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Day to day pen opinions
Hello everyone. Anyone at home here?
What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I was pleasantly surprised by the Sailor 1911 "Profit" 14K range. The medium one, more like a European fine, is my favourite at the moment. It just GLIDES. It has been my favourite for 6 weeks. I got a red one with black top and tail. The "Music nib" one is disappointing though, always glitching. The "B" one is nice enough, but nothing like the "M". -- A Sailor in a sea of ink. Blue of course; what did you think? |
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"Jimmy" wrote in message ... Hello everyone. Anyone at home here? What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I was pleasantly surprised by the Sailor 1911 "Profit" 14K range. The medium one, more like a European fine, is my favourite at the moment. It just GLIDES. It has been my favourite for 6 weeks. I got a red one with black top and tail. The "Music nib" one is disappointing though, always glitching. The "B" one is nice enough, but nothing like the "M". I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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"Bluesea" wrote in message
... "Jimmy" wrote in message ... What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen...... (skip my quoted text) I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. I had not even heard of Kaweko - thanks for the link, and I will take a look at some. BTW, the Sailors hold hardly any ink, with smallish cartridges and an even smaller converter. (Just carry two!) The Pelikano I tried was far too dry, but I don't know if this is typical of the model. Since I was never using it, I gave it to a charity shop. Pilot 78s are nice and slim, but there are wild variations in ink flow. All mine came from eBay, so they might not be the cream of Pilot's production. I got a "medium" red one that was just perfect, a black one that was dry to the point of skipping, and a blue-green one that was good. I gave the red one to my sister, but she seems to be immune to this "hobby". Pilot 78 "fine" flows like a champ, and happily digests Noodlers! I've only got one, so I don't know if this is typical. As an (ex) user of scratchy extra fine nibs, I was surprised by how smooth and pleasant this is, although I would not use it as a regular daily pen. It writes like a 0.4mm roller-ball. Amused by your 'nym; visualising a massive inkwell. -- Piloting through the blue |
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"Jimmy" writes:
The Pelikano I tried was far too dry, but I don't know if this is typical of the model. Since I was never using it, I gave it to a charity shop. If you want a cheap, wet writer, I've always found the modern Watermans -- or, at least, every one that I have ever tried -- to be very wet, too much so for me. However, they are cheap, easy to get, and durable enough. They also hold enough ink to be useful in carryuing around. Aaron -- +++++++++++++++ ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) +++++++++++++++ Email: | WWW: http://www.sacrideo.us Scheme Programming is subtle; subtlety can be hard. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ |
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"Jimmy" writes:
What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I carry around my MontBlanc all day long, and I don't worry too much, but I am careful with it. ;-) Although, I guess, it would depend on what you do every day. I for one use dip pens as my "daily writers" when it comes to writing letters or anything else that I actually want to take some time to do. For jotting notes, I'd say that have a decent dip pen at the ready on your desk is just fine. If you go about the country during your day, you might not want to go with a dip pen and a portable ink well. ;-) In that case, I've always found the Waterman and Shaeffer college budget pens to work really well. Shaeffer writes a little dryer if your tastes tend towards that direction, and the Watermans write really wet. I don't like either particularly well for myself, but my Wife uses a Waterman Phileas or some such quite happily. Aaron -- +++++++++++++++ ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) +++++++++++++++ Email: | WWW: http://www.sacrideo.us Scheme Programming is subtle; subtlety can be hard. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ |
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Knock around pens i have used: Pilot Capless. Nice pen. The gold plating (and perhaps something else) is falling off of mine, which makes it even more of a knock about pen. Waterman Phileas: Apparently they don't make this one anymore. Too bad. Rotring Cores I don't like them that much that it would bother me that much if i were to lose one, but they do write better than some other cheapies (e.g., Pelikan 150 & 200s, Lamy Safari). Esterbrook Js & Dollar pens Wearevers or some other 3rd tier pen might be a better choice, but it's hard to resist these. -- |
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On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:45:18 +0100, "Jimmy" wrote:
Hello everyone. Anyone at home here? What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? Caran D'ache Ecridor Fine. My goto pen when slim is in, nice weight and flow for a fine is excellent. Faber Castell Emotion Wood Fine for the times I wish to write with a wide body pen. Both are reasonable in price and have never let me down. Currentl both are inked - black in the Caran, blue in the Faber. |
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I have a nondescript fountain pen found at a dollar shop close by
where I live-I bought 14, at that price. The package had a contest ending 12/31/97-made in China. It is surprisingly good and the shop clerk got a few himself. It does not leak at all and I will forgive that occasional need to shake it a little. Wolfy On Aug 17, 5:45*pm, "Jimmy" wrote: Hello everyone. Anyone at home here? What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I was pleasantly surprised by the Sailor 1911 "Profit" 14K range. The medium one, more like a European fine, is my favourite at the moment. It just GLIDES. It has been my favourite for 6 weeks. I got a red one with black top and tail. The "Music nib" one is disappointing though, always glitching. The "B" one is nice enough, but nothing like the "M". -- A Sailor in a sea of ink. Blue of course; what did you think? |
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On Aug 17, 5:45*pm, "Jimmy" wrote:
I have used for the last few months some dollar-store discoveries-I bought 14 of them, they were so cheap and good. No leaking. I will forgive any other minor things with them. Occasionally, I have to shake it to get ink flowing smoothly, but it holds up amazingly well with all the daily journaling I do. The contest on the package ended 12/31/97-so these were not new items. The cashier told me they were good and he bought some. I went back and told hime he was right. Wolfy Hello everyone. Anyone at home here? What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I was pleasantly surprised by the Sailor 1911 "Profit" 14K range. The medium one, more like a European fine, is my favourite at the moment. It just GLIDES. It has been my favourite for 6 weeks. I got a red one with black top and tail. The "Music nib" one is disappointing though, always glitching. The "B" one is nice enough, but nothing like the "M". -- A Sailor in a sea of ink. Blue of course; what did you think? |
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"Barutan Seijin" wrote in message
... Knock around pens i have used: Pilot Capless. Nice pen. The gold plating (and perhaps something else) is falling off of mine, which makes it even more of a knock about pen. Waterman Phileas: Apparently they don't make this one anymore. Too bad. Rotring Cores I don't like them that much that it would bother me that much if i were to lose one, but they do write better than some other cheapies (e.g., Pelikan 150 & 200s, Lamy Safari). Esterbrook Js & Dollar pens Wearevers or some other 3rd tier pen might be a better choice, but it's hard to resist these. I tried the Capless. It was quite a frustrating experience - the nib was great, but the clip was just too intrusive. Maybe it's for people who hold a pen pointing "up" the page (roughly 12 o'clock). I hold mine pointing left (nib aimed at 9 o'clock or maybe 8) with my middle and index finger propping it underneath and to the side, so the wretched clip was right under my thumb. Nicely built pen if it suits you, and quite a conversation-starter ( "What IS that thing??? ). Some enterprising person ought to design a *Clipless* holder for the nib unit, as they are great! It would sell. My skills are sadly not up to the job. The Phileas can not be beaten for value for money. |
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