What Pens Are You Using Today 2017

[Jerome Tarshis]

A slightly unusual assortment today:

 

Parker 51 Demi with Pelikan Brilliant Black

Parker 45 TX with Parker Quink permanent blue

Cross Radiance with Waterman black

[Freddy]

 

 

Fred

[Guardy]

Another new pen - a Faber-Castell Loom with an F nib. I'm pretty pleased so far - the nib reminds me of the one on my Laban pen*, but I can actually take this one with me without worrying myself silly.

 

On the downside, that cap is ridiculous. Normally when people say a pen's got a pretty tight cap I'm sitting there like "wait, what?", but this one? Jeez.

 

*then again, the F-C nibs are apparently made by Bock, and AFAIK, so are Laban's nibs... so I'm not really surprised.

[escribo]

I was playing with my Pilot 78G with the broad (stub) nib yesterday, realizing I'd forgotten how much fun a stub can be, when I remembered my Bexley Owner's Club 2008 vermiel with stub nib. So I dug it out last night and inked it with Scabiosa, quickly realizing that I need a LOT of stub-writing practice. More like a complete start-over.

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Edited March 11, 2017 by escribo

[gabrielignatius]

Today I am using my canadian Waterman 3V inked with Montblanc Oyster gray

[mallymal1]

 

L to R...

Pilot 92, FM nib, Diamine Terracotta.

Karas Kustom Fountain K, M nib, Noodlers FPN Starry Night.

Sailor 1911 Realo, H-B nib,Sailor Miruai.

Modern CS 58, B nib, Diamine Blue Velvet.

Sheaffer PFM III, F nib, Diamine Blue Velvet.

Platinum 3776, SF nib, Iroshizuku Kon-peki.

Osmiroid, SM nib, Diamine Blue Velvet.

[eliweisz]

Conklin Mark Twain Blue Demonstrator, juicy and smooth 1.1mm stub, inked with Diamine Sapphire

[Freddy]

 

 

Fred

[Guardy]

Re-sorted my pens today, so it's quite a list. There's more, those were just the most-used ones.

• Faber Castell Loom - F nib, Pelikan royal blue. Liking it more the more I use it. The section - the thing I was most skeptical about - is surprisingly comfortable. Might have to find a more fun ink, though. I have a designated "official stuff" pen, so there's no reason to stick to rb after an initial test fill*.
• Picasso 915 - M nib, Diamine Oxblood - The nib is very similar to the K316, but somehow I vastly prefer this pen**. Plus, it is so pretty.
• Sheaffer... Imperial? - M nib, Diamine Oxblood - Might finally have fixed its flow issues; currently testing that out.
• Unnamed Piston Filler - 14k Bock nib, presumably M, Diamine Saddle Brown - Cleaned and re-filled. First time using this pen with something that's not royal blue. Quite liking the look of it. This nib's lines have a certain soft look to them, which complements the ink well.
• Noodler's Ahab - Flex nib, Diamine Saddle Brown - Testing concluded; taking out the filling system fixed everything wrong with my pen, save for some minor railroading. It's not bad at all, but I had that set up quite a bit better in the past. Gotta heat-set the feed next time I clean the thing.
• Wing Sung 322 - F nib, Pelikan dark green - Still testing; flow and hard-start issues seem to be resolved, skipping seems fixed as well. Going to give that one away, so I'm being more thorough than usual.
• Delta Dolcevita Federico - M nib, Diamine Oxblood - Wanted to see if it was still being a diva - yes, it is. Gotta switch out the converter soon, if that doesn't help I've gotta haul my butt over to the Fixing Stuff section on here.
• Zebra G dip pen - various inks - Have you ever tried putting a slip-on reservoir on a G pen? It is positively ridiculous. Depending on how much you flex, you can get up to half a page out of one dip; maybe more. Doesn't seem to noticeably impact flex, either... although I'm not a calligrapher, just a hobbyist artist who's too fond of swirly things.

*On a similar note, I'll have to do some bookkeeping and then go on a Diamine ink buying spree.

**that said, the K316 is a good pen, which I am continuously impressed by... mine has a broad, stubby nib though, which is fun to write with, but brings out all the worst qualities in my handwriting. Plus, the weight distribution of the Picasso 915 suits my grip better.

[Helen350]

Hero 5028 - 1.5 stub. Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise

[pajaro]

Today I shall be using my Christmas pens for the last time.

 

 

From top to bottom:

 

Sheaffer 1996 Holly, which has been inked with Diamine Blue Velvet. Such a fun pen.

A Jinhao X450, inked with Diamine's sparkly Magical Forest. I really enjoyed this ink.

A pearl white Duke 600 Lady, inked with Diamine Poppy Red.

 

I really do enjoy alternating paragraphs of red and green over the part of winter just gone. So bright and cheerful, when the world can feel so monotone and grey.

 

 

 

For the last time?

[mallymal1]

 

For the last time?

 

 

Hmmmm...that does sound a little too final.

[praxim]

...

Hmmmm...that does sound a little too final.

..... only 288 days to christmas.

[mallymal1]

... ..... only 288 days to christmas.

 

Bring it on.

[Roosterhead]

Pelikan Souveran 400 inked with Noodler's Aircorps Blue-Black

 

Still others: Noodler Ahab with Goulet 1.1 mm stub, inked with Noodler's General of the Armies

Lamy Safari with 1.5 mm italic, inked with Noodler's Fox.

 

Yet to be tried: Pilot Parallel 6mm nib running Noodlers Black Swan in Australian Roses

[Guardy]

@Roosterhead: Yikes, BSB is bright.

 

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My pens for the day:

-14k M vintage Bock nib with an unknown piston filler attached - Diamine Saddle Brown. Neat!

-Faber Castell Loom, F nib - Pelikan royal blue. Nice pen, boring ink, gotta fix that soon.

-Kaigelu 316, nominally M but really a stubby B, Pelikan blbk. Wanted to see if the very dry blbk can rein in the very wet K316, and... well, I think the K316 is soundly defeated. A bit too much, in fact.

[trdsf]

Romus Majestic demonstrator with Organic Studios Nickel (teal)

Platinum Preppy 03 eyedropperized and loaded with Namiki Blue

J. Herbin refillable rollerball eyedropperized and loaded with my gold blend (four parts Private Reserve Buttercup and one part Private Reserve Vampire Red)

[dylim1]

Tactile Turn Gist

[eliweisz]

Caran d'Ache Ecridor Chevron, Medium nib, inked with Cd'A Electric Orange. Got it today. Smooth and wet writer right out of the box.

[Polanova]

Have still so many pens inked from last week`s pen posse meeting that I`m still unsure if I should download all the ink into the sink or write them empty

My Sailor ProGear & my Waterman`s 100 Year Pen got used more than the other lot in the past couple days.

Edited March 14, 2017 by Polanova