Pay It Forward 2014

[elh93]

.I have a Monteverde Artista Crystal in turquoise for PIF.

 

 

If it's still an option to enter I'd like to!

[sandraw]

.I have a Monteverde Artista Crystal in turquoise for PIF.

this pen has been spoken for.

[acidjuicemotel]

http://imgur.com/b6KnxoG

 

Last week I entered a PIF contest hosted by Elle_. To my complete surprise, I was fortunate to have been selected as a lucky winner! Included was not only a sleek-looking silver Pilot Metropolitan, but an assortment of inks and a large, easy-to-use converter—the Con-50. The link above is an image of the amazingness, as well as a thank you.

 

The timing was serendipitous! The Pilot Metropolitan arrived a day before I took the bar exam so I inked the pen up immediately with the beautiful Kon Peki ink—there couldn’t have been a better ink to break in the pen with-- and took it with me for the exam. I’m not superstitious, but that must have been good luck. J

 

I’ve been using the Pilot heavily, already filling the large converter up twice, so I thought I’d (unnecessarily) share some of my thoughts on the pen. The grip section on the pen is very comfortable and makes it easy to write quickly and for long periods of time. The pen is also light, but feels substantial. It is comfortable to use either posted or unposted. The same is not true for the Lamy Safari, which I think feels a bit top heavy when writing with the cap posted.

[Mr Moustache]

What a cool section you all have here. Maybe I will be lucky enough to get some supplies to try to see if I like using these pens before spending my non existent budget LOL!

[SkylarKnight]

http://imgur.com/b6KnxoG

 

Last week I entered a PIF contest hosted by Elle_. To my complete surprise, I was fortunate to have been selected as a lucky winner! Included was not only a sleek-looking silver Pilot Metropolitan, but an assortment of inks and a large, easy-to-use converter—the Con-50. The link above is an image of the amazingness, as well as a thank you.

 

The timing was serendipitous! The Pilot Metropolitan arrived a day before I took the bar exam so I inked the pen up immediately with the beautiful Kon Peki ink—there couldn’t have been a better ink to break in the pen with-- and took it with me for the exam. I’m not superstitious, but that must have been good luck. J

 

I’ve been using the Pilot heavily, already filling the large converter up twice, so I thought I’d (unnecessarily) share some of my thoughts on the pen. The grip section on the pen is very comfortable and makes it easy to write quickly and for long periods of time. The pen is also light, but feels substantial. It is comfortable to use either posted or unposted. The same is not true for the Lamy Safari, which I think feels a bit top heavy when writing with the cap posted.

Yah, the Lamy Safari and Al Star is a bit top heavy, but it's such a bit pen, it's not supposed to be posted

 

Looks like a nice pen and assortment of inks! I'm glad you got it just in time! I got mine so quickly as well, it made me so happy (I was on stings all along until I got it )

 

Elle_ is awesome :3

[inkspot]

I have three Esties in need of a good home. These are fantastic pens that just don't get enough use in my rotation. One is silver in colour, recently restored and in beautiful working condition. The others are red and copper, both in need of a a little TLC (I think just new sacs are needed as the levers seem to be in good working order). They would be perfect pens for someone interested in learning to repair pens.

 

I'm a poor student, so I'll have to restrict shipping to North America to keep costs down.

 

If you are interested in these pens, please send me a PM with a picture of either your dream car or your favourite piece of audio equipment. On August 15th I'll choose a picture at random and contact the winner for their shipping coordinates and post the winner here.

[alc3261]

New Parker Jotter Stainless Steel Fountain Pen in sealed packet plus a Parker Converter and ink samples x 3 (to be decided by the winner and myself after the draw).

 

This is for a relative Newbie to fountain pens, please no recent PIF winners.

Let me know by PM why you would like this pen, what ink samples you would like and where you live.

This PIF is available Worldwide.

[Adrianc]

Wow! Very cool to have won.

 

I am looking forward to seeing it in person!

 

randomthinks

 

Congrats randomthinks. That pocket watch looks beautiful!

[Adrianc]

Thank you so much Maggie! I hope you get blessings in heaps and heaps of all good things

Congrats! I hope you enjoy that flex pen. They are so much fun!

[ScienceChick]

I have seven ink samples, each with 3-4 mls, that need a new home. It would be nice if they went to someone for whom it's a challenge - either financial or logistical - to get ink/ink samples but that's not a requirement. I'll ship US or outside the US.

 

Each PM will be assigned a number based on time of arrival and I'll employ the hat and fingers method to determine the recipient.

 

The samples are

 

Private Reserve: Hope Pink, Gray Flannel, Tanzanite

Pelikan: Brilliant Red

Monteverde: Burgundy

Edelstein: Topaz

Diamond: Cerise

 

Please message me by Monday, Aug. 11, 7:00 pm CDT & I'll draw by 8:00 pm.

[zepp]

Thank you betweenthelines!

 

 

http://puu.sh/aJYaH/d9222c0c8a.jpg

[Cyber6]

Each PM will be assigned a number based on time of arrival and I'll employ the hat and fingers method to determine the recipient.

 

 

But...but... that is not very scientific...

[mhguda]

I think it's beautifully applied science, using very practical means.

[goodpens]

Back-to-school PIF!

 

Open to:

-Students, at any level

-In the US

-Who have never won a PIF from me before

-Who haven't won a PIF from this forum in the last 3 months.

 

I have a J. Herbin Refillable Roller Ball pen, medium point, just like this one: http://www.jetpens.com/J.-Herbin-Refillable-Roller-Ball-Pen-Medium-Point/pd/9760. It is a great little pen --- but I just never get around to using it. So it should go to someone who would put it to good use. It would be perfect for taking notes or for keeping in your bag as a backup for when your favorite fountain pen runs out of ink in class.

 

If you are addicted to extra-fine nibs, this isn't for you. It writes comparably to a 0.7 rollerball. If you like medium points, you'd really enjoy it.

 

To enter:

-PM me. (Please don't add replies to this thread.)

-Tell me something interesting about yourself and school, such as: what you are studying, what you are researching, how you picked your school/college, what class you take the most notes in, the best thing you've read lately, etc.

-Include your name and mailing address.

[ScienceChick]

The the winner of the ink sample PIF is mistykasumi! But wait - she would only like some of the inks so I drew again and the next name out of the hat (okay, bowl) is mr. moustache! If you two will PM me your addresses, I'll get the samples out to you pronto.

[ScienceChick]

Oh shoot, I drew early! I thought it was tonight and just read my original post. If y'all are okay with me messing up then the drawing will stand; if not, I can re-draw tomorrow. I feel like a doofus.

Edited August 11, 2014 by ScienceChick

[bardiir]

I'm currently planing/training to grind down a gold lamy nib into a stub. So I've got three cheap pens here where I've tried/experimented with grinding on - they are stub nibs now, with some different behaviors. Since I've mostly bought them to practice grinding in the first place I'm now giving these away. Actually I got four but one will be kept by me as the new standard pen for ink reviews

 

All are open for worldwide applications. All pens will come to you cleaned completely, even though they are inked up in the picture.

 

 

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First up is a blue Rex Office Fountain pen - 0.6mm stub. Broad when held at a shallow writing angle, gets more italic when you hold it steeply (0.2mm line width / 0.6mm line width). Upside down it's a fine/extra fine nib. Very smooth writing. Clear handle, blue feed, a black or very dark ink can be seen very clearly in here for a nice effect.

Includes some standard international cartridges.

 

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Second is an orange Rex Office Fountain pen - 0.7mm stub. Italic with a little springiness (0.3mm line width / 0.7mm line width / 1mm line width flexed). Broad upside down. Very smooth writing. Clear handle, orange feed, a dark ink can be seen in the feed perfectly.

Includes some standard international cartridges.

 

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Third is a FPR Dilli I got as a gift when ordering there - . Italic nib with a tiny bit of sponginess, but not enough to really get any line variation aside from the italic grind (0.25mm line width / 0.7mm line with). Unusably scratchy upside down (not smoothed out) but extremely smooth in normal writing position, far smoother than the Rex ones. If you don't like a glassy writing feel you might want to skip this one, there's almost zero feedback.

This is a piston filler. It's a bit finicky when filling because you're mostly disassembling the pen each time by accident, but once filled it's ok as a starting pen. I'll include an ink sample of the winners choice out of my inks.

 

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I'll draw winners in 6 days. Sunday 17:00 (5pm) in germany. I'm not 100% sure if I'll be drawing on luck or if I will choose the winner but when there's a tie it's going to be luck in the end.

 

You may apply to multiple pens, but you can only win one of the pens. To apply for any of the pens please write me a PM why I should choose you as the new owner of that pen.

Edited August 11, 2014 by bardiir

[Mr Moustache]

Very cool! Thanks so much Sciencechick! Very generous of you to offer up the samples.

[alc3261]

New Parker Jotter Stainless Steel Fountain Pen in sealed packet plus a Parker Converter and ink samples x 3 (to be decided by the winner and myself after the draw).

 

This is for a relative Newbie to fountain pens, please no recent PIF winners.

Let me know by PM why you would like this pen, what ink samples you would like and where you live.

This PIF is available Worldwide.

BUMP!!

[goodpens]

This offer is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, cameron331!

 

Back-to-school PIF!

Open to:

-Students, at any level

-In the US

-Who have never won a PIF from me before

-Who haven't won a PIF from this forum in the last 3 months.

I have a J. Herbin Refillable Roller Ball pen, medium point, just like this one: http://www.jetpens.com/J.-Herbin-Refillable-Roller-Ball-Pen-Medium-Point/pd/9760. It is a great little pen --- but I just never get around to using it. So it should go to someone who would put it to good use. It would be perfect for taking notes or for keeping in your bag as a backup for when your favorite fountain pen runs out of ink in class.