What Pens Are You Using Today 2020

[WLSpec]

Sailor 1911L Tangerine MF

Nagasawa Skeleton Proske Gold trim zoom nib

Sheaffer Balance F

Sheaffer Snorkel Black 14k waverly nib

Franklin-Christoph model smoke and ice 20 Masuyama MCI nib

Wing Sung 699 M

Montblanc 146 F

Leonardo Furore B

[Antenociticus]

Today I have used two PenBBS 352s with REF nibs, a Sailor Pro Gear Slim F, and a Natami Inception F.

Edited January 31, 2020 by Antenociticus

[bemon]

Lamy 2000, Pelikan M800, GVFC Classic, Edision Collier.

 

I ordered a gold nib for the Edison - anyone have experience with them vs the steel? I'm hoping for it to arrive next week.

 

[Freddy]

Classic Pens LB Prototype C/C

Montblanc 149 PIF

Bexley Decoband .925 Ag overlay with 14k white Au clip C/C

Bexley Poseidon Magnum II green bamboo PIF

Aurora 88 with Au plated cap PIF

Keeping other pens company.....

Usin' blue inks.............................

 

Fred

"Meaningful answers can come if we don't separate the question from the person who is asking."

---Chaplain Michael Shockley

[A Smug Dill]

Ugh, this isn't a very good photo as far as showing the pens go:



The difference in lines widths from the two EF nibs may not be huge, but all the same very noticeable. Needless to say, I prefer the nib on the Aurora Tu. In my experience, Aurora's ruthenium-coated 18K gold EF nib also writes finer than its other 18K gold EF nibs, although I haven't tried a rose gold 18K gold EF nib yet.

[JMTB]

All ready for the week

 

Visconti Homo Sapiens Broad inked with Sailor Oku-Yama

Pelikan M800 OB inked with Montblanc James Purdey Single Malt

Scribo 3 Broad Extra Flex inked with Robert Oster Soda Pop Blue

 

 

 

[LeakyLandy]

I found an old bottle of Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black from around 1990 in the garage and filled my equally old Pelikan M800 with a fine nib. To my delight, this ink actually works in this pen as I would like...nice, thin lines. Other inks I have, not so much. J. Herbin: firehose. Pelikan 4001 Turquoise: firehose. I'm afraid to buy any other ink now. I have a sample of Pelikan 4001 Brown I'll try later on in the week...

 

Edit.

 

I should mention the other inks work well enough on Rhodia notepads, but are problematic on Tomoe River 50g paper. Those A4 Rhodia notepads are about the only paper that plays nicely that I've found so far.

Edited February 2, 2020 by LeakyLandy

[lestylo]

Visconti’s Van Gogh Impressionist pen. Really good looking. Great colors and design.

[Estycollector]

A couple of the Demi J Esterbrook FP and an Esterbrook mechanical pencil 9mm.

Edited February 2, 2020 by Estycollector

[Freddy]

CXXX

Blue inks...Wahl-Eversharp Flat-Top in Coral LF & Parker Vacumatic in Burgundy Pearl with

striped double jewel speedline 2-T nib black section blue diamond clip

 

Fred

Heartbreak Hotel.........Elvis Presley

Edited February 2, 2020 by Freddy

[Freddy]

 

Fred

[N1003U]

 

I ordered a gold nib for the Edison - anyone have experience with them vs the steel? I'm hoping for it to arrive next week.

 

Do let us know how you like the (JoWo?) gold nibs from Edison. Every time I try to order one, Brian Gray talks me out of it and sends me a pen with a lovely steel nib. He always says something like, "try it in steel, and if you really want a gold nib afterwards, I'll sell you you a gold one... " The steel nibs are nice, but dang it, even if it is $100 extra, I want to try a gold one! Next time, I'll be more firm.

 

Edit: P.S. does anyone else have the problem with the mobile version for FPN auto editing punctuation (especially quotes and apostrophes)? This is the second time I have had to go back fix a post on the full site that wouldn't post as written on the mobile site (repeatedly deletes apostrophes and quotation marks).

Edited February 4, 2020 by N1003U

[praxim]

Edit: P.S. does anyone else have the problem with the mobile version for FPN auto editing punctuation (especially quotes and apostrophes)?

Known problem on iDevices. With the keyboard showing punctuation, tap and hold the quote mark or apostrophe. A choice of four styles of them will pop up. Choose the straight version, it will work.

[Arnar]

Pilot Prera (F) – Diamine Evergreen

Noodlers Konrad (S.Flex) – Diamine Grape

WS 3008 (F/M) – R&K Scapiosa

Moonman M2 (F) – Diamine Burnt Sienna

Platinum Preppy (EF/0.2mm) - Platinum Black

[N1003U]

Known problem on iDevices. With the keyboard showing punctuation, tap and hold the quote mark or apostrophe. A choice of four styles of them will pop up. Choose the straight version, it will work.

 

 

Thanks lovely. That seems to work.

 

There was a time when the simple strategy of "a superior user experience through integrated hardware, software, and operating systems" actually meant something...

[praxim]

I think the underlying problem is with this forum's software. In my experience quotation marks work correctly on other forums and and in other apps.

[N1003U]

I think the underlying problem is with this forum's software. In my experience quotation marks work correctly on other forums and and in other apps.

 

Thanks praxim. In any case, somewhat odd behavior by the something in the system...

[PAKMAN]

Lamy LX Marron

[peterg]

1920's oversize Eagle in jade. Unfortunately the end of the filler bar was broken off when I bought it.

[Freddy]

Pilot Custom Ag 925

Visconti Versailles Ag 925

Parker 51 Aerometric

Pilot Dragon Ag

Blue inks.......................

 

Fred