What Pens Are You Using Today?

[Jared C]

TWSBI d530 with skrip red blend, and a black carbonesque VP with Aurora Black.

[bigstick]

Today is the Lamy 2000 stub inked with J Herbin cafe des iles.

[lsmith42]

MB LeGrande Silver Pinstripe Solitaire, B nib, MB Royal Blue

[johnthebear]

Reform 1745! Oh yeah

[omassamo]

Three today - two are new, and one is my all-time favorite:

 

1) New: Danitrio flex-fine polished raw ebonite Densho eyedropper model, Aurora Black ink. Was having problems with ink flow through the feed, but things are somewhat better after an adjustment by Jim At Bertram's Inkwell (Baltimore, MD). When the ink is flowing like it should, this is one amazing pen. If it gives me any more significant probs, will contact the ever-gracious Winedoc, but I think it's gonna be all good from here.

 

2) New: Blue Pelikan M605, medium nib, Aurora Blue ink. Bought on clearance at Bertram's, the same day Jim adjusted my new Dani, this is one hell of a pen. Slightly stingy with ink flow, but I'm okay with that. Different flow characteristics are called for with different inks/situations. The nib is pretty much a nail, but gets good line variation as the Pelikan standard seems somewhat of a stub by some other makers' standards. At least that's my relatively pen noob experience. I like this pen size physically more than any other Pelikan. Large enough for me to hold comfortably, but without the brass weight of its larger brothers.

 

3) Old: I'm rarely without one of two Parker 75s given to me by my dad. I remember playing with these pens at less than 5 years of age, and they still write as well or better than anything I have. The one I usually carry is a ciselé with a springy wet medium nib, always filled with Aurora Blue.

[omassamo]

I've always thought the Parker 75s, sterling cross-hatch, look so much better than they write.

[lady_findel]

I'm using my Sailor Realo M nib today with Iroshizuku Ku-jaku today.

Edited February 25, 2011 by lady_findel

[tre108]

Received both my new Sailor Procolor 500 and a Habana journal in today's mail!

 

Excellent pen day for a just-dipped newbie like me :-)

Edited February 27, 2011 by tre108

[Alan De Geest]

I recently bought the parker sonnet stainless steel. great pen, but it never starts imediatelly...

[Ghost Plane]

Welcome and have a look in the forums - there are posts discussing what to do with hard-starting nibs.

 

I'm using a Visconti Van Gogh Maxi Turtle Demonstrator with a B nib and inked with a mix of assorted Herbin browns as I'm down to the bottom of several bottles and dumping them all together into an ink well.

[Vipersdad]

Esterbrook J Series Transitional 2314-B Relief Nib with Noodlers Zhivago.

[Ipno Tizer]

My Hero 616 hit the Rhodia earlier on today.

 

Chris B.

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is a vintage grey/greenish thatched Conway Stewart 58 inked up with Dimaine Blue Black.

[Sagar_C]

I am currently using: a grey aerometric Parker 51 with fine firm nib and a green lined Pelikan 400nn with stub semi-flex nib.

[geatland]

I'm using a Parker Vector that I unearthed after forgetting I had it for a decade. It's inked with a Parker permanent black cartridge.

 

 

I'm also using my usual suspects: Levenger Waterlilies True Writer F with Levenger Cocoa ink & a Lamy Studio with Levenger Forest ink.

[ThirdeYe]

My Noodler's Flex Creaper demo and my new Lamy Safari XF (my 1st Lamy!)

[Freddy]

Montblanc Generation Blue Converter or Cartridge Filler BB Nib. Filled with Omas Roma 2000 Blue Ink.

 

Visconti Voyager Lapis Blue Celluloid High Vacuum Power Filler Fine Nib. Filled with Skrip # 24 Blue Black Ink.

 

Parker "51" Flighter Aerometric Filler Medium Nib. Filled with Waterman Blue Black Ink.

[hgdolfan]

Today, I'm using my Sailor 1911 14K Med with Diamine Chocolate Brown. I just cleaned out several pens in anticipation of the March Ink Drop!

[docgarner]

Lamy Safari - My go to all around all purpose at home pen. I have six in different colors with different colored inks to match. Only problem is that I don't trust the cap so I never wear it to work.

 

Pilot Vanishing Point - Man I love this pen. How could they make it any better!?!

[Deb T]

Received my Flex creaper a month or so ago, and really like it. It took me a little bit to figure out how to get the best flex for me. I also like my Pilot 78G stub nib too.

 

 

 

My Noodler's Flex Creaper demo and my new Lamy Safari XF (my 1st Lamy!)