What Pens Are You Using Today 2017

[sansenri]

Aurora 88P today

[1791thinkshop]

Mabie Todd Swallow (Marbled Yellow) with 'D' semin-flex Nib loaded with {old faithful} Noodler's Heart of Darkness.

Edited December 2, 2017 by 1791thinkshop

[PenInkPaperDraw]

Using a Monteverde Monza... not quite what i expected it to be. Not too too bad for writing, just not the flex i was hoping.

[limt]

Montblanc 146 & L2K both filled with Omas green

[praxim]

Aurora Mare filled with Robert Oster Deep Sea.

S T Dupont Classique in red lacquer using Lamy Dark Lilac.

[512TR]

My current company

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[Aminah]

Newbie here: Pilot Preppy x 2; Pilot Metropolitan

[sansenri]

Platinum Century Chartles Blue

 

[jkingrph]

I have a new, Aurora 88 special edition flex nib, in orange in my pocket. Received it yesterday, apparently the last one from PenChalet. I had gotten a green one a few months back, having missed the red, blue and yellow. I like the nib and had I found out about them sooner probably would have gotten the other colors, really liking the blue

[friedrichwild]

[sharonspens]

Getting ready to start holiday cards. In preparation, I inked up my Lamy Safari with Diamine Shimmering Red Lustre, and a Chinese knock off Safari with Diamine Shimmering Magical Forest. I may pull out my other knock off and ink up Golden Sans, too. All about as Christmas-y as one can get!

 

Sharon in Indiana

[bh_horology]

My trusted Pelikan 120

Edited December 5, 2017 by bh_horology

[sub_bluesy]

Fired up the Omas Paragon Ludovico Einaudi after a long break........ran out of ink at work in the morning and finished the day with a wash of water and J. Herbin Bleu Ocean. Limped home FTW!

[chromantic]

Tonight, two Pelikan M300s, with Kana-cho and Petrol.

[_sam]

Repost from introductions, original here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/330369-beginners-welcome-st-louis-mo-usa/

 

My new boss always carries his Montblanc BP with him and I immediately was struck by the beauty in its design. After some research I found a good rate on a Pilot Sonnet RB and after using it for a couple days decided it wasn't for me, and thus began my adventure into the world of fountain pens.

Fast forward a few weeks of obsessively reading through the FPN forums and watching Brian Goulet's videos (no relation, just a happy customer)—last night I received 16 ink samples, a Lamy Safari Petrol XF and a Pilot Metropolitan F. I already had a Muji FP and a glass dip pen lying around so that is where my collection stands currently.

I immediately tested all the inks I received and have shared the results below (please excuse the poor penmanship, I have yet to begin the rigorous journey of re-learning cursive I plan to embark on shortly.

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Unfortunately you cannot see the subtleties in many of the ink swatches due to my phone's potato-quality camera, but I was totally blown away by some, especially the Robert Oster inks. I will admit I was a bit disappointed by the Noodler's inks which everyone seems so fond of. I was excited to use them because of their "bulletproof" nature, but found the 54th Massachusetts and Bad Blue Heron particularly wet/runny. Is this a common complaint, or maybe it is just because I was using them with a glass dip pen and there wouldn't be an issue once I load them into a converter?

One thing that exceeded my expectation was how easy it is to use the Muji pen as an eyedropper. No o-ring, no special lubricant/sealant, just pour in the ink and go—I didn't even have an eyedropper so I just dumped the ink sample right in! It probably only filled up the pen 1/3 of the way at most, and there have been absolutely zero issues, very pleased!

So if you made it this far, hello, and thank you for all the knowledge and resources you have provided here! After just a few weeks I feel like I am already years ahead of where I should be and am excited to jump into this hobby headfirst. Ultimately, I would love to master calligraphy to the point that I can incorporate it into my art and professional life as a graphic designer.

[mallymal1]

 

So if you made it this far, hello, and thank you for all the knowledge and resources you have provided here! After just a few weeks I feel like I am already years ahead of where I should be and am excited to jump into this hobby headfirst. Ultimately, I would love to master calligraphy to the point that I can incorporate it into my art and professional life as a graphic designer.

 

Hello, Sam. Looks like you're off to a great start!

[mallymal1]

Today, I've been making use of an MB 149, and an Omas Milord. Awesome pens, both.

[_sam]

 

Hello, Sam. Looks like you're off to a great start!

 

THANKS MALCOLM!

[dylim1]

Franklin-Christoph Model 02

[carola]

I got my Centropen 1305 back from restoration yesterday. When I bought it, it had a filling device that was broken beyond repair, so now it is a push-button filler.

Today I took it to work for the first time, had it sit on my desk, eyeing it the whole day with a grin on my face, and used it whenever I could.

I´ve just got my phone´s camera here right now and the lighting is rather poor, but you´ll get the idea...