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Noodler's Firefly and Highlighters
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Any suggestions for creating a useful highlighter pen to go with this lovely ink, for somebody who (a) is accustomed to using broad-tip felt highlighters, and (b) has no interest in "underline-style" highlighting, and definitely prefers to make a single broad stroke that covers the words? I hope Nathan's new highlighter-style ink doesn't smudge too badly if I put it over ballpoint, pencil, or photocopies. I'm looking forward to trying it out. David Maybe this ink will turn out to be more orange than actual orange ink, if you get my drift. :-) |
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Dave writes: Any suggestions for creating a useful highlighter pen to go with this lovely ink, for somebody who (a) is accustomed to using broad-tip felt highlighters, and (b) has no interest in "underline-style" highlighting, and definitely prefers to make a single broad stroke that covers the words? I just stumbled across these pages: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/naray...Fountain_Pens/ See those "Linewidth charts". It seems that Osmiroid calligraphic pens has very wide nibs: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/naray...rn_nibs/4.html http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/naray...rn_nibs/5.html http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/naray...rn_nibs/8.html http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/naray...rn_nibs/9.html But it seems that Osmiroid is discontinued brand. Berol bought that that company. Then Sanford bought Berol and Berol stopped making Osmiroid products. -- Juhapekka "naula" Tolvanen * * http colon slash slash iki dot fi slash juhtolv ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "sometimes, i have everything - yet i wish i felt something." nine inch nails |
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Dave wrote:
Any suggestions for creating a useful highlighter pen to go with this lovely ink, for somebody who (a) is accustomed to using broad-tip felt highlighters, and (b) has no interest in "underline-style" highlighting, and definitely prefers to make a single broad stroke that covers the words? I use it in a Lamy Safari with a 1.9 nib and it works just fine. You could also try one of the Parker, Rotring, or Sheaffer calligraphy pens if you could find them sold separately (sorry we only have the Parker sets). If you can't find these and don't want to spend over $20 for one of the Lamy pens, then you could aways use one of the Sailor calligraphy pens with a converter. I hope Nathan's new highlighter-style ink doesn't smudge too badly if I put it over ballpoint, pencil, or photocopies. I'm looking forward to trying it out. Here's a link to a test I did using the Firefly to highlight Sailor gel ink, Bic ballpoint ink, Parker gel ink, pencil lead and Noodler's black fountain pen ink. http://www.swisherpens.com/parker51/...ting_Inks.html Just make sure you allow sufficient time for the inks to dry and you shouldn't have any problems. Hope this helps. Best wishes, Chuck Swisher - Swisher Pens, Inc. - www.swisherpens.com Tele: (757) 539-2209, TF: 1-888-340-7367, Fax: (757) 925-2787 |
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another thought - though like Rotring and some other calligraphy pens, the
pen is long and may be awkward.. Pilot Parallel pens. These things have excellent flow and i find they're easy to clean - the nice thing is that they have some really broad blades - i think the largest is 6.0mm. KCat For Pen Talk, Images, Trading and Reviews: The Fountain Pen Network http://pagesperso.laposte.net/fpnet For Lupus Support and Info http://www.ghg.net/schwerpt/ASLFAQ/ |
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In article ,
"KCat" wrote: another thought - though like Rotring and some other calligraphy pens, the pen is long and may be awkward. Thanks for the recommendation on the Parallel pens - I didn't know if they were suitable or not. But, as you said, awkwardness due to length is an issue. I don't use highlighters at all, preferring scribbled notes in the margin - but my wife, who's the highlighter user frustrated with running out and with constantly changing brands and styles (and who therefore might appreciate a durable, refillable alternative), has no tolerance for finicky or inconvenient equipment, and is not a fountain pen user. (She is also left handed and impatient.) :-) Maybe a Safari with the widest available italic nib would be a possibility, or one of the other calligraphy-set type pens that has a normal length barrel. Any other suggestions? I was too dense even to have thought of an italic nib! David |
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"Dave" wrote in message
... Maybe a Safari with the widest available italic nib would be a possibility, or one of the other calligraphy-set type pens that has a normal length barrel. Any other suggestions? I was too dense even to have thought of an italic nib! David If you can find an old-style (made in England) Osmiroid these are good pens and IMO comfortable. I've seen sets on e-bay. One of the things about old osmiroids that would appeal to someone who is impatient is that they are fairly dry writers. So rather than the very wet line of a Parallel pen (and in my experience, Rotrings) you'd get a drier, faster-drying line in a medium sized pen. The Sailor pen that Chuck mentioned would allow for line variation - but that can be good or bad depending on your POV. To me, I don't have enough control to use one as a general writing tool. But as a highlighter it might really be good. I'll have to dig up mine and dink with it. Certainly a cheap pen to try the concept anyway. I have long wanted an FP highlighter but up until recently found yellows too pale. What I like is that they write over pencil without smearing where as some highlighters (pen or pencil) tend to smear pencil. My *favorite* highlighter though - and for your wife this is worth considering if she hasn't tried it already - the "drylighters" made by Faber-Castell. I don't know if they still make the regular pencils. I have several and there's certainly no fear of them ever drying out. Then there's the Graphiti? It's a pencil holder and you can get various colored highlighter refills for it. It will smear regular pencil but I love them for highlighting pen or book text. I'm sure you can find it elsewhere but this is a good view of the refillable pencil. http://www.levenger.com/Pagetemplate...MorePhotos.asp if I've mucked up that link - go to Levenger's site and search on "Graphiti". It is a solid "pencil" and not a messy marker. The only thing I don't know is if it is still being made... I don't see it on the FC site - which may just mean they don't make it and I was imagining that part. :P Still - a set of 3 and a couple of sets of refills ought to last a loooong time. KCat the Verbose |
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Chuck Swisher wrote:
I hope Nathan's new highlighter-style ink doesn't smudge too badly if I put it over ballpoint, pencil, or photocopies. I'm looking forward to trying it out. Here's a link to a test I did using the Firefly to highlight Sailor gel ink, Bic ballpoint ink, Parker gel ink, pencil lead and Noodler's black fountain pen ink. http://www.swisherpens.com/parker51/...ting_Inks.html Just make sure you allow sufficient time for the inks to dry and you shouldn't have any problems. I guess this means that the only fountain pen inks that you can highlight over are the permanent inks. And I guess that makes perfect sense. Nancy |
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If you can't find a Koh-I-Noor Brushograph like mine (6.0 mm brush tip,
pen is piston fill like a rapidograph) how about a B-3 nib (2.0 mm, three tines) on an Osmiroid 75? Piston fill (65 is lever fill); no iridium, but should be good enough for high-lighting (a fair number on eBay). Osmiroid also made a wider B-4 nib. Later Osmiroids are cartridge and use different nibs, I have never tried one. Or my first pen, an Sheafer Calligraphy pen, their Italic B is also 2.0; cartridge, though ($4.50 or so). The Parker Calligraphy set is $28.00 from Swisher's; perhaps he can tell us how broad the Broad nib in the set is. Or Speedball dip nibs, a little cumbersome perhaps but the brushes go up to 3/4". |
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"svejk" writes: (2.0 mm, three tines) 2.0 Just for the reference: My highlighter pens (Stabilo Boss Super Plus) have 5 mm wide tip. We need at least that wide nib. -- Juhapekka "naula" Tolvanen * * http colon slash slash iki dot fi slash juhtolv "Lennän taas. Olen juppihippipunkkari ja vaihdan paikkaa. Lennän taas. Turha meikäläistä yrittääkään kategoriin laittaa. Hei mä lennän taas. Olen juppihippipunkkari ja vaihdan paikkaa. Lennän taas." Neljä Ruusua |
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In article ,
Juhapekka Tolvanen wrote: "svejk" writes: (2.0 mm, three tines) 2.0 Just for the reference: My highlighter pens (Stabilo Boss Super Plus) have 5 mm wide tip. We need at least that wide nib. To me, maybe *that* wide is not absolutely necessary. But it is good to have an indication of just how wide many highlighters are, and that those in the 1.5 - 2.0 mm range are not even half as wide. So, what is this Brushograph? Are they still made? Is it something that one has to take care of? (I know my wife would never use something she has to take care of. Maybe the dry highlighters are going to win the day.) David |
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