What Pens Are You Using Today?

[NG-Huy]

Doing some writing exercises today with Sheaffer Calligraph M Nib, MontBlanc Boheme and Danitrio Hanryo (thanks Kevin ).

[kenny]

Do you have the black one with the rhodium trim? I like the broad nib I have; it makes everything I write look a little bit more important.  And with a bit of silicone fluid on the threads, mine is now an eyedropper. 

Yes, I have the Black OMAS cotton-resin Bologna. It's a really sharp looking pen. I have a fine tip nib, however. If I write with anything too broad, my writing becomes illegible.

[drifting]

2 pens in my desk at work:

Sailor 1911 black/rhodium trim F w/ Sailor Red

Pelikan M805 B w/ Noodler's Nightshade

 

2 pens on my desk at home:

Pelikan M400 tortoise F w/ Noodler's Green Marine

Pelikan M805 EF w/ Noodler's Blue-Black

 

2 pens in a pouch in my bag at all times:

Lamy 2000 EF w/ Noodler's Red-Black

VP black F w/ Namiki/Pilot Blue-Black

 

The inks have been changing, but this is what I've been using for about two months now. I find that any more than four pens inked at my disposal and I run the risk of (1) not getting through the ink in any one pen fast enough to suit me and (2) getting distracted from what I should be doing and playing with the pretty pens & inks. With the above 'system' my desk pens supplement the sturdy pair that wanders about with me all day. I'm fighting the urge to purchase a Danitrio Densho to slip in place of one of the M805s, but the array of nib options allows my indecisiveness to trump my aquisitiveness, keeping my pocketbook (and wife) happy.

 

Ryan.

[KendallJ]

Today, I have a newly restored maroon PFM I snorkel, that I recently picked up at a flea market. I have been looking for one of these for ages, and they are generally expensive when you find them.

 

This one: $35! Writes like a dream.

[jmk]

Today I have my Lamy 2000 with Diamine Blue-Black in my pocket. It's really light weight and an excellent writer. Always a pleasure to use!

[Johnny Appleseed]

In addition to my standard every-day Sheaffer, it's a BHR kind of day.

 

 

Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph Crest (1750 model),

 

Waterman #12 Eyedropper, dates 1905-1910.

 

Moore Non-Leakable Safety pen, 1917-?

 

JUCO Stylographic eyedropper - not sure of the date on this one, but I think it dates to the early 1900s.

 

John

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[sonia_simone]

I'm making a vow to use more of my pens rather than letting some of them languish in the case.

 

So today, dark red Estie (J?) with Squeteague for "normal" writing + sweet little plum-colored Parkette with Levenger's Pinkly for copyediting.

 

I need a nice three-pen case and a decent rollerball (maybe a Conklin Glider in Koi, I think that is such a pretty little pen), so I can always have a pen with dark ink, a pen with bright ink, and a rollerball as backup in case of, well, god knows what.

[JRodriguez]

Today I'm grading finals, so I went with my wet writing Vicsonti Wall Street LE filled with Private Reserve Copper Burst and my Aero "51" filled with Private Reserve Mountain Mist. I hadn't used this Parker in a few weeks - its like rediscovering a wonderful pen!

[offbase]

Low number pen day: (1) Pelikan M200 Amber Demonstrator with Binder 14k .7mm cursive italic, filled with Noodler's Apache Sunset; (2) Delta Dolcevita Medium with xxf nib, filled with Aurora black.

[OldGriz]

Today is going to be ink testing day...

I am expecting a bottle of Swisher Midnight Black and will be testing a couple of pens to see how they like it...

The list contains

1949 Sheaffer large diameter TD f/m nib

Parker 51 fine nib

Pelikan 200 .6mm Binder stub

Sheaffer Snorkel fine two tone gold

Sheaffer Balance fine nib

Parker 21 f/m nib

[JimStrutton]

Today is going to be ink testing day...

I am expecting a bottle of Swisher Midnight Black and will be testing a couple of pens to see how they like it...

The list contains

1949 Sheaffer large diameter TD f/m nib

Parker 51 fine nib

Pelikan 200 .6mm Binder stub

Sheaffer Snorkel fine two tone gold

Sheaffer Balance fine nib

Parker 21 f/m nib

You can always tell who has got an ultrasonic cleaner......

 

Jim

 

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[RyanL27]

A pretty simple day for me today:

 

Parker "51" Aero with a really wet medium nib - filled with Waterman Blue-black

 

Esterbrook LJ with 9668 nib - filled with Noodlers Black

[southpaw]

Today - quite a few:

Pilot Blue Carbonesque VP, medium nib, Noodlers/Swishers Gulfstream Blue ink.

1947 Parker 51 Cedar Blue, medium nib, Waterman Purple ink.

1948 Parker 51 Dove Gray, fine nib, Parker Quink washable blue.

Aqua Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel, medium nib, Sheaffer Blue-Black ink.

Sheaffer Desk TD desk pen, medium triumph nib, Noodlers Antietam ink.

[Mac in Alberta]

1. Sheaffer Viewpoint, transparent green, fine italic, mix of blue and blue-blacks.

2. Senator, magenta flake, medium, mix of blue and blue-blacks.

3. Duofold, brown striped, medium, Parker Quink green

4. Wality 77c, black, fine, Waterman Havana brown.

[NG-Huy]

-> Sheaffer Targa 1003 with black Mont Blanc ink,

 

-> Platinum maki-e with Mont Blanc Season and Greetings ink,

[TheNobleSavage]

I have a few here myself:

 

Platinum Very Presidential in Burgandy with a double broad nib (BB)

 

Sailor 1911 fullsize in blue with 21kt Music nib

 

Sailor 1911 fullsize in burgandy with 21kt Togi Emperor nib

 

Stipula Etruria Amber Cellloid with an 18kt .9mm stub nib. BTW Thanks Southpaw, this is an awsome pen and it is at a good home.

 

Stipula Etruria in Black with an 18kt 1.3mm Stub. Thanks Grasshopper!!!

 

Waterman Edson with 18kt gold factory stub nib

 

Thats about it for me today

 

TNS

[HDoug]

I'll be trying out my new Namiki VP, black carbonesque fine point at work. I usually use a medium, but the crappy paper at work broadens the line, and occluded e's bug me. Have it loaded with Legal Lapis.

[RyanL27]

Today is a bit more exciting than yesterday:

 

Pelikan m215 upgraded with a 14K m400 medium nib - this is officially my ultimate Pelikan pen - good size and weight, great gold, two-tone nib and no trim ring. Loaded with Noodlers Ottoman Azure

 

Parker "51" with Binderized cursive italic - loaded with Waterman Florida Blue.

 

Esterbrook LJ with 9668 - loaded with Noodlers black

 

 

Now if I could only bring myself to get some work done with them....

[winedoc]

I am trying out a cheap Danitrio NOS pen.

 

Kev

[yarek]

Today I have in my pocket:

- Parker 45 Flighter with 14K gold F nib with blue-black Quink cart.

- Parker Frontier F nib with Pelikan Royal Blue and Parker Quink Black mix inside.

- Pelikan Go! with green Waterman ink inside.

 

There still space for the Rainbow 202 (I'm not sure, but I guess it's an old Hero, tryin' to figure it out ) when I need an EF nib.

 

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