Fountain pens

xmacro

So it seems one gentlemanly pursuit leads to another; first guns, then cigars, then DE shaving, and now I'm looking into fountain pens - anyone have them? Why do you like it/not like it? Any recommendations?

beatnic

you mean old fashioned, dip in the well, fountain pen?, Squirt tube, or just quality writing instrument?

xmacro

Quality writing instrument; the non-ballpoint kind, but the kind with the nib

stephen_hannibal

I have a few cross pens that I have clients sign contracts with.
They're ok for the coin.probably going to get a few more to add to the collection.

beatnic

You should kick out of this. Its' my son's blog page, LOL. The young Southern Gentlemen. ROTFLMAO
http://seersuckerandsazeracs.com/
I like a good Cross pen. Only use it to sign. I jot and such with Zebras. I hate ink blots.

Redtailhawkoz

beatnic:

You should kick out of this. Its' my son's blog page, LOL. The young Southern Gentlemen. ROTFLMAO
http://seersuckerandsazeracs.com/
I like a good Cross pen. Only use it to sign. I jot and such with Zebras. I hate ink blots.

I have been an Office Suply Salesman off and on my whole life, Cross pens are Great, I suggest the Black and Gold they dont slipe in your hands and they come in pencil, soft point roller ball and Ball point, but if you truly want the best writing Insturment and dont care how much you spend I would Look into the Mont Blanc They have the best pens in the world really, it is what the president uses to sign everything....... Look

Krieg

+1 on the mont blanc. Fantastic pens, also $$$$. But you won't be disappointed.

Lasabar

By a G2 pen.... By a Mont Blanc refill... Shave a little bit off of the plastic end off of the Mont Blanc refill and it fits in a G2........ $2 pen now writes like a $200 pen... Frikkin' sweet....

lcpleel

Lasabar:

By a G2 pen.... By a Mont Blanc refill... Shave a little bit off of the plastic end off of the Mont Blanc refill and it fits in a G2........ $2 pen now writes like a $200 pen... Frikkin' sweet....

Montblanc pen is made of a natural resin and has a great weight balance when used.

gmill880

I have a very old pen with nib thats in pretty rough shape. Have no idea what kind it is or anything about it . It was in a box of stuff from our attic I got when my mom died in 1992 . Need to dig that sucker out and take a closer look . Wonder if there is a company somewhere that does refurbishing . Its a brownish color with gold clip . Hmmmmm ... tonites project maybe .

If I had to guess I'd say its from 1920's to 1940's ish .

xmacro

gmill880:

I have a very old pen with nib thats in pretty rough shape. Have no idea what kind it is or anything about it . It was in a box of stuff from our attic I got when my mom died in 1992 . Need to dig that sucker out and take a closer look . Wonder if there is a company somewhere that does refurbishing . Its a brownish color with gold clip . Hmmmmm ... tonites project maybe .

If I had to guess I'd say its from 1920's to 1940's ish .

From what I've read, there are companies that do refurbishing.

Just bought my first nib - TWSBI 540, with some Noodlers Heart of Darkness Ink - can't wait til it gets here

xmacro

Just tried writing with my new fountain pen and ink - very cool. It's really elegant, and the pen just flows across the paper, no pressing required; plus, my typical chickenscratch even looks better like this - makes me wanna write better so my handwriting will look like the old time scripts. I could get to like this new hobby

stephen_hannibal

NECROTHREADING!!!!

What do you guys think of Foray Pens?
I just got a few on sale the other day just for jotting down notes and crap, but so far I'm impressed.
The suckers write pretty well and feel like semi-quality materials.

howtobass

skilcraft B3 aviator pen..... I use this day in and day out. It's a black pen, red pen and pencil with an eraser. Its made of some kind of super strong metal. Best pen i've ever used in my air force career. It's a little pricey but worth it! Google it and you'll see.