I've often heard it said that green inks in general dry more slowly than other colors. If this is true, what's the reason for it? Are some brands much better than others?

Hallo I'd like to ask for some advice on getting a new fountain pen. I write a lot and take many notes, and decent pen is necessity. As an everyday writer I was using Waterman Apostrophe and it had all I need, but I lost it :( In case it happens again I think I'm not going to spend more than...

I have Falcon with a medium nib. It's nib and feed system (cartridge) are the best amongst all my pens, except, perhaps for my Pelikan M800 medium, for which it might be tied for best. Because of the flex medium nib, my Falcon is not well suited to write on paper with narrow lines. Anyone...

Looking for Extra Large Ceramic with or without labels 13ins to 24ins in size can ssomeone help with this next will pay upto $200 for a parker duofold ink bottle next will pay top price for a conkline ink bottles next will pay $100 for a eversharp ink bottle next will pay $120 for a esterbrook ink...

Hello, Some more pens for sale out of my collection: http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=560019 1. Waterman Ideal #52, BCHR, Clip Clap, the 52 is one of the most flexible nib pens Ideal made, nickel trim, no cracks, hairlines or scratches, #2 14K nib is very flexible and...

Conway Stewart is releasing a new pen that looks really great! Anyone have any experience with Conway Stewart Pens? How well do they perform and how do the nib sizes vary? http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/images/conwaystewart_images/CS3120.jpg The new Silver Streak isn't bad...

I have a bunch of great pens ending on E-bay this weekend, some tonight, including: Platinum LE FP Stipula Saterno LE FP Louis Cartier FP Beautiful Montegrappa Eleganza FP and BP Montegrappa Harmony FP Underwood FP and more

Hi, I want to use bottled ink in my Parker Frontier fountain pen. For some reason I have no luck finding the Parker converter locally, but (after trying several ones) I've found that Lamy Z24 converter seems to fit the pen perfectly. Someone has used this combination of pen/converter? I have read...

I decided to buy myself a present both for my birthday and for a new job (you should try the experience of being a generation Xer, shifting jobs all the time :-P), and -obviously- i decided on a new pen. There were all those beautiful pens in the shop: a lot of pelikans, conway steward, delta,...

Hi all, I have a (for me) new problem. I have a Waterman Serenite with OF nib. I´m very fond of this pen. I have always used the pen with a convertor, and used a broad spectrum of inks in this pen, although no Waterman ink. That is, until 2 days ago. After reading favourable reviews of Waterman...

Tried this once before with no luck; hopefully this time will yield some results. "bonehead" move results in me having a perfectly good nib and section without a barrel and cap for Waterman Edson. If anyone has either/both of these available for sale (sapphire preferred, but I'd take any color)...

Pelikan black, purchase date early 2002. Download times will be long over dialup due to detail. Mold was present at time of purchase and consisted only of one pea-diameter "lily pad" floating on the surface. You can see that the mold has now taken up residence along the top circumference of the...

I've spent a little time researching the topic and trying out different pens and inks and I am beginning to think the idea of "archival" ink is a bit of a scam. There don't seem to be any actual measurements of what "archival" is and I am wondering of the concept of "acid free" ink is just to...

FOR SALE Bexley 10th Anniversary orange/red/black hard rubber (ebonite) (61/250); responsive and smooth medium nib. In original (beautiful!) Italian leather box with papers and convertor. MSRP is $295, I'd like $150. Scan available. Lou Kidder

I have a Vanishing Point pen with a broad nib that I use as my "signature" pen. I would now like to buy another with either a medium or fine point as a general purpose pen. I would appreciate feedback regarding whether the medium and fine perform on the "finer" side or not. For example, would...

A newly acquired Esterbrook J (late '50s-early '60s vintage) had a Renew Point I couldn't remove. Repeated flushing had no effect. Thinking the problem was probably dried ink, soaking for a bit seemed in order. The pen went nib first into a glass with cold water covering the section and threads on...

I've just switched on the TV and on BBC1 there's an programme (Innovation Nation) where inventors pitch their gadgets to a panel of business people and retail buyers. One of these gizmos was a nibless fountain pen. The man from Parker (he not exactly say yes) and the buyer from W H Smith...

I'm in possession of a friends Carene that he dropped, nib down. The nib is bent ~.15 cm up off the feed and the tines are slightly bent apart. There are no cracks to the nib nor missing tipping material that I can see with my loupe. Is it possible to repair this nib without replacing the...

The description of the Sheaffer fountain pen I am trying to date is as follows: Flat-top black body with 14K clip and single 3/8"W 14K band around the cap, also has the Shaeffer white dot, also the lever-filler clip is 14K. The nib is 14K. Now I vaguely remember that the Lifetime first started...

Have seen Sheaffer Pens at Phoenix Office Max: Gold Agio Fountain Pen, Stainless GT Prelude roller balls, and gloss black Agio compact ballpoints. Agio seems to be comparable to old Fashion model. Clip is similar to Prelude clip. The fountain pen seems to have gold plated medium nib similar to the...