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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
Hi, I am looking for an affordable (sub-$50) fountain pen with a soft
nib. My current Lamy Safari nib is steel and kinda scratchy at times. I tried my co-worker's Pelikan and it was great. I used to have a Waterman Phileas with a gold (plated?) nib, and in both Fine and Medium I liked it a lot. Though my personal paper is very nice, often times I must write on copy paper (slides from presentations, others' notes, etc). I've read that any nib material can be made soft, so I'm up for whatever. Any suggestions? My style tends toward the minimalist, but I'll take any ideas. |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
bryanska wrote:
Hi, I am looking for an affordable (sub-$50) fountain pen with a soft nib. There's a listing in the Fountain Pen Network's "Marketplace" right now, under "FS: 4 cheap plastic pens, they all work - REDUCED": "Left to right [there's a photo]. Red Pen has no markings at all. Cork plunger. Clip shows some wear. Screw cap. Two middle pens are marked Made in China. Plunger. Some surface marks. Never inked. Last pen, yellow and blue. Gold fine nib w/some flex. Cartridge. Snap cap. $14.99 I pay postage." Brian -- |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
Brian Ketterling wrote:
"...$14.99 I pay postage." I should add that I'm not the seller -- I just spotted it. Brian -- |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:28:35 -0600, bryanska wrote
(in article .com): Hi, I am looking for an affordable (sub-$50) fountain pen with a soft nib. My current Lamy Safari nib is steel and kinda scratchy at times. I tried my co-worker's Pelikan and it was great. I used to have a Waterman Phileas with a gold (plated?) nib, and in both Fine and Medium I liked it a lot. Though my personal paper is very nice, often times I must write on copy paper (slides from presentations, others' notes, etc). I've read that any nib material can be made soft, so I'm up for whatever. Any suggestions? My style tends toward the minimalist, but I'll take any ideas. How about a good, used Esterbrook? There are lots of them out there, (and lots of never used ones as well.) Every one I have had my hands on has been in very good shape, about the only thing I have seen needed on any of them was a new sac, or maybe they were missing the screw-in nib unit, both of which are easily found at decent prices. Add ink and start writing. Nibs are replaceable and easily found at very reasonable prices, in lots of variations, 33 of them. The nibs may be steel but I have found them to be a great user pen. I own 2, one is a 1930's "Dollar Pen," (used but looks brand new) and the other is a later "J," (nearly as nice as the first, just used a bit harder, I should find a brand new pen looking as good.) I also have 3 of the nib units, all are fine, but each is different. One is pretty flexible, the 9000 series nibs are really nice, though the 1000 series are quite usable as well. Plenty of pens, as well as nibs are available on eBay and lots of other places. (Check out garage sales, I found one of mine that way.) I am not an Esterbrook collector, but I love the 2 I own. I doubt I have more than $60 invested in those 3 nibs and 2 pens plus new sacs in both. (I got one of the pens and a nib when I won an auction, I think it was tossed in to sort of "fill out" the auction.) I would probably never looked at an Esterbrook, but having used these I sure won't ever sneer at one again. Try one if you get the chance, and check out the available nibs, especially the 9000 series. Or better yet, buy one and have fun, I have bought new pens at higher prices and had less pen. -- Harry F. Leopold aa #2076 AA/Vet #4 The Prints of Darkness (remove gene to email) A baseball bat, with the words "Clue Stick" impressed into the wood. Anyone smacked upside the head with it will have a useful personal epiphany, and a blinding headache. A sheet of paper accompanying the bat indicates that other models are also available, such as the "Ugly Stick." - Warehouse 23 |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
"bryanska" writes: Hi, I am looking for an affordable (sub-$50) fountain pen with a soft nib. You can take almost any fountain pen and send it to one of these places: http://www.richardspens.com/ http://www.nibs.com/ But you'd better ask first, what kind of pens can be made flexible. Maybe Waterman Philéas would be good choice. I've read that any nib material can be made soft, so I'm up for whatever. Yes, it is possible. See that pic in the end of this page: http://www.pentrace.net/penbase/Data...?id=458&tname= -- Juhapekka "naula" Tolvanen * http colon slash slash iki dot fi slash juhtolv "Yhtälailla säälittävä olen niin kuin muutkin, yksinäinen jos et tuu ja jos sä sitten tuutkin, olen sulle kohtelias, mutta vain sen verran, että saan sut sänkyyni tämän yhden kerran. Tilaa jo se taksi." Zen Café |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
OK, can anyone recommend a NEW pen that will be flexy, straight out of
the box, for less than $50? |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
bryanska wrote:
OK, can anyone recommend a NEW pen that will be flexy, straight out of the box, for less than $50? Nope, can't be done. NEW pens with flexy nibs don't exist. There are some "soft" nibs some people consider flexy, but IMO this view is not well informed. Besides I don't think any of these "soft" nibs, e.g., the Falcon, are under $50. OMAS is reportedly working on a modern version of a true flexible nib, but I haven't heard anything about it in some time. And I'll bet dollars to donuts that the cost will be over $50. HTH, Mark Z. |
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Cheap fountain with flexy nib?
"mz" wrote in message ... bryanska wrote: OK, can anyone recommend a NEW pen that will be flexy, straight out of the box, for less than $50? Nope, can't be done. NEW pens with flexy nibs don't exist. There are some "soft" nibs some people consider flexy, but IMO this view is not well informed. Besides I don't think any of these "soft" nibs, e.g., the Falcon, are under $50. OMAS is reportedly working on a modern version of a true flexible nib, but I haven't heard anything about it in some time. And I'll bet dollars to donuts that the cost will be over $50. HTH, Mark Z. The closest I have found to "flexible" is my Namiki (vanishing nib) variety. I'm not certain if the advertise this attribute but perhaps should. (?) -LarryW |
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