Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us! - 2015-Ii

[I.M.]

Does CTRL+ALT+Del work for typebar jam?

 

methinks only patience and nimble fingers work for typebar jams

[carretera18]

Haha! No cheating here!

Thanks!

 

Does CTRL+ALT+Del work for typebar jam?

 

 

It looks really nice! I like the color too!

 

 

methinks only patience and nimble fingers work for typebar jams

 

I still tyoe so slowly that I haven't had these problems ...

 

 

And the color is really nice. Look like the TWBI color.

 

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/twsbi/diamond_580_green.jpg

[SNAK]

[OFF-TOPIC MODE ON]

 

Sorry, but today I'm writing with a old Olivetti (Underwood) Lettera 32 typewriter....

 

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bdf72cOyZi4/VbkhRjYvoUI/AAAAAAAAA0A/Iv9CnNbWp-o/s1600/Olivetti_03_500.jpg

 

google automatic translation of my original post here

carretera, that is a lovely typewriter! That colour is very groovy!

 

It reminds me of an episode from House of Cards when President Underwood types a letter using an Underwood typewriter. I remember trying to figure out what type of pen he used to sign the letter after he pulled the sheet out of his typewriter, but I couldn't see very clearly.

[SNAK]

 

 

Andrew, I really enjoy seeing your work with pointy tipped pens, but also now with edged nibs!

[SNAK]

 

Finding fountain pens to give as gifts is always hard, isn't it? Not that I've given them to people often.

I did gift my parents a matching pair of Pilot Custom Heritage 92 in different colours, because my dad was intrigued by piston filing pens when I took my pens with me when I visited them the last time. He was an academic and he had used fountain pens in the past (my parents were the ones who gave me my very first fountain pen 20+ years ago!) but he never used piston fillers before so he was curious. At least he's still using it the last I heard, so that's good. My mum has abandoned hers, and gone back to her rollerball, but he's using hers now too, so all's well.

 

Finding matching vintage pens will be harder, but pens like Esterbrooks and Parkers are still quite widely available so good luck! I hope the recipients will appreciate the pens, and the thought you are putting into to find the pens for them.

[SNAK]

Today, just a few scribbles from my drawing pen.

 

[discopig]

Today, just a few scribbles from my drawing pen.

 

 

Nice drawing and pen.

[_JOS_]

Interesting pen

So is everything except the barrel salvaged from an original MB?

Not really, Shawn did everything, and the clip was made specially for the pen

[Inky.Fingers]

Today, just a few scribbles from my drawing pen.

 

SNAK, mind if I inquire about your Standard nib? Who makes them and which years were they made?

 

Btw, nice illustration.

[perfaddict]

[Cryptos]

Today's clunker.

 

[mehandiratta]

these instruments i am using today....

 

love all....

[carretera18]

carretera, that is a lovely typewriter! That colour is very groovy!

 

It reminds me of an episode from House of Cards when President Underwood types a letter using an Underwood typewriter. I remember trying to figure out what type of pen he used to sign the letter after he pulled the sheet out of his typewriter, but I couldn't see very clearly.

 

Thanks for tip. I'll try to find this episode of House of Cards.

 

 

Today, just a few scribbles from my drawing pen.

 

 

 

 

I like this kind of mix. Modern pen with vintage soul (nib). And your drawing with flex is very nice.

 

 

 

 

Nice pen!

 

 

Today's clunker.

 

 

I love your text and your pen!

 

 

these instruments i am using today....

 

love all....

 

 

Great collection!

[Inky.Fingers]

A new modification to the feed. More ink flow and a nib mod, a breather hole. This makes all the difference in achieving wet wet wet noodler nibs.

 

My Reform 1745 "Frankened" A Morton dip flex nib. Nib was rescued from eBay. Now with renewed life. And bottle free until next refill x)

Edited July 30, 2015 by Inked#Fingers

[mehandiratta]

 

Great collection!

Thank you

[AAAndrew]

A new modification to the feed. More ink flow and a nib mod, a breather hole. This makes all the difference in achieving wet wet wet noodler nibs.

 

My Reform 1745 "Frankened" A Morton dip flex nib. Nib was rescued from eBay. Now with renewed life. And bottle free until next refill x)

So, you added a breather hole to the gold pen? How big? What did you use to make the hole? Pictures?

 

Today I was trying out a MonteVerde ink (Burgundy) that a colleague gave me. It's extremely wet, but works well otherwise for dip pens. I'm going to try cutting it half and half with water and see how it works. It's too wet for regular paper, but I have some thick cotton-ish paper and it's works really well there. It's extremely lubricated so the pen glides over the paper, but I was also using a wonderful big nib that's quite smooth already. It's so slippery that it is a little difficult to handle as is, and I got a bit of a blob at the bottom of the page, but I think when I cut it with water that will work.

 

[da vinci]

Not really, Shawn did everything, and the clip was made specially for the pen

Ok thanks

[Dragonmaster Lou]

Just got this yesterday and inked it up today (the ink came in a day later).

 

http://i.imgur.com/0av5bvX.jpg

[Inky.Fingers]

So, you added a breather hole to the gold pen? How big? What did you use to make the hole? Pitures?

Dremel and a drill but would have used a small nail next time.

[Inky.Fingers]

So, you added a breather hole to the gold pen? How big? What did you use to make the hole? Pitures?

Dremel and a drill but would have used a small nail next time.