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Thread: Exoticblanks group buy
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29th October 2009, 08:48 AM #31
I've been tempted to buy the Noodlers, but the price put me off. I have a couple of bottles of Parkers ink at home so I can't justify throwing out a few years supply for the sake of it.
My wish list does have a couple of packets of PR cartridges in different colours. I find them more convenient especially as I'm a wandering IT consultant so I rarely have a permanent desk anymore. The scope for a big bang in your laptop bag with 50ml of PR's finest wouldn't look too pretty!
I also like to give a couple of spare cartridges to people when I give them a FP - nice to have a bit of backup.
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29th October 2009, 08:54 AM #32SENIOR MEMBER
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29th October 2009, 09:08 AM #33
The colours I liked the look of so far were Velvet Black and Black Magic Blue. Was tempted by a red, but that's just plain indulgence
their parker refils look good too (at $US2 ea for bulk) and the Schmidt refils at $US1.75 ea for more than 20 look like quite a bargain. Only works with the dollar so high, but they are a lot cheaper than I can find locally...
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29th October 2009, 11:15 AM #34
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29th October 2009, 12:06 PM #35SENIOR MEMBER
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29th October 2009, 08:52 PM #36SENIOR MEMBER
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Hey folks,
I've done some more research on PR inks. Now remember, everything I say seems to be the general consensus, but there are wildly varying reports of the inks performance, so your mileage may vary.
The general opinion of PR inks is that they have some of the best saturated colours of all inks, and are some of the smoothest flowing. However these qualities also mean that runs very easily, and can smudge once dry due to the amount of pigment left on the page.
Their fast dry inks on the other hand dry very fast, but because they are absorbed so quickly, can have a tendency to feather instead, giving fuzzy lines.
These results vary widely depending on which pen and nib you use, and the illuminated experts can decide which of their pens the inks are best suited for. Our standard every day customers though are likely not to know, and will judge the ink by how functional it is for them. I'm making an inference here, but given out cheaper nibs can be a little scratchy, and the PR inks flow well, together they may actually balance out and be good writers. The FP experts with their perfectly tuned pens do not need as free flowing inks, as their pens flow freely with any ink as it is, hence this can be a problem for better pens.
As I've said, everyone's experience varies, but there were enough agreements from different people to convince me this is generally true. Some of the PR inks have more flow & pigment than others, so being runny and/or smudgy will depend slightly on the ink colour.
To me this means I'll probably pick a nice black or two, and a blue, to give new buyer a better quality ink than the standard, and direct them back to the Noodlers bottles inks if they decide they want to experiment in multicolours. Darn those Noodlers for not having cartridges
If you are catering to the knowledgeable PR users, then I suggest you go read the ink reviews section of the Fountain Pen Network and see which colours people like best. Once again though, everyone has their own tastes.
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30th October 2009, 08:51 AM #37SENIOR MEMBER
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Here's some more good news.
Dawn & Ed are going to cover the delivery cost to Australia, so there's a big win for us already. Means the only postage you'll be paying is the local delivery cost within Australia.
Anyone who missed out on the nib buy can get a couple from Exotic as well, as they are going to honour the prices we got from Lou.
I'm eyeing off some of those Bog Oak blanks, and the Sandringham's ones as well. I can say I'm a pen maker to the Queen then
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30th October 2009, 09:20 AM #38
Woohoo! That's very generous of them.
Do we have a timeframe for this order? I'm happy not to rush as I will probably be able to pick up a few more goodies if I let the finances recover a smidge first.
Cheers,
Dave...but together with the coffee civility flowed back into him
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30th October 2009, 09:24 AM #39SENIOR MEMBER
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I'd like to give it a while but there's two issues
1. I'm impatient
2. The exchange rate
3. (ok so sue me) people's responses.
#1 I'll try and live with, #2 is the main concern and #3, if there's no activity from anyone for a few days, there's probably no use waiting for newcomers.
So, we'll give it over the weekend for everyone to express their interest, a couple days for people to sort out their orders and questions for Dawn, and then look to this time next week, placing the order.
How's that sound?
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30th October 2009, 09:26 AM #40SENIOR MEMBER
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Oh, also, if people interested do need a week or o to sort their funds, either we can delay a bit for that, or for 1 or 2 people I can carry the cost for a little while.
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30th October 2009, 09:31 AM #41
I got IE going and got to look at the site a bit (some really interesting things there. ) then it quit on me. I think I should take it as a sign. Hopefully you'll have other group buys in the future, when I'm not so broke.
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30th October 2009, 09:31 AM #42...but together with the coffee civility flowed back into him
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30th October 2009, 09:57 AM #43
Here is my wish list I'm posting it on this thread first because you mob do a lot more overseas buying than me and hopefully will let me know if I am making a silly mistake
Figured Ancient Kauri 10pk
English Bog Oak
Irish Bog Oak
Buckeye Burl
Spalted Hackberry
Pine cone blanks by Jeff Powell
Please let me know what you thinkCheers Rum Pig
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30th October 2009, 09:58 AM #44SENIOR MEMBER
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30th October 2009, 10:25 AM #45
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