What Pens Are You Using Today?

[CoolFool]

Cross Solo I've had since 1998. Probably the most dependable pen in my collection. I can leave it for months (but I try not to) and it starts writing the instant it hits the paper. Too bad they don't make them anymore, but at least they're widely available on eBay and other places!

 

[bostonthiparty]

Lamy Safari F with Diamine Sargasso Sea

Noodlers Standard Flex with J Herbin 1670 for grading papers

[Tom Aquinas]

Later model Sterling Silver Cross Hatch Parker 75 , 14 ct French m nib Skrip Blue.

MB 144 m nib, Blue Quink. :meow:

[WhosYerBob]

Bexley Imperial with a Mottishaw'ed cursive italic, primed with Noodler's Blue American Eel.

[GardenWeasel]

MB146 w/ MB Irish Green.

[andrew98]

Modern Conklin Endura - Visconti brown ink

Retro 51 Double 8 - Visconti red ink

 

I really dig faceted pens.

 

-Andy

[Blubber_AWD]

Today, this very moment, I use a Montblanc 32 (passed over to me from my father) and a Montblanc Meisterstück 144 bordeaux.

[andrew98]

I forgot about the Guiliano Mazzuoli Micrometer in Bronze I was carrying around earlier, too.

 

-Andy

Edited October 24, 2012 by andrew98

[skipperhughes]

Lamy Vista 1.1 with Cryptic Laviathon

Schrade tactical fountain pen with visconti blue

TWSBI broad with lamy black

[Quaysider]

I'm using a Pair of Preras.

 

Having read high praise for these pens on FPN, when it came to giving my daughter a fountain pen for uni. I decided on a Dark Brown (she thinks Mum's Pink pen is too girly)with a F. She's been using a Jotter FP with a F since Sixth Form and mentioned she'd like a finer nib. Pen arrived from Cult Pens in a flash just before we got an email from guess-who praising the EF nib in the Sonnet she'd found on eBay.

 

Now what? I decided to keep the pen, despite the F being a bit too sharp for me. I love the pen in the hand; beautifully balanced, nice dry line, good starter etc. Thing is, I just don't like the colour. It's nearly black. Which makes it neither one nor t'other. Annoying. Nothing for it, back to CP and get a Slate Grey with a M.

 

 

Love it. Bought a bottle of Diamine Grey to set it off. I haven't made up my mind about the nibs. Both give me pleasure, I'm wallowing in a euphoria of cursive joy (Blimey, that's a bit flowery even for me). They're easy to swap, BTW, friction fit, be gentle. I can't make up my mind . . . so, I'm going to let you guys do it for me. I'll send the Brown with whichever nib chosen to any member with a pony to spare (I'll cover P & P in the UK, split the difference overseas). Please note the cap posted has already (since Saturday last) started marking the barrel - it doesn't bother me but best mentioned, I think.

 

Tally Ho!

[fountainpenjunkie]

Awesome! And thanks for the note! That pen writes beautifully! I'll write back Saturday. Glad to see you back in ink!

 

 

Bexley Imperial with a Mottishaw'ed cursive italic, primed with Noodler's Blue American Eel.

[floydee1]

This week I'm using a MB149 with stub nib filled with Diamine Evergreen.

 

But today, a work colleague finally brought in her "similar pen like yours, Floyd" for me to look at. It turns out to be a MB146 m nib, which she has never used - it was given to her by one of her (rich) friends who saw no use for it

 

She's had it in her possession for over 2-3 years, never been inked. I have not really tried out the MB146 so I filled it up (with her permission of course) and I've been using all of today.

 

She was very chuffed when I told her how much she could get for the pen and even more if she could find the box and papers for it.

 

So today I've actually been using a MB146 m nib. It actually felt better in my hand than my 149... :hmm1:

 

F

[Tom Aquinas]

Today a gold plated Waterman Gentleman with an M nib, using Waterman South Sea Blue.

[Freddy]

Early Parker Ag "75" with number 75 nib..filled with Skrip # 24 Blue Black Ink.... .

 

Fred

[pmhudepo]

Still the trusty Parker 75 medium nib with Iroshizuku Asa-gao for notes etc. I've also put my Sailor 1911 with fine nib into rotation: I needed a pen with a (very) fine nib and red ink (Private Reserve Dakota Red) to add comments to printed documents.

 

It's been a while since I used the Sailor, but I'm beginning to appreciate its exquisitely fine nib again.

[WhosYerBob]

Awesome! And thanks for the note! That pen writes beautifully! I'll write back Saturday. Glad to see you back in ink!

You're welcome! I look forward to your written response!

[paolino_paperino]

Delta fountainpen.it forum 500 anniversary special edition

[Tom Aquinas]

Gold plated Mabie Swan (circa 1917) M nib, Quink Blue Black

Gold plated Waterman Gentleman M nib , South Sea Blue

[CoolFool]

Edison Herald in blue/gold swirl acrylic.

 

[Tom Aquinas]

Later production Australian made sterling cap and barrel Parker 75, U.S. made m nib with Skrip blue

MB Solitaire ball pen black m refill