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Fountain pen - recommendations

mrs quoad said:
So coffee and pens, basically? :D Though I'd tend (always?) to be quite specific that that's wrt my own preferences, anyone else is more than welcome to their own taste.

And the artworks of innocent children are always to be prized!

(Workmen? :hmm: That one temporarily eludes me...)
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Quoad, the problem with my memory is that it's been used way too much for storing and retrieving vocab, verb patterns, tune lines, and lyrics. Which means that even if you don't necessarily remember something from a couple of years ago, I might (although not word perfect). :oops:
 
mrs quoad said:
The M205 is back with an EF, and writing smoother / nicer than just about any other comparable pen I own.

Well. It's got a far, far nicer ink flow than the Lamy 2000 (which is apparently £60-70 at Smiths ATM?!). And is a bucket fatter than a Sailor Sapporo EF, but tbh I'm liking it as much if not more.

I'm struggling to find an ink to put in it, mind :hmm: Fainter inks are almost shading - losing nearly all their colour at the edges. A cochineal red is coming out pink; Jentle apricot as light pink-orange.

Black is weird in a yellow demonstrator. Sapphire blue is just shit. Oxblood - maybe. Brown pigment ink v tempting, but I'm frightened I'll fuck the pen.

I'd appreciate any thoughts about lighter, non-shading inks if anyone's got any favourites? Even well-defined bottled highlighter ink, tbh. Particularly if it's pink.
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I have a Pelikan EF nib in my M200, and one peculiarity about it is that the ink flow does vary a lot depending on pressure - line width does a little as well, but a light stroke gets a very light line too, which affects the leading part of any letter . So almost any ink (a) looks paler and (b) shades in it. It's very good for wet inks for that reason but even darkest blacks and most saturated inks have shown some variation. You could try it with one of the carbon inks, but those won't be very light... for colours I would look at Noodler's, the ones that are still available in this country anyway.
 
FridgeMagnet said:
I have a Pelikan EF nib in my M200, and one peculiarity about it is that the ink flow does vary a lot depending on pressure - line width does a little as well, but a light stroke gets a very light line too, which affects the leading part of any letter . So almost any ink (a) looks paler and (b) shades in it. It's very good for wet inks for that reason but even darkest blacks and most saturated inks have shown some variation. You could try it with one of the carbon inks, but those won't be very light... for colours I would look at Noodler's, the ones that are still available in this country anyway.
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ty, Fridgey.

I'm kinda surprised to hear this, as that's exactly what I was finding (wrt pressure) but I didn't quite credit it. And I'm never going to write heavily / with heavy pressure, so that's that out of the way :D

It's flowing amazingly well with Diamine Oxblood at the moment - almost too fast / rich a flow. But a real pleasure to write with.

I'm also v tempted to go back to the (Platinum?) carbon brown / archiver's (?) ink - but that's light in the wrong way, IYKWIM. Sepia, rather than... erm... highlightery... Noodlers...? For highlighting...? Or just for sheer vibrant colours?
 
ViolentPanda said:
Just think.
When you're on your deathbed, in many decades time, and you reach for the bedside drawer, pull out your Nakaya and say "I want you to have this to remember me by" to one of your progeny, your offspring will gaze fondly at you, take the pen and say:

"I'd have rather that you'd put the cost of the pen in my college fund, dad, then I wouldn't have had to go to Keele."

;)
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Inherited wealth is against my principles.

Plus, I really wanted it.
 
mrs quoad said:
Athos sneers at Fimo inkwells and the proud and lovingly crafted artworks of innocent children, and you call me pernickety? :eek:
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I consider it a point of pride to sneer at fimo.
 
mrs quoad said:
Jammy bastard!

Mine's still being crafted!
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Makes up for the year I had to wait for my ukulele to be built.

The luthier is, in my opinion, the best in the world. Sadly, it seems to be an opinion he shares. He has a reputation for poor customer service. One poor bloke waited 18 months before breaking the golden rule, and politely enquiring as to an anticipated completion date. His money was returned the next day, and he never got an instrument.

Mine is simply the most beautiful object I've ever seen, though. Bar none.
 
High Voltage said:
I'm sure that Athos's would have a substantial stock of suitable ink - in a variety of colours - and different nibs as well
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When you have to hide bottles of ink around the house like graphalogical alchie you know it's bad.
 
mrs quoad said:
ty, Fridgey.

I'm kinda surprised to hear this, as that's exactly what I was finding (wrt pressure) but I didn't quite credit it. And I'm never going to write heavily / with heavy pressure, so that's that out of the way :D

It's flowing amazingly well with Diamine Oxblood at the moment - almost too fast / rich a flow. But a real pleasure to write with.

I'm also v tempted to go back to the (Platinum?) carbon brown / archiver's (?) ink - but that's light in the wrong way, IYKWIM. Sepia, rather than... erm... highlightery... Noodlers...? For highlighting...? Or just for sheer vibrant colours?
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I've never heard of a brown carbon ink :hmm: I say Noodler's because they are some of the most highly saturated coloured FP inks that I know of. Also bulletproof. I generally prefer the colours of Diamine, but, for example, my standard editing pen has Noodler's Empire Red in it, which is not only bulletproof but seems to retain a consistent bright red colour without shading even when diluted about 50% with water. I have some Victoria's Royal Mint which has the same sort of behaviour but is a hugely garish green, which might do you. (I don't actually have all that many green inks, only, oh, six or so, and most are darkish or subdued for writing, but I've tried Diamine Meadow and Emerald are also both relatively light.)
 
Athos said:
Makes up for the year I had to wait for my ukulele to be built.

The luthier is, in my opinion, the best in the world. Sadly, it seems to be an opinion he shares. He has a reputation for poor customer service. One poor bloke waited 18 months before breaking the golden rule, and politely enquiring as to an anticipated completion date. His money was returned the next day, and he never got an instrument.

Mine is simply the most beautiful object I've ever seen, though. Bar none.
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Pics of the uke? Instrument making fascinates me, always wanted to give it a go, but the fact I can't play any for shit is a bit of barrier.
 
Cid said:
Pics of the uke? Instrument making fascinates me, always wanted to give it a go, but the fact I can't play any for shit is a bit of barrier.
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I'll try to post some. But, to be honest, when I've tried in the past, photographs don't do it justice.

The best thing about it is that it sounds as good as it looks. Or would in the hands of a much better player!

The only downside is that I went for a fully acoustic, so I don't gig with it as much as I'd like.
 
mrs quoad said:
The M205 is back with an EF, and writing smoother / nicer than just about any other comparable pen I own.

Well. It's got a far, far nicer ink flow than the Lamy 2000 (which is apparently £60-70 at Smiths ATM?!). And is a bucket fatter than a Sailor Sapporo EF, but tbh I'm liking it as much if not more.

I'm struggling to find an ink to put in it, mind :hmm: Fainter inks are almost shading - losing nearly all their colour at the edges. A cochineal red is coming out pink; Jentle apricot as light pink-orange.

Black is weird in a yellow demonstrator. Sapphire blue is just shit. Oxblood - maybe. Brown pigment ink v tempting, but I'm frightened I'll fuck the pen.

I'd appreciate any thoughts about lighter, non-shading inks if anyone's got any favourites? Even well-defined bottled highlighter ink, tbh. Particularly if it's pink.
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Are you doing your phD in longhand?

Me, I'm rocking a sharpie and a permanent marker at the moment.
 
I've found using a fountain pen (with practice) has helped increase both my speed of writing and legibility, which is really helpful for note taking. Also got exams next year, so good practice for that. Fuck highlighter fountain pens though; Stabilo all the way.
 
Cid said:
I've found using a fountain pen (with practice) has helped increase both my speed of writing and legibility, which is really helpful for note taking. Also got exams next year, so good practice for that. Fuck highlighter fountain pens though; Stabilo all the way.
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Fantastic news re: the writing.

I'd add, though, that the Pelikan 'EF' (christ, what a bastardised form of EF! It's like a Japanese M!) is currently one of my favourite pens :D A lovely smooth, wet writer. But shagging awful as a highlighter :D
 
Had a good morning: found a vintage Conway Stewart Dinkie and a Sheaffer Triumph in a junk shop. Played down my excitement and got the pair for £18! Got home and stripped them right back, cleaned in the ultrasonic bath, rubbed out scratches with compound, cleaned the metalwork with jewelers rogue, and polished them, before reassembling.

Both now look great. And the Sheaffer writes beautifully. The CS needs a new sac, which I've ordered. But I tested the 14k nib and it's a very smooth writer with good flex.

I used a knock out block I recently made and it worked a dream which was satisfying. I have another assorted lot of broken vintage pens coming, and look forward to seeing what I can do with them.
 
I've just read the bbc feature and thought, must post a link to this on the urban 'pen thread only to discover that Mrs M is six hours ahead of me :(
:)
 
I am no longer a fountain pen collector. No need; today I received the Holy Grail. I don't think I'll ever want to write with another pen again.

The Nakaya arrived. Just 'wow!'

It looks beautiful, and writes even better. If I had designed my perfect pen, this would be it. The nib is soft and responsive, with scope for some good line variation with a bit of pressure, or the ability to write at speed.

I'm off to write something! Anything!
 
Athos said:
I am no longer a fountain pen collector. No need; today I received the Holy Grail. I don't think I'll ever want to write with another pen again.

The Nakaya arrived. Just 'wow!'

It looks beautiful, and writes even better. If I had designed my perfect pen, this would be it. The nib is soft and responsive, with scope for some good line variation with a bit of pressure, or the ability to write at speed.

I'm off to write something! Anything!
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:D

This is pretty much my experience of the briar wood gloss :D

It's so hard to describe the nib :D Just utterly, utterly chuffing beautiful :D

Glad you're enjoying it, ay :D

Still waiting on my engagement Nakaya!

(And a 1930s Swan Mabie Todd, which really should've arrived by now :hmm: )
 
Athos said:
That's a very good point.:D
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The value of my 'outdoors' pens has gone up, since I got the Nakaya :D

Particularly the Pelikan. Which - being a lurid yellow demonstrator (if a lovely writer) - looks strikingly like a pen a teenager might take to school :D
 
mrs quoad said:
The value of my 'outdoors' pens has gone up, since I got the Nakaya :D

Particularly the Pelikan. Which - being a lurid yellow demonstrator (if a lovely writer) - looks strikingly like a pen a teenager might take to school :D
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My latest outdoors pen is a Conway Stewart Dinkie. Fits perfectly in the loop on the side of my Rhodia pad.
 
mrs quoad said:
:D

This is pretty much my experience of the briar wood gloss :D

It's so hard to describe the nib :D Just utterly, utterly chuffing beautiful :D

Glad you're enjoying it, ay :D

Still waiting on my engagement Nakaya!

(And a 1930s Swan Mabie Todd, which really should've arrived by now :hmm: )
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Can't remember being so excited about going to work, for a long time; the prospect of a few solid hours of writing with the Nakaya is thrilling.
 
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