Today's Pen
Deirdre Saoirse Moen
What pen did you use today?
I used a Titanium-nibbed Stipula Pinnochio in Volparancio Yellow, which is
a cute yellow-orange with nifty swirls.
It's not as smooth a writer as my other titanium-nibbed Stipulas because
it's got a bit of tooth. Still, it writes well, and the tooth will wear
over time.
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MatthewK
> So I thought, wtf, let's talk about pens.
>
> What pen did you use today?
>
I used my cheaper school pens today. A platinum preppy with
registrars ink, another one with noodlers highlighter ink, and
a wality e.d. with platinum black ink.
The platinum fp has turned into a favorite school pen even
though I didn't like them all that much at first. This one is a
modified e.d. and has been filled quite a few times now. The
blue coating on the nib started to wear off so I removed the
rest with acetone.
The platinum highlighter pen is pretty cool too. I've
accidently sent it through the washer and the cap actually
stayed on. I use noodlers year of the golden pig ink in it and
consider getting some more colors in the future. The only bad
thing I've expeirenced with the pen was caused by drying out I
think. I let the ink supply get really low and it stood mostly
upright in my bag. I filled it up after it wouldn't write and
that made no change after a few days tip down. I blew some water
throught the feed and the felt nib and all is well. My only
problem with the ink is it is very wet and takes a little while
to dry. I let a friend borrow it and it was too slow for
scan-highlighting a chapter. It is so flourescent though,
almost scarry at times.
I would buy a wality e.d. again but not a piston filler. The
piston filler leaked no matter what I did but the e.d. seems
pretty good, It's simpler design with much less to go wrong.
It seems like I've devolped a bias for e.d. and aerometric
fillers before all other systems. Eye-droppers are my favorite
though for no-fuss day in day out kind of things. The clear
body of the platium is great for that too. I noticed the nibs
come off pretty easily on those and might turn one into a stub
italic, I have some old pilot vpens that are wasted on me,
alread ground the purple one down to nothing, ;) I'll practice
for a little while and then modify a preppy nib.
matthew
Deirdre Saoirse Moen
> I used my cheaper school pens today. A platinum preppy with
> registrars ink, another one with noodlers highlighter ink, and
> a wality e.d. with platinum black ink.
The preppy pens are great bang for the buck. I use them for
testing inks with (the fine point version; I use another pen for
broad).
> I would buy a wality e.d. again but not a piston filler. The
> piston filler leaked no matter what I did but the e.d. seems
> pretty good, It's simpler design with much less to go wrong.
Yeah, they need to figure out their QC and distribution. I think
the distribution would resolve itself if the QC were there.
> It seems like I've devolped a bias for e.d. and aerometric
> fillers before all other systems. Eye-droppers are my favorite
> though for no-fuss day in day out kind of things. The clear
> body of the platium is great for that too.
I like clear-bodied eyedroppers only. The other are too much
of a pain to me. I also have a Recife Crystal eyedropper.
MatthewK
> of a pain to me. I also have a Recife Crystal eyedropper.
>
I almost bought one of those, how do you like yours? Is the
feed more modern or and old type like the wality? I like the
platinums because they have the modern feed but I dislike the
o-ring seal.
matthew
Deirdre Saoirse Moen
> I almost bought one of those, how do you like yours? Is the
> feed more modern or and old type like the wality? I like the
> platinums because they have the modern feed but I dislike the
> o-ring seal.
I'd answer that, but it got misplaced in a move and is
Still Hiding. :(
Fur Elise
Deirdre Saoirse Moen <dei...@deirdre.org> wrote:
> So I thought, wtf, let's talk about pens.
>
> What pen did you use today?
>
> I used a Titanium-nibbed Stipula Pinnochio in Volparancio Yellow, which is
> a cute yellow-orange with nifty swirls.
>
> It's not as smooth a writer as my other titanium-nibbed Stipulas because
> it's got a bit of tooth. Still, it writes well, and the tooth will wear
> over time.
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2604974541_9e1902f4e3.jpg
My new Haolilai 611F and a couple of Jinhao X-450s, mainly to test a new
notebook I acquired. It writes as smoothly as Clairefontaine Notebook
paper, but at 1/4 the cost. No feathering or bleeding, even with my
firehose P51 Vacumatic.
Bluesea
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> So I thought, wtf, let's talk about pens.
LOL! Sure, why not?
> What pen did you use today?
The pens I've been using for the past several days have been:
A red Kaweco Sport Ice fp ED filled with MB Violet.
A green Ice fp ED filled with the blue ink that came in the cartridges
provided with my Kawecos.
A Pilot Prera filled with Rachmaninoff.
Yesterday, I also used a red Ice ink roller ED filled with Noodler's Black
to write a check and address an envelope.
I really like the Kawecos, and just received a full set of the Ice fp EDs,
although they don't all write as finely as I prefer. I may have to learn how
to pare them down some.
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Aaron W. Hsu
Deirdre Saoirse Moen <dei...@deirdre.org> wrote:
>So I thought, wtf, let's talk about pens.
>
>What pen did you use today?
I used a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Le Grande with Blue Black Gall ink.
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Apmonia
> In article <iicej5-40l....@freesia.deirdre.org>,
> Deirdre Saoirse Moen <deir...@deirdre.org> wrote:
>
> >So I thought, wtf, let's talk about pens.
>
> >What pen did you use today?
>
> I used a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Le Grande with Blue Black Gall ink.
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Burst. Sad thing is that I use this pen everyday so I probably won't
post in this thread much. :)
Apmonia
> In article <iicej5-40l....@freesia.deirdre.org>,
What notebook did you get? Don't hold out on cheap, well-behaved
notebooks.
Deirdre Saoirse Moen
> I used my Sheaffer PFM 1 with fine-medium nib loaded with PR Copper
> Burst. Sad thing is that I use this pen everyday so I probably won't
> post in this thread much. :)
Awww.
Is that the only pen you use every day, though?
I usually carry 3-6 pens with me.
My pen for today: a Marlen Rainbow over Hong Kong in "you couldn't possibly
lose this pen" yellow.
Aaron W. Hsu
Apmonia <john.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Jun 27, 6:08 pm, arcf...@illuminus.local (Aaron W. Hsu) wrote:
>> In article <iicej5-40l....@freesia.deirdre.org>,
>> Deirdre Saoirse Moen <deir...@deirdre.org> wrote:
>>
>> >So I thought, wtf, let's talk about pens.
>>
>> >What pen did you use today?
>>
>> I used a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Le Grande with Blue Black Gall ink.
>
>Burst. Sad thing is that I use this pen everyday so I probably won't
>post in this thread much. :)
Heh, I have a daily writer, which is the one above, and likewise, I don't
change my pens much.
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Brian Ketterling
Aaron W. Hsu <arc...@illuminus.local> wrote:
> In article
> <62457776-3bd3-4b6a...@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Apmonia
> <john.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I used my Sheaffer PFM 1 with fine-medium nib loaded with PR Copper
>> Burst. Sad thing is that I use this pen everyday so I probably won't
>> post in this thread much. :)
>
> Heh, I have a daily writer, which is the one above, and likewise, I don't
> change my pens much.
My poor daily workhorse, a Cross Radiance, is beginning to leave its own
writing on the wall. "Poor", because although I treat my pens gently, it's
simply been through *so many* cycles that the cap band is significantly worn
through, the derby's stem recently broke (so that instead of a washer clip,
it just has a screw sticking out of the cap), and I also had to smooth it
recently because the tipping was actually showing noticeable wear (and I
have a light hand!). Still plugging on, though.
Err... I am going to have to replace it eventually, though, and I'd really
like something similar. Does anyone know whether Pilot makes an equivalent
pen under its own name?
Brian
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Deirdre Saoirse Moen
> Err... I am going to have to replace it eventually, though, and I'd really
> like something similar. Does anyone know whether Pilot makes an equivalent
> pen under its own name?
From FPN: "Mercy, you might want to check around for a Pilot 78G, which
seems to be much like the Solo in that it is inexpensive, screw on cap,
average sized pen, steel nib that is very smooth and produces a line
that is on the thin side of its marking. I imagine someone has reviewed the
78G here on FPN."
I had a couple of them, and bought them from hisnibs.com -- isellpens.com
also has them. The broad nib is actually a stub. They're a squeeze filler,
so they don't take cartridges.
Brian Ketterling
Deirdre Saoirse Moen <dei...@deirdre.org> wrote:
> From FPN: "Mercy, you might want to check around for a Pilot 78G...
Thanks for the quick suggestion! I've got one one of the broad 78Gs,
though, and I think if I tried to use a 78G as a replacement for Old Dobbin,
its knees would give out pretty quickly. Everything is more lightly-built
than on the Solo/Radiance.
I guess I could use a Solo or Solo Classic -- since the cap band is flush,
it wouldn't wear as fast -- but I'd kind of like to check out Pilot's own
pens. They have such a welter of models, though, and I haven't come across
a coherent guide to them so far. I did find my way to the Ujuku pen shop on
eBay. Anyone have comments on lower-end models like the New Young Rex,
Cavalier, or Celmo? The Lucina looks Solo-like (and has a screw cap, which
I like).
Also, is there anyone out there with lower shipping than Ujuku?
Thanks to any and all,
Brian
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<dei...@deirdre.org> wrote:
>Brian Ketterling <twee...@no-potted-meat-products-peoplepc.com> wrote:
>> Err... I am going to have to replace it eventually, though, and I'd really
>> like something similar. Does anyone know whether Pilot makes an equivalent
>> pen under its own name?
>
>From FPN: "Mercy, you might want to check around for a Pilot 78G, which
>seems to be much like the Solo in that it is inexpensive, screw on cap,
>average sized pen, steel nib that is very smooth and produces a line
>that is on the thin side of its marking. I imagine someone has reviewed the
>78G here on FPN."
>
>I had a couple of them, and bought them from hisnibs.com -- isellpens.com
>also has them. The broad nib is actually a stub. They're a squeeze filler,
>so they don't take cartridges.
How broad is the broad nib?
Deirdre Saoirse Moen
It wrote about as wide as a 1.1 italic I have.
Brian Ketterling
Deirdre Saoirse Moen <dei...@deirdre.org> wrote:
> The Drunken Lord <fkrg...@gjtedlji.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:03:21 -0700, Deirdre Saoirse Moen
>> <dei...@deirdre.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I had a couple of them, and bought them from hisnibs.com --
isellpens.com
>>> also has them. The broad nib is actually a stub. They're a squeeze
filler,
>>> so they don't take cartridges.
>>
>> How broad is the broad nib?
>
> It wrote about as wide as a 1.1 italic I have.
The line width seems to vary pen-to-pen. Mine is about 0.9mm (I checked it
against the "anonymous" line width chart on FPN), and I recall several
people describing theirs as 0.7mm.
BTW, the squeeze filler is actually a converter. If you pull it out, you'll
see a "fin" parallel to the wall of the section's collar, which apparently
pops the seal on a Pilot cartridge.
Brian
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Barutan Seijin
My pens for the day are a Myurex, which i use for crosswords and on
cheap paper, and a broad-nibbed Pelikan 800. I'm thinking of inking
my Pelikan 400nn with a flex oblique nib. Sometimes you want
something funky.
Barutan Seijin
Today's pen is a 51 flighter. One of my favourites, despite it being
a 51, which are usually a bit dull.
Paul G
Really enjoying this pen with it's added weight and balance from the
silver.
Like the way MB refills screw into the body...eliminates the chatter and
clicking that makes a roller an instant return for me :)
Enjoy!
Pelikanyo Paul
(aka: Peliblanco Paul)
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