Do You Post?

[bbrovold]

Posting for me seems to depend on the length of the pen and not the weight. i have some vintage Sheaffers which are rather small and if I don't post the end of the pen is right at the notch of my thumb and it bothers me. I need to feel the pen above my hand, not inside of it. It feels like writing with a stubby used pencil.

[alvarez57]

Used to, but not anymore. Anyways, I own pens that are too large to be posted in my small hands.

[Richard F]

Depends. Some pens are designed for posting, such as the MB Proust and the Lamy Persona. Others are large enough so that posting isn't necessary; to post would put them off balance or make them look like a javelin (Laban Mento or Pelikan M1000). Others I find are simply too tiny in my hand for me to use them comfortably without posting: Pelikan 400 & 600, Sheaffer Clipper, Sailor Mozaique. Rare vintage pens or expensive Omas celluloids I never post.

[Waterman]

I usually post mine ebcause they look more ocmplete to me. I find some fp's looking quit odd without posting. For example, I usually post my 51 because it looks much better when you see it contrasting with the lustraloy cap. And not to be offensive by saying this but the 51 when unposted kind of looks like a dildo However, I would never ever post my sheaffer snorkel because it looks too long and ugly so I just leave it as it is. But there are also hermaphrodite pens if you may allow me to use this analogy. Pens such as the M200, it looks good without the post but it looks more luxurious when posted.

 

just my 2 cents

 

thanks

brad

[MYU]

I put "depends on the pen" also... some pens seemed to be designed to do just fine without the cap posted, while others look naked or unbalanced without it. The MYU demands it (way too small without a posted cap). Others, as Richard F pointed out, are explicitly designed for posting (my Montblanc Noblese cap clicks nicely into place and doesn't scratch the gold plated barrel). With the Lamy 27 and Parker 51, I just gently slide the cap on and off--seems to avoid any noticeable scratches on daily users and the cap generally stays put.

 

For mint examples that I rarely use, I try not to post to eliminate the random chance of a scratch.

Edited January 2, 2007 by MYU

[georges zaslavsky]

No never because it can cause scratches to the pen and because I have big hands I don't feel necessary to have the cap posted.

Edited January 2, 2007 by georges zaslavsky