I got this pen today

[ruby.monkey]

36 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

 

I would love to see the tool. I actually have 40 1st generation Osmiroid nibs that I got second hand and most are very dirty - it would be really nice if I could clean them well!

It only works for the nibs with a removable feed - the India ink nibs with the light plastic feed extension as shown previously. But, here you go:

IMG_6169 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

IMG_6170 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

IMG_6171 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

IMG_6172 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

[PithyProlix]

My pen is funkier than any of your pens.

• #1 funky: Built in LED clock. Cheesy or not? I think it's very cheesy and I love it. (It was working when I received it earlier today. Can anyone tell me how to change the battery?)
• #2 funky: The section. It's very short and the grip is basically an extension of the barrel.
• #3 funky: It's a Sailor Trident. The Trident's nib has three plates set at 120 degree angles to each other and was designed to write without having to think about the placement of the nib on the paper. It actually fulfills the design goal well and it writes well with no pressure needed. The line is something like a Japanese FM, I think, though it's a fire hose. It came with a Sailor cartridge installed with what looks like Blue Black ink but, because of the high flow, it writes black.

At first it looks like brushed steel but it's not - not sure what the finish is called. The textured grip is nice - not slippery. Cap snaps on firmly, also snaps firmly when posting.

 

I've seen other Sailor Tridents but none of this design, with the short section, nor with the embedded clock. If you are interested, there is more information on the Trident here: http://www.stutler.cc/pens/trident/

 

EDIT: As expected, the battery is under the cap tassie, which screws off. It wasn't coming off when twisting with a piece of rubber but suddenly came of with a soft twist with bare fingers. Go figure.

 

 

 

[ruby.monkey]

Nerd.

 

[PithyProlix]

7 minutes ago, ruby.monkey said:

It only works for the nibs with a removable feed - the India ink nibs with the light plastic feed extension as shown previously. But, here you go:

IMG_6169 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

IMG_6170 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

IMG_6171 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

IMG_6172 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

 

Ah - OK - I have 16 different models of the 1st generation Osmiroid nib and they all have the same feed, which isn't like your India ink nib.

 

Thank you very much for the photos.

[PithyProlix]

2 minutes ago, ruby.monkey said:

Nerd.

 

 

Aren't all fountain pen nuts?  

[ruby.monkey]

I've found that a bowl of Zest-It nib cleaner works wonders for Osmiroid units.

[ruby.monkey]

(And now I really want a Sailor or Ohto Trident. Hope you have a lot of fun with yours.)

[PithyProlix]

4 minutes ago, ruby.monkey said:

I've found that a bowl of Zest-It nib cleaner works wonders for Osmiroid units.

 

Great to know. I was already thinking about getting a bottle of Zest-It. I need to order some sacs and the supplier I order from also has Zest-It, so that works well for me.

 

Thanks!

[PithyProlix]

10 minutes ago, ruby.monkey said:

(And now I really want a Sailor or Ohto Trident. Hope you have a lot of fun with yours.)

 

Not one with a clock?  

[ruby.monkey]

10 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

 

Great to know. I was already thinking about getting a bottle of Zest-It. I need to order some sacs and the supplier I order from also has Zest-It, so that works well for me.

 

Thanks!

It's good stuff. Just remember that it's reusable, even if it quickly starts to look like ink itself.

 

2 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

 

Not one with a clock?  

Nah. I'm analogue-only. Digital clocks are too complicated for my poor little brain.

[OldTravelingShoe]

5 hours ago, ruby.monkey said:

Nah. I'm analogue-only. Digital clocks are too complicated for my poor little brain.

One could use the regular drips of ink on paper to count time, if only one trained their writing to be perfect enough... 😉

[A Smug Dill]

These came in yesterday, among a bunch of more expensive Sailor and Taccia pens:

 

Not that the Sailor Hocoro pens aren't expensive for what they are. After reading @CXC's remarks, and on account of my already having Sailor HiAce Neo and 11-0073 desk pens which use the same style of EF nibs (supported by feeds), I wasn't expecting to “go there”; but then I saw these new models with provision for holding a little bit more ink than just what would cling to the steel nib from a single dip in the bottle.

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

1 hour ago, A Smug Dill said:

These came in yesterday, among a bunch of more expensive Sailor and Taccia pens:

 

Not that the Sailor Hocoro pens aren't expensive for what they are. After reading @CXC's remarks, and on account of my already having Sailor HiAce Neo and 11-0073 desk pens which use the same style of EF nibs (supported by feeds), I wasn't expecting to “go there”; but then I saw these new models with provision for holding a little bit more ink than just what would cling to the steel nib from a single dip in the bottle.

 

Interesting. Added to the list. It's quite expensive atm to ship to Europe. 

 

Would be interesting to know how well they work as dip pens. I've tested so far the Kakimori with both kinds of nibs, a classic Rohrer and Klingner, a Moonman, and a couple of others are waiting. But a fude nib? Sounds very appealing. 

 

Thanks for sharing, @A Smug Dill! 

[mallymal1]

On 9/9/2022 at 10:05 AM, PithyProlix said:

My pen is funkier than any of your pens.

• #1 funky: Built in LED clock. Cheesy or not? I think it's very cheesy and I love it. (It was working when I received it earlier today. Can anyone tell me how to change the battery?)
• #2 funky: The section. It's very short and the grip is basically an extension of the barrel.
• #3 funky: It's a Sailor Trident. The Trident's nib has three plates set at 120 degree angles to each other and was designed to write without having to think about the placement of the nib on the paper. It actually fulfills the design goal well and it writes well with no pressure needed. The line is something like a Japanese FM, I think, though it's a fire hose. It came with a Sailor cartridge installed with what looks like Blue Black ink but, because of the high flow, it writes black.

At first it looks like brushed steel but it's not - not sure what the finish is called. The textured grip is nice - not slippery. Cap snaps on firmly, also snaps firmly when posting.

 

I've seen other Sailor Tridents but none of this design, with the short section, nor with the embedded clock. If you are interested, there is more information on the Trident here: http://www.stutler.cc/pens/trident/

 

EDIT: As expected, the battery is under the cap tassie, which screws off. It wasn't coming off when twisting with a piece of rubber but suddenly came of with a soft twist with bare fingers. Go figure.

 

 

 

 

Awesome!  

[ruby.monkey]

Today's arrival is a Parker Lucky Curve Duofold Senior:

 

XP2B0297 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

XP2B0298 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

XTFA1284 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

XTFA1280 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

Nib is a firm fine/medium and overall it's a lovely pen.

[Paul-in-SF]

On 8/11/2022 at 11:40 AM, Paul-in-SF said:

I posted this in the "impulsive purchase" thread, and yesterday it arrived. 

 

A Parker "51" double-jewel Vacumatic from 1944, in Buckskin Beige. I understand that this is a pretty rare bird, which is nice. This one is not intact and is in fact missing at least one part (blind cap jewel) that may be very difficult to replace, but the rest of the pen seems quite solid. The pen had been disassembled and cleaned, which was nice of the seller. The sterling cap has a few dings, not deep, and that can be fixed. But I'm probably going to need patience on the missing part. Happily, that part doesn't affect the ability of the pen to write, and as soon as I install the new diaphragm, it will be ready to go. 

 

I got sort of lucky, a shop that has pen parts had a spare blind cap in this color, complete with tassie and jewel, so I bought it. The color was slightly different from my pen, so I just harvested the tassie and jewel and kept the blind cap in my parts bin. I have sent out the cap to be de-dinged, so in a few weeks it should be complete (in the meantime, since it is inked, I have borrowed a cap from an empty 51 to keep the nib wet). 

 

Today another pen arrived, the same model but in Mustard/Yellowstone. This one is complete, although perhaps a bit over-polished (I could barely read the barrel imprint) and has one noticeable ding in the cap. This is one of those Parker 51 colors that is hard to appreciate except in daylight or bright white LED light. In regular room lighting it looks rather blah, and I wasn't even sure at first that it was the right color. But it is. 

[LoveBigPensAndCannotLie]

I got this today in a lot of... well, pretty bad pens. I've been buying a small amount of random lots and generally have had really great luck with nice nibs, rare(ish) pens, etc., and my luck finally ran out. Lost a fair bit of money on this in terms of getting any "usable" pens out of it, but I did get this:

 

 

Strange pen, I have not seen a celluloid pen like this with no threads - it's a slipcap. There's also no inner cap so I'm wondering if someone Frankensteined this pen. It fits snug and the pen doesn't easily fall out but yet to be seen if it has dry out issues.

 

Either way, it's very pretty. Looks like the same type of material used in the moire Eversharp Skylines and some of the Wearever Pacemakers. Doesn't feel as solid as a Skyline (...rant aside) but it feels nicer than the Wearever Pacemaker I have. I am also a big fan of these "Veri-Smooth" generic steel nibs - I have a couple of Arnold pens with these nibs and they're all great stubby/italic writers.

 

I restored this one, tested it out, and it's going to a friend as a gift. They like this color of pen and I think they'd appreciate it more than me. 

[ruby.monkey]

Today we have a De La Rue Onoto 'The Pen' 5601 with a lovely supple 3/ST nib:

 

XP2B0312 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

XP2B0315 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

[OldTravelingShoe]

39 minutes ago, ruby.monkey said:

Today we have a De La Rue Onoto 'The Pen' 5601 with a lovely supple 3/ST nib:

 

XP2B0312 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

XP2B0315 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

Very nice pen, thanks for sharing, @ruby.monkey! 

[DvdRiet]

1 hour ago, ruby.monkey said:

Today we have a De La Rue Onoto 'The Pen' 5601 with a lovely supple 3/ST nib:

 

XP2B0312 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

XP2B0315 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

How very cool!!!