#Twsbi diamond in Iris

[battywitch]

What should my four 10k words nano rewards be? 🤔

I think last time it was up to $5 to spend on ebooks each time. (My winner reward was ordering a few witchy and heathen books from my wishlist.)

I'm thinking of doing that again, or an audiobook that's on sale, but idk. Both of those are practical because I struggle to read a lot of physical books because the text is too small.

[thenerdynarrative]

NEW PEN DAY || TWSBI Diamond 580 Fountain Pen in Iris || Goulet Pens

[themetalvirus]

hi! I was wondering what you used for your silver doodles? (Paper, markers, etc?) love your art :)

AHH!! i used a LOT of different pens on that page, let me give you the rundown (i assume you mean this one)

first were all of my currently inked fountain pens - i have a few that i havent filled for a while just b/c theyre a pain

left to right: moonman m2 inked with sailor manyo sakura, kaweco sport in limited edition iridescent pearl inked with j herbin diabolo menthe, moonman n6 inked with j herbin corail des tropiques, nahvalur original in peter draws artist edition silver inked with sailor manyo sakura, twsbi eco inked with pilot iroshizuku hana-ikada, twsbi diamond 580 in special edition iris inked with pilot iroshizuku hana-ikada, and a lamy safari in special edition light rose inked with diamine soft mint! all nibs are fine except for the twsbi eco, it has a bold nib

i also used the tombow fudenosuke brush pen, a red pilot g2, and a couple other random black pens i had laying around (cant remember the specific ones)

for the markers, i use copics because i am unfortunately that bitch, SOWWY. i recommend buying cheaper alcohol markers like ohuhu or touchfive/touchnew instead. the generic michaels brand ones are prone to dye crystalization so i cant recommend them

the paper is just shitty sketchbook paper, i think its literally strathmore Sketch(tm) paper, the one with the yellow cover. i have to put a piece of paper between the pages to make sure markers dont bleed thru, but it surprisingly handles fountain pens really well. also im just guessing because my friend gave the sketchbook to me as a graduation gift and she ripped the cover off to hide how much (or more accurately, little) she paid for it :P im still friends with her shes awesome

[daftpatience]

seer of pens. can u assign Newt Geiszler and Hermann Gottlieb from pacrim PLEASE and Thank You!!!!!!

oh these bitches. argue nonstop about which pens are good and which arent. the chalkboard leads me to think that hermann, even tho he comes off as very texture averse (does not touch newt's slime) still likes a tactile writing experience. im inclined to think he would like working in pencil since he probably does a lot of erasing. here for him, the tombow zoom. classy, ergonomic, etc.

NEWT on the other hand. loves a TWSBI diamond 580 iris. the colours!! perfect. the ink capacity! outta this world. these things write so juicy. hes always got ink on his hands. maybe he puts kaiju goop in there to see what happens. he really shouldnt do it

[qwertyfingers]

Drop the $50 fountain pen stationary sites 🥺

my favourite places to snoop around are cultpens [best ink selection in the UK imo], jetpens, andy's pens [mix of old stock and vintage stuff], the writing desk and thepencompany. gouletpens has a youtube channel that i keep abreast of but i don't like buying from them because they're obsessed with noodler's who i fucking hate. fountain pen network is a great resource but website seems to be down right now. i'm gonna use this as an excuse to waffle now bc i love pens thank you.

at the moment i'm most interested in the TWSBI iris colourways (rainbow anodised metal !!!) [piston fill / vac fill] also their rose gold and jade green eco-t. i like the look and feel of brass pens, there's a few available but the traveler's company one seems to have best reviews atm. kaweco's is a very nice design though. have heard good things about opus88 and i have my eye on the halo. conklin duragraph is a lot less fun looking than most pens i'm into but they are really nice to write with and last forever.

this one [sailor hi-ace neo] is actually very cheap but are apparently the best starter calligraphy pens available right now. ferris wheel press have this gorgeous pen i'm very curious about but i've never tried any of their ink.

my favourite that i own so far is moonman c1. completely impractical for carrying around with me but i insist on doing it anyway. i really like lamy nibs but all the ones i like the look of have irritatingly tiny ink capacity. most of the time i'm just using a set of beat up old wing sun 3008s because you can get 4 for less than 20£ on amazon and as long as you take care of the nibs they're very hardwearing. it's basically the store brand version of a TWSBI diamond so i would recommend those over the 3008 if you can afford it.

some of my favourite inks: l'artisan pastellier [callifolio equinoxe 6 / classic vert lumiere] robert oster [signature blue denim] pilot [iroshizuku yama-budo / tsutstuji / tsukushi] diamine [soft mint / earl grey / writer's blood / monboddo's hat / peach haze] herbin [bleu calanque]

i also desperately still want this colorverse special edition set the colours are soooooo nice [new horizons]. for years you couldn't buy colorverse anywhere in the uk so now that it's available here it's taking immense self-control to not go absolutely batshit.

and honorable mention to this bad boy because she's 140$ but i want her so bad: YSTUDIO classic revolve

[nataliadoesthings]

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[themetalvirus]

biscuit can u show us ur pens :]?

heres a shitty picture of all my currently inked collection!

left to right: twsbi diamond in iris, fountain pen revolution himalaya V2, moonman/majohn N6 (fude nib and glass pen nib included, would recommend), twsbi eco, another himalaya v2 lol, kaweco sport in pearl, lamy safari in light rose, moonman/majohn M2, and nahvalur original plus: peter draws edition

not pictured are the ooly splendid (cuz it sucks), fountain pen revolution muft (cuz it SUUUUUUUUUCKS), a hot pink discontinued sheaffer calligraphy pen thing (cuz the proprietary converters are expensive and it didnt come with one, it was a gift from my mom forever ago), and the pilot metropolitan (i gave it away as a gift to my girlfriend who loves it, thank goodness she likes it because i couldn't stand that damn thing)

[themetalvirus]

tell me abt ur fountain pens pls

you should not have sent this while i was eating half a pint of ben and jerrys. the autism levels are about to be catastrophic

WELL. i own eight pens now, with a fountain pen revolution himalaya V2 with an ultraflex nib on the way! the most expensive i own is the twsbi diamond 580 in iris, which i regret not buying in a stub, since the iris-finish nibs aren't sold seperately... a common twsbi L 😔

my favorites are..,,,, omfg looking at my pens i cant choose

my least favorite of the ones i own is definitely my pilot metropolitan. the grip section SUCKS, the ink capacity is SHITTY, you can't even eyedropper convert it because it'd degrade the aluminium, and the nib on mine is skippy and scratchy. AND the sharp stepdown to the section hurts my hand. FUCK the pilot metropolitan i have no idea why people like it. fuck the metropolitan

another notable failure is my ooly splendid, which sucks major ass. it doesn't even have an o-ring for a proper seal from the air so it just dries out and gets gunky with ink boogers. WHICH SUCKS BECAUSE I LOVE HOW IT WRITES!!!!! I LOVE HOW IT WRITES BUT I HATE CLEANING IT SOOO MUCH AND THE INK BOOGERS ARE THE WORST AND THEY DONT EVEN SELL THEIR OWN CONVERTERS YOU HAVE TO USE A PARKER ONE!!!! i need to resell my splendid and metro but income when youre on disability in the u.s. is weird

p.s. i love moonman, rebranded to majohn because of twsbi being dickheads but they're always moonman in my heart. i LOVE the m2 and the n6 is sooo novel and fun to use. the m2 in particular has an ink capacity that is honestly fucking ridiculous, it is SO fun. they also make a pretty reliable pilot vanishing point dupe! be warned, some of their pens are Shittáy so you need to look at the reviews before you buy a random one

SOME BITCHING:

i hate brands like sailor and benu that charge HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS for UGLY PLASTIC SHIT. just because you plated the clip with gold doesnt mean you get to charge $250 for partially translucent shitty looking plastic you fucking highway robbers

[themetalvirus]

JESUS FUCK YOUR PENS ARE ALL SO PRETTY. i specially love the diamond in iris one oh my god i wanna bite it i hope its fucking amazing to use cause itd be so sad otherwise

also the fact you gave your gf a pen you hated is hilarious to me im so sorry im glad she likes it xksjfkdjkfjd

unfortunately the twsbi diamond in iris is SO MID. plus twsbi sells seperate individual nibs... but not the iris finish nibs... so to get every iris finish nib, you'd have to spend a ridiculous amount of money buying like five $80 pens. it is beautiful but truly not worth the ridiculous price tag, especially because the nib is kind of scratchy. that ink capacity is bee youtiful and the finish is beautiful but the way it writes is disappointingly middling. plus the section (the place where you actually grip the pen) is slippery as fuck. wouldnt really recommend unless youre really desperate for the aesthetic

it's technically "limited edition" but they've been floating around on fountain pen sites for months now, don't fall for the fomo

AND ITS OK I ASKED IF SHE WANTED TO TEST IT OUT. i didnt just. give her a shitty pen without telling her it was shitty or anything. we talked about it and she wanted to take it, so i gave it to her! she was previously using a bunch of dip pens, which she gave to me. gift exchange, yaaay!! turns out dip pens are a pain in the ass but i tried.... i need an inkwell OTL anyway yes she likes it a lot