What Pens Are You Using Today 2017

[inkstainedruth]

Pelikan M405 Anthracite Stresemann, B nib, with diluted Akkerman Dutch Masters Ruisdael Stormachtig Blauw.

Gotta get myself a full bottle of this ink! Even diluted it's an interesting color....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Mister5]

Parker 51 Plum Fine to Medium (Namiki Blue)

[Freddy]

 

Fred

The power of accurate observation is

commonly called cynicism by those

who have not got it....Dang this Bexley is

sweet....Minka rules........

~ Unknown

Edited September 4, 2017 by Freddy

[ENewton]

• Dollar 717i

Parker Duofold Junior, flat-top

Waterman Elegance

[mallymal1]

In the Nock pen roll this morning, and headed out to work...

 

A no-name Platignum inked with Platignum Black.

A no-name Platignum inked with Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku.

Sailor 1911 Realo inked with Sailor Yama-dori.

Pilot 78G inked with Shin-ryoku.

Parer 45 inked with Waterman Red.

 

Have a good one.

[Freddy]

CMXLVI

 

 

Fred

[TMyster08]

I am 15 so I can no afford much and Live in the UK so Japanese pens are slightly more expensive for me. My preference is fine nibs because of poor paper quality at my school.

 

Everyday for school (in order of use.)

Lamy Al-Star Black F

Parker Frontier Stainless Steel F

Hero 616 (I have 3 because free delivery)

Lamy Nexx (inherited) F

Lamy Safari (recked after 3 years) M

Lamy Vista M

 

At home pen.

Lamy Srudio F

 

Ink, Parker quink, Lamy Black and Mont blanc Mystery Black.

 

Wish list

Lamy 2000

Parker sonnet

Iroshuzuku ink

Pilot vanishing point

[FromTheNetherlands]

Kangaroo 316 eeerrr, I mean Kaigelu 316 (charcoal) with Akkerman ink (grey ish color, don't know the exact name at the moment).

[TheNobleSavage]

Today I am using several pens. Montblanc 149,146,Waterman Edson, Danitrio Alphaplus medium flexible 18kt nib. Old levenger writers series with ultra flex titanium medium nib. Conklin Word Gauge with a swapped nib to a Stipula 1.1 14kt gold rhodium plated nib. Stipula Novacento ebonite, piston Filler, 18kt gold medium nib. All using Parker Quink Black and Waterman Florida Blue from my 2 Visconti ink pots.

[farmkiti]

Let's see, what I am using so far today: Pink Pelikan M600, loaded with a mixture of Robert Oster Pinky and Diamine Maroon; it has a lovely stub nib ground by Mark Bacas. Also, an Aquamarine Pelikan M200 with a 14K M400 nib, ground to a stub by John Mottishaw, loaded with O.S. Aristotle. These are my two favorite pens. Third, a Clear Demonstrator Pelikan M200 with a 14K M400 nib which was very recently ground to a stub by Jessica (John Mottishaw's protege). I might add she did an excellent job on this pen! I got the card saying she worked on it, so I wasn't clear on the details, but you can tell she's John's student by the style of the stub. I absolutely love this pen! It's inked with Platinum Cassis Black. Fourth, a Red Demonstrator Pelikan M200 with a 14K M400 nib, ground to a stub by Dan Smith; also a lovely stub. Loaded with Robert Oster Clay Red.

 

Can you tell I love custom-ground stubs and Pelikans?

[mitto]

I am using two little pens that I restored today. A Swan (with a step chrome clip and flat cap top/barrel end) SM-1/57 with a wet noodle nib and a Bayard Le 4 De that has unexpectedly a full flex nib. Both the pens came in very good condition. Enjoying the nibs.

 

PS.

 

The Swan has a hard rubber lever.

Edited September 7, 2017 by mitto

[tgoto]

Stipula Etruria Rainbow LE Blue with titanium nib, ground to 0.3mm...

[TheNobleSavage]

Nice!

It seems like Stipula has really streamlined their lines. They don't really use gold nibs anymore. The oversized Etruria is a favorite of mine! I loved the old Celluloid Nitrate that they used to use. Yours is very nice. I have an oversized Etruria clear demonstrator with a 14kt rhodium plated 1.1 italic nib. One of my all time favorite Stipula pens.

[mallymal1]

 

Wish list

Lamy 2000

Parker sonnet

Iroshuzuku ink

Pilot vanishing point

 

I hope ypur wishes come true.

 

Edited September 8, 2017 by MalcolmH

[mallymal1]

Stipula Etruria Rainbow LE Blue with titanium nib, ground to 0.3mm...

 

How does that nib write?

[tgoto]

 

How does that nib write?

It writes very smoothly.

Mike Masuyama is an incredible nib meister:)

[kilraughts]

Sailor 1911 standard size with Diamine sapphire blue. Have been fortunate today since I lost this pen amongst my vegetables in my garden and recovered it again when I searched. I have been enjoying this pen, since I got it recently. Has the M nib writes just like a fine, just right for me.

[inkstainedruth]

So far, it's been:

Lamy Safari, F nib -- Platinum Classic IG Forest Black

Parker Vector, F nib -- Robert Oster Purple Soul.

 

But I also filled (or refilled, as the case might be) several other pens:

Noodler's Konrad, flex nib -- Akkerman Treves-Turquoise

Parker Vacumatic Sub-Debutante, F (?) -- Bungu Box 4B

Sheaffer Balance Oversize, F nib -- vintage Skrip Blue-Black

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Ian the Jock]

So far today

 

Picasso Gentleman, carnelian (burgundy rose)

Delta Journal, blue marble (sargasso sea)

Yiren 858 (crimson)

Waterman Maestro, Gunmetal (Diamine Aster)

Yangtze 90 (Noodlers monkey hanger)

Parker New Slimfold, royal (sapphire blue)

And

Huahong, Red Belter (Diamine midnight)

 

Ian

[Waukegan]

A mix of my first pens and my latest. My first fountain pen purchase ever: the Esterbrook J with #9460 medium manifold nib in gorgeous dubonnet red. My "skunk" with a #9550 nib (back in rotation after many months); and my two most recently purchased pens: A clear TWSBI Eco in 1.1 stub, and another in turquoise with a fine nib.

 

After all this time I have to say my best writing pen is my first. That J has never let me down or blorped a single drop, has just the right amount of feedback, feels nice and warm in the hand, and is the only one I trust to go through carbonless forms at work when I would otherwise have to resort to a ballpoint.