Have you looked into the Pilot Explorer/Lightive? It runs about $20, and has a really nice nib. The Pilot Metropolitan shares the same nib assembly, is a metal pen, but can run a little bit more expensive. If you're willing to pick one up from Amazon/AliExpress/Etsy, the Hongdian 1851 is less than $20, metal, and a great writing experience. It even comes with a converter, so you're not stuck with cartridges.
JakeSparkleChicken
joined 6 months ago
Adding a vote for Jetpens. I've bought some pretty expensive pens from them, and their customer service is stellar.
I've done a ton of business with both Atlas and Goldspot. Nothing but high praise for both of them!
Long story short, the Goulets helped start a chapter of a very right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+ church, so you can figure that 10% of everything you spend with them will end up funding hate.
You may have just spoken it into existence. It's a great idea, but it's been a bit since I looked into circuit boards with custom shapes.
I put down SparkleChicken Heavy Industries, Chief Engineer. We manufacture motorcycle parts and satellite guidance systems.
The SparkleChicken thing existed long before, but I used SCHI so many times that I designed a logo and bought the domain name. Every time I spin up a circuit board for a personal project, I get the logo silk screened on it. Been pretty fun over the years.
Probably? But then we're entering into the land of Effort That Isn't Fun*. The corpses of too many of my unfinished projects litter its plains.
*For me. I'm not disparaging jigsaws.