What pen?

[threebikesmcginty]

Yeah, but if you get it it's worth getting the deskstand too, and that's another 15 quid.

I love that pen. It's smooth, it's light, it's elegant and I can use it for pinning my hair back!

It's the one at the back of the photo I posted, behind the ink.

Sam

*fingers in ears - la la la la la la la, I can't hear you*

 

[threebikesmcginty]

It's the one at the back of the photo I posted, behind the ink.

Ooooo is that a Moleskine I can see, I love Moleskines me...

 

[Ravenbait]

Ooooo is that a Moleskine I can see, I love Moleskines me...

Yeah. I have three. Two black (one ruled, one plain) and one red. I have hypergraphia and it's only relieved by pen on paper. I need all these pens and the paper and the ink to keep up.

Sam

 

[Chromatic]

Shall I list all the pens I have..?

Yes, go on. I'd like to know

 

[mr Mag00]

what an interesting thread, thank you

 

[HelenD123]

It's amazing how the right pen can transform my scruffy handwriting. You've got me thinking, and my credit card twitching!

 

[John the Monkey]

Yes, go on. I'd like to know

International Cart/Convertor Pens:
Baoer 517 (x2)
Jinhao X450 (Broad nib)
Rotring Telescopic Esprit (Fine Nib very reliable, handy little pen to have around)
Rotring Art Pen (Fine Nib - I've had this for ages, and love it to bits - never fails to start, never skips)
Schneider Base (Medium, LH nib - odd looking, but reliable smooth writing pen - a carry anywhere pen)
Pelikan "Steno" (Unusual very fine flexy nib - fantastic pen for my pocket filofax - fits the pen loop & writes fine enough to not overwhelm the pages, also very reliable, gets bounced around my Bromtpon bag & starts & writes perfectly)

Proprietary Cart/Convertor Pens:
Waterman Phileas (Broad Nib, wonderfully smooth writer - my "correspondence" pen)
Parker Jotter (Medium Nib - another one I've had for ages - filled with Herbin Perle Noire & used for work stuff, mostly)
Lamy AL Star (with 1.1 italic nib - ultra reliable & tough pen - swapped the dull "M" nib for an italic & it's a lot of fun to write with, although does show up the weaknesses in my handwriting mercilessly)

Bottle Fill:
Green Parker Slimfold (Aerometric, eBay gamble - the body is too small for me, I think, but a fantastic writer - might move this one on, although they aren't worth much so may keep it!)
Burgundy Parker English Duofold Std (Aerometric, sadly with a b0rked nib, an eBay gamble that didn't pay off)
Wearever Deluxe 100 (Lever Filler, Fine nib, somewhat scratchy with a tendency to leak at the shoulder, fantastic looking pen with striking green and black striped body)
Waltham Pen (Button filler?, another eBay gamble, in v poor condition)
"University" Pen (Lever filler, another eBay gamble, medium nibbed lovely writer with very striking purple striped body - probably a bit thin, but writes so well I don't care)
Esterbrook "J" (lever filler with 2556 nib - amazing deep blue "Icicle" finish - a really lovely pen)
Hero "Jumbo" 616 x3 (fine nib, slightly cheap feeling but rock solid reliable pens - why 3? They came as a pack for about a fiver!)

 

[Chromatic]

Thanks for that John. It's good to see you get to use lots of them.

My list is somewhat shorter.
I have a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck (use this lots, did have to get the ink flow adjusted but now its ok)
Mont Blanc Generation, another pen I like using
Had a Pilot Capless for my birthday last Nov, thats a nice pen too. Wanted one for a while and my wife got me one as a surprise.
Also have a Parker 17, in poor condition, which I never use, a second hand purchase that turned out like some of your ebay buys.

 

[longers]

OMG (sorry!) I haven't seen a scalpel with 10A and lots of masking tape wrapped round the handle in donkey's years! In fact I didn't realise people still used such implements outside an operating theatre.


TMN (ex paste-up person, remember those?)

I saw some works by Kim Rugg which were extraordinary examples of excellent scalpel work. The images don't do them justice, the comics were incredible, as far as I could tell she took a 2D comic and cut and arranged the pieces to give the impression of a folded comic in 3D. They looked better than my description of them!

I know this is the pen thread but we've quite a few scalpels at work between us, could get a photo next week if you'd like. No masking tape though I'm afraid.