PLP Jumbos - the balance equation

[arun.upb]

got a few well balanced PLP jumbos from Mr. Satish. Basically, trying out a few "hourglass section geometries", slight variations in lengths and weights.

[K Singh]

Love these 👍 Some of them remind me of Kim Jumbo 🙂

[arun.upb]

2 hours ago, K Singh said:

Love these 👍 Some of them remind me of Kim Jumbo 🙂

now that you say it

[Harish N V]

Nice to see the hour glass shaped sections. This model.is hands down favourite from plp. Unique size and girth

[arun.upb]

41 minutes ago, Harish N V said:

Nice to see the hour glass shaped sections. This model.is hands down favourite from plp. Unique size and girth

 

Thanks, and I agree, great well made model from Plp.

[tommym]

8 hours ago, arun.upb said:

got a few well balanced PLP jumbos from Mr. Satish. Basically, trying out a few "hourglass section geometries", slight variations in lengths and weights.

 

 

 

 

It seems to be an optical illusion. Are the bodies different in length, or just the sections, or a combination of the two?  PLP recently added black ebonite to its Jumbo line-up; is your black pen ebonite or acrylic? I am wondering which material is lighter. 

 

Thanks,

 

Tommy

[arun.upb]

15 hours ago, tommym said:

 

It seems to be an optical illusion. Are the bodies different in length, or just the sections, or a combination of the two?  PLP recently added black ebonite to its Jumbo line-up; is your black pen ebonite or acrylic? I am wondering which material is lighter. 

 

Thanks,

 

Tommy

let me try to break the illusion  They are all ebonites, generally speaking ebonite is lighter than acrylic, sizes being comparable. Below are a few more pics with the pen  aligned at the threads. What you will get if you dont specify anything is the "black pen" - this, as far as I understand, is their jumbo size.

 

[tommym]

Thank you for the follow-up. Very much appreciated.

 

Tommy

[hari317]

I love the section shape of the Green one. Very senior flat top ish. Ratnamson supreme has a similar section. 

[arun.upb]

12 hours ago, hari317 said:

I love the section shape of the Green one. Very senior flat top ish. Ratnamson supreme has a similar section. 

Thanks! at around 18mm in length its about 7mm shorter than their standard jumbo. With a stub nib it is a very stable writer, if stable is even a valid adjective. 

 

Those vintage seniors had such beautiful nibs.

[tommym]

On 9/6/2024 at 10:49 PM, arun.upb said:

got a few well balanced PLP jumbos from Mr. Satish. Basically, trying out a few "hourglass section geometries", slight variations in lengths and weights.

 

 

Did you opt for dedicated eyedroppers, converter cartridges, or a mix among these pens?

 

Tommy

[arun.upb]

13 hours ago, tommym said:

 

Did you opt for dedicated eyedroppers, converter cartridges, or a mix among these pens?

 

Tommy

the ones pictured above are all dedicated eyedroppers - friction fit nibs. Outside of the green pen (the section length is shorter), the others can be requested to accept a jowo housing unit. I am thinking of getting a couple with jowo units

[tommym]

8 hours ago, arun.upb said:

the ones pictured above are all dedicated eyedroppers - friction fit nibs. Outside of the green pen (the section length is shorter), the others can be requested to accept a jowo housing unit. I am thinking of getting a couple with jowo units

 

Thank you for the additional information.

 

Tommy