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These are my newest additions to my Visconti family. The Opera Honey Almond is my new favorite pen. Looks almost as good as it writes....

 

 

 

 

--John--

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Visconti: Millionaire LE, HS Lava Steel, Opera Club Honey Almond, Michelangelo Black/Rose

Aurora Optima 365 LE, Mar Adriatico LE

Omas Galileo '93, '15 Year of Light, F.A.O., Paragon Burlwood LE

Delta MOMO Design Rose LE

Mont Blanc Johannes Brahms, Georges Solti, 146 LeGrand Platinum, Model #32 (cracked), WE Leo Tolstoy, 146 Burgundy, Model 22, 149 Platinum, Marc Newson, WE Charles Dickens, Rouge et Noir Coral

Hooligan LE #6

TWSBI Diamond 580 X2 and Eco

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These are my newest additions to my Visconti family. The Opera Honey Almond is my new favorite pen. Looks almost as good as it writes....

 

 

 

 

--John--

I'm a huge Visconti fan, and I love these :) I am still kicking myself for not picking up the Honey Almond for a great price at a pen show when I had the chance. Enjoy your lovely new pens! :)

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That ink looks delicious…

 

I've been using my Rangas today. I've had a thing for these for a while, but the nibs that come with them are terrible, even with smoothing. I know you can get them with Schmidt units now, but that takes away the fun for me. It's a big adventure to find an old flexy nib that will fit every new one I get.

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Thanks for your compliment on the green ink. :) Unfortunately my mixtures are always "a bit of this, a bit of that" so I can never recreate the same mix the second time. I only do 3 or 4mls at a time so it won't last long.

 

Tops off please . . . :)

 

Oh my, that is real nib p**n! :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01:

I love collecting those vintage nibs too! They are so much fun to play with. I love what you did there. :thumbup:

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Pen: Mabie Todd Swan Leverless with EF flex nib

Ink: ESSRI (iron gall ink) with added surfactant

Paper: Tomoe River (White) with 7mm faint ruled lines printed

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Lamy 2000 mith my own attempt at nib grinding

Plain Staples copy paper and phone pic at Work.

 

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Nice line width variation. I think you did great!

 

Two very opposite pens. I just put a new sac in the Sheaffer last night for the first time. The Parker is one of my favorites.

 

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I particularly like that line from your Parker 51. Looks like a juicy writer. I'm sure Aurora Black helps towards that too. Great combination!

 

Coincidentally, earlier today i self-ground my Lamy 2000 broad nib to something close to a medium. Wasn't as difficult as i iniitially thought. Will give it a test run tomorrow. Early results encouraging.

Please show us the result when you can. I am too chicken to grind anything by myself so I am very keen to see how people do it and their result.

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Sounds good. I´ll be keeping an eye on this thread for an update.

 

 

Please show us the result when you can. I am too chicken to grind anything by myself so I am very keen to see how people do it and their result.

 

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Final bottom left of pic. Original line in Sailor Gentle Blue Black ink. The broad was super-smooth but just too broad for me.

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Final bottom left of pic. Original line in Sailor Gentle Blue Black ink. The broad was super-smooth but just too broad for me.

 

That looks good. You really did manage to tame it.

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Soyuz 1950 duo (FP + MP)

 

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Look at my horse, my horse is amazing!!!

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SNAK - I hope this makes up for my absence..

 

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Wow.

 

Congrats on a mum like that!

 

Enjoy it

 

 

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KEEP SAFE, WEAR A MASK, KEEP A DISTANCE.

Freedom exists by virtue of self limitation.

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Found a page of quotes from Montaigne I had written out a while back. Rewrote a few with the pens I'm using today.

 

The Pelikan m200 with 250 nib is using Private Reserve Sherwood Green

The Sheaffer vacuum fill Sovereign is using Diamine Blue Velvet

The Lamy Joy 1.1mm (always at the desk at work) is using a black ink mixture with bits of Aurora, Parker Penmen Ebony and Quink black

 

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“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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Soyuz 1950 duo (FP + MP)

 

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I've only recently been learning a tiny bit about the Soviet Pens. Very cool set!

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

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Final bottom left of pic. Original line in Sailor Gentle Blue Black ink. The broad was super-smooth but just too broad for me.

Oh nice work! It looks like you closed up on the flow of ink too for the Medium grind. What tools did you use to do all this?

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Four hearts are best than just one...

 

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Papermate Mk VI Duo (FP + BP)

 

Cuteness!

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Soyuz 1950 duo (FP + MP)

 

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I like these pens! Is this one like a homage to Parker 51?

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Just arrived. Charlie and new FPN ink VCV.

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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