Fountain pen, someone?

Fountain pen, someone?

  • Fountain pen

    Votes: 212 70.0%

  • Roller

    Votes: 33 10.9%

  • Computer

    Votes: 38 12.5%

  • I do not write

    Votes: 5 1.7%

  • Others

    Votes: 15 5.0%
  • Total voters
    303
Fountain pens! I shoulda known so many here would use them.

I have an old sterling Parker, a Pelikan, a Waterman, and several Mont Blancs: 144, 146, & 149. My favorite is the Waterman.

:)
 
This thread is exceedingly dangerous!

So far, I've picked up that Namiki ink (though I really like Noodler's X-feather - resists feathering on most papers), and the following:
A Parker Duofold from the early 1920s (large, red rubber with cap band x1),
Wahl Gold filled lever-fill pen also 20s vintage with flex nib,
Waterman gold overlay 0552 with #2 flex nib.
All of these are with John Mottishaw (fix nib on the Duofold), or the Southern Scribe (Rick Horne) to repair.

Sheaffer Triumph Crest plunger filler (renovated with working filler),
Parker 50 Falcon in stainless steel, made in Argentina (NOS)
Parker 180 with XF/M nib (NOS).

I love these Parkers from the 1980s - the slim pen era. They are small, really well built and compact in your pocket. People have said that the 180s don't write well. They write great, but mine needed to have the overfeed heat set on the nib first. Before that, the fine point wouldn't write at all. Now it writes really wet!

Final piece of GAS - lusting after a de la Rue Onoto plunger filler. I think this is a truly cool filling mechanism!

I could have bought a Leica M for the cost of these pens. But, they are so addictive.
 
German pen with German camera

German pen with German camera

German pen with German camera (and japanese notebook):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zerobuttons/4162237149/in/set-72157622821714867/

The pen is a series 1 Rotring 600 with gold nib and gold cap top-plate - usually filled with J. Herbin Perle Noir. A real workhorse. I´m also active at FPN, by the way.

Is this thread locked for linking directly to pictures? I´m unable to link directly to the picture the same way I usually do in these fora: Using "Share this" from flickr and copying/pasting the BB code in a post here.
 
Parker Duofold for everyday notes & stuff at work

I have an old waterman somewhere, but it insists on leaking..............
 
Writing with my Mont Blanc fountain pen is akin to cocking the shutter on my Leica M. Smooth.

Interesting to see a high correlation between RFF members and fountain pen use on this poll thus far.

Joe
 
Most all of these include fountain pen, mechanical pencil, roller ball and ball point (if available)
Graf von Faber Castell (unsued)
Montegrappa (unused)

All the rest are rotated during the year to work with and sign tax returns (I am a CPA)
Waterford
Several sets of Parker duofold and mosaic - including one set from 1943 (my year of birth)
Pelikan 800
Inoxcrom
Rotring
Cross several 14K
Mont Blanc have stopped buying these as their warranty is only one year and others are ususally for life
Tombo
Delta
Sheaffer 1956 Bar Mitzvah present

Other folks in the office usually make fun of me for using fountain pens, but inside I think they are really jealous :)
 
rbiemer said:
Since I last posted in this thread, I bought some more pens and some ink. I am waiting on a Noodler's pen--their demonstrator piston fill pen--and two Chinese pens; one glass pen and a Haolila 0305. And I am going to try some of Noodler's ink as well.
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The Noodler's pen writes well but is a bit small for me. It is what I am carrying for now. I am glad I didn't spend too much money on the glass pen I bought: it sure looks good but it writes badly. I wasn't too surprised, really. The Haolila pen is pretty decent but has a much broader nib than I prefer.

And I did get and am using some Noodler's ink; Squeateague. A good dark green/black color.

And I just bought another demonstrator pen--I'm finding that I really like the clear pens!--a TWSBI 530.

These dern things are too much fun!
Rob
 
Original Rotring 600 (a tank), a Waterman "Harley Davidson," and two Parker Vectors - User pens.
 
ditto the Rotring 600 series - a true engineer's pen.

Great to see people react to the weight of the thick brass body when they first pick up one up.
 
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my input devices :D

genius tablet : good value for money
logitech mx-518 : this one is my 3rd, also own an ie 3.0 and deathadder
rosewill rk-9000 : replaced my creative eluminix, which I could not find for sale. solid keyboard, cherry switches, reasonable price tag
and then my pens on my notebook, from left to right:
parker 51 aerometric, lamy 2k, montblanc 145, reform 1745


the parker is the only one Im really happy with, Ill probably sell the Lamy and have the montblanc sent out. the reforms cost 5 bucks each so I dont really care. current inks (the one in each pen): j. herbin poussiere de lune (best ink ever IMO), diamine monaco red, waterman florida blue, waterman florida blue

I will not be buying clairefontaine again. probably going to try rhodia.
 
I use a Parker 51 daily without problems ! I work in computers but some of people there wants one too :)

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my input devices :D

genius tablet : good value for money
logitech mx-518 : this one is my 3rd, also own an ie 3.0 and deathadder
rosewill rk-9000 : replaced my creative eluminix, which I could not find for sale. solid keyboard, cherry switches, reasonable price tag
and then my pens on my notebook, from left to right:
parker 51 aerometric, lamy 2k, montblanc 145, reform 1745


the parker is the only one Im really happy with, Ill probably sell the Lamy and have the montblanc sent out. the reforms cost 5 bucks each so I dont really care. current inks (the one in each pen): j. herbin poussiere de lune (best ink ever IMO), diamine monaco red, waterman florida blue, waterman florida blue

I will not be buying clairefontaine again. probably going to try rhodia.
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Hi, new here but I thought I'd chime in, I'm a heavy FP user as well. Lamy 2k, Pilot Myu, Pilot Murex are faves. I love those 60s-70s Japanese pens!
 
I used to have one when I was really young, then I guess it broke or got lost and I never really got back to it. Saw this thread pop up a couple of times and thought "hey, perhaps I should get one again". Not wanting to spend too big bucks I got a Rosetta Magellan on eBay. I like it very much and always use it when writing in my darkroom journal :)
 
I use the Kodak Brownie of fountain pens: Kaweco Sport Classic. The German maker dates back to 1883.
 
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