What Pens Are You Using Today?

[TonySMJC]

sailor ceder wood "f"

 

Im really starting to like this pen

 

plus it smells great as you write

[rbadger332]

I've got my two trusy pens - Parker Vacumatic Junior, filled with Noodler's Bad Blue Heron, and my Pilot VP, filled with Heart of Darkness. Gotta start diversifying! I've been using nothing but Diamine Crimson and Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku for 3 weeks. Time to look at my other colors.

[ImolaS3]

Today?

 

Visconti Homo Sapiens medium with Australian Roses ink, Visconti Opera medium with PR Arabian Rose, Parker Duofold Centennial Amber with Broad nib and filled with a damson coloured ink, the name of which I forget right now

[saketb]

Well, thought of using my Kaweco AC Sport Red Limited Edition with Kaweco Red Cartridge Ink.

[Ad_Astra]

Today I'm using..

 

Acme FP (M) with MB Midnight Blue

Taccia Overture (F) with MB Midnight Blue

Lamy Al-Star (Blue/F) with BSB (This pen has given me the most hassle of any. Ever. When after everything, a pen won't write even with FL Blue, you know it's the pen's fault, but fortunately, my latest set of adjustments has it working ok with the BSB, and I need to have that color at my disposal...I'm hooked)

Libelle Chromatic (M) with MB Midnight Blue

 

...can you tell I recently acquired MB Midnight Blue and am trying it in as many pens as possible?

[reprieve]

Nakaya Mini Decapod in ishime heki-tame, flexible fine nib, Sailor Rikyu-cha.

MB 146 in sterling pinstripe, broad nib, Noodler's Walnut.

[spinningtrees]

Noodler's Ahab filled with Bad Belted Kingfisher and Mont Blanc Starwalker filled with Bad Black Mocassin. I need to tweak the Ahab to increase the ink flow.

[Brian K]

While my 149 is out of commission I am using a Platinum Preppy eyedropper (quite a difference, eh?) loaded with Noodler's Kung Te-cheng and I also use Pilot Varsity for some things.

 

Can't wait to use the 149 again....

[grahamtillotson]

Wow. This post should be "what really awesome pens are you using today?" These are in the bag today:

 

TWSBI 540

Pilot Penmanship (swapped with italic nib ... for notes and edits)

Pelikan Pelikano (yellow)

Lamy 2000 RB

 

Been on a "new pen" run for a while. Maybe need to go back to the old Sheaffers and my coveted Mabie Todd BCHR.

 

Graham

[Fabienne]

The Pilot 78G (what a great little cheap and lovely pen....a REAL gem), The Lamy Al-Star (I'm with the guy above, this one can be a real mule to start up), my TWSBI ROC (love you TWSBI), and my Pelikano (lime green and a real beauty...writes all the time with no prodding).

[ThirdeYe]

Sheaffer School Pen (modern) w/Skrip Black - Leaky and scratchy

Platinum Preppy 05 Red w/Noodler's Nikita

Sheaffer Prelude XF (gold plated) w/Noodler's Black

Cross Solo F (black w/black trim) w/Cross Blue-Black

Pilot Vanishing Point med. (black carbonesque) w/Pilot Blue

Hero 330 (green/gold) w/Noodler's Sequoia

[dascoyne]

brand new St. Dupont Large Orpheo (latest version) ... and, horror of horrors, I dropped it today from chest level when capping it. Slipped out of my hands and both cap and pen went tumbling onto the tile floor. I found the cap under a cart. After a detailed inspection I can't find a single abrasion on the metal trim or lacquer body.

[Beechwood]

An early Moore ring top in the darkest shade of blue you can imagine and a very dark green 1930s Mabie Todd Twist filler,both with very flexible nibs

[in the flow]

Lamy Safari ~ Noodler's Coral Sea

[JimB]

I have three with me today--

 

Ahab Ivory Darkness with Black Swan in Australian Roses :clap1:

 

Bexley Corona Summer Storm with Visconti Blue

 

Twsbi 540 demonstrator with ESS Registrar's Ink

[Ad_Astra]

Taccia Overture (F) with MB Midnight Blue (25% left in the converter..that went quickly)

Libelle Chromatic (M) with MB Midnight Blue (Almost empty...yay! Almost time for a new ink )

[Trillium]

An old Conklin Crescent, black chased hard rubber, gold trim w no brassing, lanyard ring - Black Quink ..... Im really new to FPs, but if this pen is "sub-par" I am in for a real treat...'cause I love this old Conklin!

OK, now I've seen apologies for lousey pictures that Olin Mills would likely endorse , so here's mine...."Sorry for the horrible pictures, I will get better at it, much better or I'll just quit posting them!" Just thought a picture was worth a thousand (mumbled ..in this case) words.

Edited December 1, 2011 by Trillium

[Freddy]

Parker Vacumatic Standard Azure Blue Pearl 4th Quarter 1945 Fine Nib.. .

Skrip #24 Blue Black Ink.

Fred

[sessyargc]

The pens currently out of the pen case and on the table in front of me:

Waterman 52 (red ripple with a flexible nib)

Eversharp Doric (Kashmir with a FLEXIBLE 2 nib)

Sailor Professional Gear Slim Mini (Red with a nail for a nib)

[Beechwood]

A silver icicle Esterbrook J with a 2314M nib, probably the best nib in the world.