@bhavini A glass nibbed pen

@Jeffrey Sher it looks like this user used to be the organizer of the club https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/profile/8343-hj1/ perhaps you could send him a direct message, although his profile says he hasn't been on the site since 2021.

CANNOT FIND A LINK to pen club israel. what is eth website please

@bhavini, I really like the Sailor Hocoro dip pen. It’s inexpensive, easy to clean, and if you get one with a nib that has a feed, you can get quite a few lines of writing before you have to dip again. I have a fude nib, which I use for swatching and line variation while writing.

lamarax, thank you for a well-informed response! I've been worried that FountainPenHospital in NYC would suffer...

What's a relatively cheap tool for a newbie to use to try out new inks, without inking up a pen? I've a bunch of ink samples on their way but I just want to play around with them before I decide on which ones I want to buy more of for writing. I've never used anything except a fountain pen to write with ink before.

Hello @Jeffrey Sher, pen club information can be found in the Pen Clubs, Meetings, and Events sub forum. If you use Google site search you can find information specific to Israel.

Shalom just joined . I have been collection fountain pens for many years. I believe there is a club in Israel that meets monthly. please let me have details. .

It's gonna end where 1929 left us: a world war, shambles, and 'growth by rebuilding'. That's the conservative view of cycling history --and the big plan. Even if our generations perish.

Of course trade wars are much, more important than the prices of consumer products. The true intention is to weaken the dollar, so that the Chinese start selling their US held debt. But the dollar being the defacto world reserve currency, it doesn't lose value that easily. So the idea is to target trade through artificially raising prices. Problem is, inflation will skyrocket. Good luck with that.

Guess who loses

In Europe, the only (truly) American produced brand is Esterbrook AFAIK. Tariffs will make Esterbrook products compete on the same level as some high-end European brands (let's say Aurora), while clearly the product is manufactured to compete on a much lower price level.

So let's say you want to buy a Montblanc or whatever. You pay the current tariff on top of the usual price, unless your local distributor is willing to absorb (some) of the difference

Tariffs are paid by the importer, not the exporter.

Can anyone explain how the tariff war will affect fountain pen prices??

Oh yes, pictures are on the “ I got this pen today” thread.

Is it here yet?

I just got the tracking information for my Starwalker💃🏻

@lamarax I am horrified... And slightly intrigued. But mostly just scared.

Oh well. In case of failure you can always wring the paper to have a nice -albeit somewhat stale- cup of coffee back.

@Astronymus I could use cornstarch... Or i could distill it and make it very concentrated.

@lamarax That's what I used! (In reply to black coffee).. But the milk might not be good at all for paper.

Good day, all.

Sorry think I posted this in the wrong place. Used to be a user, just re-upped. Be kind. 😑

Looking to sell huge lot of pretty much every Man 200 made - FP, BP, MP, one or two RBs. Does anyone have a suggestion for a bulk purhase house? Thanks - and hope this doesn't violate any rules.

Cappuccino should work. Frothy milk also helps to lubricate the nib. But it has to be made by a barista.

YOu might need to thicken the coffee with something. I admit I have no idea with what. But I'm pretty sure it would work.

it is incowrimo time and only very few people are tempting me

Try black coffee. No sugar.

Coffee is too light to write with though I've tried.

You can use coffee and all other kinds of fluid with a glas pen. 😉

chocolate is yummy

anyone sells vacumatic push button shafts

Are there any threads or posts up yet about the California Pen Show in February, does anyone know?

Putting coffee in a fountain pen is far more dangerous

Don't drink the ink

Coffee inks or coffee, the drink? Both are yummy though.

I hear the price of coffee is going up. WHich is bad because I like coffee.

time for a nice cup of tea

@liauyat re editing profile: At forum page top, find the Search panel. Just above that you should see your user name with a tiny down arrow [🔽] alongside. Click that & scroll down to CONTENT, & under that, Profile. Click that, & edit 'til thy heart's content!

I can't seem to edit my profile, which is years out of date, because I've only returned to FPN again recently. How do you fix it?

@lantanagal did you do anything to fix that? I get that page every time I try to go to edit my profile...

Super excited to go check out the PDX Pen Bazaar today. I volunteered to help set up tables. It should be super fun, followed by Xmas tree shopping. 😁

@Nurse Ratchet

Newbie here!!! Helloall

jew

lantanagal, I’ve only seen that happen when you put someone on the ignore list. I doubt a friend would do that.

UPDATE - FIXED NOW Exact message is: Requested page not available! Dear Visitor of the Fountain Pen Nuthouse The page you are requesting to visit is not available to you. You are not authorised to access the requested page. Regards, The FPN Admin Team November 7, 2024

UPDATE - FIXED NOW Trying to send a pen friend a reply to a message, keep getting an error message to say I don't have access. Anyone any ideas? (tried logging our and back in to no avail)

Raina’s

Fine-have you had a nibmeister look at it?

@FineFinerFinest: have you seen this thread? https://www.fountainpennetwor...nging-pelikan-nibs/#comments

No replies required to my complaints about the Pelikan. A friend came to the rescue with some very magnification equipment - with the images thrown to a latge high res screen. Technology is a wonderful thing. Thanks to Mercian for the reply. I had been using the same paper & ink for sometime when the "singing" started. I have a theory but no proof that nibs get damaged when capping the pen. 👍

@FineFinerFinest: sometimes nib-'singing' can be lessened - or even cured - by changing the ink that one is putting through the pen, or the paper that one is using. N.b. *sometimes*. Good luck

howdy

I'm not expecting any replies to my question about the singing Pelikan nib. It seems, from reading the background, that I am not alone. It's a nice pen. It's such a pity Pelikan can't make decent nibs. I have occasionally met users who tell me how wonderful their Pelikan nib is. I've spent enough money to know that not everyone has this experience. I've worked on nibs occasionally over forty years with great success. This one has me beaten. I won't be buying any more Pelikan pens. 👎

I've had a Pelikan M805 for a couple of years now and cannot get the nib to write without singing. I've worked on dozens of nibs with great success. Ny suggestion about what's going wrong? 😑

Any feedback in 100th anniversary Mont Blanc green pens?

@jordierocks94 i happen to have platinum preppy that has wrote like (bleep) since i bought it my second pen....is that something you would wish to practice on?

Hello all - New here. My Art studies have spilled me into the ft pen world where I am happily submerged and floating! I'm looking to repair some cheap pens that are starving for ink yet filled, and eventually get new nibs; and development of repair skills (an even longer learning curve than my art studies - lol). Every hobby needs a hobby, eh ...

horse notebooks if you search the title should still appear though it wont show you in your proflie

Hi, guys. I wonder if somebody knows who manufactured the Coro fountain pens.

Hello, it's been ages for me since I was here last time. I had a post (http://www.fountainpennetwork...-notebooks/?view=getnewpost) but I see that it is no longer accessible. Is there anyway to retrieve that one?

I have a match stick simplomatic with a weidlich nib. Does anyone know anything about this pen?

dusty yes, glen welcome

Hello, Im new to FPN I'm so happy to find other foutain penattics. collecting almost one year ,thought I would say hello to everyone.

I haven't been here for ages... do I take it that private sales are no longer allowed? Also used to be a great place to sell and buy some great pens

Lol…

Perhaps it's like saying Beetlejuice 3 times to get that person to appear, though with @Sailor Kenshin you only have to say it twice?

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@Sailor Kenshin @Sailor Kenshin

Thank you so much, Seney724. I really appreciate your help!

I have no ties or relationship. Just a very happy customer. He is a very experienced Montblanc expert.

I strongly recommend Kirk Speer at https://www.penrealm.com/

@Seney724. The pen was recently disassembled and cleaned, but the nib and feed were not properly inserted into the holder. I'm in Maryland.

@Seney724. The nib section needs to be adjusted properly.

@Diablo. Where are you? What does it need?

Seeking EXPERIENCED, REPUTABLE service/repair for my 149. PLEASE help!!!

@Marta Val, reach out to @terim, who runs Peyton Street Pens and is very knowledgeable about Sheaffer pens

Hello, could someone recommend a reliable venue: on line or brick and mortar in Fairfax, VA or Long Island, NY to purchase the soft parts and a converter to restore my dad's Sheaffer Legacy? please. Thanks a mill.

is there a guy who we can message to find a part for us with a given timelimit if so please let me know his name!

what happene to the new Shaeffer inks?

fatehbajwa, in Writing Instruments, "Fountain Pens + Dip Pens First Stop" ?

Back to FPN after 14 years. First thing I noticed is that I could not see a FS forum. What has changed? 🤔

Are there any fountain pen collectors in Qatar?

Ahh okay, thanks!

@ TDRabbit, even better would be in Creative Expressions area, subform The Write Stuff

Okay, thanks!

@T.D. Rabbit Try posting it in the "Chatter Forum". You have to be logged in to see it.

Hello! Is there a thread anywhere 'round here where one can post self-composed poetry? If not, would it be alright if I made one? I searched on google, but to no avail...

I have several Parker Roller Ball & Fiber Tip refills in the original packaging. Where and how do I sell them? The couple that I've opened the ink still flowed when put to paper. Also if a pen would take the foller ball refill then it should take the fiber tip as well? Anyway it's been awhile and I'm want to take my message collection beyond the few pieces that I have... Meaning I don't have a Parker these refills will fit in 🙄

Recently was lucky enough to buy a pristine example of the CF crocodile ball with the gold plating. Then of course I faced the same problem we all have over the years ,of trying to find e refill. Fortunately I discovered one here in the U.K. I wonder if there are other sources which exist in other countries, by the way they were not cheap pen

Hows it going guys i have a code from pen chalet that i wont use for 10% off and it ends aug 31st RC10AUG its 10% off have at it fellas

Somewhat confusing and off-putting ones, as said to me by my very honest friends. I don't have an X account though :<

@The Devil Rabbit what kind of? Let’s go to X (twitter) with #inkdoodle #inkdoodleFP

I have a Conway Stewart Trafalgar set. It was previously owned by actor Russell Crowe and includes a letter from him. Can anyone help me with assessing its value?

There must be a couple of places here to share artworks.

Hullo! I really like making ink doodles, and I'd like to share a few. Anywhere on the site I can do so? Thanks in advance!

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