Hi acpp, I while ago I got a Pilot Capless (standard model, broad). Loved it. I can resist anything except temptation... Now I've got the "Decimo", and it's like a slimline version of the original. I got another broad nib. The weird thing about this is the squeaking noise it makes as...

I have an old Sheaffer desk pen with a snorkel filling system. I had not used it for a while so I decided to flush it out with water. After a series of warm water flushes the water was less intensely blue but still quite blue. I let it soak over night in about an inch of water. The next day I...

i already bought the Z25 converter. But it says that you need the Z24 in the safari which i plan on puchasing in the near future. as far as i can tell, the only difference b/n the two is that one has a red twist and the other black. Should I but the other or will this one work?

Does anyone have an Osmiroid Shorthand nib they would sell? I have the Sketch and Music, but I need a Shorthand nib to round out the specialty nib collection. Thanks - CKA

I recently bought a Sheaffer Imperial (mk2) from eBay and when it arrived I discovered that the barrel was cracked. When I try to fill the pen (Mont Blanc black ink) it draws enough ink to write a page and a half of A6. I am using the prescribed methodolgy including leaving the nib submerged in...

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:18:38 +0100, "Pedro" wrote: Jeder braucht es! Jeder will es haben! Jeder fühlt sich wohl dabei! Neugierig geworden???? Info unter: Ich bin neugierig!!!!

The point of a parker 45 is that you can replace the nib. well... i need to replace the nib. So where the heck can you get ahold of those nibs! if the pens are still produced, where are those nibs? i anyone has any ideas or knows where to get ahold of them, can you please help me? thanks

A friend sent me some terrific photos of 'pencil sculptures' today that I wanted to share. As these came through a friend to a friend to a friend, etc., I don't know who the artist is. If anyone does, I'd appreciate them leaving the information as a 'comment' at the end of the entry on my...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180085958952 I "won" this on eBay. The description is sparse. At first I thought that it was a Valiant, but the top looks wrong. Is it an old pen with a new top? I have to admit to not being a purist or particularly knowledgable. To me, it...

Anyone know how to remove the nib of a Namiki Falcon? ABC

Ive just acquired a Platinum Line Classique Fineliner (ink out already!) and would like a proper rollerball (or possibly, fibre refill) to do the business. Can anyone suggest a pilot or similar refill that will fit? I just know you'll know... Best wishes, David

although the 51 is definitely a unique pen, it pales almost to insignificance in my eyes to a parker 45 with a 14K nib for extended periods of writing, for which i use it. My grandmother gave it to me, telling me that she used it as her metric pen. i have been using it for years as well and i cant...

Buyer canceled out, your chance to acquire true f/p statements at super prices. nos Purple passion in the very presidential size. Only 500 of these were produced. bargain basement $180. smooth med 14k nib and accoutrements. ...

On Feb 25, 12:07 pm, Mark Edwards wrote: beelzibub @ bawston school for idiots asked:: ... if you stick a number 2 pencil up your ass you are gay BUTT if you break a number 4 pencil in half and stick that up your ass you're not. why??? No cluons...

I have a "Stephens Leverfill No. 270" that I think has a faulty bladder. The lever moves out, but not as far as it should, and doesn't suck any ink back up when it goes back in. Is my diagnosis probably right? Is replacing the bladder something I ought to be able to do without experience?

I was bought a Waterman Hemisphere for xmas. Normally I use Lamy Safari, Cross or Parker fountain pens so I am well used to fountains pens when they work and when they dont. I decided to wait until the Waterman ink converter arrived from the Parker Pen Co. I then filled it with Noodlers Purple. ...

I recently bought a Lamy Vista with an EF nib. I remember the nib on my old Safari -- it was huge, more like a medium. But this nib (silver instead of black in color) is a real EF. Anyone else notice that? I love the looks of this clear pen and bought it as a user that might get some attention...

Not a lot of enthusiasm for BPs here, this I know. I've tried to be an FP purist, Pelikan, Waterman, etc., Roller balls seem too imprecise for me. But I have a dilemma. I've been doing a lot of detail, long form work. First, FPs, like my M800 in Left Oblique Med, dry up if they're sitting open...

Hi All, I recently discovered this kind of nib, of which I had never heard before. Could anyone who has used one of these, tell me, please: a) do they work as "advertised" - i.e., thiner line with pen nearly upright, broader line with pen nearly horizontal?

Hello group. I'm an occaisonal poster over at R.M.M.P (the drummer's group), but they couldn't help me! :-) I recenly got back into writing with a fountain pen. When in college, I used to use a Parker, and really liked it. I lost it though, and never really picked another one up. When I was...