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Day to day pen opinions
Hello everyone. Anyone at home here?
What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I was pleasantly surprised by the Sailor 1911 "Profit" 14K range. The medium one, more like a European fine, is my favourite at the moment. It just GLIDES. It has been my favourite for 6 weeks. I got a red one with black top and tail. The "Music nib" one is disappointing though, always glitching. The "B" one is nice enough, but nothing like the "M". -- A Sailor in a sea of ink. Blue of course; what did you think? |
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"Jimmy" wrote in message ... Hello everyone. Anyone at home here? What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen that doesn't need to be insured, or carried around in cottonwool by a team of hired guards? I was pleasantly surprised by the Sailor 1911 "Profit" 14K range. The medium one, more like a European fine, is my favourite at the moment. It just GLIDES. It has been my favourite for 6 weeks. I got a red one with black top and tail. The "Music nib" one is disappointing though, always glitching. The "B" one is nice enough, but nothing like the "M". I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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"Bluesea" wrote in message
... "Jimmy" wrote in message ... What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen...... (skip my quoted text) I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. I had not even heard of Kaweko - thanks for the link, and I will take a look at some. BTW, the Sailors hold hardly any ink, with smallish cartridges and an even smaller converter. (Just carry two!) The Pelikano I tried was far too dry, but I don't know if this is typical of the model. Since I was never using it, I gave it to a charity shop. Pilot 78s are nice and slim, but there are wild variations in ink flow. All mine came from eBay, so they might not be the cream of Pilot's production. I got a "medium" red one that was just perfect, a black one that was dry to the point of skipping, and a blue-green one that was good. I gave the red one to my sister, but she seems to be immune to this "hobby". Pilot 78 "fine" flows like a champ, and happily digests Noodlers! I've only got one, so I don't know if this is typical. As an (ex) user of scratchy extra fine nibs, I was surprised by how smooth and pleasant this is, although I would not use it as a regular daily pen. It writes like a 0.4mm roller-ball. Amused by your 'nym; visualising a massive inkwell. -- Piloting through the blue |
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"Jimmy" writes:
The Pelikano I tried was far too dry, but I don't know if this is typical of the model. Since I was never using it, I gave it to a charity shop. If you want a cheap, wet writer, I've always found the modern Watermans -- or, at least, every one that I have ever tried -- to be very wet, too much so for me. However, they are cheap, easy to get, and durable enough. They also hold enough ink to be useful in carryuing around. Aaron -- +++++++++++++++ ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) +++++++++++++++ Email: | WWW: http://www.sacrideo.us Scheme Programming is subtle; subtlety can be hard. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ |
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"Jimmy" wrote in message ... "Bluesea" wrote in message ... "Jimmy" wrote in message ... What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen...... (skip my quoted text) I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. I had not even heard of Kaweko - thanks for the link, and I will take a look at some. BTW, the Sailors hold hardly any ink, with smallish cartridges and an even smaller converter. (Just carry two!) Yes, I have a Sailor 1911M. I like it a lot, but I don't consider it a cheap pen. The Kaweco EDs from Swisher's hold 2.5 ml. The unmodified Kawecos use only the short standard international cartridges that hold about .7 ml. So, if you like a large ink capacity, get an ED while you can because Nathan Tardif isn't modifying any more and once they're gone, they're gone: http://www.swisherpens.com/catalog/c...untain-pen.htm or, http://tinyurl.com/65vj98. Amused by your 'nym; visualising a massive inkwell. LOL. I never thought of that. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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On 2008-08-22, Bluesea wrote:
"Jimmy" wrote in message ... What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen...... (skip my quoted text) I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. I had not even heard of Kaweko - thanks for the link, and I will take a look at some. BTW, the Sailors hold hardly any ink, with smallish cartridges and an even smaller converter. (Just carry two!) Yes, I have a Sailor 1911M. I like it a lot, but I don't consider it a cheap pen. The naming conventions confuse me so much with the profit/1911 line from sailor. Not even sure what we are talking about. matthew |
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"Matthew" wrote in message
... On 2008-08-22, Bluesea wrote: "Jimmy" wrote in message ... What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen...... (skip my quoted text) I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. I had not even heard of Kaweko - thanks for the link, and I will take a look at some. BTW, the Sailors hold hardly any ink, with smallish cartridges and an even smaller converter. (Just carry two!) Yes, I have a Sailor 1911M. I like it a lot, but I don't consider it a cheap pen. The naming conventions confuse me so much with the profit/1911 line from sailor. Not even sure what we are talking about. I agree it is confusing. If you're not careful, you could get the wrong size of pen. The ones I have are called "Sailor 1911 Profit", with 14K nibs. The higher priced 1911s are 21K, and AFAIK a lot bigger than I like. The 14K ones aren't "cheap" but they are great value for money. 50-60$ US is about average.The nib on the medium one feels as good as a more expensive big name like Montblanc or Pelikan. |
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"Matthew" wrote in message ... On 2008-08-22, Bluesea wrote: "Jimmy" wrote in message ... What do you like every day as a cheap, good fountain pen...... (skip my quoted text) I'm still enjoying the Kaweco Sports I got a few months ago in the various colors. The EDs from Swisher are particularly nice because of the capacity and visual enjoyment from watching the ink. FWIW, I found fine nibs at http://www.shopwritersbloc.com/kaweco.html. I had not even heard of Kaweko - thanks for the link, and I will take a look at some. BTW, the Sailors hold hardly any ink, with smallish cartridges and an even smaller converter. (Just carry two!) Yes, I have a Sailor 1911M. I like it a lot, but I don't consider it a cheap pen. The naming conventions confuse me so much with the profit/1911 line from sailor. Not even sure what we are talking about. AFAIK, we're talking about two similar, but different pens. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi, but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
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Knock around pens i have used: Pilot Capless. Nice pen. The gold plating (and perhaps something else) is falling off of mine, which makes it even more of a knock about pen. Waterman Phileas: Apparently they don't make this one anymore. Too bad. Rotring Cores I don't like them that much that it would bother me that much if i were to lose one, but they do write better than some other cheapies (e.g., Pelikan 150 & 200s, Lamy Safari). Esterbrook Js & Dollar pens Wearevers or some other 3rd tier pen might be a better choice, but it's hard to resist these. -- |
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"Barutan Seijin" wrote in message
... Knock around pens i have used: Pilot Capless. Nice pen. The gold plating (and perhaps something else) is falling off of mine, which makes it even more of a knock about pen. Waterman Phileas: Apparently they don't make this one anymore. Too bad. Rotring Cores I don't like them that much that it would bother me that much if i were to lose one, but they do write better than some other cheapies (e.g., Pelikan 150 & 200s, Lamy Safari). Esterbrook Js & Dollar pens Wearevers or some other 3rd tier pen might be a better choice, but it's hard to resist these. I tried the Capless. It was quite a frustrating experience - the nib was great, but the clip was just too intrusive. Maybe it's for people who hold a pen pointing "up" the page (roughly 12 o'clock). I hold mine pointing left (nib aimed at 9 o'clock or maybe 8) with my middle and index finger propping it underneath and to the side, so the wretched clip was right under my thumb. Nicely built pen if it suits you, and quite a conversation-starter ( "What IS that thing??? ). Some enterprising person ought to design a *Clipless* holder for the nib unit, as they are great! It would sell. My skills are sadly not up to the job. The Phileas can not be beaten for value for money. |
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