Do You Post?

[Titivillus]

I Never Ever post!

I've bought too many vintage pens that have been marred by posting.

I will not buy a pen that is only "balanced" if the cap is posted.

There are two pens that I own a Kaweco sport and Pilot 'tuckaway' that you MUST post to write even semi-comfortably with.

 

Now with all of my other pens I usually hold the cap in my other hand.

 

 

Kurt H

[ballboy]

Posting for me works every time, but then, I have a Lamy with a click on cap and all in matt black so no scratches for a while then.

[sleek_lover]

Like Kurt and a couple of other folks...

 

There are some pens that are made to be posted...the Kaweco is a good example.

 

And truth be told, until I started to learn italic letterforms, I posted. Not now..

 

Bill

[poxy51]

I never do, probably from lack of habit. Just tried it with a Parker 75 and it did not feel much different. Must have to get used to it.

[krz]

It depends on the pen and my mood. Sometime's a feller' just feels like showing off!

[ipse dixit]

Generally I post my pens. I feel that most pens I have are too short if not posted. The pen blind cap rests on web of my hand and feels insecure. My big pen, Dani Trio Denesho, is long enough I don't feel the need, but the others need to be posted to feel balanced to me.

 

Jim

[JRodriguez]

Posting almost always messes up my writing, so I only do it on my vectors, which doesn't seem to affect the weight much. I also, like others above, worry about scratching up my higher dollar pens.

[amh210]

I only post online.

 

 

 

 

Subtle, huh!

 

 

Andy

[Onion]

I don't do it much, in fact the last time I did post a pen I was holding the pen in one hand while moving an obect on my desk and my grip was mostly on the cap and it fell out of the cap and landed nib first on my desk arrrggghhhh!

Usually I hold the cap in my left hand.... not something I think about, it is just habit to hold the cap in my left hand.

[DrPJM1]

It all depends on the pen's length, weight, and balance with the cap on or off.

[grasshopper]

So far, I only post my Sailor pocketpens, because, just like the Kaweco Sport, I suspect, it is meant to be posted in order to be used comfortably by most hands, so I voted "Depends on the Pen".

 

 

G.

[TMann]

Nope. I (almost) never post. I like how the pen feels in my hand when it is capless. It takes just a bit more muscle tension in my hand to write with the pen posted.

 

The only exception to this rule are my two Parker 45's. They are short enough that they feel better posted.

 

TMann

Alright, I've changed my mind over the last two months. I've now started posting my pens.

 

For me the two main factors that affect how a pen feels when posted are 1) the weight of the cap, and 2) how far the end of the barrel goes into the cap when it's posted. Some pens, like my Parker 45 and Sonnet are only slightly longer when posted than when unposted. Similarly my Pelikan m200/400s, Sheaffer Imperials and Waterman Phileas's don't feel that different when the cap is posted.

 

In contrast, my Cross Townsend always felt a bit heavy when posted, since there was a big, heavy cap sitting out on the end of the pen. (I have small hands for a guy.) This seems to occur with most long pens. The farther out the cap sits on the end of the barrel, the more you feel the weight of it.

 

One interesting thing I've noticed about the Namiki VP, is that even though it is a reasonably weighty pen, it doesn't feel that heavy, because the weight is all situated on the forward portion of the pen.

 

TMann

Edited February 28, 2006 by TMann

[maia]

No, I never post my pens. And I hate when people ask for my FP to write a note or so because:

 

1- It's my FP whose nib is "calibrated" to my handwriting

2- They always post the cap, ALWAYS!!

[Sparky]

I generally like smaller pens and therefore do not post my pen for that reason. However, there are a few pens that I have purchased where I would like to post them becuase they are very small, and I don't do it because I am concerned that they may damage the pen, etc.

 

But a pen has to feel good in the hands of the writer.... so I understand why some people may want to post them.

[Glenn-SC]

2- They always post the cap, ALWAYS!!

And they try to pull the cap off of pens with screw threads! (Thank you for training on a BIC Stic!)

 

The solution is to take the cap off before you give it to them AND to keep it.

a - They can't mess up the threads by pulling the cap off,

b - They can't mess up the barrel by posting, and

c - They won't steal it because YOU still have the cap!

 

:roflmho: :roflmho: :roflmho:

Edited June 10, 2006 by Glenn-SC

[sonia_simone]

I never post because invariably there's a drop or two of ink in the cap, which then gets all over the pen and my hands.

[BostonWIS]

With me it depends if I am using the pen at home or away/at work. If at home, then I do not. If at work, then I do - especially when I am away from my desk and I'm likely to lose the cap.

[photo-art]

I've been posting my Parker Sonnet Cicelé since buying it. It just seems more comfortable this way, and the silver finish on the barrel doesn't appear to be too sensitive to scratching.

 

-dan

[parker]

when i was in grade school i always lose either the (ball)pen itself or just the cap and the only solution that sorted the problem is for me to hold the cap in me left hand while i write with my right, and thats wot i do even now....and honestly i HATE the extra weight that the cap gives to the (ball/fountain/sign)pen when its posted.

[Headache Corporation (TM)]

Mostly my pens are inexpensive, like my Hero 329 and my Safaris. So, I post the cap based on whether they're balanced or not - so I post the Hero and don't with the Safari.

 

I have a Pelikan 200 that I find comfortable both ways, so it depends what environment I'm in (writing on the sofa at home, I'm likely to post!). It's a translucent green one, so I shouldn't post it, but I don't use it that often, either.

Edited June 13, 2006 by Headache Corporation (TM)