What pen(s) are you using today?

[AmandaW]

4 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

the cartridge supplied by TRC is baaad as far as performance goes

Oh well, it's coming out of the pen so fast it won't last long. And I certainly won't be ordering any more.

 

5 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

Do you want me to send you one of my surplus Kaco Edge pens, so you can test the nib and harvest it for your TRC pen if it works better?

That would be great. I will try other inks before tinkering with the nib, but a backup plan is sensible.

 

I am still surprised that a Japanese pen would have anything other than a Japanese nib. My bad for not doing more homework.

 

[Gloucesterman]

2 hours ago, AmandaW said:

Oh well, it's coming out of the pen so fast it won't last long. And I certainly won't be ordering any more.

 

That would be great. I will try other inks before tinkering with the nib, but a backup plan is sensible.

 

I am still surprised that a Japanese pen would have anything other than a Japanese nib. My bad for not doing more homework.

 

Have you tried reverse writing? The line "would" be thinner and the amount of ink put down would also be reduced.

Just a thought...

[PAKMAN]

Cobalt blue Visconti Voyager

[thx1138]

Some of the current inked pens.

Platinum 1776 laurel, broad

Premier Mk3 ?? Broad

Duofold international red marble,  med italic,

Duofold centennial blue marble, medium,

Duofold centennial jasper, broad,

Duofold centennial blue chevron,  broad

[A Smug Dill]

15 hours ago, AmandaW said:

I am still surprised that a Japanese pen would have anything other than a Japanese nib.

 

The MUJI Aluminium fountain pen also uses a German steel nib made by Schmidt.

 

I think a couple (but certainly not all) of the Ohto models do or did, as well.

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen was a Sailor Lecoule Pale Brown MF inked with Sailor Doyou. Again. I had used up the ink and was about to clean it, then changed my mind and refilled it instead. Just love it.

 

And I discovered a Platinum Preppy can have a live nib swap, just like the Lamy Safari et al. I wanted a very fine pen to write in my A6 Hobonichi with its 5mm grid Stalogy 365, the 03 Preppy I'd filled with a Blue Black cartridge was better than the disappointing Travelers Company Brass discussed here yesterday, but still not quite right. I swapped the nib for an 02 from another Preppy (with almost no mess!). Perfect. Have now ordered a Blue Plaisir to go with the nib.

[A Smug Dill]

10 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

… write in my A6 Hobonichi with its 5mm grid Stalogy 365,

 

Oh! I hadn't noticed, until when I went to check just now, that the Stalogy 365Days in A6 size has a 5mm line grid, unlike the A5-sized books which have a 4mm line grid (but 5mm dot grid in the other variant).

[PAKMAN]

Montblanc Fake Heritage Collection Rouge et Noir Coral

[ZeroDukE]

[USG]

Writing with these today....  

(L-->R)

Pelikan M1000 (F)           Pelikan 4001 Brillant-Braun

Omas Paragon (M)          Vintage Omas Sepia

Waterman Patrician (M)  Sailor Manyo Nadeshiko

Waterman Liaison (M)     Iroshizuku Ajisai

Waterman Patrician (M)  Sailor Manyo Fuji

Jinhao Century (M)         Diamine Florida Blue

Jinhao X-159 (EF)            Robert Oster Grey Seas

 

Paper: 

Cosmo Snow 75gsm 

Senzen Tomoe River 52gsm

 

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the Gold and Black Safari, F nib, with Robert Oster Astorquiza Rot; and the Forbidden City Konrad, flex nib, with Noodler's Heart of Darkness.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Tashi_Tsering]

Left to right:

 

1. Graf von Faber-Castell Intuition (M)

2. Montegrappa Oriental Zodiac Snake (F)

3. Vintage Eclipse Empire (warranted flex nib)

4. Montblanc Boheme Large (M)

5. Stipula I Castone Onice (F)

6. Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche Chevron (M)

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Platinum 3776 Black Diamond EF filled with the cartridge that came in the box. Blue Black, I'm guessing. It's the first time I've used it and find it very fine and a little too dry. I'm hoping it will improve with use and not need adjustment.

 

 

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

Inked and in the cup 4.

Inked and at reach. A 1990  18K nail Lamy Persona,with a CI B done by Pendelton Brown.

A pre-23 MB Safety Pen, with a Weak Kneed Wet Noodle nib....so, so soft. 6X......................

 

Using right this moment.  Just scribbled....

And this Italian Columbus @ 1948 piston filler, with Bercontra, no. 375 semi-flex steel nib with the gold plating wearing off. (Not an original nib which would have Columbus on it.)

It is perhaps my 3rd prettiest pen.

Copper red lines like in the ink window.

It is a medium-small pen, the same size as a Pelikan 100.

Inked Edelstein Smoky Quartz.

[USG]

17 hours ago, AmandaW said:

Today's journal pen is a Platinum 3776 Black Diamond EF filled with the cartridge that came in the box. Blue Black, I'm guessing. It's the first time I've used it and find it very fine and a little too dry. I'm hoping it will improve with use and not need adjustment.

 

 

 

 

Congrats on your new pen. It looks great in black and sliver.  It's a lovely pen !!! 😀👍

The Platinum 3776 nib shape is my absolute favorite.  Pilot comes close but doesn't have the flair.

 

[USG]

6 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

Inked and in the cup 4.

Inked and at reach. A 1990  18K nail Lamy Persona,with a CI B done by Pendelton Brown.

A pre-23 MB Safety Pen, with a Weak Kneed Wet Noodle nib....so, so soft. 6X......................

 

Using right this moment.  Just scribbled....

And this Italian Columbus @ 1948 piston filler, with Bercontra, no. 375 semi-flex steel nib with the gold plating wearing off. (Not an original nib which would have Columbus on it.)

It is perhaps my 3rd prettiest pen.

Copper red lines like in the ink window.

It is a medium-small pen, the same size as a Pelikan 100.

Inked Edelstein Smoky Quartz.

 

Hey BBO

You always have such interesting pens...

 

When you refer to "no. 375 semi-flex steel nib" what does that really mean in today's terms?  How "flexy" is is a 1948 vintage semi-flex?

 

How do you find the Edelstein Smokey Quartz?  I have Edelstein Topaz and Sapphire.  I hoped they would be dry inks but as it turned out they didn't seem that dry.

 

[Helen350]

Qin Dynasty Hongdian D5 - F. nib.  Ink:  deAtramentis Adular Blue

 

 

 

[chromantic]

The last few days, I've been using the red and black plastic folded-nib PaperMate stick pen, still inked with Take-sumi. I swapped out the short international cart for a long one. I also use the Take-sumi in my red Optima and my bottle of Take-sumi is now down to about 1/3 full so I'll order another.

[PAKMAN]

Parker 75 Independence Hall edition.

[Gloucesterman]

Parker 65 Flighter, w/ Monteverde black ink.