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

[amberleadavis]

OOOH, thank you!!

 

Now, if you are interested, you can refill that Zebra with a Platinum Preppy converter. It works much better with ink other than Z ink.

 

 

Today using a Zebra V301 fountain pen... $1.99 at walgreens clearance section. Propriatary ink cartridge and a wick feed.

[amberleadavis]

LWJ2, I like your Waterman's but I'm thinking the Conklin nib you have is cracked and not long for this world. I hope it lasts a while, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

Ivan, what's the deal?! Are you defecting to fine point nibs? I have a wide nib that'll fit your Kaweco, if that's what you need:

 

 

 

Prvt. Toter, I love looking at your sketches and doodles. What fun you must have!

 

Here are a couple of the ten pens I have inked today:

 

 

 

 

Dang, I dig that music nib!

[dcpritch]

6.5mm of music!

[LWJ2]

DC Pritch --

 

You're correct, it is cracked. I'm babying it and looking around for nibs. Meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy it, I've got less than thirty bucks into it, plus a sac. It's surprisingly lightweight and is forcing me to lighten my touch -- although "punch" might be a more appropriate word.

 

Does anyone have an idea of how to clear old pix, or increase the storage limit? I seem to have hit the maximum allowed.

 

Leon

 

 

[Prvt. Toter]

Ponderous...

 

this old pen is startng to show a little aluminum at the sharps... been carrying in my front pocket for the past year...

[akustyk]

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag32/akustyk/IMG_7657_zpsb313e1bc.jpg

[Pterodactylus]

DC Pritch --

 

You're correct, it is cracked. I'm babying it and looking around for nibs. Meanwhile, I'm going to enjoy it, I've got less than thirty bucks into it, plus a sac. It's surprisingly lightweight and is forcing me to lighten my touch -- although "punch" might be a more appropriate word.

 

Does anyone have an idea of how to clear old pix, or increase the storage limit? I seem to have hit the maximum allowed.

 

Leon

http://imageshack.us/a/img834/5827/mr4d.jpg

 

(Waterman 12 1/2 BCHR ..... Sailor Jentle Sky High)

[LWJ2]

Pterodactylus --

 

I had that same thought earlier this afternoon. Heck, all he can do is either laugh at me, quote me an outrageous price, or just fix it for a nominal fee.

 

Thanks, you confirmed my line of thought.

 

Leon

[KrazyIvan]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/10577294583_839ff05b34_c.jpg

FPN by IvanRomero, on Flickr

[LWJ2]

Photo test post -- close up of No. 2 Conklin nib

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/lwj2/5626446/362318/362318_original.jpg

[Pterodactylus]

http://imageshack.us/a/img856/2213/3yld.jpg

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img716/5429/z14c.jpg

 

(Pelikan Signum P5xx - EF ..... ESS Registrars Blue/Black)

Edited October 30, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[dcpritch]

Great idea Ptero! I love looking at interesting nib designs. Here are a few:

 

Aurora 88, very early model, flexible 14k EF:

 

Montblanc 25 Safety, 18C OBB

 

Aurora Optima, 14k factory stub

 

Chilton Long Island #94, semi-flex 14k F

 

Mabie Todd & Co. Swan 2060, 14k Eternal No. 6

 

OMAS Milord (old style), 14k B retipped by Minuskin to a 1.1mm stub

 

Waterman's 52, flexible 14k New York nib

 

[attika89]

http://www.kepfeltoltes.hu/131030/P1170077_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg

 

http://www.kepfeltoltes.hu/131030/P1170079_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg

 

http://www.kepfeltoltes.hu/131030/P1170072_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg

 

And here is a quick nib close-up to fit in
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2818/10579729133_e7cf826323_c.jpg

 

@dcpritch
Great pens and great photos as always

Edited October 30, 2013 by attika89

[Pterodactylus]

The Aurora 88 looks interesting, I did not expected that such a nib would be flexible.

 

Great pictures David & Attila

 

Let me add a non Eternal Swan #6:

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img547/3398/yv2j.jpg

 

(Mabie Todd Swan 4660 Leverless)

[dcpritch]

I don't own any at the moment, but I've had several Aurora 88s with flexible nibs. Here's a photo taken a couple of years ago with the nib shown above. The 88 is a great piston filler, classy, and almost always a superb writer.

 

 

And hey, you folks complaining about the lack of selection of nibs at pen shops - imagine living where there aren't any pen shops within 150 miles, and never being able to try out a pen before buying it. Every pen that comes your way is just a hope and a prayer that it will be a nice writer. Such is the life of those who live in the hinterlands.

 

... well, its really not that bad, I just thought I'd poke some fun your way.

 

Happy Wednesday!

 

DAVID

[akustyk]

Awesome series of photos!

Here's my (current) favorite nib, the Sailor 1911 Music nib. Not a stub, not an italic, it's hard to say what it is, but it writes like a dream

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag32/akustyk/IMG_7328_zpsbc14afc1.jpg

[Pterodactylus]

Thanks for the follow up on the Aurora 88

 

Wow Akustyk, that picture is fantastic.

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img27/1951/s3bs.jpg

 

(Mont Blanc 142 - KM)

[Pterodactylus]

And for a change this time a hooded nib

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img5/1817/jwdk.jpg

 

(Mont Blanc 14 - OBB)

Edited October 30, 2013 by Pterodactylus

[akustyk]

Pterodactylus, the Montblanc 142 KM is awesome!

David, yeah, the Aurora 88 is incredible. High on my wish list! Problem is, I don't know where and how to find a good one.

 

Here's my pen of the day. I got it at a local art supplies store - got talked into it by a sketch artist

 

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag32/akustyk/IMG_7659_zps6b6069e3.jpg

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag32/akustyk/IMG_7658_zps52730928.jpg

[Prvt. Toter]

 

and the Nib pose...

 

 

and... the white dots.... back when nibs were art..

Edited October 31, 2013 by Prvt. Toter