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Moonhead -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 5:23:17 AM)
Fell like a naming a few names? Please tell me you don't like those ridiculous fragile stockbroker pens with a snowflake on the cap...

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 5:23:52 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Termyn8or "Interesting, it must use a different heating technology to normal ovens to be so rapid." I think most of them use a quartz heat lamp. The output is mainly infrared so it doesn't necessarily have to heat the air. Some stovetops use something similar. Yeah that must be the technology. One of their most visible uses is for keeping the big kebab joints hot so infra red must be popular in the food industry for high speed. quote: Speaking of stovetops, I have this electromagnetic induction stovetop. Never could use it though becaue it only works well on cast iron pots and pans. The main selling point of them was you could have a pot boiling violently on top, remove it and immediately touch the surface and not get burned. Two words: Le Creuset. quote: Anyway, I've found microwaves vary in quality. In some, all you want is to reheat coffee or maybe soup. To nuke pizza or anything like that you need a better one. I got my Mother one many years ago and did some pizza in it and could not believe how good it came out. That was an expensive oven though. Not a convection or a combo, just a microwave. I don't know what the difference is in the design, but there is something. Nuked pizza from uncooked a few times and it came out a bit floppy. When I was looking at microwaves a few years back I noticed Panasonic had big claims of a novel technology that was higher powered (1000W as opposed to 850/900W) and was supposed to give a much more consistent heat. It was called inverter technology I think. Their microwaves are always more expensive than other reputable brands like Sharp, other than some high priced more exclusive brands like Siemens.

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 5:30:41 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead Fell like a naming a few names? Please tell me you don't like those ridiculous fragile stockbroker pens with a snowflake on the cap... You'll be happy to hear a "no" to that one. I was brought up using Parker fountain pens and Quink ink. The "everyman" of the fountain pen world perhaps? I have even been reputed to use an ink cartridge on occasion but thats a vicious rumour I will neither confirm nor deny.

Moonhead -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 5:35:00 AM)
There's nothing wrong with cartridge pens. (I only use cartridges in my Parker 25 for a start, but that's because it'll only hold one of those tiny slide converters which hold less ink than a Pilot one.) We're talking 51s and 45s if you grew up using Parkers with a reservoir? Those 51s are incredible pens. They appear to be almost indestructible...

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 5:44:49 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead There's nothing wrong with cartridge pens. (I only use cartridges in my Parker 25 for a start, but that's because it'll only hold one of those tiny slide converters which hold less ink than a Pilot one.) We're talking 51s and 45s if you grew up using Parkers with a reservoir? Those 51s are incredible pens. They appear to be almost indestructible... You must think I'm pretty old to think I was using 51's. They disappeared in the early 70's but yeah I used them! They were pretty ancient at that stage. I used 45's mostly, a great design.

Aneirin -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 6:02:30 AM)
I admire,use and sometimes restoreSheaffer Snorkel fountain pens, currently the Admiral model since I gave my Sentinel model to a writer friend. The snorkel range of fountain pens are the most complex fountain pens ever devised and a testimony to American design and engineering. In fact even at school I used Sheaffer whilst everyone else had Parkers and Platignums. Then, it was a Sheaffer Targa, fab for launching ink at your pals in the inevitable fountain pen battles that went on from time to time.

Moonhead -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 6:56:50 AM)
The Targas are really nice pens, but bloody pricey. You can get a vacumatic older than your parents for less than one of those on ebay, most of the time...

Musicmystery -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 6:57:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Anaxagoras quote: ORIGINAL: Musicmystery quote: ORIGINAL: Vargus2 Paper, pen, and pencil the most reliable stuff ever created. I don't know. One day I was writing about surrealism, and my pen ran out. Do you think writing about surrealism had any connection with the pen running out? Think about it. You'll get the joke in time. But I too am a fan of pen and paper. I draft on the computer, but I always plan on paper.

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 6:59:57 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Musicmystery quote: ORIGINAL: Anaxagoras quote: ORIGINAL: Musicmystery quote: ORIGINAL: Vargus2 Paper, pen, and pencil the most reliable stuff ever created. I don't know. One day I was writing about surrealism, and my pen ran out. Do you think writing about surrealism had any connection with the pen running out? Think about it. You'll get the joke in time. Perhaps in time you'll get the fact that my response was also a joke.

Moonhead -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 7:03:53 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Anaxagoras quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead There's nothing wrong with cartridge pens. (I only use cartridges in my Parker 25 for a start, but that's because it'll only hold one of those tiny slide converters which hold less ink than a Pilot one.) We're talking 51s and 45s if you grew up using Parkers with a reservoir? Those 51s are incredible pens. They appear to be almost indestructible... You must think I'm pretty old to think I was using 51's. They disappeared in the early 70's but yeah I used them! They were pretty ancient at that stage. I used 45's mostly, a great design. I couldn't think of anything else that uses an internal reservoir they were making recently. The 51 and those things with the felt tip stuff inside the end were all that sprang to mind. I was forgetting you used to be able to get much better converters for Parkers back in the day. They only stopped making those Buck Rogers squeeze things towards the end of the '80s, didn't they?

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 7:27:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead quote: ORIGINAL: Anaxagoras quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead There's nothing wrong with cartridge pens. (I only use cartridges in my Parker 25 for a start, but that's because it'll only hold one of those tiny slide converters which hold less ink than a Pilot one.) We're talking 51s and 45s if you grew up using Parkers with a reservoir? Those 51s are incredible pens. They appear to be almost indestructible... You must think I'm pretty old to think I was using 51's. They disappeared in the early 70's but yeah I used them! They were pretty ancient at that stage. I used 45's mostly, a great design. I couldn't think of anything else that uses an internal reservoir they were making recently. The 51 and those things with the felt tip stuff inside the end were all that sprang to mind. I was forgetting you used to be able to get much better converters for Parkers back in the day. They only stopped making those Buck Rogers squeeze things towards the end of the '80s, didn't they? Not sure about the Buck Rogers type you refer to. The converter I used mostly was a silver metallic type with black rubber material that could be seen in the cut away area with a bit of metal over it for the pumping action, if thats reasonably clear. There were a few old 51's in the house but mostly they were grotty and in poor shape by the time I tried them.

Musicmystery -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 8:13:00 AM)
quote: my response was also a joke Sorry. Poorly worded...no intent to offend.

Moonhead -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 8:52:37 AM)
Those are the kids I'm thinking of. Fountain pen network is full of people talking them up and dissing the current piston convertors, I've noticed. I actually really like the P51s. I've got a few off ebay, and they're amazing pens. The thing I love is that the feed and the filler still work fine in them, which for pens from the '50s (I think the one I use most might even be a late '40s one) is incredible.

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 12:57:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead Those are the kids I'm thinking of. Fountain pen network is full of people talking them up and dissing the current piston convertors, I've noticed. I actually really like the P51s. I've got a few off ebay, and they're amazing pens. The thing I love is that the feed and the filler still work fine in them, which for pens from the '50s (I think the one I use most might even be a late '40s one) is incredible. I'm not familiar with the current type of converter. Guess I haven't really kept up with the new technology! I must keep an eye out for a good P51 as the ones I used were pretty worn and cruddy. They certainly are regarded as one of the best fountain pens of all time. I would guess they go for a bundle now on eBay. quote: ORIGINAL: Musicmystery quote: my response was also a joke Sorry. Poorly worded...no intent to offend. Thanks for saying so!

PeonForHer -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 1:28:13 PM)
FR My Swiss Champ penknife has a little biro slotted into it. It also has lots of other tools. Ergo, my Swiss Champ is better than anyone's pen. I trust that this has cleared up the matter of whose gadget is the best.

Moonhead -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 1:31:15 PM)
They don't, surprisingly: you can get a nice one for under twenty quid a lot of the time. Parker manufactured a hell of a lot of the things over the thirty odd years they were making them, so apart from the occasional rare finish or model that's in short supply for other reasons, they're not too pricey. I've paid much more for Rotrings and Lamys, put it that way.

HeatherMcLeather -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 3:49:03 PM)
I don't know if anybody has mentioned it before or not, but: camera phones. Think naked self-pics of your girlfriends!! Now wouldn't your life be just a little poorer without those?

PeonForHer -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 3:54:45 PM)
My Swiss Champ penknife has . . . . . . Oh never mind.

Anaxagoras -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 4:18:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Moonhead They don't, surprisingly: you can get a nice one for under twenty quid a lot of the time. Parker manufactured a hell of a lot of the things over the thirty odd years they were making them, so apart from the occasional rare finish or model that's in short supply for other reasons, they're not too pricey. I've paid much more for Rotrings and Lamys, put it that way. Yeah they must have made millions between 1941 and 1972 although I'm guessing a lot were binned over the years too. I broke my fricking Lamy two years ago!

HeatherMcLeather -> RE: fav piece of technology (7/19/2011 4:23:38 PM)
I think it is just so cool that you two are discussing fountain pens in a thread about high tech gadgets! They may be old-fashioned, but I love them! Things written with a fountain pen just look like "penmanship".

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