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I have been using the BilletSpin Energel Fusion for a while now for all my creative writing and want to share some of my thoughts.
The Great
The Preferentially Bad
Big thanks to Brian at Inventery for working with my on this amazing zirc Bolt Action V.02! It rocks a beautiful Seigaiha pattern that has been anodized teal with purple undertones along with Timascus accents.
I really love how the the anodizing and Timascus plays with the light and when there is indirect lighting, this the patterns almost look like they are glowing!
I am in search of the Benu x Van Dieman’s Fairy Dust box set, preferably unopened and with medium or broad nib. I am willing to pay up to $500 for it if it's in mint condition and includes the matching ink set full are nearly full.
Please reach out if you have one. Thanks!
Here is the 2nd part of my NPD for the week. This is a Sailor Pro Gear "Sapporo Snow Festival" with a Medium nib. I promptly filled her up with Pilot Iroshizuku "Rikka" ink and yeah... she is a joy to write with!
Anyway, here are some photos for your enjoyment!
Looking for a full or near full Hachimonjiya's Magical Purple. Please reach out!
I am in search of the Benu x Van Dieman’s Fairy Dust box set, preferably unopened and with medium or broad nib. I am willing to pay up to $400 for it if it's in mint condition.
Please reach out if you have one. Thanks!
Wanted to share my custom Cyberpunk 2077 hoodie as it gets closer to completion. The only thing left is to use silver and gold permanent fabric ink to draw circuit line patterns that connect to the silver/gold circuit styled frame patches on the sleeves and front pocket. My line of thought is to create a stencil or guide using masking tape.
Added some circuit styled frame patches. Next is lines!
For those of you not subscribed to Q3D's newsletter list or part of the Discord server for Machined Pens, Q has added an additional 25 Zirconium bodies for Electron and these will be available on 7/24 at 11:30 AM Central. Given some of the comments I have seen as well as the confusion even on Discord, I wanted to post a "guide" based on my experiences buying one.
Where to find it?
The Zirconium bodies will be available on Pens > Electron and not Special Edition Pens. As the preorder is currently open, you can actually go to the link directly. I strongly urge that you bookmark it so you can quickly access it directly tomorrow.
Available Finishing?
This is where things can become a bit complicated for those who have never ordered a Q3D pen before as there are multiple configurations available for Zirconium bodies:
How to choose the Electron from the photo?
Unofficially dubbed "Tron" by the Q3D community, the specific configuration in the photos is a Zirc body in Reverse Tux finished with Teal anodizing paired with a Zirconium bolt pin anodized Teal, machined Zirconium clip, and a Zirconium Parker round tip without milling.
Where is the Electron milling for tips?
Some of you probably have seen the Electron pattern milling on tips and are interested in it and cannot find the option when following the ordering guide above. This is because this milling option is only available for full sized tips. For instructions on how to select it, follow these next instructions starting from Step 7 of the previous list.
Tips and Tricks
So I have noticed something weird, my handwriting has progressively gotten both neater and smaller the more I write compared to when I first resumed writing again. Like I flipped to the front of my journal and the letters are huge compared to what I write now. When I Google this, the search results suggest something called "progressive micrographia" which they say is the result of too tight of a grip, loss of focus, being rushed, bad posture, or even the onset of Parkinson's. I really don't think that is the case though. My grip was certainly too tight in the beginning, but that was when I was still writing big. My posture has also improved, especially after I got a slanted writing board. I am not sure about lack of focus either because not only am I writing more, my writing has also become significantly more neat and consistent, just also smaller and smaller.
Has anyone else experienced that?
Hi, I am looking for a blackened zirc top cap for Q3D pens. If oyu have one in great condition, please reach out!
Received my Ensso Piuma Titanium Minimalist fountain pen with a broad Brock nib today that I purchased during their half off sale. It joins my Sailor PGS and Platinum #3776 Century to wrap up my fountain pen collection for the foreseeable future!
I finally received my fated fountain pen today! Introducing my Sailor PGS “Sunlight from the Ocean Floor”!
So, a bit of backstory…
Ever since I saw this pen, I fell instantly in love with it. The problem was that it was out of stock everywhere due to having been discontinued for a while, even for other nib sizes. So, out of desperation I posted the ISO thread and only one person responded that they can check the stationary store near them.
The next day while randomly browsing Pen Swap on Reddit, I saw a post from 3 hours prior that had the exact configuration I wanted down to the nib size and it was still available. YOLO’d immediately! 🥰
I finally received my fated fountain pen today! Introducing my Sailor PGS “Sunlight from the Ocean Floor”!
So, a bit of backstory…
Ever since I saw this pen, I fell instantly in love with it. The problem was that it was out of stock everywhere due to having been discontinued for a while, even for other nib sizes. So, out of desperation I posted the ISO thread and only one person responded that they can check the stationary store near them.
The next day while randomly browsing Pen Swap on Reddit, I saw a post from 3 hours prior that had the exact configuration I wanted down to the nib size and it was still available. YOLO’d immediately! 🥰