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Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?
« Reply #30 on: November 17, 2015, 11:11:11 AM »
And another hint, if you're looking to adhere one material (like a glass jar) to a heavier base of another material, since you can't weld glass or wood, I've become a big fan of Sugru. You can do amazing stuff with this moldable, sculptable silicon "glue." https://sugru.com/ 
Thanks for sharing that, I've never heard of this thing before.  Target stores have closed down in Canada but I will hunt this Sugru down, it sounds awesome!  Duct tape's little cousin   :D

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Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?
« Reply #31 on: November 17, 2015, 12:49:55 PM »
Jeremy_S, that is GENIUS! Off to Home depot I go!

And Sugru sounds amazing!!! I wonder if it can be used to make an ergonomic oblique holder? ;D Let's try it!
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Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?
« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2015, 12:54:29 PM »
Jeremy_S, that is GENIUS! Off to Home depot I go!

And Sugru sounds amazing!!! I wonder if it can be used to make an ergonomic oblique holder? ;D Let's try it!

It is perfect for making an uncomfortable holder into an ergonomic one. It comes out of the packet the consistency of a dry-ish clay and you mold it then let it set. It cures into a hard, silicon rubber that is cold and heat proof, and sticks pretty much anything to anything else. Check out the web site and there are a gazillion cool hacks that people have done with it.

You can even texture it and mix colors.

I would try it on an experimental holder first, until you get the hang of how to handle it, but all you arty people on here should have no trouble doing some cool things with it.
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« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2015, 01:00:59 PM »
Yikes.. it's expensive and we don't get very much! I might have to reconsider now.. lol
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Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?
« Reply #34 on: November 17, 2015, 02:46:52 PM »
I'd have thought that polymer clay has a lot of potential for ergonomic pens ... if you can put up with the weight.

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Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?
« Reply #36 on: November 19, 2015, 04:23:08 AM »
The syringe has got me thinking.  Has anyone tried sucking the ink into the syringe, and then added it by drop to the nib?  Afterwards, the syringe could be emptied back into the bottle.

Not a syringe, but something similar. I use it a lot when I am travelling or working away from my normal place.  I use plastic eye dropper bottles of 5ml and 10 ml. Great for airtight storage and drop by drop delivery.






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« Reply #37 on: November 19, 2015, 11:22:36 AM »
Take this with you when you're on the go.
In a restaurant? Make sure to let the waiter know to let the ink dry before he puts the signed credit card receipt in the drawer.

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Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?
« Reply #38 on: November 19, 2015, 11:30:49 AM »
Fancy!

I just use boring old plastic bottles as you can see in my contribution to the workstations thread. http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=169.msg52264#msg52264

Love the olde traveling inkwells. Sounds like an idea of a new thread.
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