I was ordering a Lamy Safari blue-black MB ink and a Cross converter at FPHospital, and I suddenly realized that I was having a German pen, a bottle French ink and an Irish piece of plastic shipped to me in Italy via the US. Though I REALLY like the dollar is so weak now, I fancy that as soon as...

Does anyone make a multicolor mechanical pencil? Like the old 4 color bic pens in a pencil? Rob

MAN, I've been asking a lot of questions :) Forgive my exuberance. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody knew of a retailer here in Canada that sold Noodler's ink. Unfortunately, US retailers tend to *ahem* overcharge us Canadians on cross-border purchases - it's not that USPS is expensive, but some...

Hi All, I love my silver pieces, but obviously don't use them all at the same time. I store them in an open tray, and they eventually get tarnished to a point wher they need a good cloth rub to polish. Any ideas on how to easily clean and maintain silver pens? How are the liquid dips for...

Hello, I purchased a Levenger Prima about a year ago for ~$20 and have been quite happy with its abilities. Unfortunately Levenger quickly retired this model before I could "stock up", so I have resorted to doing a bit of research on the pen. It seems that it is actually a Schmidt pen from...

I have a Sheaffer Snorkel which writes beautifully, except for the fact that it doesn't want to start writing immediately; it has to be coaxed into starting. Any ideas how to diagnose the problem?

Okay, give it your best shot. Nice or nasty, I only ask that you be creative and honest. Here is my entry. David Isaacson is admirably graced with a feculant personality and crypt of a soul. His lofty achievements in smug supercilious verbal diarrhea are only exceeded by his total superfluity...

I'm thinking of buying a gold Parker Sonnet Dimonite with an 18k solid gold nib from Ebay. The price is good and I understand that these pens are no longer manufactured. Is this a good pen? How does it compare to the high-end MB, Pelikan, Waterman? Thanks.

Is there a place to get a nice leather case for my pens (preferably one that holds three pens), at a reasonable price? No fancy name or logo needed. Just some simple and durable protection for my pens. $50.00+ seems like a pretty stiff price for a relatively small and simple leather case. ...

I have recently caught the bug and purchased what I think is a Parker Vacumatic circa 1935 or so. I saw it in an antique mall for $14 and thought I'd take a chance. Don't know if it works till I clean it up. The nib is steel color with the Parker arrow in gold and the # 1 at the base. Can anyone...

Like many of you, I recently got a free bottle of Midnight Black from Chuck Swisher at http://www.swisherpens.com . I have bought many, perhaps way too many bottles of Noodler's Ink, from Chuck, from Art Brown and from Sam at Pendemonium. Most of what I have bought has been the waterproof...

Hello all, I'm trying to find a mechanical pencil to replace my old staedtler technical that died. Turns out they don't make one like that anymore. So I need alternatives. So far I've found Faber Castell TK Vario, Koh-I-Noor Rapidomatic and a bunch of Staedtlers I'm not sure I like. Keep in mind...

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:44:09 +0100, (Richard Pen) wrote: Hello... has anyone experiences in FP use outside in cold winters. Does FP ink freeze and would this destroy my FP? Which FP were more endangered: piston filler or cartridge/converter pen? I was a pencil user for...

Hello, My rotring core has always been great, but lately, ink flow has been poor. Mainly, it's just being too stingy with the ink and not releasing enough. I actually have to press down a bit to get it to write well. This should not be. When I first got the pen, it worked great. Yesterday, I...

I had a really bad day yesterday, bad enough I feel a cold coming on from just the stress. I decided that a spiffy little Omas 360 Midi in Purple was just the thing. I'd spied one on my last visit to my local pen store (Signatore). I just love it! Now I just need to find the perfect purple ink...

I've just ordered a 1930's Waterman from Andy's Pens (http://www.andys-pens.ukhome.net/wa066.shtml), and when I asked him what sort of ink he'd recommend using in it, he said anything that wasn't saturated. I've done a bit of googling on saturated inks, and have read Richard Binder's very...

i haven't looked at pens for a while - could someone tell me if any new colours have came out since the pink/orange combination?

I've been looking for years for a reasonable substitute for my (former) favorite in this color: Crescent Fre-Flow. Well, this is it. This is a deep, dark blue-black with a pronounced tendency toward black. The color is perfect and I wouldn't change it a bit. When held under water, the blue goes...

It's been way too quiet around here as of late, so I'm gonna stir things up a bit. I want to know what the heck is up with Aurora nibs. The Aurora Idea I have has a nib that's so scratchy, one would think one was writing with a stick dipped in ink instead of an FP. It has driven me to distraction...

I want a Parker 51. The new ones - blue or black are beautiful. I have just a bit of knowledge regarding pens - know that the early 51's came in various types of filling systems. Ok, to the point. I need help in finding a good to excellent working (perfectly restored) 51 - I don't need rare or...