At work I’ve been using pencils a lot lately for notetaking. Nothing special, literally just whatever pencils I’ve had lying around. Mostly, it’s because it seems to never fail that when I need to take a note quickly while I’m on the phone with someone, the first pen I reach for will fail to write. Pencils don’t let me down as often. Well, regular pencils. I find mechnical pencils frustrating because I guess I press down hard when I write so I break the lead constantly.
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tired of the big notebook big pen meta? why not try tiny notebook tiny pen!
(lactase pill for scale)
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There are now clicky fountain pens that cost less than $100. There’s this from writech:
It writes fine!
And jinhao is making a cheap copy of the Vanishing Point. I haven’t tried that one.
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officially Middle Aged as I now have three fountain pens inked with a safe staid boring blue-black
Pilot Kakuno [ef]
Kaweco AL Sport [ef]
and TWSBI ECO [stub italic]
i tried using a Kakimori Potari ink but the leuchtturm notebook I was using realllly didn’t like it, so i just went with this setup. each nib size is slightly different so when i get bored of one i switch to another. this has been my a5 journaling setup basically.
for my a6 notebook that I carry around it’s this setup. leuchtturm with pen loop, sakura micron pn in purple, ‘pilot frixion light natural color’ highlighter
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My boss at work just got into pens and I blew his mind by knowing what a Lamy Safari was. He gifted me one, it is pretty nice, at least compared to the average Bic
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nice!
i stopped using my safari because it fits a little weird in my hand, i guess i didn’t get along with the grip section / weight. otherwise it’s a great pen and low-stress.
i haven’t really honed in on ‘the one’ yet. so far i’ve figured out some priorities: - good ink filling (smooth piston / push button) - lightweight or weight-balanced - smooth wet writer - fine to medium nib, bonus if replaceable - not finicky or fussy (i use pigment inks) - looks and feels good
i’ve been looking at pen videos again and now i think it would be cool to have one made out of ultem. i have a guitar pick in ultem and it’s a great feeling material, and apparently ultem is easy to clean with rubbing alcohol
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