Hello From Texas

[Nightly]

Greetings,

 

I just got into fountain pens in July. Frankly, I had been interested before but I just never realized it was so affordable, that there were good pens to be had for less than fifty bucks.

 

So far I have acquired the following:

 

Lamy Safari in school bus yellow, Medium & converter

Lamy Vista Medium & converter

Jinhao 159 in orange, Medium came with a converter

Jinhao X750 in Shimmering Sands, Medium came with a converter

Pilot Metropolitan in black, Medium & converter

Kaweco Sport in Mint, Medium

Noodler's Charlie

Noodler's Nib Creaper in Midas Pearl

 

I've also got 3 Goulet Ink Drops, a Goulet random sample and bottles:

 

Parker Quink Black

J Herbin Stormy Gray

Noodler's General of the Armies

Noodler's Heart of Darkness

Levenger Shiraz

 

So I came here because - OMG PENS! - and also the Classifieds section. I'm highly interested in trading pens and ink and getting to know other people.

[notVirtuThe3rd]

Hi! Welcome to FPN.

I'm really glad you've joined us.

Enjoy!

Best wishes from Japan,

VirtuThe3rd

万年筆研究家　安達功太　[ Kota Adachi ]

[northstar]

Hello and welcome to FPN.

[ThomasB]

Hello and welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...Enjoy your time here

[PAKMAN]

Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

[Clancy]

Greetings and welcome to FPN. Great to have you here with us.

[Wahl]

[Nightly]

Hello! Thanks everyone!

 

Is there a place I can read about updating my avatar off the default image?

 

When I view "My Profile" and click "Change" on the default image, a new box pops up with two choices: Use a custom photo (there is no upload button though) and Import photo from URL. When I try and paste a URL there, I get a red message saying member_profile disabled.

 

 

[Sasha Royale]

Welcome !

 

The LAMY Safari is an excellent "daily-use" fountain pen. It comes in colors, as well as "clear".

The "clear" LAMY Safari is called "Vista" . They are otherwise identical. There are available six or eight different nibs, that snap into place easily. (about $13 each) Lots of fun with different lines of ink.

 

Both your Jinhao pens use the same cartridge and converter. (I like big, fat, heavy pens.)

 

You have a good range of selections. Which do you find most comfortable in hand ? Of the others, what would you change to affect improvements ?

Take time to enjoy your acquisitions. There is plenty of time to go broke.

Write with joy.

[Nightly]

Both your Jinhao pens use the same cartridge and converter. (I like big, fat, heavy pens.)

 

You have a good range of selections. Which do you find most comfortable in hand ? Of the others, what would you change to affect improvements ?

Take time to enjoy your acquisitions. There is plenty of time to go broke.

 

I actually don't like either of the Jinhaos, because they are too heavy!

 

Weight wasn't something I was considering when I ordered these, but now I know to consider that.

 

I seem to prefer lighter pens. Of this beginning, I love the greens, am okay with orange, hate the reds.

 

Lamy Safari - Plastic

Lamy Vista - Plastic

Jinhao 159 - Metal

Jinhao X750 - Metal

Pilot Metropolitan - Metal

Kaweco Sport - Plastic

Noodler's Charlie - Plastic

Noodler's Nib Creaper in Midas Pearl - Plastic

 

These likes and dislikes tell me I prefer lighter pens.

 

The Jinhaos made my dislike list because I find them both awkward and heavy. At some point, I will give away or trade the Jinhaos. I've tried them both twice, and hated it both times. I really wanted to like the Shimmering Sands one, my inner teenage girl was screaming with joy at the sight of it, but no.

 

The Pilot Metropolitan was the first pen I got (followed immediately by the Lamy Safari in bus yellow) and I thought it was great, until I got the Lamy. It's just ranking OK with me now. I want to keep it though. It looks nice, and writes okay for me. I'd like to get a broader nib if that's possible, it's got a Medium which writes too thin for me. The Lamy Mediums are perfect.

 

The whole reason I ordered the Kaweco Sport in Mint was because it was plastic. I read my list of Wants and there it was waiting for me to buy it in its plastic goodness.

 

I hate it! Want to trade! The pen looks great, the nib is a nightmare! I almost got two Preppys, with plans to convert one to a dropper, but I got this Sport instead and I should've went with the Preppys.

 

Now the Noodlers. Both of them, I disliked when I got them. Both of them, I now love. I've seen videos of people heat setting their nibs, I haven't done that yet. But I love the pens. When I ordered the Heart of Darkness ink, I thought it'd come with a Preppy but I got the Charlie and once I saw the Noodler's video about it, I was so glad to own a Charlie. I filled it with boring old Heart of Darkness and can't wait to change colors. It really matters if you wash them out first. I didn't realize with Noodlers they need to be washed out before you use them.

[BillZ]

Missed your post. Greetings from Victoria. If you are anywhere near Houston you owe it to yourself to go to Dromgoole's in Rice Village. Great people and lots of pens.

[OCArt]

Welcome aboard.