What Pens Are You Using Today?

[kpyeoman]

Lamy 2000, m nib with Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue

 

Parker Premier (Tartan), f nib with Noodler's Navajo Turquoise

 

Ranga "Valor," (Black Ebonite), b nib with J. Herbin Bleu Nuit

 

 

The Ranga "Valor" is a bit of a franken-pen. Peyton Street Pens sells a variant of a Ranga pen that is sold with a Sheaffer Imperial nib unit. I'm not partial to gold trim and managed to find a Sheaffer Valor nib unit -- and it fits! The rhodium plated nib and black pen look awesome...like a torpedo, especially since I've removed the clip. I definitely recommend putting together a pen like this if you can (the Ranga pens can be purchased without a nib unit) as it's a really nice combo. I prefer it to the Valor, in fact. I'm intending to do a review on it...at some point...stay tuned!

[william2001]

I'm going to use my Parker Sonnet inked up with my new ink samples I received as a gift. (you know who you are, thanks)

-William S. Park

[Baric]

Yesterday it was my Pelikan M600 Ruby Red, OB nib, filled with Diamine Red Dragon.

 

Today it's a Conway Stewart Belliver in Classic Brown with an IB nib, filled with Delta Black.

Edited September 6, 2014 by Baric

[SujiCorp12345]

Platinum Kanazawa Leaf (M) with Iroshizuku Momiji, Pilot VP (EF) with Iroshizuku Shin-kai, and Pilot 78G with Noodler's BSB.

[Tanzanite]

Silver Pelikan Pura with M nib and Private Reserve Lake Placid Blue ink.

Black Lamy Safari with M nib and Rohrer & Klingner Blau Schwartz ink.

Yellow Lamy Safari with M nib and Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin ink.

Black Pelikan M200 with F nib and Sailor Jentle Ultramarine ink.

Clear TWSBI 580 with F nib and J Herbin Éclat de Saphir ink.

Green Monte Rosa with M nib and Waterman Mysterious Blue ink.

[dannyboy]

Today I've been writing with my 1) Danitrio Fellowship pen filled with Herbin Lie de The; 2) Visconti Skeleton filled with Diamine Autumn Oak; and 3) Bexley Greenbrier filled with Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku.

[prf5]

Today, I inked a typically unused Sheaffer Imperial with a 14k EF nib, to compare it with a newly acquired Aurora Ipsilon Deluxe with a 14k EF nib. The latter is known, correctly or not, as "toothy," and the best way to test its texture is head-to-head against a similar nib. The Aurora and Sheaffer have extremely fine lines. The Aurora doesn't drag and is much smoother than the Sheaffer, but the Aurora still falls short of my favorite Parker 75 with a Premier EF nib. Bottom line: nothing beats the Parker 18k nib, but the Aurora is surprisingly smooth. The Sheaffer goes back in the drawer.

[tarheel1]

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[fasthall]

Sailor 3776 Steel nib

TWSBI VAC 700 fine nib

TWSBI Diamond 580 1.1mm stub nib

Pilot Custom 74 SFM nib

[Thier.]

[Six Dollar Dave]

Today it's going to be my Waterman Phileas loaded with Diamine Majestic Blue. I've had this pen for about 12 years and it is a sentimental favorite. Always been a smooooooooth writer!

[Diderot]

Pelikan M800 Red, Fine nib with Eclat de Saphir.

[Baric]

Sailor 3776

 

hmmm, I thought Platinum made the 3776. Are Sailor and Platinum affiliated in some fashion? Just curious...

 

And for today, let's use the Conway Stewart Wellington in Black Whirl, M nib, filled Diamine Delamere Green.

Edited September 7, 2014 by Baric

[Sharkpie]

My brand new Persimmon Swirl Edison Collier B with Iroshizuku Asa-Gao

 

Pelikan M205 M with Montblanc Royal Blue

[Baric]

My brand new Persimmon Swirl Edison Collier B with Iroshizuku Asa-Gao

 

Maybe this is just my OCD peeking out, but seeing that beautiful blue Asa-gao coming out a Persimmon Swirl pen just seems... wrong to me.

[gweimer1]

I just finished the repair on the two on the right, and I'm planning to play with the black Statesman for a couple days before really cleaning it up.

 

 

[william2001]

I'm using my Parker Sonnet F with Paradise Pen ink to do my schoolwork.

I also used my Jotter at school for writing my name during Civics and Economics 8 AAP (HN).

-William S. Park

[lehrer07]

Pilot Custom 823 F with Waterman Serenity Blue

Platinum #3776 Black No. 1 Fountain Pen, Mottishaw CI with Diamine Oxblood

[Art]

Three new pens for me today.

 

1. Hero 007 with Pilot Iroshizuko Yama-budo
2. Jinhao 599 with Mont Blanc black
3. Baoer 517 with Waterman Serenity Blue

All nice inexpensive pens with terrific inks.

[william2001]

I'm writing my agenda with my Parker Sonnet F AGAIN...

"Yay", I'm using the same ink again. However, I have some ink samples I'm going to try this weekend.

-William S. Park