Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us!

[Cyber6]

Zoni, Which pen are you using with Sailor Epinard?

 

 

C.

[zoniguana]

Zoni, Which pen are you using with Sailor Epinard?

 

 

C.

 

That's the Jackdaw. Not actually a stub; I just wrote that as I was eye-banging stub nibs for my TWSBI...

[Uncle Red]

 

[akustyk]

double post

Edited April 21, 2013 by akustyk

[akustyk]

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[zoniguana]

 

Re: Less pressure & subtle variation

 

This is the same pen as when I was comparing it with the swan, a few days ago:

[Pterodactylus]

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http://imageshack.us/a/img194/5976/kuyi.jpg

 

(Mont Blanc 146 -B ..... Diamine China Blue)

Edited July 18, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[tringle]

 

 

The BB is a factory steel nib.

[line]

 

 

Uncle Red

The BCHR is a Swan 1512, really a good and soft flexer, and the celluloid pen is also a Swan Mabie Todd with a beautiful nib (albeit missing it's cap clip, which of course is just cosmetics). Those are two of my best vintage flexers except for my dip pens.

 

Pterodactylus

Lucky you; where I come from (the arctic) 20 degrees celcius is a lot more than spring temperature. But the snow is melting here, too, and the birds are back from far south, so spring has definitely come.

Edited April 21, 2013 by line

[Andrea_R]

Visconti today

Edited April 21, 2013 by Andrea_R

[SJH]

Visconti today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice pens. Perfect for Calculus: One for differentiation and one for integration!!!

 

Enjoy the FP Journey.

 

LAMY 1.5mm Italic

Diamnie Pink

 

 

 

Edited April 22, 2013 by SJH

[akustyk]

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[zoniguana]

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Akustyk - I have to say, the Jackdaw is not a stub - I just had stubs on the brain for the TWSBI while I was scribbling. It is, however, unusual in that it is a Medium nib, rather than a fine, and flexy... And it actually fits my meathook, too!

[danleaf]

hi sjh, looks great. i got mine with no converter, so im trying to keep my eye out for one. they write so smooth, i do like it, and now i use it as a dip pen, one dip and i can write about one side of a5..

 

danleaf

 

 

haha i have the same, a red, blue and green one.

 

how do you refill it. i use a syringe and needle but are there any converters or something. id so love to know this,

 

danleaf

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, they came with converters, I thought they all did. Even my lovely little burgundy 330 had one, in fact it was exactly the same type as the calligraphy pens.

However, a small amount of silicon wax on the threads has worked perfectly, just don't fill the barrel too much, (I usually about half fill them), as the ink expands with the heat from holding the pen whilst writing.

 

Best regards,

Steve.

[Pterodactylus]

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http://imageshack.us/a/img843/5897/0qhy.jpg

 

(Mabie Todd SM1-60 ..... J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen)

Edited July 18, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[zoniguana]

 

 

(Mabie Todd SM1-60 ..... J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen)

 

Thanks, Pt; I appreciate the advice. That's pretty much the line I am tying to find with this pen...I tend to have pretty small (some would say near-microscopic) handwriting, and I am trying to open that up; at the same time, I am curious just how much variation I can get out of the pen, at what size writing the variation becomes "too much", and at what size is it no longer noticeable... With the Jackdaw already having a medium nib, I can only go so far (which I am quite happy about), but now I am looking at the "how far in either direction can I go?" question... Just really enjoying the experimentation, at this piont.

[Pterodactylus]

I also write much smaller normally, but IMHO it looks much better if I write with bigger letters.

 

And the flaws are also much more visible but this is a good thing, as you can see better what has to be improved.

 

For me a size of about 1cm turned out to be a good one (2 squares on a normal squared paper).

 

For me my Mabie Todd is still a challenge, I consider it not as an easy pen to write.

I think I'm still scratching on the surface of its possibilities as I'm also a beginner.

I have other flex pens in my collection which are much easier to use.

I don't think there is always a direct relation between the amount of flex and how easy a pen is to use (e.g. my Waterman 45 safety has more flex as the Swan but is (at least for me) much easier to use) as you can read often.

 

This does not mean that I think the Swan is a not so good pen, it only need more skill to master it.

 

So how much flex you can get reasonable out of a pen is for me at least equal related to the users skill as related to the pen properties.

 

So please do not overdo it or try too hard.

The variation will come automatically without force as your skills evolve.

 

And finally I think many times a subtle variation looks much more elegant and beautiful

Edited April 22, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[akustyk]

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[Uncle Red]

Pterodactylus, That Rose Cyclamen POPS!

 

[Pterodactylus]

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http://imageshack.us/a/img823/4404/dfrd.jpg

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img89/1111/3pk9.jpg

 

(Pelikan M200 - M CI ..... Diamine Sargasso Sea)

 

The unfortunately sheen is not visible in scans and difficult (at least for me) to capture with the camera.

Edited July 18, 2013 by Pterodactylus