About 90% of the bandwidth on FPN is wasted with horse**** such as this.

Hello, I am new to google groups, but I decided to give it a try. I am looking for a rOtring 900 mechanical pencil. I recently found one on eBay, but it had already been sold by that time. I cannot find another one. I used to have one in high school, but somehow it disappeared. Nothing special,...

Has anyone here any experience of both Mont Blanc and Pelikan medium oblique nibs please? I've just bought a Pelikan M400 with a medium oblique nib and I like it so much I'm thinking of getting the equivalent nib unit for a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck that I don't use a lot. I think I'd use it a lot...

A long while ago, I got some kind of chemical -- maybe isopropyl alcohol -- on a part of my Mont Blanc Doue fountain pen. It appears to have whitened the resin just slightly. I'd like to clean it up. Is there a proper way to re-polish Mont Blanc resin? Thanks, Michael

Hello all, During a bit of tidy up at home I've unearthed a boxed set of 8 Rotring Varient draughting pens. sizes 01.mm upto 1.2mm. I was a draughtsman back in the mid 80's which I probably the last time these were used.

I am feeling very frustrated because I have tried a number of fountain pens and none of them are nearly wet enough for my taste. I find the Waterman Phileas and Laureat for example far too dry, as are a wide selection of cheap vintage pens I've got on ebay. I've always used Sheaffer cartridge pens,...

I've been using cheap ($5) Sheaffer fountains for a number of years, now, and like them just fine. Sure, the quality is variable, but at that price, if one acts up, I just discard it or trade parts with another. No problam. There's no way I'd pay more than $10 for a pen; I lose too many,...

Announcing the 2004 replica model of my Parker aircraft series. This was not a Parker corporate aircraft. Similar to the 1941 RAF Spitfire fighter model I made last year that carried the name GEO S. PARKER because it was donated to the RAF by contributions from employees of Parker UK and Canada,...

Hi acpp, I finally got my hands on a Namiki Falcon today. UK suppliers seemed extortionate; I got mine from the US at a very decent price. It's a beauty: classical black and gold, and not much bigger than a Pelly 400. I didn't even give it the traditional de-greasing flush, just stuck...

Dear friends, new pens are in preparation. They will be listed next days. You can see the pictures already in a preview: http://www.enter-net.de/auktion/pens/vorschau.htm There is a big Montblanc 138, one MB 20 red Masterpiece, one MB 444 Stylo, one MB 344 1/2, one beautiful Watermans 52V red...

Hello, If you were at the Raleigh Show this past weekend you might have seen and even tried one of these Kaweco pens that were modified by Nathan Tardif so they can be used as Eyedroppers. If not, I've taken a couple photos that should give you a pretty good idea as to the modifications made to...

Which FP gets the job done for you day in and day out? For me: Platinum Workhorse. Never lets me down. Only $40!

QUICK! What pen(s) are you carrying around this week in your pocket/purse/briefcase/backpack/etc.? Me: Namiki Vanishing Point w/ Pelikan turquoise ink. -- ~~Bluesea~~

What fountain pen writes the smoothest?

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A press release from Pilot Pen we may find of interest: Press Release Source: Pilot Pen Purple is the 'New Red' Monday January 24, 2:52 pm ET Students and Teachers Prefer 'Kinder, Gentler' Purple Ink Over Red for Grading Papers

Brand : Waterman Image : pn1466 Title : Waterman Vintage Pens Details : 1 Waterman Black Fountain Pen GFT 1940s Lever Filler Brown 502 made in England Price $85 2 Waterman Black Fountain Pen GFT 1940 Lever Filler Black made in USA Price $85 3 Waterman Black Fountain Pencil GFT Black made in USA...

What's a good, professional (i.e. not pink colored) stationary that takes well to fountain pens? Is there anything I can find in a local Staples/Office Depot (Strathmore paper is way too grainy for fountain pens)? Thanks, Richard

I'm about to buy a couple of new pens. The best prices by far that I've seen for them are at oscar braun pens online. Any reviews on the sales and service of Oscar Braun? How do they sell so cheap? Thanks!

So, I cannot bring myself to buy one of these for myself, as it pretty much seems like a pencil, rather than a pen, but I am really curious about them nonetheless. The reviews on the website are far too small to get a real idea of how the pen works. Has anyone here actually used one? What was...