What Pens Are You Using Today?

[GardenWeasel]

Pelikan (yellow) M200 with OM nib and Noodler's La Reine Mauve ink...

[diezysiete]

Hello, I am using in my job a Parker 61 Mk II aerometrica with EF nib, black body and gold plated cap and a Parker 45 with red ink. In home I using a Parker 51 M nib vacumatica black body.

Rodrigo

[Bill Broome]

An antique desk pen given to me by my wife last week. It's got a very springy nib with a heart-shaped hole, and is marked:

 

"WARRANTED

14K

6"

 

The fellow who sold it to my wife on EBay thought it was a Waterman and that it was made some time in the 1920s. It's body is a greenish marble-looking material.

 

Truth is, it's a heck of a lot of fun to write with. The lever-fill sac is missing, so I can only use it as a dip pen, but I've only had to dip it about twice a day.

 

I'm going to send it to Richard Binder for a new sac and a nib tuneup.

 

Bill in WPB

[Inka]

Old Style M800 F nib blue-striated/black cap [ca. @ Nov. 1995], with Caran d' Ache Caribbean Sea turquoise ink [letter writing].

Pilot VP M nib Mustard [ca. @ Dec. 2000], with Noodler's Borealis black ink [have needed a black ink for forms & signatures lately].

[Beechwood]

A german made ERO which is piston filled and made around early 60s, really good medium nib, massive capacity in ink, nice ink view window, only problem is that it is pink flowers on black it was described by the seller as red and black, I dont do pink anything thank you, not even for £3 worth.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 25, 2009 by Arthur

[Easily Amused]

S. T. Dupont Defi with Waterman Florida Blue, Pelikan 205 light blue demonstrator with Montblanc Turquoise.

[mejdrich]

MB 144 RB (red M refill)

 

Aurora Optima Demonstrator (m) with Waterman blue/black - just emptied and flushed it - it is new, and, unfortunately, writes like garbage (my third Aurora - other two are great) - it is going to be shipped off for "refinement". BUMMER!

 

MB 146 (m) was filled with Noodler's black (just a solid performing ink in this pen) - just got back from the local MB Boutique with a bottle of the Brit Racing Green... Filled 'er up, and off we go... Wow, I really like this ink... First MB ink I have purchased in 10 or so years, and I am really pleased...

[Ghost Plane]

MB 149 B nib with Herbin's Pousserie de Lune

[cfpen]

Today is a almost Waterman day : Perspective with Purple, Carène with Havana Brown, Pelikan M605 and Florida Blue.

[ZeissIkon]

When you find a tool works well, keep using it. Today I used my Wing Sung 230 for the crosswords in the paper at work, and my Huashilai 2375 for other things at work where a fountain pen was safe to use (and a Papermate soft grip ball point for my ongoing paperwork, on paper that may be dirty or greasy).

 

Tonight, I'll most likely be using my unknown Hero model (possibly a 187) for my journal -- finishing off 200 pages since starting daily writing in mid-April.

[PAKMAN]

Using an odd combo today:

 

Edison Hearld in Red/black ebonite with a gold Edison nib with Dumas Tulipe Noire ink

Parker 45 red with ef nib and Parker Quink Blue Black

[MegWesley]

For me, today is Waterman Phileas day. Of course, it is that day almost every day because I only have two pens currently but what the hey. I like using it. Today's color choice is a nice Waterman Blue.

[gadgetjunky]

Traveling light today:

- 'new' older style Vanishing Point, with faceted blue barrel and a fine nib, full of Noodler's Aquamarine

- Uniball Jetstream, black ink, 1.0mm tip

 

 

[dogpoet]

Scribbled some notes with a Pilot Birdie earlier. I'd put that one out to pasture a while ago, and since inking it again I've been reminded of how good the nib is.

[penclassic]

Today is Omas Arte Italiana Milord WILD day. Suits my mood the best today : A CLASSIC with A TWIST!

[Sailor Kenshin]

I'm in a dip-n-discern phase, including many Heros, and some Sheaffer school/cart pens.

 

The ink of choice for this task: Pel BB.

[reprieve]

Lamy 2000, broad nib, Montblanc Blue-black

Visconti Art Nouveau, broad nib, Diamine Monaco Red

Stipula Etruria Amber, 0.9mm italic nib, Montblanc Violet

Edison Huron Lavender Ebonite, cursive italic nib, Iroshizuku Yama-budo

[sundowner02]

I'm still trying to break in my new Visconti Van Gogh. It is proving to be a bit stubborn even with several cleanings and fresh Waterman ink. It gets a little better every day and I'm trying to be patient. But I must say I'm disappointed!

 

Sundowner02

[Ghost Plane]

I'm still trying to break in my new Visconti Van Gogh. It is proving to be a bit stubborn even with several cleanings and fresh Waterman ink. It gets a little better every day and I'm trying to be patient. But I must say I'm disappointed!

 

Sundowner02

It should work great straight out of the box! What's the problem?

[Robert Hughes]

1950's vintage CS 58, filled with Lamy Blue/Black (iron gall). For the first few days after fill, the pen ran kind of dry; it was hard starting and tended to write thin. But now it gives me a full, wet line. I wonder if the ink cleaned out some channels in the feed?