What Pens Are You Using Today?

[Izzy]

Montblanc 147 (Traveller) with MB Racing Green ink

[Beechwood]

Esterbrook SJ, 2668 nib and MB Violet

[Simplo]

At this moment I am using a Robust Brown Noblesse S-Line.

I like this model because it has a slim line and it's very good for every day.

 

[ZeissIkon]

Once again, my Huashilai 2375 (Foray black cartridge) has pocket duty.

[Bookman]

Lamy Safari F loaded with Sailor Jentle Blue; Waterman Phileas M loaded with Noodler's Old Manhattan Black; and Waterman Exclusive F loaded with Private Reserve Orange Crush.

[PaulT00]

Blue Cedar Parker '51' Blue Diamond Vacumatic, fine/medium point, loaded with Sailor Kiwaguro - which has transformed a formerly dry and flat-spotted reluctant writer into a wet and buttery smooth instrument.

Grey Marbled Omas 556/S, flexible fine, inked with Iroshizuku Kiri-Same (grey). Aside from matching the pen beautifully, the Pilot ink has excellent flow characteristics and shades nicely in a flexy nib.

...and my new Aurora 88, courtesy of Paolo aka Sanpei, which arrived this afternoon and was immediately loaded with Iroshizuku Asa-Gao (blue). Fine and extremely - I might say astonishingly - flexible nib and a very wet flow make this one a real handful, but very rewarding.

[jonro]

I'm using two wonderful pens today. One is a black Omas Emotica with a fine semi flexible nib. The other is a striped Senior Parker Duofold with a fine/XF nib. Both offer a very different but excellent writing experience.

[Portrait]

Parker Frontier , english Waterman W2 and Waterman 515 broad nib

[Lachesis]

Parker Jotter & Inoxcrom. :]

[ZeissIkon]

Today I'll be carrying my Huashilai 2375 (for the crosswords) and my Hero 257 (any other general writing that may come up).

[Nikhil]

i used my pilot varsity's on my ss final today. i would have used my parker 65 but it ran out of ink

[gylyf]

Stipula Blue Ocean, 18K OM, Stipula Deep Blue.

 

David

[Doug Add]

I haven't used a pen yet today, but yesterday's work was done with the following:

 

* Aurora Optima, M nib, Private Reserve Spearmint

* Pelikan 800, F nib, Visconti Blue

* Aurora Optima, M nib, Omas Roma Blue

* Parker "51", F nib, Waterman Blue Black

* Parker Duofold Jr., F nib, homebrew burgundy

* Lamy Safari, F nib, Private Reserve Tanzanite

 

[Bo Bo Olson]

I am a two month old Noobi...and have only two inks...Pelikan Royal Blue and Pelikan Brilliant Black.

Those with the X were inherited pens from @1950 that sat in a drawer for fifteen years. The Finance Minister tasked me with finding out the worth of some 8 pens, at 20:00, at 02:00 I had an eight pen, fountain pen collection.

 

 

Inked, setting in a brass accented desk set; with brass letter opener, that use to be stuffed with "Gasp" BP's, and cheap ones at that. Now there are six fountain pens, and in the little holes made for BP's are a Parker Jotter and a ribbed French Flighter.

I had more Parker Ball Points and roller balls than I expected.

 

1. Pelican M-605 BB (Brand new) Bought a couple of weeks ago, that I sent off to Hanover for the new BB nib. Pelikan Brilliant Black.

 

The rest are inked with Pelikan Royal Blue.

 

2. X Esterbrook Double J 2968 Broad

 

Silver Hatched Parker 75 medium first hand from @ 1970. Got a funny French description now. All those wasted years…but at the time nothing was better, so why worry about second best. It and the matching mechanical pencil, sat in my wife's jewelry case for thirty years.

 

X Osmia-Farber-Castell with Osmia Supra fine nib.

 

X Artis- Ballit (pre-Lamy Lamy) extra fine

 

Osmiroid 65 with an Osmiroid Broad Italic nib and set, one does after all have to learn how to write finally in life.

 

I fed them after Midnight.

Inside of two months, I have 30 that need sac's and nibs, or nib fiddling, out side the cheap Waterman that needs a converter.

I think I have enough.

I can only see a "need" for a couple of more...after I get the rest working.

Edited June 19, 2009 by Bo Bo Olson

[sallywally]

Well, I recieved a few pens in the mail this weekend and a few from repair and also I work on a few:

 

Stipula Saturno Olive Woodgrain color W/1.1 Stub Nib

Aurora Optima Burgandy Red W/Broad nib (I worked on this nib for a few hours on Saturday) It was once a toothy nib now it is a smooth Juicy Broad nib!!! Patience and persistance Pays off!!

Lamy 2000 W/Broad Nib Thanks Kurt!! This is a fantastic Pen with a wonderfully smooth nib. Why did I wait so long to buy a Lamy 2000?

Visconti Copernicus Black&Blue celluloid striped W/Medium nib

Stipula Etruria Ocean Blue W/1.3 Stub Nib

 

TNS

Sailor Brown Mosaic with a Saibi Togi XXF nib. Wonderful! I just ordered two Daimine inks for it.

[PAKMAN]

Parker Vac Duofold Sr. Blue stripe with Parker Quink Blue Black

Mont Blanc 146 Le Grand with FPN Noodler Stary Night Blue

Sheaffer School Pen Blue transparent with a traditional Blue Sheaffer Cart

Eclipse 14k Gold overlay with xf flexy nib and Diamine Mediterranean Blue

[Simplo]

A brown Noblesse S-line 2nd generation.

[PAKMAN]

Parker Vac Duofold Sr. Blue stripe with Parker Quink Blue Black

Mont Blanc 146 Le Grand with FPN Noodler Stary Night Blue

Sheaffer School Pen Blue transparent with a traditional Blue Sheaffer Cart

Eclipse 14k Gold overlay with xf flexy nib and Diamine Mediterranean Blue

Parker 45 gold plate made in Brazil Med nib with Bay state blue

Sheaffer School Pen fitted with a Sheaffer squeeze filler and filled with Diamine Mediterranean Blue

[ZeissIkon]

Today is Sunday, kind of a slow day (no work, so no crosswords). I'll be using my Hero 257 (very wet light medium, PR Ebony Blue) when I work on the story I'm writing, and most likely the Osmiroid 75 (dry-ish fine, PR Ebony Green) for my journal.

[gylyf]

Tibaldi Trasparente, 18K OM, Pilot Tsuki-yo.

Pilot Decimo, 18K M, Pilot Asa-gao.

 

Best,

David