What Parker Are You Using This Day?

[inkstainedruth]

Now that I am being allowed to run amok alone at my new job, the pace has slowed enough for me to be able to use a FP some of the time.

 

So I have my 180 Flighter BP/Itoya gel refill paired up with my Turquoise P-45 with a 14k Fine nib. This fine nib seems a bit more elongated that my other P-45 nibs which is pretty cool. At $18 shipped for it, I can live if something happens to it at work but it also still a nice enough pen to proudly carry. The Fine is working nicely in the iddybiddy writing spaces in some ledgers I have to fill out.

 

A lot of the company pens are clompshed by guests so they use the most horrid stick pens I think I've ever used. (Ha! They even take the caps off and toss them thinking an uncapped pen is less likely to be clompshed.)

 

As is usually the case where I work, even at a glance, you can tell which item has my handwriting on it, either from my writing or ink or both.

 

I'm using American Blue in the 45 but it's still running darker from the metric tankerloads of PR DCSSB that's already been in the pen.

 

 

Using my own Real, nice pens at work certainly is a bright spot in the day.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

Preeety! I keep trying to get another 45 -- but I want one that *isn't* black (so I can tell it apart from my first one), has the original squeeze converter, doesn't have a medium nib like on the one I already have (and preferably 14K) and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I keep finding ones on Ebay that have *some* of my criteria but not others (as in, has the squeeze filler but is a medium nib: or 14K F but doesn't even have cartridges, or has a 14K nib but a black barrel; or just costs too d*mned much).

Today for me: first it was one of the Vectors (sort of bright blue/turquoise, F nib), with diluted De Atramentis Document Turquoise for my journal entry. Then it was the 61, with whatever blue-black ink was in the capillary filler when I got it -- taking notes here and there, and keeping track of expenditures. Later on it was the Plum 51, with Noodler's Purple Heart, to proofread something my husband wrote and needed to send off today.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[PAKMAN]

Freshly restored Parker Lady Duofold in Lapis

 

 

[JotterAddict62]

Used a trusty P51 Black Areo desk pen to send a bill in the mail and

a P51 Grey Areo in the car [ when parked ] to send a birthday card

to my nephew.

[bsenn]

Pakman, wow, that is a stunner! Gorgeous.

 

Jotteraddict, you've got me thinking, why not keep a desk pen inked at home?

 

I myself have been on a 61 flighter kick. I have been using one with a super smooth mediumish nib for almost everything at work, and a second with some kind of a broad stub (I shall have to post a photo sometime) for fun.

 

Brian

[william2001]

I'm using my usual Parker Sonnet (obviously!).

Ink? Paradise Pen ink black.

-William S. Park

[TeaHive]

I'm working on emptying my Vacumatic before November 1st, as I'll be typing away for NaNoWriMo 2014. With a mostly full barrel, I don't think I'll make it! Lol, ah well. I'm sure I'll still find plenty of things to handwrite for the month.

[gweimer1]

I'm using the burgundy Parker 51 aeromatic today. As much as I love my Esterbrook for the daily use, it just doesn't quite come up to the Parker.

[OcalaFlGuy]

My Teal 45 DeLuxe soldiers on at work. PR American Blue, 14k Fine nib that sure seems long for a 45 nib. Fun writer.

 

 

I also keep my P-180 Fighter BP with the Itoya gelfil in it clipped to my collar for those non-FP moments.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[Glenn Atkins]

Here's the Parker I'm using today, though some might say it isn't purely a Parker:

 

 

That makes this whole thread not even a fair fight! WOW!!!! Reminds me of the saying, "don't bring a knife to a gun fight."

 

Glenn

[Eduardo]

Parker 61 Jet Flighter

[william2001]

I was just using my Parker Sonnet inked with Paradise Pen ink.

-William S. Park

[gweimer1]

Nothing but Parker today...

 

Parker 51

Parker 21 - a nice black one with the trough cap. My first Parker resac, and using P.R. Naples Blue.

[Mike 59]

A 1995 UK Vector with the finest of the italic nibs from the Calligraphy set.

Ink here is MB Royal Blue.

[Apothic]

 

That makes this whole thread not even a fair fight! WOW!!!! Reminds me of the saying, "don't bring a knife to a gun fight."

 

Glenn

 

 

[peterg]

Plain black Mk1 Victory with the excellent Newhaven nib.

[wastelanded]

 

[william2001]

I am using my Parker Sonnet, as usual.

Ink=Paradise black.

-William S. Park

[Eduardo]

Parker 41

Parker 51 Mk III Flighter CT

[lisadan]

Parker Urban and Parker Sonnet

[NinthSphere]

Freshly inked-up (fine? I'm assuming by comparison to my fine Imperial) grey aero 51 with Borealis Black. First fp/ink I've had that isn't feathering on cheap notebook paper.