What pen(s) are you using today?

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is yet again the Pilot Prera Slate Grey fine italic (from a Pilot Plumix) with yet another ink. And I think this one is it! Taccia Ukiyo-e Ainezu: blue grey to complement the pen colour and wet enough to work nicely with the nib. Both are oh so slightly more blue than is showing in this photo, definitely way greyer than blue, the ink is a slightly lighter value than the pen body.

 

[VersoFolio]

 

On my desk today. Three birds and a snowflake.

Montblanc No.24, M400 Green&Black, M205 Petrol, M205 Moonstone.

Traditional choice of inks; Montblanc Black, Pelikan 4001 Blau/Schwarz, 4001 Konigsblau and Edelstein Moonstone.

 

Beautiful writers.

 

P.I.Tom

 

[Recursion]

On my desk today (from top to bottom):

1. Leonardo Momento Zero Grande Art Deco 2021 in green ebonite, 14kt EF nib
   Inked with: Akkerman #7 Koninginnenach blauw
2. Leonardo Momento Zero Grande Mosaico Hawaii, steel EF nib
   Inked with: Diamine Indego
3. Montblanc Meisterstück 149, 18kt F nib
   Inked with: Diamine Denim
4. Pilot Custom 823, 14kt F nib
   Inked with: Pilor Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo
5. Lamy 2000, 14kt EF nib
   Inked with: Akkerman #8 Diep-Duinwaterblauw

BTW: The Pilot and Lamy are nominated to be cleaned out today (and stored) to start my 1 pen & ink per month rotating system.

 

[mallymal1]

Another Creeks n Creeks. This is a shiny grey, and was made for Renault. Inked with Diamine Imperial Purple.

 

[ParramattaPaul]

I just used a Kaweco Special to write myself a reminder. 

[inkstainedruth]

So far today it's been the freshly re-inked Emerald Pearl 1st Generation Parker Vacumatic, F(?) nib, with vintage Quink Washable Brown.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Pilot MR with a CM nib. Inked with Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun. I so want to like this ink, the cartridge was moved to this pen from another with a finer nib because it was coming out too pale. I don't think this is enough contrast for me either. And after the delight of the Taccia Ukiyo-e Ainezu yesterday... I think I am forever spoiled because that one raised the bar. I know, very fussy...

 

[VersoFolio]

Winter journal fun💥day!

My Kaweco Sport Brass with a nice 'ripe' patina.😋

1996, (Stipula - A C Vecchietti) 85th Anni. L E #/911 Nettuno 'Superba', mossy green, gold🥰

 

 

 

Regards, P.I.Tom

[mallymal1]

2 hours ago, Pale.Ink.Tom said:

 

My Kaweco Sport Brass with a nice 'ripe' patina.😋

 

 

 

 

Patinatastic! 🙂

[mallymal1]

Today, I'm enjoying this Visconti Opera, B nib inked with Diamine Blue Black.

 

 

Normally I say NO! to shiny metal sections, but for this I make an exception.

[dms525]

A much-anticipated new pen arrived yesterday. Note: Pelikan Blue-Black is better in this pen than the BungBox ink. Also, the beautiful cap band serves as a very effective roll stop!

 

 

 

 

David

[flodoc]

Parker Duofold International in gold Godron pattern w/18K fine nib and Parker Penman Ebony ink.

[AmandaW]

No photo today, my journal pen was a repeat of one a few days ago. A Lamy Al-star Graphite, with a fine nib, filled with the very last drops of a sample of Robert Oster Chicago that was rescued from another pen with a syringe. I can't bear to waste ink.

[OldTravelingShoe]

TL;DR: A Geha 790 Schulfüller with OBB steel nib, inked with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown. 

 

I was very surprised by how well the pen can let ink flow on rather rough paper. The strokes are long, crisp, and give good feedback to the hand that guides the pen. See Figures 1-3 for more details. 

 

Figure 1. This pen has curves! 

 

Figure 2. The nib looks happily at its morning travails. 

 

Figure 3. The pen rests. 

 

Comments are most welcome. 

[Paul_LZ]

Lamy Safari: Fine and 1.1 stub nibs

Pelikan M200

Pelikan M800 (in exile, sent back to the shop)

TWSBI Black Classic, EF

Online Switch Plus, F nib

Schaeffer Calligraphy 1.1

 

[mallymal1]

Summit S125, soft 14ct gold nib, inked with Diamine Blue Black.

 

[Faye Slift]

On 5/16/2022 at 2:33 AM, FlyingClay said:

@Faye Slift

 

Interesting!  Thanks for the pics.

 

Sounds like your batting average was better than mine.  I was somewhat impressed with the pen body/barrel on the Jinhao x750's, but the stock M nibs were garbage (scratchy).  I bought a set of EF nibs for them and switched a couple out, but they're pretty bad too.  Not an alignment issue, the tip is actually different thicknesses (when I examined them with the loupe).  On the bright side, I've got a set of pens to practice tuning, grinding and polishing on.  So there's that.

 

On the other hand, the EPAKH pens (also cheap) write extremely well (as good as any of my Safari's and/or TWSBI's, and one of them actually writes better than that).  I was impressed.  They were even cheaper than the Jinhao's.  Again, I bought both sets solely for doing some knock-around ink testing and experimenting with (nibs, etc.) so all in all I wasn't upset.  Both sets cost me a total of $17 bucks (US), all-in, so if they got ran over by a bus tomorrow it would be no tragic loss.  I wasn't planning on taking either out in public anyway.

 

Lol, no. I wasn’t planning on taking the Swans out to sign important documents. 😄 I saw the EPAKH you bought, but being in Canada, the price was hiked up as they generally factor in the shipping fees when it’s from the U.S. I’m not a big fan of Lamy (do NOT like the paper clip) but I would buy a knockoff for testing purposes if it were cheap enough. 

 

[FlyingClay]

@Faye Slift Yeah, not a big fan of the paper clips on the LAMY's either, but I was stationed in SE Asia for a couple years and for some reason LAMY's were the only decent FP's we could get.  You'd think you'd be able to get FP's by the box for a buck, but there's not a lot of market for FP's until you get further north like HK and Japan (some demand in Singapore, but that was mostly filled out of HK).  I was out in the jungle where it was a luxury to find something simple like...ice!  FP's were the last thing on people's minds.  But I digress.  Anyway, I got used to using LAMY during this time and really began to love the angled grip.  It does grow on a person.

[amberleadavis]

On 5/24/2022 at 10:16 PM, PenMama said:

The new Esterbrook Candy. 😬 This is the most colorful pen I have owned, but I just love it.  It is a refreshing switch up from my normal hues of blue, green, and teal.  I have yet to write with the nib, but found that it paired quite well with a notebook I already had on hand.  Excited for it's maiden voyage!

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I couldn't open the photo.  I hope you can take another picture (perhaps in a JPG?)

[miwishi63]

A modern Conklin Duragraph (Cracked Ice) with a newly purchased EF nib, which turned it into one of my new favorites!