RE: [lace] Fine pens

2013-11-23 Thread robinlace
Jean Nathan jean...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: I use rOtring technical pens, around GBP8.50 (around $13) each so not a cheap pen and intended for technical drawings. Guess I'm just ham-fisted. Okay, if you're using a technical pen (the point is a metal cylinder with a wire that shakes up and

[lace] Fine pens

2013-11-22 Thread Jean Nathan
Is anyone else as ham-fisted as me? I can turn a 0.1mm drawing pen into at least a 0.3mm one in the time it takes to put the markings on one pricking? Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help,

Re: [lace] Fine pens

2013-11-22 Thread Adele Shaak
I guess you must be using a soft-tipped pen? There are some that are hard-tipped - I think the one I found was from Staedtler (pigment liner). It made very fine line (.05) and the ink was permanent. I think it was pricey, though - maybe $10. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada)

RE: [lace] Fine pens

2013-11-22 Thread Jean Nathan
Adele wrote: I guess you must be using a soft-tipped pen? There are some that are hard-tipped - I think the one I found was from Staedtler (pigment liner). It made very fine line (.05) and the ink was permanent. I think it was pricey, though - maybe $10. I use rOtring technical pens, around