What Pens Are You Using Today 2017

[tgoto]

Yes it is. I'm really pleased with the way it cleaned up.

 

Took about an hour of flushing and soaking, to sort out the nib/feed/section. Time well spent.

 

While the water was doing its thing, I gave the cap and barrel a good polish. There was quite a bit of crud so I used Simichrome, and it did the trick. There is some very light scratching, but that's usual and ok.

 

The nib turns out to be a Fine, and writes well enough. A very good user pen.

 

It is a really nice pen.

The work you put in is absolutely worth it

I have a pen that could use some polishing...I will go get Simichrome

[mallymal1]

It is a really nice pen.

The work you put in is absolutely worth it

I have a pen that could use some polishing...I will go get Simichrome

 

If you use Simichrome, just be careful. It's quite aggressive.

 

If, for instance, you use it on gold plated clips/levers, it can strip off the plating.

 

I used it on this Flighter, because it is mainly steel, and the plastic parts have no inscriptions.

 

[tgoto]

If you use Simichrome, just be careful. It's quite aggressive.

 

If, for instance, you use it on gold plated clips/levers, it can strip off the plating.

 

I used it on this Flighter, because it is mainly steel, and the plastic parts have no inscriptions.

 

Thank you MalcolmH!

I will be careful with it

[Misfit]

I used Lamy LX Rose Gold and a Levenger L-Tech 3.0 Excalibur.

[mallymal1]

Using a Mark I, Parker Duofold Centennial. Very nice

[praxim]

Aurora 88 (F nib) from 1950 with silver cap, Montblanc Irish Green

Aurora Optima (F nib), J Herbin Lie de Thé

Onoto 6234 (No.5 nib) probably late 1940s, Montblanc Corn Poppy

all in a handy desk case courtesy of a Lamy 2000

 

[Freddy]

 

Fred

[dylim1]

TWSBI 580AL

OMAS Ogiva Cocktail

[RRE]

Lamy Lx Rhodium xf gold nib. Lamy Black converter.

[Flippy]

Lamy Vista in XF

 

Awesome.

[inkstainedruth]

Parker 61, M-ish nib, with diluted De Atramentis Apple Blossom.

Esterbrook J, 2048 nib, with whatever blue ink was in the pen when I got it the other day (went to test to see if the sac was good this morning, and a whole lot of bright blue ink started flushing out of it -- no clue what the ink is but colorwise was similar to J Herbin Eclat de Saphir, a slightly violet leaning bright blue).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Helen350]

Jinhao 992 - Iroshizuku Kon Peki

[MadTheNeko]

Dikawen 821 burgundy with white cap, with teal ink. Pen is really heavy, and really good looking, with or without cap.

[Le Vieux]

Waterman W3 with a Jinhao two tone nib, grinded personally into a stub. Ink is Diamine Sapphire Blue.

[inkstainedruth]

Esterbrook J (blue), 2048 nib -- unknown (and now diluted) blue ink (wonder if I should contact the seller and ask if he knows what was in the pen, because it's a nice color).

Pelikan M400 (Brown Tortoise), F nib -- Edelstein Smoky Quartz.

TWSBI 580-al Pink, B nib -- De Atramentis Sky Blue.

Pilot Metropolitan (silver), M nib -- Kyoto TAG Kyo-Iro Snows of Ohara.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Freddy]

 

Fred

[Bookman]

[tgoto]

Using:

 

OMAS 630 with fine nib - Iroshizuku Tsukushi

Aurora Mare with meduim nib - Waterman Inspired Blue

Parker Vacumatic with fine nib - Diamine Sepia

Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 with broad nib - Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue

Montblanc Meisterstuck 144 with fine nib - Montblanc Burgundy Red

[mallymal1]

Using:

 

OMAS 630 with fine nib - Iroshizuku Tsukushi

Aurora Mare with meduim nib - Waterman Inspired Blue

Parker Vacumatic with fine nib - Diamine Sepia

Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 with broad nib - Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue

Montblanc Meisterstuck 144 with fine nib - Montblanc Burgundy Red

 

Some nice pens in that list. Do you have a favourite?

[eliweisz]

Sailor ProGear II, M nib, inked with Sailor Rikyu-Cha

Pilot Custom Heritage 912, SU nib, inked with Diamine Tyrian Purple

Pilot 78G, B (actually a CI), inked with with Pilot Mixable Green