I used some nylon sealer tape to make the cap fit snug, but do other Rotring Core caps fall off easily? I like the feel of the pencil and was thinking about buying a black one, but this cap looseness bugs me. L. Weasel

Has anyone been able to identify the pen used in the current Motorola "Q" commercial? Thanks, Gordon

Hi folks, It looks like this year's Miami Pen & Watch Show, July 7-9, is going to be a good one. This is the second year that Bertram's Inkwell has hosted this show. It's a purposely small show-about 100 tables-and Bert and Jim have decided to keep it that way. It's also probably the most elegant...

These inks may not be the best for medium and/or fine nibbed pens. I have experienced drying and clogging of both a Waterman and Romet medium, both newer pens. Because the higher concentration of pigment in Noodlers, the stroke-line looks better when used with fine and medium nibs but be prepared...

Hello all, I really love high quality fountain pens, but I am afraid I am still ignorant of some of the more importance maintainance and care common practices. I happen to like Mont Blanc's and their balance and nibs, but, I noticed when I went to the boutique, one of the ladies was particularly...

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1) What is the deal with these fountain pens? Everyone I purchase seem not to work very well. For example, I placed a new ink cartridge in a fountain pen today and I could not get it to write. For assistance, I dabbed the tip of the pen in a few drops of water. Ink starting to flow very rapidly,...

I am slowly collecting an assortment for pens ranging from $5 to $150. I am, however, surprised at the lack of information there are about the hierarchy of pens, which pens hold their value, which ones are a waste of money, etc. The Internet has made pen buying easier where before we were limited...

Hi All; I recently started using fountain pens. I have nine at last count. They all have their personalities. The most expensive was about $160. It right very nice and maybe better than a $100 pen. Question I have is a $300 pen really write three times nicer than a $100 pen? I don't think I am...

I think I've ruined the nib on my newest pen. A while back I posted about it being scratchy, ect... and tried to fix the problem myself rather than take it to a repairman. I tried to polish the nib on a penny and have made it incredibly worse, now it's scratchy and it skips! I guess I shouldn't...

I picked up an old sheaffer fountain pen in a shop today -- 14kt nib, and what apparently is called the "touchdown filler" system -- I'm not the biggest expert, and haven't seen or heard of this system until today. The pen is currently soaking in warm water. Oddly, it appears that its last fill of...

To all those companies that want to be appointed as authorized North American dealers for the Platinum Pen Company of Japan: please contact us by email at or The Dealer packages are ready. We have a larger range of pens than were previously marketed in North...

Has anyone ever come accross one of these pens? - Pen Sai Brevatta Got one off e-bay, its a really great looking vintage pen. Can't figure out what the fill mechanism is. It may simply be an eyedropper. Your thoughts would be most appreciated. Thanks.

Each writing instrument that I create is individually hand turned on a lathe using the finest woods and other materials. I do not use automatic or duplicating equipment, therefore no two are exactly alike. I craft using various exotic as well as domestic hardwoods and acrylics. All instruments have...

I recently started collecting fountain pens, and I find myself collecting different pens for different writing "situations". Recently I bought a few pens on Ebay that were hand turned. One uses the Gentlemen kit and one the Jr. kit. They both have steel nibs, but I love the way they both write....

Hi, My pen writes great with a medium tip if I hold it traditionally. If I hold it with the nib upside down, the pen writes a fine line which I'd like to have occasionally. But it's very scratchy. How could I fix it so I can write with the nib upside down?

I have a DaniTrio cumlaude. The nice big one which I just have not connected to. Dipped to test and it's a great smooth writer. Bargain for this beauty. Blue gray swirls, lovely smooth 18k nib. If interested pls paypal registered airmail is 10 and EMS 22. (that's Global...

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I am considering the purchase of a Namiki Falcon. I am specifically interested in the flexibility of the nib. I prefer a fine. Does anyone out there have experience with this pen? I own a vanishing point which has become a favorite pocket pen of mine so I'm already sold on Pilot/Namiki as a quality...

I've been trying to figure out how this pen works without cutting it open, anyone know how the internal mechansim knows which color ink i want? thanks