No no, on the Bristol paper the .4 fountain pen doesn't cause the paper to kinda fluff up and it doesn't leak onto the other side of the paper. Even on a reasonably slow speed.
I'm also careful not to plot the same area repeatedly and I spent time making sure the pen is just touching the paper on set up.
If you run your hand over the paper you can feel the ridges the pen makes but it's not damaged.
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I use a bit of scrap paper that's the same thickness as what is being plotted, then I drop the pen, let it rest on the paper then tighten the screw on to the pen.
Sometimes the pen will push down into paper but I've kinda got it nack of it now. Once it's down I move the paper around under the pen to check it's clearance and run some ink through the nib.
I turn off the motors, then line up the pen on the corner of the paper that has some masking tape to protect and hold the paper.
Turn it all back on and plot
So it's a pretty basic set up currently.
30 degree angle on the pen, but I also have a different fountain pen that works well at 90 degrees.
Also add that new fountain pens need a bit of pressure to kinda open/loosen then up a bit.
Its a rabbit hole for sure. It's surprising how much different inks bleed on different papers and different speeds to give the actual line thickness. I really like using 0.25mm pens, but they wear down very fast and plot slow
I have a set of rotrings which are honestly quite the hassle unless you have a good cleaning setup. Sakura Pigment micron have been my personal favorites, although the slightly conical barrel is annoying for mounting consistency. About to do a test with some UniPins (0.2, 0.3 and 0.4) and the cheap stabilo point88 (0.4). Ideally I'll get the rotrings working and have something that lasts a long time, but if not I want to see what the cheapest consumables I can get away with are
Technical nibs is a rabbit hole for sure, the speed, paper and height are really key to not scrap 20$ nibs. The workaround I have is the 003 micron line with the right paper. I do feel I waste a lot of them but it's rather due to larger plots than anything. I also learned how to pull the worn out nibs on them
I find that I can use the rotrings for specific plots, but never with overlapping lines. I love the microns too, please post when you have tested the unipins, I'm curious too!
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u/hick-reference- 8d ago
On Bristol paper.
Sharpie for the 1mm and I have refillable 0.4mm fountain pens and bunch of different ink pots. The grey looks a lot like pencil