Second Fountain pen?

kcat wrote in message
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The Waterman Phileas (the most common in these shops) is excellent.
I've had at least 5 cross my path (as gifts for others plus one of my
own) and every one of them has been a smooth, consistent writer.
Great pens for the price. That said - do you not wish to buy from an
on-line distributor? I ask because even though $30 isn't much for a
pen (Phileas usually runs that in office supply stores) - you can get
them for considerably less. Pam Braun has the Phileas in blue with
fine nib at a clearance price you can not beat.

www.oscarbraunpens.com *

*just a happy customer

I'm in the UK, and I've not heard of any British online pen retailers,
though if anyone knows any different, I'd be grateful for a link. I'll have
a look at the Waterman pens, but TBH I didn't really like the way they
looked, to me they looked like they were trying to look old and expensive.
In a Rover rather than Jaguar way , (Rover sold cars which were basically
Hondas with plastic wood dashboards for a good while, sold as Sterling in
the US for about 5 minutes I believe).

I'm not crazy about Rotring but I just don't like heavy pens and
flanged nibs. But they are good from what I hear.

What counts as heavy? The one I saw didn't seem too bad, but it was probably
rather more narrow than I'd like.

I remain pretty much clueless WRT Sheaffer.

The cheap Parkers - Reflex and Vector - IMO, leave a lot to be
desired. The Reflex is okay - the nibs were smooth enough - but
problematic. Too dry in one case, the other clicked (a burr on the
inside of the tine probably) and they just didn't thrill me with their
performance even at $7. The Vector is very small and I found it too
slippery (is Sheldon reading? here's another opportunity, dude) and
the nib too small. The Vector is a fairly sturdy little pen though.
just not my cuppa.

Righto.

so what wrote in message
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Second fountain pen? Only TWO?? (smile)

The pen brands you mentioned are very nice, and like little sister kcat
toldja,
you can purchase many of those pens from online dealers, and for very good
prices. Waterman happens to be my favourite, but I have rOtring's very
cool
Core fp (ok, I have about 5 of them), and even an ATX.

You like rOtring, so do an online search for the Core, the 600, and the
Freeway. You will LOVE the Core, honest!! Especially the orange/fuschia
:-)!

Looks like something you might see on sale in a shop joined onto an art
gallery in Paris in the early 90s :P.

Bluesea wrote in message
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"Doki" wrote in message
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OTOH, are the cheaper Parkers servicable?

Yes. I got hooked on the Parker Reflex and ended up getting one of each
color.

They look alright. I'll see what they cost here. I quite like rubber grips
on pens.

Steve Lyons wrote in message
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I have found the Rotring CORE (I have 3) to be very reliable, as is their
Freeway.

The Freeway is the one I looked at. £15 at Staples (that's about $20 - $25).
Seemed a bit narrow though.

Sheaffer Balance is good and not too expensive. You are better off
searching the Web. For a good, extremely reliable pen, I recommend the
Lamy
Safari (about $20 on the Web). But you first need to decide whether you
like
a heavy pen (as the Core is, though the Freeway is not) and whether you
like
plastic or metal (I personally prefer heavy, metal pens).

Not really fond of the Lamy or the Shaeffer TBH, I'm not fond of the flared
part of the grip before the nib. I didn't realise I was this picky until I
started looking :P.

Then you may want to look into the Borghini V110.
Nice pen, smooth writer, priced like a Phileas and built like an Edson.
Giovanni

"Doki" wrote in message
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I quite like rubber grips
on pens.

Then you may want to take a look at the Borghini V110.
A smooth pen that costs as much as a Phileas and looks more like an Edson.
Smooth writer and it has a soft grip.
Giovanni

"Doki" wrote in message
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I quite like rubber grips
on pens.

"Doki" wrote in message
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In a Rover rather than Jaguar way , (Rover sold cars which were
basically
Hondas with plastic wood dashboards for a good while, sold as Sterling in
the US for about 5 minutes I believe).

I thought Rover was the car of the royal family...or of some group hired by
the royal family, or something like that, no?
Richard

Hi,

There is a store called The Pen Shop UK. I can't remember the website, so try a
search for it. They have several branches, including one in Heathrow Airport.


delete what doesn't belong there

Satrap
I find delusions of grandeur to be absolutely true

In article , "Doki"
wrote:

I've currently got a Cross ATX which I bought a while ago and enjoy writing
with, but it needs sending off to Cross for repairs, so I'd like an extra
pen.

My local Staples have various fountain pens on offer after Christmas
(Shaeffer, Waterman and Rotring), and I'd prefer not to spend a fortune on
something which will most likely be used fairly infrequently. Are any of
these half decent? OTOH, are the cheaper Parkers servicable? I quite fancy
the Rotring, but have never heard of them making fountain pens before, just
draftsman's pens.

Doki,

Go to eBay and get any number of fine working vintage pens for pennies on
the dollar.

I have picked up a number of vintage and new pens from ebay and have been
quite satisfied.

You can pick up very decent pens for less than 30 bucks, and many for less
than 20 bucks.

marlinspike wrote in message
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"Doki" wrote in message
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In a Rover rather than Jaguar way , (Rover sold cars which were
basically
Hondas with plastic wood dashboards for a good while, sold as Sterling
in
the US for about 5 minutes I believe).

I thought Rover was the car of the royal family...or of some group hired
by
the royal family, or something like that, no?

The Queen has a custom built Bentley, AFAIK none of them go near Rovers.
They seem to have a fair few Rolls and Daimlers. The Royal Protection Squad
have a fondness for Range Rovers as they're big and weigh a lot, so they're
good for ramming other cars. They might have had Rover 3500s a good time ago
(big Buick 213 V8 powered car, used as a police chase car about 20 years
ago).

Range Rovers are quite different from Rovers though (Range Rover is owned by
BMW now, Rover used to be, but is now owned by the Towers Consortium or some
such). Land Rover and Range Rover were both bits of Rover I think. Which was
probably part of British Leyland...