What Pens Are You Using Today?

[amberleadavis]

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[itsallkg]

Going with my ever-ready Lamy 2000 with Noodler's 54th Massachussetts!

[plumeau]

Sheaffer Balance II.

[Kuscer]

Caipirinha= cachaça(a brazilian kind of rum made out of sugar cane) + Lemon+ sugar+ ice

 

Delicious!

#droolpool

[a m a r g o]

Pelikan M425 filled with Edelstein Aventurine and Pelikan M205 with Waterman Turqoise...

[FayeV]

I hope I did this right. First post outside of my intro thread. Lamy Vista Fine with its stock blue cartridge. Anyone have any tips on running this ink out?! I wanna try a new ink already! Haha!

 

I love my Lamy Vista, especially the one the 1.1 stub.

I use up ink through handwriting practice. I've been working through the 1st practice paragraph here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/261301-difficult-words-practice-sentences/

I still haven't mastered writing the word "syzygy" to my satisfaction.

 

 

Today I've got 7 pens inked up in my EDC, although the pen I'm using the most so far is my white Pelikan M205 (F) filled with J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen.

[sargetalon]

After a little hiatus, a Parker 45 Flighter Deluxe from the 1970's with 10K fine nib and Pelikan Blue-Black

[ultima.]

Gave my Parker Vacumatic Junior EF another shot at lecture note-taking after switching the ink from Visconti Turquoise to Waterman Florida Blue..tis a good combination. The truquoise didn't behave too well with it if that makes any sense (lots of feathering). Used the Vac alongside my trusty Waterman Hemisphere F with Florida blue ink as well (as you can see I really want to finish the bottle )

Edited September 15, 2014 by ultima.

[Elyptic]

Two pens currently getting heavy use today, and going with a TWSBI theme!

 

TWSBI 580 AL (M) filled with Noodler's Black (Journal Pen for the day)

TWSBI 700 VAC Smoke (M) filled with Pendleton's recipe for Blakwa (Work notes pen for the day)

 

I also have three other inked pens, but they are more for minor use!

[Kamm]

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Best post ever. I wanna start writing my replies. Thanks for the suggestions. Didn't realize it was a noob move to use the cartridge! I'm getting a Doane notebook to start working on my handwriting cause it's horrible.

[Kamm]

 

I love my Lamy Vista, especially the one the 1.1 stub.

I use up ink through handwriting practice. I've been working through the 1st practice paragraph here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/261301-difficult-words-practice-sentences/

I still haven't mastered writing the word "syzygy" to my satisfaction.

 

 

Today I've got 7 pens inked up in my EDC, although the pen I'm using the most so far is my white Pelikan M205 (F) filled with J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen.

Oh thanks for the link! That's super helpful. Now tell me....What's a 1.1 stub? I'm seeing it in like everyone's replies and I have no idea what the difference is.

[Baric]

Hmmm, I had another pen out, but it seems to be hiding... hate it when they do that.

 

So I guess I'm using a Conway Stewart Belliver in Classic Brown with an 18K IB nib, filled with a Delta Black cartridge. Don't snicker at the cartridge, I have a couple that came with a Fusion 82 and I'm just using them up. They will be gone soon and I will try the my new Noodler's Manjiro Nakahama Whaleman's Sepia. or Upper Ganges Blue, or maybe Fox. So many inks, so few pens and hours.

[tinysnail]

Outside of my note-taking pens (Safari, Al-Star, Metropolitan) and my pens for TAing in the Support Centre (two Pilot Varsities/Vpens), I've been getting real cozy with my 3776 Nice. That Platinum fine nib is good for math

[FayeV]

Oh thanks for the link! That's super helpful. Now tell me....What's a 1.1 stub? I'm seeing it in like everyone's replies and I have no idea what the difference is.

 

A good place to begin is Richard Binder's site: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=main.htm

He's got lots of info on his website.

 

A stub gives you a little line variation which can add more interest to your handwriting.

 

As I understand it, a "crisp italic" nib, which has sharp edges, is used to create the fat & skinny lines you see in calligraphy. It is the sharp edges that give you that distinct line variation, however you need to be careful to avoid snagging the paper.

A "stub" nib has less sharp edges making it easier to use for everyday writing, you can write cursive quicker without snagging the paper.

[mrchan]

Today my 3 babies are:

 

1. Pelikan M800 Brown Tortoiseshell

2. Sheaffer Imperial IV

3. Parker Cisele 75 Sterling Silver

 

These 3 are part of my EDC rotations which consist of a total of 6 pens. I mix and match depending on my mood for the day.

[Kamm]

 

A good place to begin is Richard Binder's site: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=main.htm

He's got lots of info on his website.

 

A stub gives you a little line variation which can add more interest to your handwriting.

 

As I understand it, a "crisp italic" nib, which has sharp edges, is used to create the fat & skinny lines you see in calligraphy. It is the sharp edges that give you that distinct line variation, however you need to be careful to avoid snagging the paper.

A "stub" nib has less sharp edges making it easier to use for everyday writing, you can write cursive quicker without snagging the paper.

Thanks for the link and the explanation. Helps a lot!

[SimonJamesLucas]

An Osmiroid 65 Mk 1, lever filler, in rose ripple.

[Mishka5050]

Oh thanks for the link! That's super helpful. Now tell me....What's a 1.1 stub? I'm seeing it in like everyone's replies and I have no idea what the difference is.

1.1 will change everything! You have to get one

The difference is in the line the pen makes.

[LWJ2]

Today's pens will be my Parker Challenger with a 14k fine flexible nib, inked with Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin and my Pelikan M200, fine nib, inked with Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher.

 

It will be a permanently bulletproof day!

[pmhudepo]

A little over a week ago, I cleaned pretty much all my pens before taking a short holiday. So, this morning I got to pick whatever I liked and I returned to an old favorite of mine: Montblanc Agatha Christie, F nib, with Iroshizuku Asa-gao ink. Lovely. The huge Montblanc 149 O3B still has MB Permanent Grey in it, and makes for a great "headline pen". It wrote perfectly after not being used for 9 days.