year, the community shows up in full force for the Manila ...

2026-02-21T06:23:31Z

Every year, the community shows up in full force for the Manila Pen Show workshops and panels. This year we’re happy to offer two full days across two rooms!

MPS 2026 Workshops & Activities Schedule

*Bechori sign ups open on Feb 20. All others open in the last week of Feb. More details, fees, and sign up links coming soon.* 1/n

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Saw this Starry Purple Majohn Wancai Mini fountain pen online and ...

2026-02-16T12:32:35Z

Saw this Starry Purple Majohn Wancai Mini fountain pen online and was able to get it for just under USD 4. My first Wancai Mini is a demonstrator, from before the pandemic. I thought this would make a good BTS fandom pen. Borahae!

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A fountain pen Valentine story! These are my friends. ...

2026-02-15T04:04:56Z

A fountain pen Valentine story! These are my friends.

https://www.pennoob.com/2022/02/22/love-filled-with-spilled-ink/

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Here's the Manila Pen Show 2026 Exhibitor Floor Map. This is ...

2026-02-13T11:40:06Z

Here's the Manila Pen Show 2026 Exhibitor Floor Map. This is our biggest show ever, at the 2F of the Fairmont Makati, on March 28-29, 2026. Show passes are available at https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph .

#FountainPens #ManilaPenShow #ManilaPenShow2026

I originally got it because I liked the idea of colored Lamy 2000 ...

2026-02-13T04:06:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…m9uh
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I originally got it because I liked the idea of colored Lamy 2000 clones. The Lamy Safari-type nibs are pretty smooth, although at the time I could only get it in one size. EF, I think?

While cleaning my pen box I rediscovered a never-been-inked ...

2026-02-13T03:34:32Z

While cleaning my pen box I rediscovered a never-been-inked Jinhao 80 (I had bought it in 3 colors, intending to gift some). I inked it from one of my sample vials, with Birmingham Sandstone. On paper Sandstone reminds me of both J. Herbin Cacao du Bresil and Montblanc Swan Illusion inks. A little pale and a vintage looking grey-brown. Enjoy the Mountain of Ink swatches below:

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Today's home coffee is a Commune Blend cortado. The blue ...

2026-02-10T04:40:37Z

Today's home coffee is a Commune Blend cortado. The blue thing is my Kobo Clara HD e-reader. The pretty pink pen is a Lamy x Itoya Copper 3 Safari.

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In my little quest to try inexpensive Chinese fountain pen inks ...

2026-02-04T09:23:01Z

In my little quest to try inexpensive Chinese fountain pen inks in the market nowadays I have tried Jinhao, Hongdian and Ostrich brands. Ostrich Evening Mist is a grey-green/celadon color with a hint of blush pink in swatches that pool. Flow is good, no feathering or bleeding. It comes in 10ml and 30ml (on the Shopee platform). Best of all, it is very affordable (USD1.80 for 10ml, and USD5.60 for 30ml) since there are no tariffs. Sample is with indoor light on old TR paper.

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Galen Leather is coming to the Manila Pen Show on March 28-29, ...

2026-02-02T01:39:12Z

Galen Leather is coming to the Manila Pen Show on March 28-29, 2026!

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Today's ink discovery: Jinhao 50ml Blue Black ink, for the ...

2026-01-06T03:32:44Z

Today's ink discovery: Jinhao 50ml Blue Black ink, for the amazing price of USD 3.10! The glass bottle looks like the Montblanc 50ml cube bottles with the little ridges. So I got one. According to Doodlebud's review it is somewhat water resistant (dye-based, not pigment), so that is another plus. I used to buy Pilot Blue Black for the slight water resistance, but that one is only 30ml, so the Jinhao is even cheaper.

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Good to know! But which feed will fit the Jowo housing? Jowo ...

2026-01-01T16:52:12Z

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Good to know! But which feed will fit the Jowo housing? Jowo only, or will the original Sailor feed and nib fit it (considering no more need to heat set)?

New Year nerding out on pens: my friend Tim and I are discussing ...

2026-01-01T06:50:40Z

New Year nerding out on pens: my friend Tim and I are discussing whether Sailor 14k or 21k gold nibs can be fitted into a Jowo size 6 nib unit housing so our other friend Paolo can put it in his Kasama fountain pen. In short, the 14k is too small and the feed dimensions and curvature will not fit. The 21k will possibly fit but the nib curvature is still an issue. What DOES fit is a Platinum 3776 Century 14k nib, with the Jowo feed and housing.

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New pen day: Majohn P136 piston-filler is inspired by the ...

2025-12-27T10:15:04Z

New pen day: Majohn P136 piston-filler is inspired by the Montblanc Blue Hour solitaire. What looks like blue patterned enamel are sandwiched blue resin over a patterned metal layer. There is no finial ornament, and "Majohn China" is written twice around the cap band. The nib is two-toned gold-plated steel F (0.5) and writes smoothly, pleasantly wet without laying too much liquid on the paper. Very well-machined. Got it for around USD 33. I like it very much.

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You know how some content creators put makeup or stuff on those ...

2025-12-23T07:27:14Z

You know how some content creators put makeup or stuff on those furry rugs to make a good background for photos? I have always wanted to try it, except on plush Pixie. Since she was newly groomed yesterday I tried to see if she would agree to being a furry backdrop. Hahaha! #PixieThePom #DogsOfMastodon #FountainPens

The matte coffee gradient Jinhao 10 fountain pen is astonishingly ...

2025-12-21T09:48:09Z

The matte coffee gradient Jinhao 10 fountain pen is astonishingly well-made. I bought this pre-loved to help a friend raise funds for her mom's medical treatment. I think I will keep this for her until she is back on her feet, and give it back when she is ready.

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I asked idly about a Sailor Pro Gear Mocha Brown fountain pen. I ...

2025-12-19T06:14:46Z

I asked idly about a Sailor Pro Gear Mocha Brown fountain pen. I was so shocked that the price was just under USD 350. The recent round of price increases by Japanese pen brands is too much. I am so glad I got my Sailors when they were still affordable.

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I just read from an FB post of retailer Pensachi.com that Sailor ...

2025-12-08T02:49:25Z

I just read from an FB post of retailer Pensachi.com that Sailor and Platinum just announced new price increases and that the new price would be reflected on their website by January 1, 2026. I guess that would be true of other retailers as well. If you are planning to purchase pens from these brands I hope you make a decision before then.

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I have scored a slightly used bottle of Sailor Manyo Nobiru (a ...

2025-11-26T07:40:01Z

I have scored a slightly used bottle of Sailor Manyo Nobiru (a grassy green) at a great price from a friend who was destashing. Will get it by the weekend. I love the Manyo series for having beautiful colors and really good flow. I have Kikyou (my favorite, a blue-black), Sumire (turquoise), Shirakashi (seaweed green).

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Way back in 2013 a friend went to Hong Kong and got me a Pilot ...

2025-11-25T04:20:39Z

Way back in 2013 a friend went to Hong Kong and got me a Pilot Custom 823 in Smoke, with an M nib. I really wanted an F nib for it, but it had already been bought. So I sent it to the US to nibmeister Mike Masuyama so he could turn the nib into a medium cursive italic. Twelve years later, it is still going strong! It had been in storage for 2 years, so I thought I would ink it again. Still in love with the pen!

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Annoyed that the Monteverde mini converter I have does not fit ...

2025-11-23T10:44:02Z

Annoyed that the Monteverde mini converter I have does not fit the Kaweco Frost Sport. I had another Monteverde mini converter that fit the Kaweco Sport Durian LE. I could buy another one but there is no guarantee it will fit. Kaweco mini converters are so expensive. For the moment I am using a standard international cartridge in the Frost Sport (my first Kaweco, which initially had an equally annoying squeeze converter which I hate).

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Went to Alabang for a small pen meet because my friend Melanie is ...

2025-11-22T10:45:23Z

Went to Alabang for a small pen meet because my friend Melanie is here from Hawaii. Two custom titanium pens attended! These are Atelier F pens - the F4 "Dalmajung" (left) and the F2 "Monstera" (right). The F4 has a full-sized piston converter while the F2 has a proprietary high-capacity cartridge. Atelier F is a Philippine maker. Thanks to Roxanne for letting me photograph her pen.

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- Conan Doyle roller n° 1449 - Copernicus 4810 n° 4781 - ...

2025-11-21T12:47:17Z

- Conan Doyle roller n° 1449
- Copernicus 4810 n° 4781
- Friedrich II 4810 n° 4071
- Imperial Dragon silver fountain pen n° 436
- Imperial Dragon gold n° 800/888
- Jonathan Swift fountain pen n° 5618
- Oppenheim 4810 n° 4472
- Oscar Wilde fountain pen n° 11357
- Pavarotti 4810 n° 4297
- Prince Regent 4810 n° 4192
- Schiller fountain pen n° 1054
- Semiramis 4810 n° 3908

2/n

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The night of the 15th of November a case with pens was stolen in ...

2025-11-21T12:46:16Z

The night of the 15th of November a case with pens was stolen in Madrid. These are the names and numbers of the stolen limited editions. Please if any of these pens are offered to you, contact Alfonso Mur of the Madrid Pen Show asap.

https://web.facebook.com/amurbohigas/

https://x.com/alfonsomur

- Fountain pen Agatha Christie silver n° 17540
- Fountain pen Agatha Christie vermeil n° 4111
- Pencil Alexandre Dumas Son n° 3452
- Borghese 4810 n° 1634
- Karl the Great 4810 n° 4252

1/n

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Sellers announced that there were new colors of Jinhao 20 ...

2025-11-21T11:27:07Z

Sellers announced that there were new colors of Jinhao 20 released recently - from which I picked a sparkly transparent pink pen with rose gold trim in F nib. How could I resist? It is PINK, but not obnoxiously so. It is inexpensive enough for me not to worry about the plating deteriorating in the future (USD 7). I filled it with Robert Oster Hot Pink. It writes so well!

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Tending to my mother, whose thin skin on the base of the thumb ...

2025-11-20T04:25:07Z

Tending to my mother, whose thin skin on the base of the thumb has been bruised and scraped by the handle of her pruning shears. Right now it's been disinfected and plastered. I am thinking of wrapping a thin rubber strip around the handle of the shears for padding.

I love Diamine Earl Grey, though. I have it in a couple of pens ...

2025-11-14T08:14:54Z

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I love Diamine Earl Grey, though. I have it in a couple of pens right now. I also bought a backup bottle.

Gently cutting back on my coffee consumption from 2 x 150ml ...

2025-11-13T05:44:37Z

Gently cutting back on my coffee consumption from 2 x 150ml homemade cappuccinos to just 1 per day. The day of the supertyphoon we had no electricity or hot water so I could not make coffee. The next day I went to see friends in BGC and had to leave the house very early, so had no coffee. By 2pm I had a raging headache. I had a coffee immediately, but it refused to work. I had a paracetamol at home. Since the headache was bad I thought I would cut down on the caffeine for November.

I did a thing. It took a year for me to decide what design I ...

2025-11-12T09:16:08Z

I did a thing. It took a year for me to decide what design I wanted custom engraved on my Atelier F titanium fountain pen - and realized I could get a beautiful pen AND be a subtle fangirl at the same time. So I chose this Dalmajung design which I had their artist render to fit around the barrel. Dalmajung is the name of a BTS merch series on the theme of the Korean Harvest Moon festival. It also reminds me of my bias Suga's D-Day guitar and microphone design. 1/n

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Attended the Muntinlupa Pelikan Hubs 2025 last Saturday (one of ...

2025-10-27T00:25:25Z

Attended the Muntinlupa Pelikan Hubs 2025 last Saturday (one of 13 locations in the Philippines). There were over 50 of us. We had lunch, a raffle, an ink bar, and a stamp and sticker station. We each got an ink, a pad and a postcard from Pelikan! Except I did not get the Apricot Achat ink of the year, I got Mandarin (part of the ink assortment our hub received). Here it is with my Pelikan M600.

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(continued) 4. Platinum Curidas dry-out problem is miserable. But ...

2025-10-08T12:44:11Z

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4. Platinum Curidas dry-out problem is miserable. But the nib writes so beautifully when rehydrated.
5. Pilot Vanishing Point and Pilot Decimo still have the best seals of all the retractable pens. But ridiculously tiny ink capacity. 2/2

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Ok. So far, in the two weeks I have had all my retractable ...

2025-10-08T12:41:10Z

Ok. So far, in the two weeks I have had all my retractable fountain pens inked,
1. Jinhao 10 EF nib is better than Jinhao 20 EF nib at keeping a seal. My silver stripe Jinhao 10 is writing well while the Jinhao 20 has dried up.
2. Jinhao 20 F nib on the other hand, remains a wet writer. So I suspect nib width has a lot to do with it.
3. Majohn A1 EF nib since the nib transplant has been writing consistently, but on the dry side. Works well with Pilot Iroshizuku inks. 1/n

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Our friends at Aesthetic Bay Singapore donated a Nakaya Piccolo ...

2025-10-08T05:32:54Z

Our friends at Aesthetic Bay Singapore donated a Nakaya Piccolo Long Writer fountain pen for the Cebu earthquake fundraising drive, so Fountain Pen Network-Philippines is issuing raffle tickets for every Php500 donation. As of today, we have raised Php59,500 from 20 donors. (Sorry, open only to members in the Philippines to keep accounting easy.) Raffle goes on until midnight of October 14.

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I want to buy a new tackle box for my tools and fountain pen ...

2025-09-29T11:00:02Z

I want to buy a new tackle box for my tools and fountain pen spare parts (loose nibs, nib units, various converters, rubber strips, TWSBI wrenches, silicone grease, brass sheets, ink cartridges, etc.). Right now I have been using a box for beading supplies because it has little compartments, but I think I want to repurpose that box for other things. What do YOU use?

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On a mission to find Barkeeper's Friend cleanser, as I want ...

2025-09-19T11:48:05Z

On a mission to find Barkeeper's Friend cleanser, as I want to remove lime scale/hard water spots from 3 glass water goblets that were in storage. Online it is about Php 625 (roughly USD 11) for 12oz/340g. Someone mentioned in a review that it was cheaper at True Value. Might find my way there one day soon. I have already done the vinegar + hot water soak and scrubbed with baking soda paste, which removed a lot of the buildup. But I can still see some, which bothers me.

Our Pelikan hubmaster Eunice had these jeepney signs made for ...

2025-09-11T01:47:12Z

Our Pelikan hubmaster Eunice had these jeepney signs made for Muntinlupa Hub. We will be flashing them in group photos! Jeepney signs are a popular local folk art style.

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New Majohn A1 nib installed! The gory nib surgery from a previous ...

2025-09-09T06:41:53Z

New Majohn A1 nib installed! The gory nib surgery from a previous post is all worth it - the new nib slid on easily. All in all this cost me only Php 150/USD2.65 for the new nib. Compare that to having to buy an entire nib unit for almost Php600/USD10.60! Am so pleased with it, it writes very well. Re-inked it with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo.

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Got another Kinbor A6 planner for 2026. I do not really need the ...

2025-09-07T06:21:04Z

Got another Kinbor A6 planner for 2026. I do not really need the pretty covers that they sell at Hobonichi since I have been reusing an A6 leather notebook cover from years ago. It was around Php650 (about USD 11.40) with free shipping, and the Bachuan paper is fountain pen-friendly. No ink feathering or bleeding or much ghosting on the other side of the page. Pretty pleased with it.

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On the way home from Pasig, Alanis Morisette was playing on the ...

2025-09-04T14:40:28Z

On the way home from Pasig, Alanis Morisette was playing on the car mp3 player, so there I was mouthing the lyrics of You Oughta Know while headbanging quietly in the back seat: "Well I'm HERE, to reMIND you of the MESS you left when you went away, it's NOT FAIR to deNY me of the CROSS I bear that you gave to me, you, you, you oughta know..." Jagged Little Pill was such a cathartic album. Head Over Feet soon followed, and how soothing and precious that was.

Youll be proud of me, pen peeps! I thought I would try to remove ...

2025-09-04T10:43:18Z

Youll be proud of me, pen peeps! I thought I would try to remove the old broken Majohn A1 nib from the nib unit while waiting for the new nibs to be delivered. The hardest part was shimming the side tabs off the feed. It took me 30 minutes of gentle handling, with a Swiss knife and a box cutter blade, and a rubber strip. It looks like a crime scene, but that is Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo, not blood, hahaha. Nib transplant report to follow.

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Thanks! The order was for 2 EF nibs plus a little rubber mat for ...

2025-09-02T14:57:35Z

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Thanks! The order was for 2 EF nibs plus a little rubber mat for traction. Will look for a shim, I have a feeler gauge somewhere.

Am so bummed. I had just filled my red Majohn A1 with Pilot ...

2025-09-02T14:44:29Z

Am so bummed. I had just filled my red Majohn A1 with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo, when I fumbled and dropped it nib down. It hit the tile floor and one tine broke off. Sigh. I had to order a couple of replacement nibs (fortunately inexpensive) and figure out how to pull the old nib off the unit, and replace it with a new one. They did sell entire nib units, but those were half the price of an entire new Majohn A1, so I will try this hack first.

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Had to choose between watching the BTS Movie Weeks or getting the ...

2025-08-30T05:53:57Z

Had to choose between watching the BTS Movie Weeks or getting the Malaysia International Pen Show 2025 Kaweco Durian exclusive Sport fountain pen from PenGallery (npub1txq…ep9a) c/o my friend calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua. I decided to go for the fountain pen since it will last me decades, vs. a couple of movies.

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I ordered one in transparent black, but it won't be arriving ...

2025-08-30T00:28:42Z

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I ordered one in transparent black, but it won't be arriving till next week. A friend says I should monitor the trap door seal because it is not the best, but if I use it regularly it should work pretty well.

Pelikan Hubs have grown exponentially worldwide! I am sort of ...

2025-08-29T05:27:53Z

Pelikan Hubs have grown exponentially worldwide! I am sort of glad I had invested in my Pelikans when I could still afford them. #FountainPens

The Jinhao piston converter that fits the Jinhao 80 has a 3.4mm ...

2025-08-28T08:09:35Z

The Jinhao piston converter that fits the Jinhao 80 has a 3.4mm bore and fits the fountain pens sold at Flying Tiger Copenhagen stores in Manila. Or wherever there are FTC stores. My mom was gifted with two of these pens and they had previously been fitted with cartridges that came with the pen, which I refilled with a syringe, until I was able to buy a supply of 3.4mm bore cartridges. Now I can fill them from my ink bottles!

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Boost the Pixie for good vibes! Hahaha. #DogsOfMastodon ...

2025-08-25T14:36:48Z

Boost the Pixie for good vibes! Hahaha. #DogsOfMastodon #PixieThePom

Pelikan just sent out confirmation emails for Pelikan Hubmasters ...

2025-08-25T13:57:48Z

Pelikan just sent out confirmation emails for Pelikan Hubmasters around the world. Our Pelikan Hub group chat for Muntinlupa City is buzzing! We will be celebrating on the Saturday, October 25th. (It will be Friday elsewhere in the world.)

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Flying Tiger Copenhagen fountain pens are made in China and take ...

2025-08-24T11:37:53Z

Flying Tiger Copenhagen fountain pens are made in China and take 3.4mm bore cartridges. I am taking a chance and buying a couple of Jinhao 3.4mm bore converters for my mom. Will report if they fit.

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Cleaned 4 fountain pens. Have 15 left inked, hahaha. Working my ...

2025-08-15T07:53:33Z

Cleaned 4 fountain pens. Have 15 left inked, hahaha. Working my way down to 6 inked. (No,I do not mean cleaning more today... I mean using up the ink through daily writing until it is time to clean them.)

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Alesa McNeill reviews Sailor's new ''hand-finished ...

2025-08-07T14:15:16Z

Alesa McNeill reviews Sailor's new
''hand-finished steel nib'' (as opposed to regular stainless steel nib, as the alloy may be somewhat different) in Bungubox's First Love Pro Gear fountain pen. The goal is apparently to match the gold nibs' pencil-like feedback, while mitigating the increases in the price of their gold nib lines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-9FRnfJtNk

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Registration for the Pelikan Hubs is ongoing. Our city has been ...

2025-08-06T01:48:45Z

Registration for the Pelikan Hubs is ongoing. Our city has been confirmed for the fourth year in a row! And as usual, we are holding it on Saturday (October 25th), not the Friday night, because of traffic and other issues. If we hold it on Saturdays, we can have a long lunch and stretch the meet all the way to the late afternoon, and everyone is relaxed and can enjoy more. (If you haven't registered yet, it is open till August 21st at https://pelikan.miovent.com/registration-hubs-2025/)

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1.1 stubs add a lot of character to writing! I can only ...

2025-08-05T03:40:02Z

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1.1 stubs add a lot of character to writing! I can only successfully write with cursive italics if they had tipping originally and had been ground by someone. Somehow my grip manages to find the sweet spot. I have mixed results with the TWSBI 1.1 so I was so frustrated with my writing.

I have 3 Ecos, all of which I have dedicated to shimmer ink. And ...

2025-08-05T03:07:04Z

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I have 3 Ecos, all of which I have dedicated to shimmer ink. And there is an ancient 540 which is amazingly still alive and has one of the best nibs ever. I had a 1.1 on a 580 before, but sold it because my grip does not agree with the untipped edge of the nib. But it works for most people I know!

Tested the Diamine Forever Ink in Passion Flower that I bought a ...

2025-07-28T12:38:52Z

Tested the Diamine Forever Ink in Passion Flower that I bought a couple of weeks ago. As a pigment ink it is indeed waterproof and permanent. There is no bleeding or feathering on 70gsm copy paper. There is some shading. I still have to ink a fountain pen with it, to determine the flow, but with a glass pen it writes just fine. As with all pigment ink, best not to let it dry up in your pen to avoid clogging.

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A friend asked to see a photo of these two Kaweco Al-Sports ...

2025-07-21T05:31:47Z

A friend asked to see a photo of these two Kaweco Al-Sports together. Left is the Olivine (2024), right is the Benelux limited edition Paladin Evergreen (2020). Tray is from Toyooka Craft.

I found an affordable glass pen from one of my seller friends. It ...

2025-07-02T09:53:44Z

I found an affordable glass pen from one of my seller friends. It is from 72 Brush Shop in Japan. I will claim it on Saturday. I know I said I am clumsy, but I have a 3D-printed pen rest that would be perfect and safe for it when I put it down in between sentences. I know it is not a fountain pen but of course I will be using it with fountain pen ink. Shimmer ink, preferably. It is so pretty.

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