Please provide your recommendations of the best mechanical pencils in the $10 - $50 price range. I'm tired of pencils breaking down. Thanks! Elliot Berlin

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Can you help me identify these two Parker pens found in a drawer recently. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30343473@N00/440706167/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/30343473@N00/440704852/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/30343473@N00/440705951/ I immediately thought the the burgundy one was a 65 when I...

I am looking to purchase a good quality calligraphy pen set for my wife. It's hard to tell which are decent quality. Does anyone have any experience with calligraphy pens? -- Sonny __O _-\,_ (_)/ (_)

I just found a bottle of Super Quink in the back of my grandmother's cupboard. It says that it is Super Quink with solv-X, that cleans the pen as it writes. Would it still be good to use 50 yrs later in my Lamy 2000? Also, my nib is a bit scratchy on the l2k. any suggestions? (the problem improved...

Where can I get 1.8 mm green leads for a vintage mechanical pencil? I have tried Google sites, but nothing.

Ive just noticed (being sat next to a very intense desk lamp) that my MB cap / body resin is not actually black, but a very dark red - I can just about shine a light through it. Any particular reason why this might be? My sailor 1911, which has similarly hard resin, seems to be more solid. And...

Hi - This is for UK subscribers only. I am now reducing my personal collection of italic pens. I have a limited number of custom-ground italic nibs in Parker 51 pens, both fine and medium straight italics. I also have italic nibs in a number of other pens in my collection, which I might be...

Lamy Al-Star, usually about £5 on ebay. Big, smooth and utterly reliable. Steve

sorry, me again. Im still trying to understand my new lamy 2000. When i filled up the piston with water, drained it in to an eyedropper, then filled it into a standard parker cartridge, it barely reached the top. was my measurement accurate, or is there no point to the piston filler?

As important as the quest of finding the ultimate fountain pen is finding the ultimate fountain pen ink. Any suggestions about your experiences and preferences? My preference is Lamy Turquoise. It has beautiful colour variation and the bottle is superbly constructed with an inbuilt roll of blotting...

What is the largest capacity fountain pen that is not eyedropper fill?

I recently aquired a lamy studio with a medium nib and am not happy with the thickness (i use fine nibs). So how do i get ahold of spare nibs? How are they replaced? Are they the same nibs as the lamy safari? Also, i like the two-tone gold nib that the palladium version has over my stainless steel...

I recently aquired a lamy studio with a medium nib and am not happy with the thickness (i use fine nibs). So how do i get ahold of spare nibs? How are they replaced? Are they the same nibs as the lamy safari? Also, i like the two-tone gold nib that the palladium version has over my stainless steel...

I have recently obtained a 1950s Parker Duofold, its mint condition and the nib looks perfect but im dissapointed in the way it writes. The nib states '585 England 10' and i am using black Parker Quink, but to be honest the result looks really thick and wet and looks like i have used a felt tip...

I currently write with Pelikan Brown. It has become my standard for taking notes, and signing documents, checks contracts, etc. I recently spilled some water on notes that I was taking. I couldn't believe how badly the Pelikan brown washed out. I was writing on a yellow legal pad, and the...

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Hi Folks, I've been thinking of collecting pens for awhile - probably in a not too-serious way. Are there any good/interesting online resources? Thanks, - Jef www.odd-info.com

Im a big fan of turquoise, but i havent tried mont blanc yet for fear that it performs like their black. Does it, or is it any good?

What is the difference between the parker twist 'deluxe' piston filler and the normal, cheaper, pump action one? does one hold more ink or something?