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Empty_of_Clouds
Originally Posted by
Detman101
My only barrier has been access.
I can afford the pens...but I'm not going to "Blind buy" every time I see something I like...then have to worry about reselling it.
Two things I do not have much of are patience and longsuffering.
After errantly attempting to attend pen shows and failing to complete a mail-order monthly "Trade" with a guy on youtube (One of Nathan Tardiffs buddies) to try out vintage pens, I have given up and settled on an oversize japanese eyedropper demonstrator.
I have even given up on finding the perfect "Flex Nib" and have settled comfortably into the world of "Stub Nibs" which require no tinkering (Lack of longsuffering and patience...again).
Stick a fork in me...I'm done.
I thought you had settled in with the old Secretary of de Flex?
I have...and I definitely still love that nib...but I believe my issue is really with Ebonite.
See...I carry my pen with me in my pocket...everywhere, and apparently the heat of my thigh is enough to slowly heat-deform the ebonite to the point that I have to re-"Heat-set" the feed every 3-4 months.
And outside of that, I find I have to re-align the SODF nib-tines at least weekly if I want to have a smooth writing experience.
I tire of even that weekly chore nowadays...I just do not have the time.
So...for the time being, I've settled into using stub nibs that allow for line-variation without the hassle.
I'm pretty sure I remember Jon Szanto recommending that to me waaaaay back in the beginning of this Flex-journey...but of course, I wanted what I wanted.
I still use my SODF nib, it's just not my mainstay anymore. I moved that unit to my "JS-Penbbs-355 M1-Demo" and I've ground the stock Opus-88 EF nib down to a 0.4 Stub.
The flow is nice, line variation nice and no worries about tinkering. I've got the Opus-88 1.4 Stub unit coming in the mail this week. That one, I'll grind down to 1.0 and use it when I need wider line variation.
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