Hello - I am a bit confused as to the features of these pens. Please correct me. M200 - has a gold-plated nib. M250 - has a 14K nib. Anything else missing here?

Hi Any suggestions for creating a useful highlighter pen to go with this lovely ink, for somebody who (a) is accustomed to using broad-tip felt highlighters, and (b) has no interest in "underline-style" highlighting, and definitely prefers to make a single broad stroke that covers the words? I...

A couple fairly easy questions for the experts. I got a modern Conway 58 recently, and the tip of the clip is up off the cap. How can I remove the clip to bend it down to the right angle? Second question: My Lamy Vista had ink seep between the inner cap and the outer cap. How can I disassemble...

Today's theme is "Five Lifetimes" The Fountain Pen Network pen quiz will be TODAY, April 9 at NOON Eastern Daylight Time Eastern USA time. Win a Sheaffer Intrigue Ballpoint pen for guessing the quiz subject correctly! Here's what the prize pen looks like:

Hi All, I'd appreciate your opinion and comments on the Waterman Edson...especially interested in the ink flow and how tolerant the nib is to different writing positions. Thanks, Pelikanyo Paul

First off, let me say how happy I am that I've found Noodlers ink. I'm not the ink color hound that many around here are--pretty much stick to black and blue--but I do have a background in retail loss prevention and have dealt with a great deal of check fraud and identity theft, so I know what...

Are you aware that the Omas is coming with a orange 360 360 Mandarin Again in 2005, Omas will present a new colour related to the fashion trends of next Spring - Summer. It is a happy, fresh and sunny colour: MANDARIN, and will lighten up our future lukewarm days of sun. The 360 Mandarin is...

I own a 0.25 mm pen that I use for everything, and I love it. Is there anything thinner than 0.25 mm availible now? If there is, I would like to know.

Hi everyone, I have a blue Sheaffer with Gold trim. The cap screws on and has a white dot. I am unsure as to how to fill it, but I know it needs repair. I do not see any identifying marks, like a model number or something like that. As I pull the end cap out, it has a fat plunger. I --- you pull...

Hi everyone, I have a used Wearever I bought for $5.00 a few weekends ago. It is black with a brushed metal cap and a small brushed metal piece on the end. Also a very narrow brushed metal ring where the nib screws into the body. The nib is kind of like a Parker 51, that is it is not completely...

I have one of those heavy Laban cigar pens, and the nib is actually a very nice smooth fine. But the cap lining (no inner cap) seems to be disintegrating with pieces falling out. They get all over the nib, and I have to shake them off. Thus I don't use the pen, which otherwise writes beautifully...

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Came across this on p12 of Bruce Chatwin's "Songlines": "Do you mind if I use my notebook?" I asked. "Go ahead" I pulled from my pocket a black oilcloth-covered notebook, its pages held in place with an elastic band. "Nice notebook," he said.

Does anyone know a stockist of Nathan's Noodlers and/or Eel inks in UK or, come to that, anywhere in Europe? TIA -- Tom Piercy Rothwell, Northants, UK

Hi ! I am not an expert in f.p., surely many people here can answer my question. I have a Waterman Ideal Safety Pen, rather short (8.5 cm, closed). The markings on the body a PAT'D 1884 - MAY 23, 1899 - WATERMAN'S IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN NY USA - & AUG. 4, 1903 - SAFETY PEN. On the cap: WATERMAN'S...

Is this pen of any value?

Two weeks from tonight, we have a Long Island pen club meeting at 8 pm at Hofstra University. For more info, check this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LIpen/ As always, newbies invited too. Nancy

Does anyone know what the super cleaner is in the Mont Blanc bottled ink? Also I am considering the Montblanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Collection - Pure Silver LeGrand Fountain Pen (ID: MB146PS) - anyone seen this or have any feedback. Not sure what I would expect to pay. for more info

Mike tells us in one article on waterproof inks, that the ace of aces is Pilots G-2 gel roller pen, which according to him, is totally waterproof. I immediately went out and purchased one (in black ink), wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, waited 10 minutes to dry, then dunked the...

Can anyone recommend a good repair shop for old Parker FPs.