What Pens Are You Using Today?

[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

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

 

It is not making good contact on the upstroke and just generally uneven. I've never had one give me this much trouble. I have a Visconti Opera that is flawless so I'm understandably disappointed. It was a gift - a full price one at that - so I will take it back to Paradise Pens if it doesn't shape up soon. Another person on this site suggested a good cleaning with a drop or two of dish detergent. That helped a bit.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Sundownder02

 

[ZeissIkon]

Today at work I used my Wing Sun 230 (PR Ebony Green) for the crosswords, as usual (I'll probably switch this pen to Noodler's Black next time it needs filling). Tonight's journal will be written with my newly arrived Sheaffer Imperial (Touchdown filler, fine stub regrind nib, Noodler's Black).

[matje]

Combo today, and this week, to work is:

 

Pelikan M600 Black + Pelikan Brown Green custom mix

Pilot Capless Green Kasuri + Pelikan Brown Black custom mix

Parker 51 Dove Grey + Waterman Florida Blue

 

and for editing stuff:

Lamy Alstar Ocean Blue + R&K Orange custom mix

 

cheers/M

[jimg]

Pilot Custom 845 with a reground stub nib and Waterman's Blue Black

 

Pelikan 800 green stripes same ink

 

Pilot old style facetted all black "Stealth" with Diamine Quartz Black and medium nib unit

 

 

[offbase]

Used three today:

 

Visconti Forbidden City, xf nib, Visconti Blue ink

 

Visconti Voyager, amber, xf nib, Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange

 

Parkville Pen 2005 LE Poseidon in cobalt blue, fine nib, Private Reserve American Blue

[offbase]

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?

 

It is not making good contact on the upstroke and just generally uneven. I've never had one give me this much trouble. I have a Visconti Opera that is flawless so I'm understandably disappointed. It was a gift - a full price one at that - so I will take it back to Paradise Pens if it doesn't shape up soon. Another person on this site suggested a good cleaning with a drop or two of dish detergent. That helped a bit.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Sundownder02

 

I'd say you either need to have a flow adjustment for a dry nib, or you have a nib with some babybottom. Either way means send it in to a nibmeister or send it back.

 

[Chthulhu]

All of them (finest to broadest):

 

Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph, #2/.60 point, Noodler's Black.

 

Black Pilot Plumix, nib reground from <M> italic to monoline F, Noodler's Black.

 

Dollar (Pakistan) "demonstrator," F nib, Noodler's Black.

 

Rotring Core Lysium, F nib, Noodler's Black.

 

Pilot 3A aerometric filler, F nib, Noodler's Black.

 

Aldo Domani (YAFA) Sorrento mini pen, F nib, Noodler's Black.

 

Lamy Safari Orange, F nib, Lamy black.

 

Pilot Varsity disposable, unmarked nib, refilled with Diamine Royal Blue.

 

Stypen, model unknown, unmarked nib, unknown blue ink.

 

Parker Reflex, unmarked nib, probably M, Noodler's Black.

 

Blue Pilot Plumix, <M> italic nib, Pilot blue.

 

Red Sheaffer No-Nonsense calligraphy F italic nib, Sheaffer Skrip black.

 

Green Sheaffer Viewpoint, M italic nib, Noodler's Black.

 

I like Noodler's Black. I also like a lot of inexpensive pens. :-)

Edited August 28, 2009 by Chthulhu

[Beechwood]

A Sheaffer smoked glass cartridge pen, free from Mrs Williamson at the Lichfield Show, with CdA Saffron

[Chthulhu]

A Sheaffer smoked glass cartridge pen, free from Mrs Williamson at the Lichfield Show, with CdA Saffron

 

Do you have a photo of that pen? It sounds gorgeous.

[Beechwood]

It is really simpler than it sounds!

 

The scan makes the pen look all black but take it to 300% and you will see the smokey grey

 

 

 

 

[dpmahon]

2 Parker 51 Specials, fine points 1 Noodlers black, other Sheaffer black.

[Chthulhu]

It is really simpler than it sounds!

 

The scan makes the pen look all black but take it to 300% and you will see the smokey grey

 

 

Yup: gorgeous! Thank you. :-)

[frostdoll]

Sailor Sapporo- H-EF - inked with Noodlers Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia

Sheaffer Touchdown Imperial III - medium nib - inked with Parker Quink black/blue

[PAKMAN]

Very simple day, just using a burgundy parker 45 with Quink Blue Black

[gadgetjunky]

Today is a slow day at work and have a Parker "51" Demi (in gray with xf nib, full of PR Midnight blues) and a Uniball Signo UM-153 ( 1mm tip and dark blue / blue black ink).

[welfvet]

Just had a week and a half from hell editing an industry compendium. But, when I'd done as much as I could on this machine I'd have to run off a few prints of some or all of the thing and go through it. Had such fun! (Sad-o my colleagues yell out!)

 

Used my fine point Nakaya Kuro-tamenuri cigar model filled with Monaco Red - possibly the best editing gadget for me in the world!

 

Also my Graf von Faber Castell Amber PoY 2004 with PR Orange Crush or Shoreline Gold (refill halfway through the process)

 

Sailor 1911 Sterling filled with Noddlers Dostoevsky (boy that nib goes through some ink but what fun)

 

and my latest child, the Visconti DP with a fine nib running PR DC Supershow blue.

 

Gosh, embarrasingly bling list after reading the other post doing the rounds today about someone looking for a very non-bling pen.

 

Hey -Ho

 

I had fun. Still am, final proof reading this weekend. Better head off to refil the tanks!

 

Nic

[French]

All this week I've been using

in the 2 pen case:

Namiki Bamboo (black) <F> nib, filled with Noodler's Pinstripe Homage

Danitrio Cum Lauce (brown celluloid) <f> steel nib, filled with Noodler's Brown

 

in the organizer:

Platinum "Globe" pen (black body, silver color cap) <F> nib, filled with Noodler's Red-Black

[GardenWeasel]

My Pelikan M200 with La Reign Mauve ink and an OM nib is still writing and writing...love how much they hold!!

[HokieGeek]

This week I'm favoring the following:

 

Pocket carry:

Pilot Vanishing Point Mustard with Binder's Stub Italic 0.6mm nib (Private Reserve Electric DC Blue)

Work notes:

Pelikan Souverän M205 Blue Transparent with Binder's Cursive 4° LF Oblique Italic 0.7mm nib (Noodler's Manhattan Blue for main notes)

Parker "51" Vacumatic Filler Cedar Blue with XF nib (Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue for annotations)

[sundowner02]

Visconti Opera - summer with brown ink

Pelikan M800 - blue stripe with Levenger cobalt blue ink