What Pens Are You Using Today?

[Chthulhu]

1957 (or thereabouts) Flo Ball ballpoint, and a Paper Mate "Petite" or "Lady Capri."

[Tangster]

It's exam season so I've had to bring out old faithful, a eydropper converter preppy filled with quink black.

[kiavonne]

I used my custom Edison Gem, and the Pilot Stargazer, both inked with 54th Massachusetts, to take care of lawyer and banking fees and postal mailing.

[amberleadavis]

I used my custom Edison Gem, and the Pilot Stargazer, both inked with 54th Massachusetts, to take care of lawyer and banking fees and postal mailing.

 

I'm quaking in my crocs worried about how you "take care of lawyer". Must be a Vegas thing.

[WilsonCQB1911]

Today it's my white-barrelled Pilot Vanishing point. I have a fine nib in there, with a CON-50 converter filled with Private Reserve American Blue fast dry.

 

I like this combination a lot.

[discopig]

Namiki Falcon with Diamine Oxblood, a great combo for sketching.

[LWJ2]

So far, my Parker Challenger with Edelstein Tanzanite. The day is, however, young.

[fountainpagan]

Montblanc 256

Parker Duofold

Waterman Jif

Parker 51

Pelikan 120

[Eduardo]

Centropen 10016

Centropen 5270

[yogalarva]

My trusty neon Safari, inked with R&K Scabiosa. Excited to see how it holds up to taking notes in class today.

[pennylink]

Lamy Safari/F inked with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black and Pelikan M805/F inked Diamine Damson, both quite dusty colours that complement one another.

[85AKbN]

What I brought with me on travel: Italix Parson's Essential, fine nib, black, celtic knot design. My current favorite. I debated whether to fly with it, what FP to bring, whether to bring one or not. Went back and forth and I'm glad I brought it. No leaks whatsoever. What a smooth, thin, fine nib writer. I just got it from the UK before I left, and it's inked with Noodler's black. My goto. Weights 1.2 oz / 35 grams, with a lot of the weight in the cap. I write unposted comfortably, and I heard the unposted weight is just a tad less than a posted Lamy 2000 makrolon. Over at another forum: unposted uncapped IPE: 20 grams / .7 oz.

[79spitfire]

An older lacquered brass Danitrio, inked with PR Midnight blues, fast dry.

[penmanila]

today this pen:

 

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with this ink:

 

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[ISW_Kaputnik]

I'm down to three pens inked, and carrying them all. Parker 45 with black Quink cartridge, Pilot Vanishing Point, fine, with Pilot Blue-Black, and a broad Vanishing Point with Diamine Syrah.

[pmhudepo]

Today's FP EDC and usage at work:

 

 

TWSBI Mini 1.1mm Nib w/Tubular Pen Transporter.

 

TWSBI 580 1.1mm for me, today.

[greatorg]

Today it is a MB 145 and a matching

Le Grand Ballpen.

 

Gero

[kpyeoman]

Black and rhodium Sailor 1911m, m nib with Diamine Asa Blue

 

Stainless Sheaffer Targa, f/ef nib with Sailor Apricot

 

Chrome Sheaffer Javelin, m nib with Diamine Damson

 

 

The Javelin ran dry this morning and the Targa is not far behind it. Hoping to get through the day with the Sailor. I've got about 6 pens to clean this weekend...should be fun!

[discopig]

Today I felt like using one of my lesser used pens, so I inked up my Hero 704 (F/M nib?) with Noodler's Black Swan In Australian Roses.

[blindwally]

Don't you just love it when the little envelopes and packages arrive from China! I might have p_ssed myself (just a little) on my way back from the mailbox.

Today's $4.00 treasure was a Hero 616. Is it a legitimate Hero 616? I've studied the mugshots and I think it is. I flushed it, inked it, gave it about a 20-second micromesh tweek and viola...It's a beauty! It definitely prefers Rhodia over Generic 30# legal pad...it has refined tastes, but for the $4.00 USD I spent it has already made me happy.

 

It's hovering around 5°F degrees here today and my new little Chinese gem has provided me with a nice warm ray of happy-joy-joy!

Edited January 17, 2014 by blindwally