on the above-mentioned sticky, there is a link to "Various PDF and download files". It currently only has a link to lined paper printouts. Can we make a link for template ink reviews?
Nib Refernce and Review Guide sticky question.
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I was thinking linking here or creating our own:
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/100963-ink-review-forms/
We probably ought to create our own, although FPN does have some cool ones, I'm sure someone here could come up with something even better!
I wish I had a better scanner that could do justice to the color duplication, that's my biggest hurdle. My camera and lighting doesn't cut it.
I wish I had a better scanner that could do justice to the color duplication, that's my biggest hurdle. My camera and lighting doesn't cut it.
I think we should have our own, but im not the guy to make it as I havent used an "Office" product or anything like that in a long time
Surely someone out there can bang something like that out for us, or a PDF we can keep somewhere
Surely someone out there can bang something like that out for us, or a PDF we can keep somewhere
[cough]Wiki[/cough]
Lol Yeah thats where i was kind of going with that,... But we need to make one first that can easily be printed for people.
Or did you mean build it right in a Wiki Page, Making something like that that would print okay and be structured properly is beyong me, the only way I can make tables is to well copy and paste the ones you make then modifying them for my needs lol
right in wiki. Let me know if you need help. We can probably work on those tables or formatting so you can kill them every time!
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I sure do like watching the wheels turn when we try to implement something new. I'm sure we can come up with something that everyone will like and be able to reference easily.
I'd be happy to help in any way I can although my computer skills are less than stellar
I'd be happy to help in any way I can although my computer skills are less than stellar
Well to those interested then, How do you want to set up the Official B&B Ink Review page ?
what order, what info, any comments at all toss em out and we will see what we can do... Also since the wiki is fun and Luc is great help if anyone wants to put their stamp on it and try to do the task themselves Let me know I would love to help get more people doing stuff in the wiki and Ill be sure to keep any eye out to help, Luc will as well too.
If not Ill make a mess of it, Luc will laugh and shake his head, then go in and clean it all up for me us
what order, what info, any comments at all toss em out and we will see what we can do... Also since the wiki is fun and Luc is great help if anyone wants to put their stamp on it and try to do the task themselves Let me know I would love to help get more people doing stuff in the wiki and Ill be sure to keep any eye out to help, Luc will as well too.
If not Ill make a mess of it, Luc will laugh and shake his head, then go in and clean it all up for me us
This is just my opinion but I think however we decide to format it, we use a fountain pen to make the form. I like the look of a well typed out sheet but that's not the Nib way. Would it be possible to scan the original form and have that as the document we download to use?
I think the form would be pretty simple because we all want to know certain things. Dry time, saturation water test etc. we could add some extra things if we came up with neat ideas.
I think the form would be pretty simple because we all want to know certain things. Dry time, saturation water test etc. we could add some extra things if we came up with neat ideas.
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I really like their layout. Maybe we could ask them if we could use it, adding a line like "this form appears courtesy of fountainpennetwork.com" along the bottom of it. That way we give both credit and some free advising for their site. It might be worth asking before we re-invent the wheel.
That may not be cool, for either forum I would think Owen, not sure how the mod guys would like a permanent link to FPN anywhere in wiki or in a sticky, besides there is no reason why we couldnt make our own
And Christopher, I think a printed version may be better at keeping Ink and form looking different, specially with black inks
if the form were made with a black fp and the review was of another black ink, it may make a muck of things, then again maybe not lol if you could make one or someone else, and get a photo of it, it could easily be added to wiki, but taking the photo is probably harder then you think, and im not sure how well it will scan in for reuse
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Okay, maybe you and the mod team can bounce it around. I can flesh something together, but it will look about the same and will be a Word document (probably). I have MS Office for OSX at home, not sure if I have an editable PDF program.
even if you just hand write it on a piece of paper, like a rough drawing, we can build it right in a wiki page to see how it works and prints, then go from there.... best part of doing it in a wiki is you can modify it and change it as we need it over time, or your individual needs see fit
plus i really like the wiki
did you see the GR wiki, or my user page wiki, check out the wiki
WIKI lol
or we can have a bit of a contest, a few people can make the version they like and want (and get help from who ever they need to ) then the Nib can vote on which version we will have be the Official review form... to me that is the truest way to do things on B&B
plus i really like the wiki
did you see the GR wiki, or my user page wiki, check out the wiki
WIKI lol
or we can have a bit of a contest, a few people can make the version they like and want (and get help from who ever they need to ) then the Nib can vote on which version we will have be the Official review form... to me that is the truest way to do things on B&B
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There is an idea- have a contest. We might see some nice flair
On edit: "there" not "their", damnit.
We sure can, then it's easier to update if we link to the proper places.
I think you're doing good, just let me know if I can help. I'm very happy to!
If it's easier, I can start a google doc to document what we want...
Btw since I may not be the only person who does this... bit when I do an ink review these days I flip a 8x11 sheet sideways so I can use 1 sheet for two reviews as an entire sheet always seemed a bit much for me, specially if im using good paper for the test
