What pen(s) are you using today?

[Misfit]

@RedPie there is a yellow pen club thread. Oh, you’ve already posted on the thread. 🤭
 

 

[Misfit]

Today’s pen of the day is the Pelikan Cafe Creme. It now has a new nib I got on eBay, an IB or italic broad. The pen has J Herbin Cafe des Iles ink that I put a drop of Vanness White Lightning in 10ml of. 

[RedPie]

14 hours ago, Misfit said:

 there is a yellow pen club thread. Oh, you’ve already posted on the thread. 🤭

💛👍

[John T]

Black Sheaffer slender balance, EF needle nib with just a bit of scratch. Restored by @Ron Z and it's a pleasure to own and write with.

[kazoolaw]

Newton Knickerbocker 139

 

[John T]

42 minutes ago, kazoolaw said:

Newton Knickerbocker 139

He makes some beautiful pens.

[pan101]

Today I've been using a pair of Swans with Diamine ink. The circa 1920 USA made gold fill Swan is a recent purchase and restoration.

[yubaprof]

3 hours ago, pan101 said:

Today I've been using a pair of Swans with Diamine ink. The circa 1920 USA made gold fill Swan is a recent purchase and restoration.

Pan, very nice pens! Did you do the restoration yourself? And if not you, who? Also, really nice script. 

[pan101]

2 hours ago, yubaprof said:

Pan, very nice pens! Did you do the restoration yourself? And if not you, who? Also, really nice script. 

Thanks yubaprof, yes I do the restoration myself. In this case the most difficult part was getting the section out of the body, it fought all the way. Unfortunately I slipped with the tool and quite deeply scratched an otherwise perfect section. After complete disassembly I put it through my ultrasonic tank, reassembled and fitted a new sac. The nib needed little work other than a bit of smoothing and a light polish. I polished out the section scratch as much as I dared, did a bit of gold plating over it and another light polish.

[Runnin_Ute]

Today was mostly the Pelikan M400 White Tortoise (B) inked with Edelstein Olivine and the Eversharp Skyline (F) with Waterman Serenity Blue. Although a few others got used as well.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the recently acquired black Parker 61 (F?) nib, still with whatever ink (now diluted) was in the capillary filler -- I'm guessing possibly Quink Blue Black from the color; and the Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Cosmos (zoom nib) still with (old formula?) Sailor Sky High.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

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[ParramattaPaul]

CS Belliver and Onoto Scholar. 

[Just J]

Opus 88 Celestial Zodiac <1.4S> mini & 

JinHao 9013 <M> & 

Esterbrook B Bandless <2314-F LOS>, 

& right proud of myself in doing so. 

But why would anyone really care?  

 

[Cjtamu]

Beautiful pens @pan101 and @kazoolaw. Trying to slow things down around here so it’s a Dos Tortugas week. One white one with Fine nib and Tick Tock Croc and and one 1952-53 brown one with EF nib and 4001 Royal Blue. Haven’t slowed things down worth a darn but sure are fun to write with!

[RedPie]

Jinhao 159 green with Private Reserve Sherwood Green...

[PAKMAN]

MB 220

[Scribs]

Namiki #50 (in black)

[manolo]

Jinhao 82....what a bargain!!! I bought several and always one is filled and in use.

[RedPie]

Jinhao 159 gold filled with Sailor Gentle Ink Blue Black.

 

[Just J]

Opus 88 Celestial Zodiac <1.4S> mini & 

JinHao 9013 <M> & 

Esterbrook B Bandless <2314-F LOS>, 

& right proud of myself in doing so. 

But why would anyone really care?  

 

OH! forgot to mention - the 9013 has the new 'Heartbeat' nib. Still new-ish, so not enough experience yet to make a call but, so far so good. After filling, wiped off the drool & it immediately wrote, with no skips or hardies.  Any impressions from others?