That would require making a reddit account. Ew.

Well, as an atheist I’m not a huge fan of biblical names either

Man, that’s a stupid name. Poor kid permanently tied to a pop culture reference. Two, if the Loki is referring to Marvel. Naming a kid is not an opportunity to express yourself. If you want people to know you like star wars, get a tattoo. Or a bumper sticker. And then I’ll judge you. But leave the kid out of it.

I think the worst way to sum up his channel is that he reviews MP3 players and bad headphones. You’d really just have to see it, he’s very funny.

Jenny’s videos are awesome. This has been in my Watch Later since she released it… I need to get around to watching it.

Wow, that’s so cool! I have Little Chief by Williams which is a LOT like Aztec. I haven’t even begun to restore that one. I also have El Toro, by Bally. It took me a week to get all the contacts clean…

Fusion 360 looks like it has some nice surfacing abilities. That makes sense to use nib units. I don’t think my Adventurer 3 can print the small, fine threads of a nib unit, so I’m opting for an old school grip section you friction fit the feed and nib into.

I’ve been working on my model this week and instead of the stud filler, I am going for a Conklin style crescent filler. Just one more piece to design, and I’m ready to do some test prints. Ink sacs are in the mail.

We have similar goals. I am not so concerned with having it modifiable, I’m working in NX and am not going to be making .prt files available. This pen is for me, and if others like it, so be it.

But making it almost entirely printed is also my goal. I’m using a Jinhao #6 feed, and a Fountain Pen Revolution #6 nib. No saying you couldn’t use a JoWo, or a Jinhao, or a Bock #6 nib, though. I thought about cartridge converters, but thought it might be too difficult to print the connection interface. The Pilot Con-B squeeze converter could be a good option though, I think that has a bigger hole. I’m going with a latex sac because it seemed easiest to me.

I, also, hate pen kits. The all look identical, with their skinny little grip sections and tiny nibs blown out to a huge body. The nibs are always cheap, and the pens are always heavy.

What software are you using?

Plex Amp? Nah. Hauling 8 pounds of CD’s to work everyday? Yeah.

I’ll definitely try that out. I have quite a bit of experience making plastic shiny, I like to work on vintage pens. Probably sand it from 320 to 6000, the switch to Novus 3 through 1. It will probably feel more quality than the thick layers I’ve been doing with my 0.6 nozzle.

I’m going to try the PLA a bit more, before I go ordering any more clear filament I think. Thanks for the suggestion though! If you end up getting some and it turns out well, maybe you’ll persuade me. What kind of fountain pen things are you trying to print?

Wow, I swear I searched for fountain pen communities when I got on Lemmy but I must have only been searching locally. Thank you! I will certainly post it when it’s done.

I’ll give you a sneak peek at what I think the filling system will be. I thought I was going to make it a lever filler, but this is even easier.

This is a Jaxon Self-Filling #4, very similar to a Conklin Crescent Filler. Actually, I believe Jaxon was a Conklin subsidiary. It’s just a button connected to a big bar that squishes the sac, and a rotating slotted ring keeps you from accidentally pushing the button.

My new COO invited a few of us out individually to get a grasp on why people are leaving and how we can retain people. He really did suggest a ping-pong table. I think all of us set him straight that we couldn’t care less about that. I broke my personal record last month for hours worked in a week. It was over 75. If I leave, it will be because of that. Not because we don’t go to baseball games as a team, or don’t have a Foosball table.

I haven’t really done links on Lemmy yet… can I just paste it? Let’s see!

[email protected]

Edit: No, you do not just paste them. Hopefully that’s better!

Have you joined the fountain pen community yet? We’re pretty content starved.

Trying to! The ultimate goal is a full pen. I’m thinking eyedropper filled, then lever filler.

Yeah, it is not a super friendly material. I really wanted this piece to be at least translucent, as it would save having a separate piece for an ink window, and it is just cool to see the ink in the feed. Looks like there is a clear PLA on sale on Monoprice right now, I just went ahead and ordered some. I have my PLA settings dialed in pretty well, I can probably get it down with that. I’m still going to keep trying with the PETG, though.

My issues are definitely around the seams. I thought randomize go the starting points on my layers would help, but it just made the whole part leaky instead of having it localized. I’ll definitely check out that video, thank you!

I’m not sure what my optimal temp is yet, I’ve been using 245 because it was the middle of the range recommended by my filament. I will definitely try slower, I had already slowed to 50% my PLA speed. I’ll try like 30% though!

I have some clear rustoleum lacquer in my garage, I’ll have to give that a try in addition to some of these other tips