What Pens Are You Using Today?

[jd50ae]

Good morning Taki and Pep and everyone else present and accounted for.

93F, 50% humidity. I think the humidity thingy is broke it is as thick as steam from a hot shower. They are forecasting 100F.

Going to use my three Duke Sharks today, they have been taking up a lot of time with their mischief.

 

 

[Biohazard Hugh]

Nice Duke Sharks! I plan on getting one or two of those someday soon. Today I will be using my one and only FP, a Waterman Preface, with my only ink Waterman Blue-Black. Easy when you have such a limited choice

Sometimes sucks being a poor college student. Someday... someday.

[dwmatteson]

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. I seem to be in vintage mode today.

 

Gray Parker "51' special fine-medium nib with Noodler's Black and

Green Esterbrook J with 9668 nib and Diamine Prussian Blue.

 

Don

[artaddict]

Good afternoon JD, Taki, and everyone!

Overcast today, might even rain.

 

Today I'm using the Sailor Sapporo and the Sheaffer Feathertouch.

[gregkoos]

Hot in Illinois, turned the AC on for the first time.

 

Today, it is a new - to me - Waterman #5 Red Ripple with a semi flex nib. This is truly a great pen. My thanks to Doc Nibs for putting it into shape. It really gets me - using a pen that is 70 to 80 years old! What else was written with it? Besides the fact it is a great writer.

 

Greg

[Taki]

Good evening, JD, Pep, Don and all! It was hot and muggy day, and we had some rain.

 

Did a loads of wash, finally finished the Harry Potter book, called around for air fare, took my son to the library. Scribbled some things with my Vivid Pink Prera filled with PR Midnight Blues, and will be using my Sailor for journaling.

[PAKMAN]

This morning I inked up and used the Bexley FPN LE with Levenger Cobalt Blue. Tonight I rinsed and reinked the Burgundy Parker 45 (thanks again Danny!) with Noodlers Burgundy Ink. They are loaded in the briefcase and ready for a busy day tomorrow! 'Waterman's' post on getting a Parker Vac from his dad made me realize that I haven't written with a Vac in forever! So I am inking up my '46 Golden Pearl for tomorrow also (PR Chocolat).

Edited August 7, 2007 by pakmanpony

[Tom L]

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Pocket:

• Montblanc Starwalker. Waterman blue/black. Stiff nib but has been an incredibly reliable starter no matter how long it sits. Also fits in shirt pockets that are too small for other pens.

3-pen case:

• Omas Club pen. Aurora blue. Wonderful writer. Went back in rotation last week when BHB wanted to play with an Ogiva.
• Pelikan 800. Stipula blue/black. What can I say? A classic.
• Conway Stewart sterling Elements "earth" with Pelikan green

[dwmatteson]

Good morning, all! A little old and a little new for today's all-day staff meeting :

 

Red Herringbone medium nibbed Conway Stewart Shorthand with Waterman Blue-Black,

Brown fine-nibbed Waterman Ink-vue with Aurora Blue, and

Yellow medium-fine nibbed Sailor 1911 with a 1:1 mix of Waterman Purple and Waterman Black.

 

In the briefcase are:

Green Striped KM (round medium) nibbed Pelikan 400NN with Aurora Black,

Green 2668 nibbed Esterbrook J with Diamine Prussian Blue (the 9668 nib was skipping, so I swapped it out for the 2668), and

Yellow stub nibbed Danitrio Tac Carry II with Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue.

 

Don

 

[HLeopold]

Today I am using my Pelikan 400NN green, and for a real change of pace I also have my Laughlin eyedropper up and writing. I put a Waterman #2 nib on it and it actually writes very nicely, I need to shape the feed just a bit closer to make it a bit dryer. Right now it is quite juicy but usable. The nib is a bit out of shape, but I burnished it a bit to bring it closer to specs and it seems quite smooth even if the tines don’t quite stay even, it is a pretty flexible nib and works quite well as is.

 

I got this nib off my Waterman 12 (for some reason I wrote elsewhere that it was a 13, no idea why I did that,) I need to replace the feed on this as well as get another #2 nib, somewhere along the way the 12 was used with India Ink, it completely blocked the feed and when I drove it out it came out in two pieces. Very disappointing but than I expect that I might have a problem or two at age 100 or more.

 

So I have one eyedropper writing now, two to go.

 

 

 

A writing sample, not very good, haven’t had enough coffee yet.

 

 

[gregkoos]

Today it's the Yugo of the Eisenhower-era pen world. I am using an Arnold. It is the first pen that I've put into working order (straight from Binders bin of third tier learners) and I'm trying it out at work. It takes a very light touch, I would rate it as a Grade "C" Estie type - no offence to Estie lovers! I am sure that there is little love for for an Arnold. A person remarked to me today that it sounded like the low-rent district in a Monoploly game.Any way - it really isn't that bad - and it is much, much , much better than a :roflmho: Bic

[wvbeetlebug]

It was just plain ol' hot here.

 

Burgundy P51 Special filled with PR Black Cherry. (This combo looks so great together.)

 

Lamy Vista filled with Diamine Aqua Blue.

[JohnnyT]

Confirming Cathy,hot in Winston-Salem. Parker "51" w/ Waterman Florida Blue.

[yiddishyak]

This is my first post after a good while reading in silence....

 

Today I am writing primarily with my newest acquisition: an Aurora Talentum, black with gold trim, XF nib. However, I never seem to be able to use just one pen, hence my regulars these days are the Taccia Continental fine point, the Taccia Imperial Portuguese fine point and the vintage Parker 51 with a fine nib.

[Lloyd]

Good morning, all.

Today's arsenal:

Burgundy Parker '51' aero (fine nib) with Noodler's Red/Black.

Platinum 3776 (medium nib) with a 20:20:1 ratio mix of Levenger Cobalt, Pilot Blue, Noodler's Black.

Pilot Custom 743 (FA nib) with Pilot Blue/Black ink.

 

 

[jd50ae]

Good morning Taki and Pep and all of you guys.

101F reported yesterday (my gauge said we were on fire) and it is going to be hotter today.

Serious water problems in TN, the whole state has been declared a disaster area

 

Today I am about my Huashi and M800, both with American Blue.

 

[dwmatteson]

Good morning, all. Meetings, phone calls, and proposal review today. I'm alternating between:

 

Medium-nibbed red herringbone Conway Stewart Shorthand with Waterman Blue-Black and

KM-nibbed green stripe Pelikan 400NN with Aurora Black.

 

In reserve are:

Fine-nibbed brown Waterman Ink-vue with Aurora Blue,

Stub-nibbed yellow Danitrio Tac Carry II with PR DC Supershow Blue, and

Renew-pointed (2668) green Esterbrook J with Diamine Prussian Blue.

 

Also inked are:

Fine-nibbed cocoa Parker "51" aerometric with PR Chocolat and

Medium-fine-nibbed yellow Sailor 1911 with a mix of Waterman Black and Waterman Purple.

 

Don

[Pengrump]

Good morning everyone. Today is going to be a Bexley day. I have my brown and blue BX701 with the 18k fine nib inked up with Noodler's Ottoman Azure and my tortoise Poseidon filled with PR Chocolat.

 

Finally cooled off a bit in Boston and the humidity is blessedly down from yesterday's steam bath.

[artaddict]

Good morning JD, Taki, and everyone.

Today I'm using my Waterman Frankenpen 52 1/2V, with Quink black.

[EventHorizon]

An Esterbrook Model J in Silver with a 2556 nib "Firm Fine". Said nib is for Accounting, Penmanship and Fine Writing and let me tell you, it forces you to hold it a certain way with minimal preassure. Not my usual preference but figured I would use it for a week or so.