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Title: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 19, 2019, 01:59:07 PM
This here is the Cross Tech 2 Ballpoint Pen in Satin Black.
 It was a Christmas gift from Mrs Sabretache and has now become my EDC pen. I have been a bit apprehensive about carrying it as i am always losing pens, and am yet to hold on to one for any prolonged period of time. I will be listing a photo of this pen every day for the next 30 days for a nice shiny new merit badge. (provided i don't lose it)

Build quality
It has a solid metal casing with a twist tip opening. The rubber tip is a stylus that unscrews from the casing, so its great for the kind of chaps and chapess's who enjoy working on the tablet or phone amd moves across the screen incredibly smoothly.  The satin black finish is very hard wearing but i would recommend a case if you are worried about damaging it in the same pocket as your keys.

Writing quality
I love how this pen writes.  The black ink flows very smoothly and i have not had any problems with this pen and i have had it 2 years. I would highly reccomend if you want a good quality  pen that doesn't cost the earth These pens retail around £26 so it wont break the bank.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen
Post by: Poncho65 on May 20, 2019, 03:44:14 AM
So a 30 Day pen challenge then :cheers:

Excellent 8) looks a very fine pen to use for this as well :like: :like:

I will edit the title if that is OK to reflect that it is a challenge :cheers: Just let me know if you want it changed back though :salute:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 20, 2019, 08:40:31 AM
Thanks poncho much appreciated. Heres a photo of the tech 2 disassembled, there are few moving parts and little to go wrong.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: comis on May 20, 2019, 10:36:26 AM
Day 1


Good luck with the month long challenge!  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 20, 2019, 10:41:25 AM
Day 1


Good luck with the month long challenge!  :popcorn:

 :tu: Thanks Comis. It's day 2 and i havent lost it yet so it's going swimmingly.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: comis on May 20, 2019, 11:14:07 AM
:tu: Thanks Comis. It's day 2 and i havent lost it yet so it's going swimmingly.

There I thought that was the opener, pardon me, day 2 it is, and good luck!  :cheers:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 21, 2019, 10:45:44 AM
Day 3
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 21, 2019, 12:43:14 PM
Great challenge CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: zoidberg on May 21, 2019, 02:03:39 PM
Awesome day 3 pic mate.   :tu:   :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 21, 2019, 03:31:00 PM
Lovely pic and lovely pen! :cheers:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 21, 2019, 10:27:36 PM
Great challenge CS :like: :tu:

Thanks WS  :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 21, 2019, 10:29:03 PM
Awesome day 3 pic mate.   :tu:   :like:

Thank you Zoidbergits amazing what a filter and an OS map can do  :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 21, 2019, 10:29:51 PM
Lovely pic and lovely pen! :cheers:

Thanks Don P  :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: zoidberg on May 22, 2019, 01:10:48 AM
zoidbergits   :think:   :rofl:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 22, 2019, 07:43:35 AM
Day 4
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 22, 2019, 07:46:21 AM
zoidbergits   :think:   :rofl:

 :facepalm: from this day forth I shall name thee Zoidbergits  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 22, 2019, 10:58:08 AM
Classy day 4 pic!  :tu:

:facepalm: from this day forth I shall name thee Zoidbergits  :rofl: :rofl:
It sounds cool.  :D
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 22, 2019, 12:05:18 PM
Classy day 4 pic!  :tu:
It sounds cool.  :D

 :iagree:  :rofl: maybe we can get it to stick.  But on a seperate note i wonder if there is a thread for edc notebooks? I'll take a look and may start one if there isn't. And thank you for the compliment Don.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 22, 2019, 12:38:52 PM
Great pic for day 4 CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 22, 2019, 01:09:20 PM
:iagree:  :rofl: maybe we can get it to stick.  But on a seperate note i wonder if there is a thread for edc notebooks? I'll take a look and may start one if there isn't. And thank you for the compliment Don.
I found 5 notebook threads.
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,19753.msg373128.html#msg373128
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,40819.msg652379.html#msg652379
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,58256.msg1055829.html#msg1055829
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71462.msg1454494.html#msg1454494
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71777.msg1466793.html#msg1466793

But if none of them are a "general EDC notebook discussion" kind of thread, which I understand is what you're thinking of, then feel very free to make one. :cheers:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 22, 2019, 01:24:07 PM
I found 5 notebook threads.
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,19753.msg373128.html#msg373128
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,40819.msg652379.html#msg652379
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,58256.msg1055829.html#msg1055829
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71462.msg1454494.html#msg1454494
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,71777.msg1466793.html#msg1466793

But if none of them are a "general EDC notebook discussion" kind of thread, which I understand is what you're thinking of, then feel very free to make one. :cheers:

Thanks Don i searched Notebooks but nothing appeared except my comment about starting a notebook thread. How odd. I've started a thread for this so we'll  see what comes up.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 22, 2019, 01:24:47 PM
Great pic for day 4 CS :like: :tu:

Thanks WS  :salute:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: comis on May 22, 2019, 03:12:45 PM
Just here to support the challenge, Day 4 looking good! :cheers:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 22, 2019, 03:21:15 PM
Just here to support the challenge, Day 4 looking good! :cheers:

Thanks Comis :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 23, 2019, 09:43:49 AM
Day 5
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 23, 2019, 12:27:00 PM
Cool pic  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 23, 2019, 07:19:36 PM
Cool pic  :like: :tu:

Thanks it's a figurine of the lone wanderer from the fallout video game series. He just sits on my desk at work.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 23, 2019, 07:23:53 PM
Thanks it's a figurine of the lone wanderer from the fallout video game series. He just sits on my desk at work.
Good one CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 24, 2019, 08:06:12 AM
Day 6
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 24, 2019, 09:48:35 AM
 :tu:
Anti-tank pen cannon!
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 24, 2019, 10:32:55 AM
:tu:
Anti-tank pen cannon!

Damn them crafty Germans!!
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 24, 2019, 12:38:37 PM
Cool pic CS 8) :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: comis on May 24, 2019, 01:25:44 PM
Though they are of different colors, under the lighting, they blend rather well together!  Nice photo!  :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 24, 2019, 03:53:37 PM
Thanks for the positive comments everyone. I haven't lost the pen yet which is quite frankly amazing in itself. I thought i had lost it yesterday and was pretty smurfed off about it. But i had temporarily sacrificed it to the sofa gods. And in their grace and mercy they saw fit to return it to me.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 24, 2019, 04:04:12 PM
That was lucky CS :tu: :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 25, 2019, 04:22:32 PM
Day 7
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 25, 2019, 05:14:38 PM
I like the model.  :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 25, 2019, 05:28:36 PM
Nice pic and nice looking scale models CS  :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: comis on May 25, 2019, 08:06:42 PM
Nice pen flight photo!

If this pen is flying somewhere, where is it going to?  :pok: :D
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 25, 2019, 11:02:51 PM
 Thanks guys  the model is a 1:72 Bristol Beaufighter.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 28, 2019, 11:59:40 AM
Sorry i have completly forgotten to post the last 3 days
Day 8
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 28, 2019, 11:59:57 AM
Day 9
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 28, 2019, 12:00:46 PM
Day 10
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 28, 2019, 12:29:22 PM
At least you remembered CS :tu: :like:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 28, 2019, 01:15:49 PM
At least you remembered CS :tu: :like:
:iagree:
There is precedent for taking a photo on day X, and posting it on day Y, along with Day Y's photo.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 29, 2019, 10:55:16 AM
Day 11 with the book I'm on at the moment.  I would reccomend it to anyone with an interest in military history.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 29, 2019, 11:02:50 AM
Looks good. :salute:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 29, 2019, 12:35:37 PM
Good one CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 30, 2019, 03:10:30 PM
Day 12 lunchtime.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on May 30, 2019, 03:11:17 PM
Past the 1/3rd mark!  :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 30, 2019, 03:39:11 PM
Past the 1/3rd mark!  :tu:

I dont recall ever having held on to a pen this long. :cheers:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on May 30, 2019, 03:39:44 PM
Great one CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 30, 2019, 04:27:25 PM
Thanks WS  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 03, 2019, 08:15:31 PM
Sorry guys been very busy this weekend so haven't  had a chance to post.  So heres day 13 and what appears to be me colouring in my dog.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 03, 2019, 08:20:25 PM
Day 14 a quick snap on the bus home.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 03, 2019, 08:22:16 PM
Day15 more Dog and halfway there.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 03, 2019, 08:52:35 PM
Day 16  is the pen mightier than the khukri?
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on June 03, 2019, 09:27:41 PM
Great pics CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 03, 2019, 10:46:20 PM
Great pics CS :like: :tu:

Thanks WS. Gona post the khukri up on the edged tools thread eventually.
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on June 03, 2019, 11:11:37 PM
Good idea CS :like: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 05, 2019, 10:06:12 PM
Day 17. Sorry i havent been posting consistently on this challenge. It's been a very hectic couple of days  :ahhh and I've also been attending interviews and an happy to say i have been offered a new job. :woohoo:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 05, 2019, 10:09:02 PM
Day 18 dont judge me I earned it.  And yes i will eat the whole thing in a single sitting  :drool:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Don Pablo on June 05, 2019, 10:58:25 PM
 :rofl: :tu:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on June 05, 2019, 11:35:40 PM
Congratulations on your new job CS  :cheers: :like:
I am the same with eating the chocolate bar in a single sitting  :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Captain Sabretache on June 06, 2019, 07:46:18 AM
Thanks WS  and if your going to eat chocolate  you might as well do it properly. Nobody wants half a beer do they or half a meat pie  :drool:
Title: Re: Cross tech 2 Ballpoint Pen 30 Day Pen Challenge
Post by: Wspeed on June 06, 2019, 12:47:44 PM
Exactly  :cheers: