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| Typewriter Paraphernalia » Pelikan branded silk/seide ribbons » 21-6-2018 16:37:40 |
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The 'dry' one from KMP is equally black as the Pelikan...
Tomorrow I'll post a picture of a page where I've written on with both ribbons.
| Typewriter Paraphernalia » Pelikan branded silk/seide ribbons » 21-6-2018 04:49:46 |
- Jip
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Just a heads up:
The Pelikan Seide ribbon I have here is VERY wet/oily. The KMP ribbon seemed very dry in comparison.
Personally I prefer the KMP ribbon, the Pelikan leaves ink residue all over the place on the ribbon guider etc. Wonder if it’ll get better soon, or if it’ll take forever.
| Typewriter Paraphernalia » Pelikan branded silk/seide ribbons » 18-6-2018 04:56:08 |
- Jip
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The silk are indeed twice as expensive, here the silk ones cost about 6 swiss francs instead of 2.50-3.50 Swiss francs for the nylon ones.
I mean I'm not gonna cheap out on a ribbon that will last me months if it costs about the same as a coffee here in Zürich.
I mean a ribbon for 6 francs, or a coffee for 5-7.
I'd hardly notice even if I'd buy 10 ribbons a month lets say, in the end I prefer quality over quantity anyway. A good ribbon will last a while and doesn't a good silk ribbon give more pleasure?!
| Typewriter Paraphernalia » Pelikan branded silk/seide ribbons » 13-6-2018 17:00:40 |
- Jip
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I currently use a black only DIN 32755 Seide (silk) ribbon in my machine from a German brand called KMP, very good so far have a silk Pelikan Red/Black still in its box as well... will use that in a while and see if I like the KMP or Pelikan better.
I do know for a fact I prefer the silk ribbons over the nylon ones... haven’t used any cotton ones yet.
| Typewriter Paraphernalia » What kind of paper are you using? » 13-6-2018 16:56:41 |
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I rarely use Standard printer Paper because its so thin...
I do 90% of my letters on “Original Crown Mill - Laid Paper 100g in A4 size” then fold in 3 and use the same envelopes.
See here for pictures of the paper:
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