What pen(s) are you using today?

[ParramattaPaul]

Onoto Magna

[amberleadavis]

[AmandaW]

Journal pen for today: a Pilot Elite with an 18K fine nib, filled with a Pilot black cartridge. It arrived without a cartridge or converter but absolutely clogged with blue ink that took a lot of soaking and ultrasonic to remove. It's writes a little dry and, oddly, looks and feels new - a wetter ink next time, I think - and lots of writing. I guess it's possible the original owner bought it, popped in a cartridge in and never really used it. Whatever. It will be both treasured and put to work now. It's very pretty.

 

 

 

[mallymal1]

5 hours ago, AmandaW said:

Journal pen for today: a Pilot Elite with an 18K fine nib, filled with a Pilot black cartridge. It arrived without a cartridge or converter but absolutely clogged with blue ink that took a lot of soaking and ultrasound to remove. It's writes a little dry and, oddly, looks and feels new - a wetter ink next time, I think - and lots of writing. I guess it's possible the original owner bought it, popped in a cartridge in and never really used it. Whatever. It will be both treasured and put to work now. It's very pretty.

 

 

 

 

Very pretty, indeed. 

[Misfit]

14 hours ago, essayfaire said:

Was it a letter to an inkster?  Or did you have bad luck? I find mine all seem to run dry at the same time, sometimes inconveniently when I'm writing a letter and to I want a consistent ink color!

It was a letter to a very Inky friend from pen club. I usually use a pen per side of paper. One was close to running out. One I refilled with a different dark blue before I started. 
 

I did have a pen run out of ink in a letter to @AmandaW  

 

If I could locate my Fuji Instax  camera, I had plans to photograph the pens used, and enclose the photo in the letter.  It’s one of the better uses I’ve thought of for credit card sized photos. 

[AmandaW]

6 minutes ago, Misfit said:

I did have a pen run out of ink in a letter to @AmandaW  

 

More ink examples!

[Misfit]

19 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

 

More ink examples!

Yes indeed! One is discontinued.  I mailed the letter on Thursday. I wonder how long it will take to get to you. A PIF I mailed to South Carolina on Thursday arrived on Saturday. Letter has a much longer journey, but I was impressed by the pen getting to the recipient quickly. 

[OldTravelingShoe]

On 4/30/2022 at 2:46 AM, essayfaire said:

I believe we were discussing artist's versus writer's fude nibs in this thread.  I have my clarification from the nibmeister: the depth of the bend is deeper on the artist's (which is the normal version).  Cap clearance is sometimes the determining factor on which is possible.

Thanks for the update, @essayfaire. This may also clarify the existence of two different fude nibs in the cheap Sailor Fude DE Mannen: fude 45-degree vs. 55-degree steel nibs. 

[OldTravelingShoe]

2 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

 

Very pretty, indeed. 

I second @mallymal1: lovely pen, @AmandaW@AmandaW!

[OldTravelingShoe]

10 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

Wow, great color mix, thanks for sharing, @amberleadavis!

 

Now I'm wondering what these pens are. I recognized the Platinum C3776 as fourth from the left, and perhaps also the Sailor (don't know the model, looks like a 1911 Profit standard so not large size) as the right-most, but the others are to me unknowns. 

[amberleadavis]

35 minutes ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Wow, great color mix, thanks for sharing, @amberleadavis!

 

Now I'm wondering what these pens are. I recognized the Platinum C3776 as fourth from the left, and perhaps also the Sailor (don't know the model, looks like a 1911 Profit standard so not large size) as the right-most, but the others are to me unknowns. 

Waterman Lady Agathe - pen and then sheath - Hinze Pens Evancio Melted Crayon - Platinum 3776 - Guider with Mutt Blanks Copper Lagoon - Sailor 1911L.  I was actually showing them off to say that my perfect pen would have a sheath like the Lady Agatha, but have a real size pen.  

 

 

 

[A Smug Dill]

1 hour ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

I recognized the Platinum C3776 as fourth from the left, and perhaps also the Sailor (don't know the model, looks like a 1911 Profit standard so not large size) as the right-most,

 

A Sailor ^⑤Profit Standard, which has the exact same shape form factor as the ^②Procolor 500 line, would look noticeably smaller than the ^①Platinum #3776 Century:

 

57 minutes ago, amberleadavis said:

… Sailor 1911L.

 

Specifically the 1911 Large Wicked Witch of the West?

[MarcoA63]

Pelikan Souveran M600 green/black F nib

[I-am-not-really-here]

Today's pen is a Pilot Varsity Purple.  Some days I just want a "least-effort" pen. 

[dms525]

Burgundy Sailor PG Realo with a music nib ground to CI.

[OldTravelingShoe]

5 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

Sailor ^⑤Profit Standard, which has the exact same shape form factor as the ^②Procolor 500 line, would look noticeably smaller than the ^①Platinum #3776 Century

Ooo, interesting. Should have known, I've tried both the Sailor Profit Standard and the Procolor 500, albeit, never next to a Platinum C3776. Thanks also for the pic. 

[essayfaire]

38 minutes ago, dms525 said:

Burgundy Sailor PG Realo with a music nib ground to CI.

That sounds lovely and idiosyncratic all at once.  Using it for anything interesting?

 

[mallymal1]

Happy to have brought this pen back to life, today. A Burnham No. 54, inked with Robert Oster Graphite.

 

 

 

[dms525]

29 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

That sounds lovely and idiosyncratic all at once.  Using it for anything interesting?

 

Since I have 4 Sailor Realos (1911 and PG's), 3 with CI-ground nibs, I don't find them "ideosyncratic." My everyday handwriting is italic, so I use these pens as everyday carry writers. 

 

They are nice writers - a bit toothy, as is typical of Sailors. Their size is perfect to fit in a shirt breast pocket. 

 

Sailor Realos

Size comparison: (Top to bottom) Aurora Optima, Pelikan M800, Pelikan M620, Sailor PG Realo.

 

David

[mizgeorge]

1 hour ago, mallymal1 said:

Happy to have brought this pen back to life, today. A Burnham No. 54, inked with Robert Oster Graphite.

 

 

 

Lovely! And great ink choice too