Fountain pen - recommendations
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seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I got £20 off my Ma at X-mas and bought a Parker Frontier with bottle of ink and cartridge convertor for just over that sum at Amazon. First fountain pen I've had since I was about 10 - a joy to write with. Once my handwriting improves (one of the reasons for buying it) I may upgrade to one of the handsome examples mentioned on this thread! 
High Voltage
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Significant risk of the cartridge being made of non-microwaveable platic, though.
'Twas said in jest VP, granted the smiley was missing
Not only will this clear out any gubbins from inside the pen, but, it could significantly reduce the surface tension of the ink (look at a drop of ink and its meniscus) - that will also improve the ink flow
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
A chap in Galeria Kaufhof in Berlin's pen dept recommended film wetting agent (apparently contains fewer salts than commercial washing up liquid, but just as much surfactant).
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wobbly
i'd consider that if i had a clue where to start doing that.I've never done anyhting before other than stick ink in it and write with it. and try to loose it a few times
interior is like this
http://www.gilai.com/images/items/780_big.jpg
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wobbly
if i need to, i'll take you up on that. it's a lovelly pen and i really don't want to mess it up by not knowing what i'm doing
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
This is no great surprise. I thought it was amusing when she began regularly losing her car keys, until she confessed that she also regularly mislays that car itself.
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wobbly
is there anyone that you haven't told this?
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Now that I've told the internet, not any more.
You're obviously out of practice w/r/t diplomatic relations with the daughters of Lilith, mate. For future reference, there are many things that you must keep to yourself. Usually this includes the foibles of your partner, even if they are cute and endearing.
Oi! Not even my foibles are cute, bastard!You're obviously out of practice w/r/t diplomatic relations with the daughters of Lilith, mate. For future reference, there are many things that you must keep to yourself. Usually this includes the foibles of your partner, even if they are cute and endearing.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Oi! Not even my foibles are cute, bastard!
I haven't said that they are, oh apple of my eye!
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wobbly
Now that I've told the internet, not any more.
it was all about rmembering where i had left the car in a large car park, where i park in a different place every time i visit and was using the place 3-4 times a week. this was while someone was attempting to distract me with suggestions of what could be done with carrots that would make a dockside whore blush. I will make no apologies for not rememberwing where i had parked under such trying circumstances.
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
'There is, I think you'll agree, a certain je ne sais quoi about a fine, young carrot.'
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
I think the carrot infinitely more fascinating than the geranium. The carrot has mystery. Flowers are essentially tarts. Prostitutes for the bees...
I tried to like my Lamy 2000 all day today, & failed.
The nib is genuinely unpleasant. Inconsistent, & slightly... gratey... on upstrokes. Requires too much pressure to write tidily to ensure a nice ink flow. Even though I'm pretty darned sure the nib's tines are as they should be.
The nib is genuinely unpleasant. Inconsistent, & slightly... gratey... on upstrokes. Requires too much pressure to write tidily to ensure a nice ink flow. Even though I'm pretty darned sure the nib's tines are as they should be.
FridgeMagnet
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I don't like my 2000 F either. Lamy are not good with fine nibs ime. On the other hand, my M and B are a pleasure to write with.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
So, obviously, being a modest person, you had a "fit of the vapours" right there and then!
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wobbly
I'd suspect i kicked him
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
That was second on my list. Number 3 involved you parking the carrot where the bicycle usually goes.
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
No that was after I goosed you at the checkout in Marks & Spencer with a roll of wrapping paper.
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wobbly
Pen is now filled with water. no obvious leakage yet. I also noticed some gunge on the nib so I've left it sitting a while in the glass of water.
Shoud it work fine, I'd need to make a decision on ink. affordable is pretty high on the list of priorities. as is black. blue ink and I are not freinds
Shoud it work fine, I'd need to make a decision on ink. affordable is pretty high on the list of priorities. as is black. blue ink and I are not freinds
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wobbly
i kicked you then as well
FridgeMagnet
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My favourite black ink is J Herbin Perle Noire. You can get it in big 100ml plastic bottles, too - http://thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?brand=Herbin&range=bottled+ink+100ml&cat=ink - a tenner, but that will last indefinitely. There are smaller bottles as well.
Noodler's Black is also a good ink, and more durable, though a little more expensive - http://www.pelikanpens.co.uk/acatalog/Black_Inks.html. It can be diluted with water quite effectively, though, and still stays black.
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
Although you didn't kick me when we were in Tesco's and I stood in the middle of the fruit and veg aisle performing an obscene mime with a large leek.
