No, not the squirting ink on the desk thing. When I refill a pen in less than perfect ink bottles, I've been using Kleenex/tissues to clean up the area around the nib and comb. Far less than perfect and it can sometimes suck enough off the pen to pass through to my fingers, which rather misses the...

Have somebody ever tried this? 1) Buy some fountain pen with extremely broad nib. 2) Fill it with bright yellow or orange fountain pen ink. 3) Use it as higlighter instead of highlighting felt pen (for example Stabilo Boss). I mean, draw wide line over text you want to highlight with that pen.

Ink Cartridges... Need 'em and can't find 'em!!! In Canada anyway. I can order them, but everyone wants to charge me $30.00US to cross the border... The only place in Ottawa (Where I live) which seems able to order them, is confused, and wants money upfront, and me to fax over my CCard... (I...

Sometimes I wonder, if I should try out grey ink in fountain pen. What are your opinions? Who of you all like to write with grey ink? What are the best grey inks you have found? Is it true, that grey ink looks best on cream paper: http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/privatereserve.htm "Grey...

I bought cartridges yesterday and saw that I had a choice between permanent and watshable ink. Now for me it was an easy choice; I wanted permanent because I didn't want my writing washed off if caught in a sudden splash of rain. Now, maybe I'm missing something, but why would anyone want...

I recently came across a web site specializing in selling vintage Pelikans and other brands. One thing which caught my eye was that the owner will void his warranty for using Noodler's ink. But no explanation was given for this. Since I own a relatively new Pelikan M400 (about 1 yr. old) and...

I'm about to buy a couple of new pens. The best prices by far that I've seen for them are at oscar braun pens online. Any reviews on the sales and service of Oscar Braun? How do they sell so cheap? Thanks!

One of my Christmas gifts was a copy of the Getty and Dubay book "Write Now," which I'd let people know I would like to receive. But I'm not sure I care for their "cursive italic." Frankly, I LIKE the "looped cursive" that I learned as a boy in the 1950s. (The cursive that I learned doesn't have...

Greetings FP users, I've used FPs for over 25 years now every day -- still have my original everyday Schaeffer brushed stainless steel with Fine nib that has written literally thousands upon thousands of words. Although I own a handful of nice pens, all well used (Waterman, Schaeffer, Lamy),...

Can Any one suggest a nice but inexpensive ($20) pen that will take the Parker Gel refills? I tried to use them in a Joter, but my fingers start aching because the jotter is too thin for me to grip. Thanks. -s

I just received my new Pelikan M200 in the mail. I understand that this is an entry level pen. And that the craftmanship and tolerances on teh parts will not be the same as Pelikan's more expensive writing instruments. Here is my question: When following the manufacturers instructions for...

Hi, I have enjoyed reading the posts on this news-group for some time, and I am posting today because I am interested in sharing information with anyone here that grinds their own nibs; I've done a few, but have reached a point where I need some help, and hope that in this news-group there...

A set of tests including ball pens and sharpies... Note Noodler's black is 100% water based ink - fill a pelikan or other visuated chamber pen and rinse it out hundreds of times before your own eyes - see how clean it is....yet watch what happens once the ink dries on cellulose...

First of all, what a difference from my metal Technixx! A nice light pen but a tiny bit bigger, the perfect size. I really like the fine nib as compared to the medium - exactly perfect for me. Now, I've never used a drinker before, but I seemed to fill up the reservoir without any problems. The...

On 2004-10-01 09:37:21 -0700, "Mike G." said: Greetings all... In following the thread about leakage between tines with a Pelikan 605, I noticed the writer stating he/she was using Noodlers black ink... Since I have loaded Noodlers black in an M600, I, too,...

I have an assortment of Sonnets: Fougere, Premier Blue and Green, Black Laque, Ruby Red and noticed that the Fougere nib is stiffer. Having one of those light bulb moments, I called Parker's Customer Service to ask if I could buy a separate nib section for my Fougere so that I can have the writing...

Anyone have a reliable source for breather tubes such as found in Eversharp Skylines? They're about the thickness of spaghetti and appear to be made of hard plastic. Perry

I ran into a pen that is an ink refillable rollerball. The wife thought this a great thing, and she'd love one. Does anyone remember who makes the thing? Has anyone actually used one? CH

Question: Which pen, pencil, ink, or other writing utensil or accessory have you recently purchased for yourself or hope to receive as a gift later this month? My answer: Today, I bought a Fisher Telescoping pen from Write With Style at the new Westfield Centre in downtown San Francisco to...