I got this pen today

[LizEF]

I wanted to celebrate a special event, but didn't want to blow a lot of money and don't need another pen, so I got this very inexpensive Meister by POINT Slim Liner Fountain Pen, in brown (and some paper and a cute little penguin pen stand - which won't hold any pen with a clip - at least, not cap-down):

 

Slim is an understatement! I love that, its small size, and the nib size (which seems to me to be a Japanese medium or western fine - the pen only comes with a "medium" nib).

 

I was disappointed, however, to discover that the "inner cap" is just for the snap-cap mechanism - it has a hole for the nib to go through and the cap itself has a pinhole in the middle of the top. I'm sure this is to prevent a vacuum from sucking ink out when you uncap - it caps very firmly - but here in the desert, I expect that hole is going to be death for the ink in the pen. I wouldn't have bought the pen had I known about the hole. It's definitely not there in the JetPens photos, nor is it mentioned in any of their reviews. Also, ink comes off the nib onto the edges of the hole in the inner cap through which the nib goes, so you'll need to clean out the cap between inks or the left-overs will mix into your new ink....

 

It seems rather slippery, in that it wants to slide around between my fingers.  Oddly, this encourages me to relax my hand more and then it just sort of lies there.  It might encourage another person to grip more firmly.  Check out JetPens for the stats, but it's ridiculously thin and quite short.  The "section" isn't really a section, it's just the smaller part that goes in the cap.  Anywho, it's an interesting little pen and I think once I figure out how to seal that hole in the cap I'll enjoy it immensely.

 

These are just my initial reactions. I may do a full review after I've used it a while.

[Misfit]

@LizEF you were smart to get the Iroful paper in plain. I got the dotted. It’s dotted on one side, and plain on the other. The dotted lines are too narrow for my writing. I tried to stay in them, but couldn’t, so I had to write on every other line. I don’t have small writing. 
 

So if anyone wants to try Iroful paper, and doesn’t have tiny handwriting, get the plain as you’ll be happier with it. 

[LizEF]

22 minutes ago, Misfit said:

@LizEF you were smart to get the Iroful paper in plain. I got the dotted. It’s dotted on one side, and plain on the other. The dotted lines are too narrow for my writing. I tried to stay in them, but couldn’t, so I had to write on every other line. I don’t have small writing. 
 

So if anyone wants to try Iroful paper, and doesn’t have tiny handwriting, get the plain as you’ll be happier with it. 

Thanks, @Misfit. I don't remember if lined was an option when I ordered, but if so, I didn't like the line height. Blank is flexible that way. 

[RedPie]

those are amazing colors @dms525😁

[Mercian]

2 hours ago, LizEF said:

I wanted to celebrate a special event, but didn't want to blow a lot of money and don't need another pen, so I got this very inexpensive Meister by POINT Slim Liner Fountain Pen, in brown (and some paper and a cute little penguin pen stand - which won't hold any pen with a clip - at least, not cap-down):

Pshaw madam! ‘tis clear to all that the only reason why you bought this set is in order to tease @Penguincollector with the fact that you have ownership of that little stand 😉

Srsly tho, that’s a pity about the hole in the cap.
Could you plug it, or e.g. cover it with tape? Or would doing that make un-capping the pen messy?

[LizEF]

38 minutes ago, Mercian said:

Pshaw madam! ‘tis clear to all that the only reason why you bought this set is in order to tease @Penguincollector with the fact that you have ownership of that little stand 😉

It was supposed to be a surprise, silly!

 

38 minutes ago, Mercian said:

Srsly tho, that’s a pity about the hole in the cap.
Could you plug it, or e.g. cover it with tape? Or would doing that make un-capping the pen messy?

My plans are:

1. See how it does on this fill of ink - it already dried out (just the nib and feed) after a few hours idle, but it was with the nib up on a slight slope - 15-20 degrees.
2. Fill the converter with water and weigh it at the same time each day.  (It will sit where my pens sit here on my desk in between weighings.)
3. Fill the hole with wax - wax seems like the easiest option and I would think wax would be air-tight, but I haven't researched yet.
4. If that doesn't work, call and talk to my brothers.

[Mercian]

10 minutes ago, LizEF said:

My plans are:

1. See how it does on this fill of ink - it already dried out (just the nib and feed) after a few hours idle, but it was with the nib up on a slight slope - 15-20 degrees.
2. Fill the converter with water and weigh it at the same time each day.  (It will sit where my pens sit here on my desk in between weighings.)
3. Fill the hole with wax - wax seems like the easiest option and I would think wax would be air-tight, but I haven't researched yet.
4. If that doesn't work, call and talk to my brothers.

Before you attempt option 3., I would expect that putting a small piece of scotch tape over the hole would provide a good-enough seal for a ‘proof-of-concept’ demonstration.

If doing that worked satisfactorily, I might then move on to messing around with wax. Not least because getting it all out again later can be a messy operation.

 

And, if you find that sealing the hole gives you the result that you desire, and subsequently want an irreversible ‘permanent’ fix, you might wish to try to block that hole with some epoxy resin.

 

I have shamelessly stolen these ideas from the following thread…

 

 

 

…which is about how to cure the notorious propensity to dry-out rapidly that used to plague many Parker Sonnets.

[Penguincollector]

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

I wanted to celebrate a special event, but didn't want to blow a lot of money and don't need another pen, so I got this very inexpensive Meister by POINT Slim Liner Fountain Pen, in brown (and some paper and a cute little penguin pen stand - which won't hold any pen with a clip - at least, not cap-down):

 

Slim is an understatement! I love that, its small size, and the nib size (which seems to me to be a Japanese medium or western fine - the pen only comes with a "medium" nib).

 

I was disappointed, however, to discover that the "inner cap" is just for the snap-cap mechanism - it has a hole for the nib to go through and the cap itself has a pinhole in the middle of the top. I'm sure this is to prevent a vacuum from sucking ink out when you uncap - it caps very firmly - but here in the desert, I expect that hole is going to be death for the ink in the pen. I wouldn't have bought the pen had I known about the hole. It's definitely not there in the JetPens photos, nor is it mentioned in any of their reviews. Also, ink comes off the nib onto the edges of the hole in the inner cap through which the nib goes, so you'll need to clean out the cap between inks or the left-overs will mix into your new ink....

 

It seems rather slippery, in that it wants to slide around between my fingers.  Oddly, this encourages me to relax my hand more and then it just sort of lies there.  It might encourage another person to grip more firmly.  Check out JetPens for the stats, but it's ridiculously thin and quite short.  The "section" isn't really a section, it's just the smaller part that goes in the cap.  Anywho, it's an interesting little pen and I think once I figure out how to seal that hole in the cap I'll enjoy it immensely.

 

These are just my initial reactions. I may do a full review after I've used it a while.

  *Runs to JetPens for the penguin* Sooooo cuuuuute!  Happy special event to you, Liz!

[LizEF]

55 minutes ago, Mercian said:

Before you attempt option 3., I would expect that putting a small piece of scotch tape over the hole would provide a good-enough seal for a ‘proof-of-concept’ demonstration.

If doing that worked satisfactorily, I might then move on to messing around with wax. Not least because getting it all out again later can be a messy operation.

 

And, if you find that sealing the hole gives you the result that you desire, and subsequently want an irreversible ‘permanent’ fix, you might wish to try to block that hole with some epoxy resin.

  I don't think wax would be that hard to get in or out, but you're right, may as well test the tape - though I'm not sure tape will stick that well.  We'll see (I suspect I'll be doing that tomorrow).

 

I've been pondering the epoxy or something similar (like JB Weld), but particularly with any liquid, I can't figure out how I'd keep it from running into the cap.  Initial testing suggests the inner cap isn't meant to be removed, and the hole in the inner cap is only about 3.5mm in diameter, so I don't see a way to stuff something through that hole (3.5mm) and hold it firmly against the inside of the outer cap to keep the liquid from pouring in through the pinhole.  Wax (or JB Weld) could be rubbed across the pinhole dry(ish), maybe while holding a dowel against the inside, and that ought to do it - though maybe I'm being overly optimistic.  I'll spend more time examining the inner cap later.

 

Apparently the original didn't have this pin-hole.  Curse me for not getting one the instant I learned of them (which may have been before they redesigned it).  Oh well.

[cat74]

Saturday delivery always nice.

I only got this lot for the Esterbrook M2 but was pleasantly surprised after an initial cleaning that the nib on the black SJ was a 9048 fine flex...will be interesting to see how it compares to my 9128s (both models)

 

Wanted the M2 to add to my collection!!

 

[pyiyha]

On 2/15/2024 at 10:51 PM, Misfit said:

Gorgeous pens @pyiyha.

Thank you so much for the compliment.

One of the smoothest writing pen that I have.. and for me, international size is perfect for my smallish hand.

[SLinkster]

NPD!

 

[Dan2]

Please, which fountain pen manufacturer is this:

 

 

[kazoolaw]

Photos of the entire pen would be helpful.

[Dan2]

[Junebe]

@Dan2 I believe it is a Reform. I have one with the same logo and it says Reform on the clip and on the nib.

[Dan2]

Junebe, thanks, you're right, this is Reform logo.

I just don't have any sign on nib or clip

 

[SLinkster]

New pen, new ink, new grown-up stationery.

 

Hope this Aurora black is as nice as the sample that's who knows how old.

Lamy AL-star. Not a modish color but one I've always wanted. Broad nib. 

I bought the paper for writing to a couple of family oldsters who aren't email users. Medioevalis A4 120gsm, deckled edges. Matching envelopes.

Not shown is the Colorverse Nebula 90gsm "ink proof" paper. I'll do some testing later and report back. 

[inkstainedruth]

Is that the Lilac al-Star?  I've got to figure out whether to flush mine out or try to refill it.  At the moment it's got Papier Plume Bayou Nightfall in it, but it's been sitting around for a while and I don't have a lot left in the sample vial.  The plan was to do a side by side (using the same pen) with Robert Oster Muddy Swamp but that hasn't happened yet.... 

And of course I also have to look twice to make sure I'm not grabbing that pen instead of the Vibrant Pink one (which is currently still inked up with Noodler's Grinch Garnet).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[SLinkster]

9 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Is that the Lilac al-Star?

 

It is! My original, heretofore only Lamy, is green, because that's what what I could get. Today is inked-nearly-empty-pens cleaning day so I can put a couple of the new ones into rotation. I've already cleaned out three, might make it four or even five by bedtime. 

 

I do need to order a couple of Lamy converters, I only have one and I dislike cartridges.