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genkidama
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Jul 11, 2015
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Are these inks wet while writing? Does somebody know? I'm a lefty and need inks drier as usual I'd say to not smurdge around.
codenamesrcl
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Jul 13, 2015
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genkidamaI ordered a bunch of De Atramentis samples from Goulet when the ink sample sale started and just got around to test them before I joined the drop. 8 of the ones I tested are available in this drop. For the most part all of them flow well and are a bit on the wet side. Tested using a Noodler's Charlie (basically a medium nib) and a Metro with a fine nib on printer paper. Didn't bother testing with a flex. About a 8 second dry time on average using the medium which is not too bad. Less than 5 with the Japanese fine.
Best to use a finer nib if you are a lefty concerned with dry time I think.
Best to use a finer nib if you are a lefty concerned with dry time I think.
genkidama
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Jul 13, 2015
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codenamesrclYeah I'm using a fine nibs in all of my pens, but it seems like De Atramentis is too wet as I am a quick writer and I bet I'll smurdge too much. Best thing for me is to get a ink sample of some of these inks.
Thanks for your insight!
samananthak
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Jul 14, 2015
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genkidamaHave you tried learning to hold your hand below the line? I've been working on it lately and while it's a bit of a bitch, my hand feels better and I certainly haven't smudged anything.
I can't for the life of me sign my name underhanded yet, though. Whomp whomp.
I can't for the life of me sign my name underhanded yet, though. Whomp whomp.
genkidama
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Jul 14, 2015
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samananthakNever really tried to do that as it seemed so unnatural to me. I tried to write a passage of text and somehow my hand cramps up very quickly.
I also have a bit of a problem with my wrists, so I already adapted a hand position where my wrists don't hurt much when writing a lot and it's upperhand (if this is the correct term).
Maybe ergotherapy or sensory hand-something-something therpy could help me out as no damage or whatsoever was discovered by different docs.
MyMothersDaughter
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Jul 16, 2015
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genkidamaAnother good way to be able to write without smudging with your left hand is to hold the tablet facing away from you--like lean back in the chair with your paper facing outward and resting on you stomach --I wrote that way all the way through college. Trained my self out of it on my first "professional" job when I got teased by coworkers.
MyMothersDaughter
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Jul 16, 2015
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genkidamaI use deep blue hand lotion--it is one of those multi-level essential oil products doTerra. But before that I used arnica which you can get in stores, the doTerra deep blue works a lot better (smells lie wintergreen--very strong). Comes in hand cream and essential oil itself. I use the hand cream most of the time--more affordable. I get cramps and also have arthritis. When winter comes and the arthritis acts up I use the oil directly. Pricy but a little goes a long way.
genkidama
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Jul 16, 2015
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MyMothersDaughterThanks for this, I'm definately going to look into it and try this. I only used "tiger balsm" from Thailand and it helped but smelled really strong. Good stuff :)
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